Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-06-14
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ehildg shoe, made Of cow-hids, made for
and worn BY Mary Barrett Of Allegheny
county, Pennsylvania, one hundred and
thirty-thrse years ago. aL
The same lady exhibited q pin cushion
made in 1878 or "A, BY Mrs. Margaret
Mcclure, Of a piece Of her wedding dress.
I Ttis stlI Ubole u no lc.s-all I'D ..cl
Mr.. B. Pease of Newburgh, had for exhi-
bfti5n 8 silver tobacco box which was bought
in Providence, Rhode Island By Jonathan
/ Peass in 1890, and carried BY him for forty
j lMa ..aisBEl liEnie ,.fa-f- .l-i
years 5sl.s-zuai e d s8 ..la io
ID Among the old newspapers which were
liexhibited, were the Western Star, Stock
bridge Mass, January !, 1874; /; Lansingburgh
Gazette, June /, lsIs; Pittsfeld Sun, May
30, 1903; the .Pitts6eld Sun on. Republican
Monitor, March Z, 1907. Phinnehas Allen,
the editor Of the latter, died about month
ago, being the. Oldest editor iR the United
States. a iat aiao1 asl
A gun made in 100, and used in the
French and Indian war and also in the rsYo-
\ luton, was exhibited. It now belongs to
zenas Wheeler. sisug la'-s51J sEo Isl -oa
A bill Of sale Of a negro slave for $3.50,
! vas shown, signed John ". shpnsEhOrn, and
dated StephentOEn, July ls, lsp5s giYsnltei
BenOne Purdy, whose descendants. now live
at Bedford. 4Eeq sg.FsZ dr s54
Several bills Of continental money were ez-
hibited BY Milton A. PuFdy Of Bedford, who
had beside very large collection comprising
books, papers, bones, Indian arrow heads,
deed Of land given in 1775, an Indian skull,
ancient copy books old singing books, account
books, &c. One Of the bills exhibited was of
the Kirkland Mormon Safety Fund, and was
signed by Joe Smith, Is Treasurer instead Of
President, they having failed to get char
ter. ofan old manuscript account book 0
the dates about I712, we have before spoken
in the LEADER. ~
A fac-simile of the Ulster County Gazette
of January 4th, 1860, containing the account
Of the funeral Of Gen. Washington, was
shown by Mr.. Park, of Bedford.
F. Ireland, of Bedford, exhibited fac-siH-
lie of the New England Courant, Of Febru-
ary II, 1928, which was printed upon Frank
Inns cid press % -
The Log book Of the Brig Blackwalnut,
John May, Master, was shown, for 1901, head
ed "Brig BlackWalnuFs Log Book, John May
Master, bound toward Havannah, God send
her a good voyage and safe returR." This
was exhibited by 81. /. Whitman, Of Brook
lyn, together with several old papers.
The trunk Of the old 'Pioneer Tree was
exhibited, which was cut on thefarn of VIM.
White, at Bedford, with the following
ton, "Amzi Atwster, September %, 1797," !"
It is of beeeh5 and 27O rings were counted at
its being cut, signifying the age of the tree.
A Map was exhibited entitled "Cham-
plains New Chart Of Nouslle France, 1903
to 1889, Published 1882" It processes to
give a correct chart of North America, but
would hardly do to rely upon now. The st.
Lawrence river is given with tolerable cor
reetness. Lake Champlain is a body Of
water as large as Lake Erie, and extends
into New York, and nearly to the position of
Virginia. Lakes Erie and Ontario are uni
ted and termed Lake St. Louis. North Of
where Lake Erie really is "Mer Duce (Lake
HurOnp commences, and extends its
immense body to the westward, much in
the form Of Lake Ontario. This extends
halfway to the Rocky Mountains, and the
chart says, "This Lake and tbs, shores,
to the ssult st. Louis, ((Niagara,l was discoV-
cred by the seim de Ghamplain Is14-1s-ls.'' p
To the north and west of this great body of
wster, is Lake Michigan. The country north
of Lake st. Louis eErieJis the Country Of
the Hurons or WigondOts." The section Of
Illinois, Indiana, &co is called the Great
Buffalo Country. a13 ss5lG ll5i- Fl
Mr.. Whittlessy, in the course of his ad-
dress, called attention to aAllen Gaylord's
Yiew Of the City of Cleveland" made in
1877, showing that portion Of the city lying
north of the foot of Superior street, towards
thelaks. The view shows but two or three
log cabins. il>' -
Mr.. Whitelessy also showed Amos. spaf-
ford's '.Fisld Map of the City Of Cleveland, /"
madein 1895, It shows the position Of the
first buildings in the city as located by Alon-
20 Carter. aasai sla ssl1e, zaH t-aal
"A silver teapot was shown, owned BY
Boardman Pease, and the property Of Rachel
BOardnan when a girl 81. Il
Samuel A. Dunnell, Of Solon, had on exhis
bition lot of shoe buckles, spoon moulds
ladies, &C. the moulds made Of hickory wood.
These were worn and used by his father, Ste |
phs8 Dunnetl, in the time of. the Revolution
They had been in the family for three, or fur
generations before. .aifal.
A tortoise shell hair comb was shown be- |
longing to Mrs. Morris, of Bast Cleveland, |
which is about so years old and cost S2l |
when new. It rises some four inches above |
the hair when worn. ''e
- g., 80 lTI '..-.. b. .ia.fer a s1a
i, A musket was exhibited by George Mason,
Of Solon, which was carried by Job Hattie
way in the French Revolution and BY Job |
HatheEay, Jr., in the American Revolution. |
|. A powder horn and powder flask were ex-
hibitsd By the descendants Of Mr.. Asahel /
Clark; who carried them when the French |
war waged upon the shores of Lake George |
when he was II years old. The French and
Indian forces were under the command Of ]
Baron Dieskau, and the provincial troops an
der Gen. william johnson and Gen Lyman,
aided by a body Of Indians, Clark says IN a
letters 81 plugged into the tarnaI white coats /
and cussed Indians, and many poor French
man Bit the dust. Bloody. Pond was filed /
with the dead until their knees, arms and
heads stuck out Of the water like pieces Of (
beef in q pickle Of brine. The name Of Asa
bel Clark, cut upon thsihorn, Is said to have
been cut BY a friendly Indian, and is still leg
ible although inscribed Io5 years ago. The I
cartouche box was used in later years By Nh. 4
CLARK to hold his tobacco for smoking, The