The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-02-27
RENOYATiO ANTIQUITATIS.
An "Old Times" Party and Exhibition of
sold Relics" at the Residence of ;.
j. Hayes, ia Farm Ridge.

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Another of those sold times" socables, wher
uXurant pleasure sparklcs on every brow, wa
, given at the commodious mansion OF Mr. SAM
j. Hayes, in the town of Farn Ridge. by thu
Ladies Aid Society OF the Farm Ridge Presby
terrain Church, On Thursday evening, the 1911
inst
or the many successful socables and festival:
given by this society, this one eXcclled in attend
ancc, pleasure, and the substantals for the iHnel
man any of those preceding it.
| The hospitablc host and hostess did every
thing necessary towards making the occasion q
success in all its features
1t having previously been announced as an
"old tines party, at an early hour the mansion
was denscly crowded. Friends old and young
came from far and near to tell and hear the old
old stories of days long since passed. Many ap.
pearcd in co.nely suits that were worn by their
grand and great, great, great grand parents in
days 'lang syne." Among those most noticea-
bic attircd in "old style" costumes were: Mr..
Samuel J, Hayes and lady Mr.. W. II. lockwood
and lady, Mr. W. IT, Ewing and lady and Mr. Mel
son Jones and lady. of Farm Ridge; and Mr.. Hen.
ny Trude and lady, from Grand Rapids; who were
represented in full Quaker suits.
OF those not in costumns whom we had the
pleasure of greeting We're: Mr. Samuel r.
Lewis and lady, Fall River; Mr.. Henry Green
and lady, and Mr.J. n. Dunnaway and lady. Farm
Ridge; Mr.. j. 7. Porter, alias "Tom," Low
and Wagon" and lady; and Rev. T. NJ Gum
minus Mrs Gum, and Rev. J. {. Momyrc Plus
Mrs, Momyre, from the classic city OF Grand
Ridge.
The most wonderful and interesting event of
the evening, one which eclipscd the feats of
Katie King, was the naturalization and full
representation, without the assistance of mat
tress, cabinet, or darkened room, of General
George Washington and Marie Paul Yoyes Gilbert
Notier Marquis de Ia Fdyctte and General Isreal
Putnam, three honored heroes and patriots of
revolutionary rehowi,
Fond memory, TO her duty true
Brings back their faded forms to view,
How lifelike, thro' The mist of years,
Each well remembered face appears"
Many were the congratulations these IS vet.
Grams received while iNoving among the assem-
bly, enjoying the hospitalties of the evening.
The void times" museum contained many
highly priced relics and mementoes from de
parted friends. Among those exhibited were
chair of Gen Putnam's made by Jos. Putnam
125 years ago, and a wedding present by the
General to his sister Mrs, Capt Robt Earle, by
her to her daughter Mrs. Levi Green, and byl
her to her daughter Mrs. John lockwood, byI
whom it was exhibited BY Rev. j. G., Momyre,
bible ITO, formerly the property of William
Momyrc, 10l years in the Moygrc family. By
Mrs Rev, 7. NJ. Gunn-nap of the eastern and
western hemisrhcres, seven feet square, designed
and executed by Miss Mary Paulding Adair,
mother Of Mrs. Gum, while attending college at
Frankfort, Ken Time occupied in its compile
ton ono year. By $. j. Hayes autograph copy
of wedding hymn, copied and sung at the
wedding of his parents in 1920. By A. NJ. Eber
sol-German Lutheran prayer book, 1864; warm
ing pan, 100; candle moulds, $780, bible history,
1889. BY Mrs. James IIornick-four copies of
the SuSquehanna Register, published by Dmmick
IL Fuller in 1927. By Newton Dunnaway-oneI
copy of the Ulster Gdzettc, spring of 1900, con
tanning the announcement of the death Of Gen.
Washington. BY Mrs Sarah Rockwood-Paint
ing "Mount Vernon" executed by her in 1907
By David Beck-Watch, from Ireland, 1912. By
from Ireland a years ago, and now 100 years old
By Mrs. Frcnch--Silycr spoon, 100 years old. BY
JOS Jay-Whetstonc, 105 years old By Jos. Vance
Rifle, s. years old, and was carried during the |.
"whisaly rebellion" Of western Pennsylvania in /,
1874. Warranted 20 carry more than 'forty-rod,"
Ateut 10 o'clock supper was announced, and
upti two o'clock
NDire was the clang Of plates, of knife and fork,
That mcrcilcss fell, like tomahawks to work. !
More than two hundred persons sat d. the
well laden tables. All modern dclcacies and
table ware were banishet from the festive board
instead OF which, it groaned beneath a fat and
smoking Poland China, which stretched i'm
mcnse from side to side ready for the keen incis-
sions Of the knife. On either side old style
dishes, well filed with cold Short-horn,
pullets, homny, baked beancs, chick en- pie, po-
tatocs, smear-case, sour-krout dough-nuts, apple
butter, pumpkin-pic, appc-pie, gingerbread,
mush-and-milk, pickles, salt aud pepper white
bread and sweet butter, fragrant coffee, luscious
poncs and Indian pudding made by fair cOuntry
ladies, from pure country milk, fresh country
eggs and nuadulterated country meal,
Reader, read over this and after this,-and'
then to breakfast with what appetite YOU have.
Rus IN JEBE.
L., IL 1,r~ TrrN1