The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-29
THE YULE-TIDE
CELEBRATIONS
Morristown People Were En-
gagged in Paying Homage
to Old Kris Kringle.
GOOD TIME AT STATE HOSPITAL


Morristown this year had a white"
Christmas and everyone, especially
the youngsters, were enjoyed i5 the
better in consequence. The hills are
merry with the coasters while their
happy shouts of yay, yay" make old
er persons think of the many happy
days they spent coasting down town"
hill and chain alley"
After the visit of jolly old Santa
came the Christmas dinner, with its
turkey, or perhaps chicken or ducks,
its cranberry sauce and all the rest of
the !" fixins' down to the mince pie or
plum pudding. Probably the biggest
Christmas dinner served in this sec
ton was at the state hospital at Nor
ris Plains, where the 2,200 inmates
and employees sat down to a boun-
tifui repast. $500 pounds OF turkey
and chickens were used, to say moth
ing of barrels of cranberries and many
other things, including three hum
dred mince pies. Every patient
was remembered by Santa Claus,
TOO, even though the state of New
Jersey played that role, for box Of
candy and an orange were given
every inmate. In the evening those
who were able to attend we're enter
tanned by first-class vaudeville show.
Santa Claus most efficient aid in the
distribution of Christmas presents is
the post Office department and Uncle
Sam s employees have been hustling
since Monday when the rush began.
Three extra clerks and two extra car
riers assisted the regular force at
the post office and though mountains
of mail arrived and was dispatched
Postmaster Clarke says it was han
died with celebrity and dispatch. "
The four days previous to Christmas
there were Ala sacks and 130 pouches
of mail received at the post Office here.
On the 21st there were 10l sacks and
thirty-two pouches the 22nd there
were ninety-nine sacks and thirty
three pouches the 23rd Ill sacks and
thirty-two pouches. and the oath 1O2
sacks and thirty-three pouches. The
sacks contain the second, third and
fourth class mail matter and the
pouches the first class mail matter.
! Three clerks we're busy since Mon
day at the stamp and registry win
dows, where long lines Of people have
formed, their arms filled with pack
ages for Uncle Sam to deliver for them
That many Christmas post cards are
sent to friends by Morristonians il
evidenced by the sale on Wednesday
only of 10000 one cent stamps all il
small quantities.
Money orders, especially those tC
foreign counties, have been issued il
larger number this year than an!
| Christmas previously, many of th'
families who have relatives in foreigI
countries remembering father o
mother, sister or brother with a mic,
little sum of money for Christmas.
Both the local telegraph offices wer,
busy with messages of friendship anC
good cheer, many people making it ;
custom to telegraph their Christina
greetings to friends and relatives. The
messenger boys, too, reaped theil
annual harvest Of dimes and quarters
| Both the express companies were
loaded down with bundles fordelivery
a condition that prevailed for more
than week. Their wagons we're run
ming night and day and were ever
forced to go out on Sunday morning
delivering many packages.
The banks, too, have felt the Christ
mas rush for many have been the re-
quests to exchange bills and silver
coin for gold coins to give as Christ
mas presents.