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

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from our own citizens. For here are
found reminders of sour grandfather
DAYS" and of days far more remote, and
when we look upon the articles OF wear
ing apparel. of household furniture, the
implements of war, agriculture and me-
chanism used by them, and compare them
withsthose used by us at the present day
we can but wonder how our forefatherf
existed under such difficulties as they
had to contend with, when we consider
that with all modern means of livelihood
by which we are surrounded, SO many OF
us arc still discomfort and feel a void
which genius and the arts and sciences
are constantly laboripg to fill.
TheEdisplay is in the building adjoin-
ing the Bardwell House Block, which
will be open every day during the oele-
bration.
Our attention was first called to the
military branch of this museum, and in it
to the gun now the property OF DIR. U.
L. Allen, which was formerly owned by
his relative, Gen. Ethan Allen, the leader
of the Green Mountain Boys. The gun
was owned and used by Ethan Allen
about 1850 Ethan Allen and Robert
florence were intimate friends when they
were young men and exchanged guns for
keepsakes.
Robert Terrence gave the gun to his
grandson, Orleans P. Terrence, from whom
it was obtained by its present owner.
| Beside this gun is one taken from Long
John, an Indian, at the battle of Ben
nington by Capt. William Jenkins, whom
many of our citizens remember as one of
the wealthiest - men and largest land
owners in this section. The Indian after
wards resided here, and is undoubtedly
remembered by our Oldest citizens. 1t is
the contribution of Miss Isabella N.
Brown, which lady makes several valua-
bic contributions to the display, which
we shall take occasion to mention here
after.
Next comes a gun, the barrel of which
was carried by Lieut.. Zebulon Mead in
the French and Indian war, was used on
Lake Champlain when Old Put was
taken, and was taken into Ticonderoga
the 10Th of Nay, 1775, when Ethan Allen
was there, and was carried in the Revolu-
ton by Henry Mead. 1t is the contribu-
ton of their descendant, Joel NJ. Mead.
Besides these guns were a continental
81 bill, piece of Haytien money, 1 frag-
ment of a Boston play bill of March 10th,
1897, by G.. c. Hathaway; 1 musket flint
lock, old continental, by G. Carpenter,
l musket, flint lock, old, continental, by
Darius Carrpth musket, flint lock, old,
continental, by $. Hinckley; l musket
flint lock, old, continental, by B Capron :;
mu~ket, flint lock, 1912, by Mrs. Foster;
l musket, flint lock, old, continental, A.
Buck musket, flint lock, 1912, s. P :;
l mu-ket, flint lock, old, continental, E.
| P; / Queens arm, old, continental;
gun, 7. S. ellison l breech loading mus
| ket, brought from Quebec, Louis MarteH {;
l gun, old, by Amos Pike; gun, old, by
/ S. Hinokley l continental sword, by
same; / continental swork, old, by L..
Long sword found on the farm of VIM
Lincoln in Shrewsbury about 1900, sup
posed to have belonged TO some one of
Burgoyne's officers, it being found where
it is supposed his army crossed the noun
tain, by Parkhurst l sword captured
I ~ 7 q, - -.
battle of Bennington, and now owned by
his sisters daughter, by J. c. Dunn
sword captured from the Hessians at the
battle of Bennington, by Jonathan War
rem; Scotch sword, by James Thompson;
1 sword, old, by VIM. L. Dyer; English
sword, captured at the South, by - Pew.
erly ; pair horse pistols, old, by Azor
Capron; cartridge box, by Jonathan
Warren; powder horn, very old, by J.
Warren powder horn, by James Pooler;
powder flask, by Eli Farmer; power
horn used by Capt. Jenkins in the war of
1912; powder horn, rs years old, by A.
s. Cramton; l pair horse pistols which
belonged to Capt. Jenkins, 100 years old
or more; military hat, very old, by J.
Warren; l Captains hat, so years old,
used by Capt. B4ohot, by J. c. Dunn;
pair saddle bags, over 90 years old, by A.
Reed pair saddle bags, old, by A. Ca
prom Hessian coat and hat, by II. r
Dyer; 1 Red Coat" by A. Capron 1
Indian frock captured from the Indians at
the time of the massacre in Iowa, Poverty
In ancient books and periodicals, we
noticed Bible 100 years old, used by
Mrs H. H. Albee's great grandfather i
vols. 10, II and u of Sp00ner's Vermont
JournaL printed in Windsor in 1792-3-4.
presented by III. Cook; copies of the Rut-
land Herald of 1903, 1920 and 1927. and
Burlington CentjHel of 1912, by Horace
Kingsley; Reader printed in 1915 by J
Carruth Dictionary dated 1777, by T
K. Horton History of Josephus, dated
1884, by J. Tower tract Faith and
Practice" So years old, by J. Carruth an
Grafton of DR.. Samuel Rockwell, deliver
ed July 4h, 1897, at Salisbury, Conn, by
E.W. HuntOon; prayer book, dated 1877, |
by J. w. Cook !; book entitled " Look
ing Glass of the Mind" 1927, by J. Car
ruth Geography, dated 1907, by the
same work entitled " Alphonso and |
Dalinda," 1899, by the same Geogra-
ply, 1879, by the same ; Bible, 1904, by
E. W. Huntoon work entitled 50 Prin-
ciples of politeuess," very old, by J. Car
ruth also, book g Thaddeus of War !
saw" very old, by the same /; Look
Kingdom of Algiers," very old oy Mrs..
FL. II. Albee Bible of 1890, by limo |
thy K. Horton law book of 1898, bv
the same a parchment indenture, made |
in 1885, by Eli Farmer; a bundle of
writs of 1915, and shinplaster issued by
Vermont Glass Factory of Salisbury, of |
the denomination of $175, dated 1914, by
VIM. Y. Ripley copy Of Spooner's N. |