Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-05-05
Rockingham Centennial,

articles at Union nan, ldst WeohJ ""s
very fine, and included many valuable as
we'll as curious things. A member OF
the committee has furnished us with a
complete list Of articles as presented on
the tables, which we give below as FOL
lows
Bible 146 years old, given to Mrs. f.
Hyde by her grandmother, small tea
spoon, over 100 years old, Mrs. + Hyde
twenty five foreign coins of different
dates, knife 80 years old, legal papers
1743 and 1745, from Fairfax, G ii. Va,
Col. r. Hyde; alabaster image of Lean
ing Tower of Pisa, vinaigrette made in
Florence, bowl and two saucers 200 years
old, piece of one of Madam Hancock's
wedding dresses, now in possession OF
of Mrs. Gushing, mother of Mrs. Fitch
HYDE, a lineal descendent Of Mad. Han
cock. The dress was worn and much ad-
mired at the centennial ball in Boston,
Feb. ODD, 1876. Autograph Of Major
Gen. Hancock, and one of 125 invita-
tons to witness the hanging of the con-
spirators at Washington, July 7th, 1865,
copy 121 years old given to Miss Hyde
by Mr.. E. Fl. Green, six engravings of
the birth places and homes of noted
poets published in England many years
since, Miss Sarah G. Hyde.
Powder horn with following inscrip-
ton: John Bellows, his horn, made at
No. A, A. d. 1857. Steal not this horn
for fear OF shame, for on it is the owners
name" John Bellows was Col. from
Walpole, N. II. No. 4 is the old fort al
Charlestown N. H., ink-stand brought
from England before 1900, salt cellars
about 100 years old, pickle dish which
belonged to Mrs. Ann Green's grand
father, dictionary 1888, appointment Of
Quartus Morgan, frst-postmaster III
Bellows Falls 1904, signed by Gideon
Granger, P. M. General. Receipt 1906
and certificate of payment of duty on {
carriage 1916, water color picture dom
in 1900 by Sabrina futile, specimen o
penmanship done by Caleb futile, 1877
pair silver candlesticks 100 years old, pal
brass candlesticks over 80 years old
African cloth made Of bark brough
from Africa in 1858. In addition Il
these there were in the N. Z. kitchen I
musket which is Queen Anne Arm,
supposed to have been used in Queer
Anne's war in 1902, and known to hav
gone through the French and Indian
and Revolutionary wars, coffee pot
gravy boat, two gourds, guards cap
three pewter plates, three brass candle
sticks, long handled frying pan, roast
ing jack, iron boiler, iron bake pan, foe
stove, tin lantern, two tin sconces, sma
foot wheel and fxings, seven chair
churn, cheese basket, saddle bags, POI
manteau, clock-reel swifts, cards, sliE
pers, shutters and trays, bonnets. Thes
articles were many of them brought
Bellows Falls in 1897. but their exac
age is not known, Morgan family.
Lithograph of Tomb of Washingto
and weeping figures, done in 1901 an
two calashes and straw bonnet yer
old, and New England primer TIT, b
longing to Mrs. j. May of Westminste
also cannon ball picked up at the bait
of Bennington by Col. Holland of Ne,
fame VT, pincushion made from bark
one of the pines of the Yosemite Va
ley, silver buckle 1776, embroidert
slipper worn by lady at her marriaj
in 1850, C. F. Arnold.
Almond nut, cup over 100 years oil
sugar bowl over 125 years old, pla
100 years old, salt set over 100 years oil
Mrs. G. E. Holbrook; The Spectator III
wooden bowl made in 1920, large PEE
ter plate over 100 years old, Mrs. F.
Hadley; What is it? The White Devil
book printed in London 1929, sms
wooden cask so old that the art of ma
ing is lost, d. X. Barry crayon pr
traits and miniature copies from En-
land of Fred Saker's great-great-gre,
great aunt and uncle, pocket knife a
fork, old masonic plate, old tablet, n
Saker three pictures embroidered
silk 125 years ago in England by NJ
SHADES great-aunt, two are Bible seer
described in John Xxx IA to IL, 10
~ 6 to 26, Miss Slade.
Case of sixteen stuffed birds S.
Rand case of 125 coins, the oldest d
ed 1870, of silver and copper, and pi,
of continental currency, dated 1775,
d. Olcott; china cup $50 years O
three toddy glasses over $50 We
old, bear skin muff, very large, II
Mrs. Ball key of the Old Consti
ton House, formerly located at Wi
sor, W.T. where the constitution
the state was drawn and signed, S.
Stocker; linen table cloth woven
great-grandmother of Mrs. Hutchins,
old pictures, one of Thos jefferson, \