History
THE PERKINS JOURNAL, Thursday, December 5, 2013 - A5
Moments
in time
HISTORY
• On Dec. 13, 1642,
Dutch navigator Abel
Tasman becomes the
first European explorer
to sight the South Pacific
island group now known
as New Zealand. In his
sole attempt to land,
several of Tasman's
crew were killed by war-
riors from a South Island
tribe, who interpreted
the Europeans' exchange
of trumpet signals as a
prelude to battle.
• On Dec. 9, 1775, the
Virginia and North Caro-
lina militias defeat 800
slaves and 200 redcoats
serving John Murray,
earl of Dunmore and
governor of Virginia,
at Great Bridge outside
Norfolk, ending British
royal control of Vir-
ginia.
• On Dec. 11, 1872,
already appearing as a
well-known figure of
the Wild West in popu-
lar dime novels, Buffalo
Bill Cody makes his first
stage appearance in a
Chicago-based produc-
tion of "The Scouts of
the Prairie."
• On Dec. 12, 1901, Ital-
ian physicist and radio
pioneer Guglielmo Mar-
coni succeeds in sending
the first radio transmis-
sion across the Atlan-
tic Ocean, disproving
detractors who told him
that the curvature of the
earth would limit trans-
mission to 200 miles or
less.
• On Dec. 14, 1946,
American tennis cham-
pion Stan Smith is born
in Pasadena, Calif. A
three-time All-Ameri-
can at the University
of Southern California,
Smith captured the
NCAA singles title in
1968 and the doubles
title in 1967 and 1968.
• On Dec. 10, 1967, a
plane carrying soul-
music legend Otis
Redding crashes into
the frigid waters of a
small Wisconsin lake
3 miles short of the
runway, killing seven
of the eight men aboard,
including Redding. His
classic song ("Sittin'
On) The Dock of the
Bay" would be released
in its "unfinished" form
several weeks later.
• On Dec. 15, 1988,
legendary singer James
Brown, also known as
the "Godfather of Soul"
and the "Hardest Work-
ing Man in Show Busi-
ness," becomes inmate
number 155413 at the
State Park Correctional
Institute in South Caro-
lina. Already no stranger
to law enforcement,
Brown's reckless spree
on Sept. 24 had resulted
in numerous criminal
charges, including
assault and battery with
intent to kill.
(c) 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.
What was Christmas like in
Perkins and other communi-
ties 120 years ago. I looked
at some Perkins Journal
microfilms at the Thomas-
Wilhite Library. They give
a glimpse of what went on
back then.
These were some ads in
1892:
A nice assortment of holi-
day articles at J. M. Boone
Dry Goods and Groceries.
Toys of all descriptions at
Teter and Moore's Store.
Quite a neat little Christmas
gift would be one of these
handsome shaving mugs at
William Wilder's Barber
Shop. Step into his shop
and examine them.
An advertisement for F. B.
LiUie Store in Guthrie offered
fancy booklets, testaments,
teacher's and family Bibles,
photo albums, Christmas
cards, dolls, wagons, house
balls, drums, trumpets, doll
dishes, toy blocks, and a
thousand other things for
both old and young. We
can't be beaten on low
prices.
The Perkins Journal had
a special Christmas supple-
ment tab included in the
Thursday, Dec. 22, 1892
issue. It had Christmas sto-
i i
ties, poems, and pictures.
These are items from the
"Town Jottings" column in
the Perkins Journal issues of
December 1892.
Christmas falls on Sunday
this year. Are you preparing
for Christmas?
The post office will be open
from 9 to 10 a.m. on Christ-
mas Day.
The public schools will
close Friday, Dec. 23, 1892
for the holiday season until
Monday, Jan. 2, 1893. The
pupils will be thoroughly
acquainted with Santa Claus
by that time.
Don't fail to come to the big
community Christmas tree
at the Methodist Episcopal
Church Saturday evening,
Dec. 24, 1892. (Christmas
services back then were
sometimes called Christmas
Tree, Christmas exercises, or
Christmas Entertainments.)
In 1892, there were several
Sunday Schools and churches
which met in rural areas in
school houses and church
buildings.
In Perkins the Congre-
gational and Methodist
churches were present. Other
churches were started in later
years. Both ofthese churches
had finished new buildings in
mid-1892.
The following includes some
of the information on Christ-
mas community services in
Christmas Eve.
"Christmas! How the
birthday of Christ will be
observed in Perkins. The
Sunday Schools will unite in
Christmas Eve Exercises.
"A mammoth Christmas
Tree will be at the Methodist
Episcopal Church Saturday
evening, Dec. 24. Christmas
is the joyous time of year.
Preparations for the Christ-
mas exercises by the Sunday
Schools are going on vigor-
ously. The beautiful and
commodious new church
building will have its capacity
tested by old and young. Last
year the exercises were held at
the little log school house.
(Note: The same M. E.
Church building in refur-
bished form is now at the
Oklahoma Territorial Plaza
thanks to community sup-
port and donors.)
"The tree will be a gorgeous
one this year and the various
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committees are doing their
utmost to furnish a great
program and amusement for
all who attend.
The program included con-
gregational songs from the
Epworth Hymnal. Pastors,
teachers, andmembers of both
town churches and from rural
churches participated. There
was a Christmas address, and
prayers, many recitations and
songs by the children. Two
choir anthems were "Peace
on Earth" and "Ring on Ye
Bells." Atlhe close Santa
Claus made an appearance
and gifts were distributed. (I
think that in those days that
parents would bring their
children's gifts to the church
program to be distributed.)
The next morning both
the Methodist and Congre-
gational churches each had
their individual services with
a Christmas sermon and great
singing at both churches. The
Methodist sermon by Pastor
J. F. Smith was from Luke 2:
7 -"Mary brought forth her
firstborn Son."
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