Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-22

tiOn---Relics Of the Past, and Olden Times
Lived Over Again.
Next to the exchange of greetings in interest,
was the examination by the Pioneers and their
progeny ofthe numerous relics ofthe Past which
the occasion had brought out from dusty receP-
tacIes. 1t was really surprising 10 note the rare
articles and mementoes preserved in so many
. families, and from remarks we heard dropped by
persons inspecting them, ii is certain that not a
third of the Cuyahega storc-houss has been
emptied. Many lockers on, We assured, will
be exhibitions whenever another Pioneer Cele-
brztion Is held.
Rev John Seward, OF Solon, exhibited his
leather valise brought on horseback, mailed on
behind the saddle, from Granville, Mass. in
1911. Also the Bible brought in it, printed in
1906 a green wooden comforter sent to him
from Massachusetts by his thoughtful mother
in 1912. to be used in winter, travelling to
preach from log school house TO log church /;
IN old wooden spice mortar used IN pioneer
families quantity of venerable manuscripts,
including sketches of the settlement of Austin
bureh, Ashtabula county, by Judge Austin, and
Memorandum and Observations the hrst sur
vey and settlement of the Connecticut Western
Reserve, By AMI Atwater, nnI of the first Sur
veying party.
Capt 4 Gaylord, Of Newburgh, 81 years Of
age, who moved from Connecticut and landed
in Newburgh in 1900, when there was but one
settler, Mr. Carter, exhibited pair of old fash
iuned steel yards I25 years old. They were
manufactured by Connecticut blacksmith for
Mr GaylorIs Grandfather. who was killed near
Fort Am in 1857 or l75S. Capt. Gaylord also
presented small but neatly carved bust of
Henry Clay, cut by himself from a mud sill of
the first saw mill built on the Western Reserve,
after the sill had been lying in the ground 43
years. a small pioneer table made by
Capt Gaylord in 1916, was on the platform in
good state of preservation.
The Commission of Capt GAylori's Grand
frther was inspected by many, and the celebra-
ton was held on the original farm of Capt.
Gaylord.
Mr. Llwton Ross, Of Brooklyn, had inter
esting collection of the relics of the past
Among the articles was a long four legged ta-
bic the top split out of an oak tree. 1t was
manufactured by his father, Thaddeus Ross, forty
one years ago. The legs are of oak, straight
up and down. The table is pinaed together,
nails then being worth 971 cents pound
Brooklyn then had no saw mill
Also an old fashioned neck yoke which was
used on the movers wagon of his fathers
family for fifty days, fuTty-one years ago, on the
weary joumsy from Hartford county, Conn, Ia
Brooklyn The teams consisted Of span of
horses and two yoke of oxen. a COW, the reli-
ance of the movers, fell from the bank of the
Lake about 100 feet in the Cattaraugus woods,
the horror OF all pioneers. and was killed Her
loss was sincerely mourned.
One of the most interesting relics on the plat
form was brought in by Mr. R. Edwards, of New
burgh. 1t was the Surveyors Compass Of his
father, ROdophus Edwards, familiarly known
by the pioneers as "Onele Dolph," and used by
him IN l79s in running the first road from the
Pennsylvania line to Cleveland. The Compass
looks as though it had seen service, though the
needle appeared to traverse just faithfully as
when 1t came from the hand Of the manuiactu-
Ter, "Daniel Bunap, East Windsor, I7sl."
Mrs Dr. Long, of Cleveland, the much re- |
fpected representative of the pioneer WalwOrth |
family, exhibited some China relics that attract
ed the attention of many. They consisted Of |
China Bowl belonging to a set of China brought |
into the country by Judge Wal~Orth, in April,
1900. On some occasion it had been broken IN
packing, and was put together with ndtire Put
ty Root Also a China Cup and Saucer, of 4
set that was in common use IN 1890, and bTo't
into the country in 1900.
Mrs b. Stedman. of Cleveland, showed nice
little family heirloom, New Years present
TO Mrs James Kinssbury from Mrs. Lucy Haw-
ley in 1893. 1t is Needle Book, embroidered
with silk in the quaint old style of the pioneer
grandmothers.
Mr. Y l. Morgan, of Newburgh, contributed
several rare relics of the past. Among them
was a neat silver Pepperbox, supposed to be
about 200 years old. 1t belonged to the father
and mother of Col Ledyard, who was killed at
Fort GrisNold, Conn in Il Revolutionary War
On the side ofthe box the Initials "Y. n. l."
are ener .ve, in capitals of the old alphabet, be
ing the initial letters for Youngs and Mary Led
yard Also silver large spoon and Of a tea
sci. which belonged to his grand parents, and
supposed to be al least 100 years old, together
with well preserved Pewter Plate, 30 years
old, precious n.emento ofthe great great-grand
mother OF Mr. Morgan. A pioneer PlOw pre-
sen.ed 10y Mr. Y. L Morgan was looked at, talk
ed about, and handled bv most of the old tilleTs
of tie soil present Il was made in the rude
style of forty years ago. and the share, DC, is
still in order A whitewood erosslegged table,
and doubtless highly priced by the women folks
AZ years ago, completed Mr. Ms collection
Mrs Y L. Morgan's brown muslin Bonnet, 40 1
years old d.calash crown sring frent some 81 feet
in circumference, took back scores of admirers I
to the fashions when head-gesrs were worn for I
shade and protection No marvel the youthful
Morgan got ''kiIliug glauees" from under such S
"a love of a bonuei" Mrs NJ also exhibited
one Of the OLD style long handled brass and cop
per Warming-Pans, which her grandmother, I
Mrs. Mary Thomas, used to impart a genisl I
warmth TO the bed with before turning in on cold I
winter nights. Such real luIuries are out Of 4
fashion now =
Speaking Of old BOnnets, Mr.. Geo C. Dodge,
of Cleveland, exhibited one worn by Miss Fuller,
of Willoughby, in 1913, which would take the :
premium at any bonnet fair. 1t is green silk =
shirred bonnet. the coal scuttle front projecting
about foot aud a half, and the crown is a !
crown