The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-23
Early Shakings From
The Christmas Tree
Some Yuletide Gifts That Be
token the Spirit of the
Season

New York-The directors of
Central Trust Company have vot-
ed a. $4,000 bonus to President
James N. Wallace.
Montclair, N. 1.-The children
Srd Aar Of t Reph are tha
Christmas treat through the
medium Of cups filled with seeds
and tied to the branches of the
trees In their yard.
| New York-Isaac Watched.
searched for in vain for % years
by his father and mother. who
have a little store in St Marks
Place. returned home today.
Sussex, N. J.-While cleaning
non, Miss Ida Simmonson found
$4,000 that had been hidden by
one of her ancestors
New York-The $50 sergeants
of the police force are disappoint-
ed because they are the only
members of the force who were
not rewarded this year by the
iwashington-A San Antonio
ranchman has sent Secretary Of
the Treasury MacVeagh 81 with
which to help defray the $6S0,000
expenses of the government for
the coming year.
New York-Banker John D.
Crimmins will entertain at his
own home, on Christmas, 300 men
the Aged All the members Of
his family will serve dinner.
Washington-Presi Taft, to-
day, distributed 102 turkeys to
the married employees OF the White
House. The unmarried employees
were omitted.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Taft, to-
day. nominated his son Charlie"
Christmas festivities at the White
House. The Senate was not con-
suited.
Pittsburg-Fifty mining and
steel companies in the Pittsburg
district. have made arrangements
to present their employees, tomor-
row, with special Christmas pay
that will run far above the million
dollar mark.
Massachusetts Christmas pres
ents Of comfort dunnage bags will
be given the mariners in drydock.
yearning away their lives at the
Sailors Haven, in Charlestown.
The bags will contain everything
dear to the heart Of the sailor.
Providence, r. LAS Christ
mas present to the bibulous of
may decide the liquor dealers
there may keep open Monday. the
legal Christmas holiday. The
dealers held Monday not really
Christmas Day and Governor
Pothier has asked the supreme
court to decide.
Winthrop, Mass.-Several hun
dred dollars was subscribed. to-
day. by the Winthrop lodge Of
Elks to provide Christmas dinners
and presents for the poor Riddles
of this suburb.
Boston-Sixty-e inmates of
the House of Correction will be
pardoned for Christmas Sixty of
these are men and eight women.
Twenty of the pardons will be by
order Of the court and the rest
will be by order of Commissioners
Gore.
Boston-Mayor Fitzgerald. him.
self, will distribute the baskets to
be sent out by the Salvation Army,
this year. as Christmas dinners to
the poor. With each basket will
go a tabloid speech on the real
Christmas spirit. At the temple,
10000 will be given Christmas
Newton, Mass.-Christmas will
be the merriest day of Mayor
Harold F. Young's life, for, on
Monday night, he is to be married
to Miss Florence G. Moore, of
Dorchester, where they will start
HONEYMOON on SrowShOeS
through the White Mountains.
Boston-Unless some good
Christmas saint who did or did
not pick up the $40 bill that
Widow A. Rice lost in the market
district returns it or a similar
one, to her, there will be no Yule-
tide joy, this year, for her little
10 year old daughter. Mrs. Rice
saved up $40 and last night went
to buy a turkey and a doll for her
little girl when she lost the mon
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