The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-28
CAsTLEToN CENTENNIAL COLLECTIONS
Article No, 2-By ]. M. g.
MRS. b. F. LANGDoN.

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MRS. b. F. LANGDoN.
Hobarts reports; an English law work, /
the date of which IS lost, but it reports 7
cases over three hundred years old. 1t was
formerly the property of Hon. Chauncey {
Langdon of Castleton.
A silver pepper box and spoon, originally
part of the wedding outfit of Mrs Elizabeth
Champion of Ltchield Conn. They are
one hundred and twenty-five years old.
When she was about to be married she took
silver coin in her pocket and rode horse
back to Boston one hundred and fifty miles,
and had them made to order.
christening blanket, originally belong
ing to Rev. Judah Champion of Litchfleld,
Conn, who was the grandfather of Mrs.
Langdou. All of Mr.. Champions child
ren and grand children were baptized in
it. 1t was woven at Spittlesfield Eng
land, where all the richest silks of Vic
toria are manufactured at the present day.
A China plate, originally beongidg to
Mrs. Langdons grandmother Leonard.
An earthen creamer, in the shape of
cow. 1t was filled through an opening in |
the back and poured from the mouth. 1t |
belonged to her mother.
MRS. DIR. NoRTHRoP.
Wine glass two hundred years old. 1t |
has been in the Taylor family of which |
Mrs. Northrop is member, during the
whole time. 1t originally came from SCOT |
land.
MRS. NJ. CAswRLL.
Rocking chair, used by Mrs. Caswell's
great grandfather, John Guernsey 1t has
been used in the Guernsey family more
than $50 years.
Piece Of calico 40 years old, presented
to her by DR.. Porter's grand mother, OF
| Cornwall.
Broche, found on the old Fort ground in
Castleton. 1t Is glass, bearing the word
love, a bible surrounded by vine, and an
angel seated on the waves, pressed into the
under surface. Probably given to some
patriotic soldier by his sweet heart as he
left home for the struggle.
MRS. W. MoULToN.
China bowl which was presented TO her
grand mother at her wedding in ITO.
MRS. ANDREW CLARK.
An old corset very finely stitched, con-
tanning over two hundred pieces Of whale
bone. 1t would require one weeks time to
do the stitching on it by hand, and 1t is
done as evenly as with a machine.
s. H. LANGDoN.
] BurgoyAe's old camp. There is no doubt
about the authenticity of the fact tnat this
is the indentical camp kettle. When this
kettle came into the possession of Mr.
Langdon it was cracked and piece gone.
He took a quantity of grape shot that had
been dug up on the old fort ground where
, his house now stands, melted them in a
= furnace and repaired the British kettle with
/ the "Yankee IRON So that the kettle is
now entire When our forces were taken
prisoners by the British the women collected
together all the materials that might be of
? | any value to the enemy, and buried them
:, in the fort. Among them we're quantity
i of these grape shot with which Mr.. Lang
don mended this kettle they remained
buried until few years previous to
C the repairs on the kettle, they were found
e in excavating for cellar.
MRS. oRAMEL HARTwELL.
Painting of Her Royal Highness Prin-
cess Amelia, second daughter to His Maj
1T esty King George III. Mrs. Hartwell was
h an adopted daughter of Nathaniel Hart, Of
D. Castleton. This painting was brought
MRS. A. T. GoRHAM.
pair of hand bellows used by he
ID great grand mother, Mrs. Stebbins, il
d, kindling the first fire in Cornwall. Sh
I'd brought the fire in an iron kettle iron
N Middlebury.
III \ A tea-cup that belonged to her grea
rs grandmother. 1t was brought over in tn
Mayhower
re Also looking-glass that belonged to tn
same person. During the revolutionar.
&c war it was hidden under brush heap be
tween two pillows in Cornwall.
D. MRS. DIR. ATWOOD.
ne A small iron kettle over 200 years old
ne 1t has been kept in the Fuller and Moultol
=, families of Taunton, Mass, until it cam
L. to the present possessor. II was brough
to this country in the Mayflower.
PharmacopGia Ofiicinalis d EXtempo
lie ranea; or, A Compleat English Dispense
tory. Edited by John Quincy, NJ. d
Third edition. London, 1920. The his
tory of this book is not known, but it is
1. curiosity in these days of advanced knowl
edge in pharmacy. In this work man
articles were used that have long sine
been discarded from the pharmacopGisf
" When we read over what was prescribe
IL for patients in those days, we no longe
Il, wonder why the patient was anxious t
H. know what he was taking, and the docto
. kept concealed what he was giving.
% mere mention of some of the explode
10 remedies will be enough TO satisfy mos
CHI patients without relating their properties
Blood stone, cobwebs, crabs claws an
eyes, eagle stones, earthworms, goat
y blood, frogs spawn, foxs lungs, Iris
~ - elate, mummles, including all embalme
"a flesh; hog-llce, used to "keep the nerve
Gu clean from viscosities and such things q
NC would clog their springs. ''they are muc
e best taken in substance" rubies, skull O
:, " man, snails, stone OF stays horn, wine @
W. hog lice and vipers, dead hand, oils O
campfire, tlints, hog lice, bricks, puppies
scorpions and swallows, fats of dogs, mar
vipers, goose and bear; goa-stone, CON
be posed of hyacinths, topaz, sapphires, ri
:. bies, pearls, emeralds, oriental bezoal
white and red coral, musk, ambergris an
OF gold also, excrement of the COW, hos
er goose, pigeon, man and peacock. Man
he of the above articles were used to cleans
!; the stomach from impurities and improv
IL the appetite.
q" REV. AND MRS. WIN. W. FOSTER, JR
China cups and saucer used by Mrs
Fosters great grandmother, Mrs. CHS
holm, of Inverness, Scotland.
Picture of New England kitchen on
hundred years ago.
Brestpin made from a Spanish coin bea
ing the date 1888. This coin was given t
Mrs Foster by her father.
ne Iron bullets aicked up on the old battle
nd ground at Bems' Heights, N. Y.
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