Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-06

creamer, very old. by Mrs. P. NJ. Lam
phear; one gravy dish, over 100 years
old, by Mrs. Buckham; a turtle shell i'm
itation crockery plate, by Mrs. G.. A. R
Bissell, which was her fathers grand
fathers, and now over 200 years old a
tea cup 140 years old, by DR.. Cyrus
Porter; slop bowl and plate, by Mrs.
Sarah It. French, which her grandmother
had at the time of her marriage 10S years
ago; one plate, very old, by Miss Mary
Baxter: one china tea cup aud saucer,
$50 years old, came from Holland, by the
same; a punch tumbler, very handsome
and old, also wine glass and hand bel
lows, all very old, by the same lady; q
set Of china purchased 30 years ago, by
Miss Isabella NJ Brown, the former prop
erty of and purchased by her mother; one
china creamer, so years old, by the same
one china child's cup, very old, by the
same; one cream pitcher, $50 years OLD
by Miss Pierpoint; one mug, 115 years
old, by A. S. Cook Of Brandon; one pep
per box, 50 years old, by Charles J. Ran,
dali; one pewter porringer, 10 years old
by Mrs. Cyrus Porter, and silver plated
lamp, go years old, by the same; an ink
stand, 1O8 years old, by A. B. Jones; six
teapots of ancient patterns, age unknown
and spittoon, also very old. By Dunn,
Sawyer & Co.; teapot, sugar bowl and
creamer, sc years old, by J. 6. Pitkin; a
spy glass very aged, and known to have
been used by mariners in olden times,
also finder box used by Capt. Ebenezer
Markham going through the woods from
Maine to Nova Scotia in 1863; pair Of
silk stockings worn by Captain Markham,
Feb. 7th, 1915, on the occasion of his
marriage, vest worn by him two years
earlier, frisk worn by Mrs. Mark
ham before her marriage, a waist
worn by the same lady, and a set3 OF
coin balances used by Capt. Markham il
the West Indies in 1868, ali presented by
J. B. Spaulding, who likewise shows a
baby's shirt worn by the late Hon. Isaac
Kellogg in 1916 Then there is a bulls
eye lantern, very old, by Dunn, Slwy er
s. Co. a wooden sugar bowl 1875 years old
by Mrs HI. Glynn fish spear, very old
by Miss Pierpoint; several stone arrow
heads by A II. Post; one by James Buck
ham, picked up 60 years ago; two wooden
arrows, feather tipped and steel pointed,
taken, with fifteen others, from the body
of soldier They We're shot into him by
the Indians during the late war in the
Rocky Mountains, and brought home by
VIM. a. Blossom, son of VIM. R. Blossom,
of Pittsfeld, Vt, who was a soldier in the
late rebellion one very old timepieee, by
H. L. Gray a dagger, very old, by A.
Fl. Post; a cocoanut tunnel, 81 years old,
by d. Hall; spectacles and Cases, one
100 years old, one 107 years old, one 1!5
years old, haudk=rcbiaf bag so year
old, a nightcap 80 years old, pocket 50
years old, a collar, very old, ali BY Mr..
Nathan Howard tortoise shell back
comb, very old, by Mrs. Isaac McDani. L,
and two of the same by Mrs Cyrus Por-
ter; a cane, by S. Hinckley, which wa
the property of the great grandfather OF
Gilbert Breed, and row known to be over
200 years old d mirror known to be over
215 years old, and now in the hand. Of the
fourth generation, by J. c. Dunn a mir
ror which was brought over in The May
flower, by D. K. Hall; razor and case,
over so years old, by Friend Weeks
In other parts of the room We noticed
one tray, made in England $50 years ago.
by Miss / NJ Brown; birch bark b4--
ket, made by an Indian named Long
john" By Miss L NJ. Browr ? pitch
forks, very old, by James Mcconnell;
bit stock, 1882, by T. A Boardman; 1
pod auger, 105 years old, by Oliver Tin
ney pewter plate and tea salver, over
100 years old, by R. E. Pattison ; / pewter
plate, go years old, by F. A. Burk; !
wooden plate and pewter plate, 20 years
old, A. Reed; 3 pewter plates, very old,
by l. R; 5pewter plates, very
old, by S. G. Dunton l pewter plate and
basin, very old, Mrs. E W. Huntoon; 2
pewter dishes, 1916, by A. B. Allen;
pewter plate, one of a set buried at the
time of Burgoyne's surrender, remaining
buried SO years on the farm in Addison,
VT, known as the late Hon. john Stcry's
farm, by j. B. Spaulding; pewter plate,
very old, by Mrs. Ira Fisher; IS inch
pewter platter, belonged to Miss
[. M. Browns fathers great
aunt, very old, by Miss 1. NJ Brown
tea tray, very old, by Miss / II Brown;
pewter mug, % years old, by Miner
l milestone, very old. BY the
same; 1 wooden skinner, 4o5 years old,
~ F. Weeks; pewter platter, very old.
~ d. S. Squire; pewter plate and 2
poons, by Mrs B. Parker; l foot stove.
LOO years or more old, by J. Haskell; ] /
BRASS kettle, 50 years old, by E Board
man; brass kettle, 1877 years old, by 7. |
L. Fisk; l earthen arm flask, 81 yer
I'D, by A. Reed l pipe and tobacco box.
80 years old, by Mrs.. Nathan Howard
wooden salt mortar, $50 years old, by
drs. Caswell; 1 wooden mortar, 10Oyear-
Id, by f. Weeks; iron kettle, over 100
ears old, by Mis- Pierpoint; 1 brass
iish aud warming pan, very old, by s. G. !
Ounton AK used by the grea at grandfa- |
her of John @. Thompsap, has passed J
lown three generations, by A. II, j
he eye and tongue Of the old CO... . r.,
'ell, taken from the ruins, p G. CO.
er; table chair aud ,rnnt r. -.
}. Dunn's mother, erandmotber,. vor,
Id, by j. O. D,4n nm; ? old silk hats. bv DR.
l. roF'er 2 chairs of set used in ii G
'rS' state house in the state of Vernon.
ocated in Rutland on West street, in the
iwelling more recently known az the
Jenkins farm house, it being Sc years
since it was used for The sittines of tn
legislature chair manufactured 81 wears
4go at Portsmouth, n. H, by S. D. Pew