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

the Cumberland" Qt will be remember
ed that the Congress and Cumberland
were sunk by the Merrimac near Fortress
Monroe in 1862, and finally that the
monster rebel ram was driven back TO her
quarters up the James river, as well as
her consorts, the jamestown and
Yorktown, by the little so-called
Yankee cheese-box, "the Monitor i
a plate brought from China $50 years ago,
and used by the great grandfather of
Mrs. J. n. Baxter, with a curious mono
gram 90 E. c." in center; hatter's cool
ing iron, the one with which Anthony
killed Green in hat shop on Main street.
Rutland, in 1914, owned by DIR. Orel
Cook brass pan brought to this country
by Roger Williams.
In the jewelry department were many
objects which we considered more than
noticeable, among them a clock made in
1880, presented by DR.. Abel the sstrono-
mer, to Ben. K. Chase, Rutland; General
Stark's dram cup, presented to him by
H Do'tOh, q Aooheb Win potbLdlI
and hairwork, contributed by Mrs. Bax-
ter; pair of knee buckles worn by Prince
Robinson of Washington's Black regi-
ment; pin ball made in 177S; key and
seal worn by Judge Briggs about 20 years
ago; knee buckles worn by Major Post
105 years ago pencil carried by Daniel
Webster 80 years ago; silver spoon for
merly the property of Sybil Huntington !;
a slipper worn by Sally Cluff over 100
years ago; sun glass over 100 years old;
a pair of spoons 100 years ago the proper
perty of Mary Young; spoons made by
Lord & Goddard of Rutland, its first
jewellers; a spoon presented by General
Israel Putnam to his Oldest daughter on
her marriage about LOG years since !;
spoons 100 years old; shirt breach, L.
L. Whitcomb; a watch made in 1855;
sleeve buttons made in Scotland buttons
worn in 1853 by Mehitable Sperry sleeve
buttons worn 68 years by A. Chase and
100 years old; shirt breach made in
1878; shell cased watch worn by John
Hancock, made in 1876; celebrated watch
"Tempter" made between 1875 and 1900;
Washington watch; English watch made
in 1903; alarm watch bought in 1920 by
VIM. Cawley; a gold Macedonian coin
known as a double drachma, whose value
when coined was 1888, it is 1900 years
old, and as Lysimachus, tutor of Alexan-
der and one of his great generals, caused
gold coin to be stricken with the portrait
of his great master on them. Aud from the
near resemblance of the head on this coin
to the bust of Alexander found at Tivoli,
the ancient Thur in the year A. D. 1779,
it may with certainty be regarded as
genuine portrait Of Alexander the Great
Hence possesses a value to the lover
of antiquity impossible to compute !;
solid silver fagon 102 years old, the
property of Mrs Jane Kilburn Williams,
contributed by Mrs. Gov. Williams
table spoon 146 years old, the property of
Mrs. Leonard, contributed by Mrs. Gov
Williams two tea spoons formerly owned
by Miss Jane KilburD, now owned by
Mrs. Gov. Williams sugar tongs 102
years old, formerly owned by Mrs.
Jane Kilburn Williams, contributed
by Mrs. Gov. Williams; pin,
earrings and sleeve buttons 1902 years old,
belonging to Mrs. Gov. Williams !;
plate belonging to Mrs. Skies, great
aunt to Queen Emma of the Sandwich
Islands, 100 years old; two pairs of shoe
buckles, 125 years old, owned by Mrs.
Gov. Williams; a pair of ear rings worn
by Phineas Pratt of New Ipswich, n. h,
about 1880, contributed by Mary E. Rip
ley; shirt and sleeve buttons worn by
Surgeon Hodges when on Washington's
staff, contributed by Hugh II. Baxter; a
breastpin, 1885. Mrs. Howard a ring,
style of 1885; a bulls eye watch, made in
1920; a belt plate worn by Gen. Elias
Buel of Albany in 1879.
Returning to the general department
we found an hour glass of 100 years ago,
the contribution of Eli Farmer: the us
ter Co. Gazette of Jan. 4, 1900; the North
ern Spectator, printed in Poultney in
1896; an ancient and modern suit of |
clothes by Mr.. Watkins pair of vases,
known TO be 1000 years old, and their his
tory was lost believed to be very ancient,
presented by a Mandarin (Chinaman) to
W. Y. Ripley some years since; pair of
stays worn by Mrs. Capt. Jenkins in 1855,
contributed by Miss Isabella NJ Brown |
wedding vest, by W. Y. Ripley pistol
carried by Gen. Washington as late as
1776, piece of gun and balls found after
the battle of White Plains, and a /
looking glass owned by Mary Chilson,
the first white woman in America north |
of the old Mason and Dixon line, con-
tributed by Ezra Edison of Manchester; a
bonnet presented by James Mcconnell of
the fashion of 1S30-an old scoop, bat not
a Glove" of the present day; worsted
comb used by the grandmother of O. Fl.
Rounds in Scituate. r. l., 125 years ago
an embroidered skirt go years old, by
Mrs. L. G. Kingsley. The contribution
of John Cain, made for his SOD, Capt
Avery B. Cain, of the U. S. army, who for
years has been in army life on the frontier,
was noticeable and attracted more
handling by visitors than it would
were it ours. 1t consisted Of a pipe of
peace presented by Red Cloud, arrows
from the Cheyennes in battle,
needle cases made by Sioux squaws, pam
taloon stripes worn by a Sioux Chief,
match safe, tobacco box, pouch and beads,
by the same tribe, blanket and earrings
presented Capt. Cain by the Navajoes.
Near by this collection was a sampler
worked in 1900 by Mrs. Avery Billings of
his town, the contribution of Miss Kate
Jonnell ; James Buckman's coat, worn at
lis wedding in 1878, course article of
goods, but which cost IS per yard at
is purchase was shown by ]. @. Dunn
quilt 125 years old and coat WORE by !