Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-04-07

orNrENNrAL EMBARRASSMENT.

the evening Of March 3lst, was success
beyond the expectations of its most SAN
guine friends. The tables were spread and
bounlifully laden during the afternoon, and
those Of our goodly mothers who visited
the hall in the afternoon to view the relies
of ye olden time, had an opportunity to sit
down TO good old fashioned supper table
set with ware that was from fifty TO one
hundred years old, mostly furnished by
Mrs. A. Birchard and Mrs. Il. o. Burditt.
Two pieces supplied by Mrs. s. p. Miller
were about one hundred and twenty five
years old. In the evening there was dra-
matte entertainment, opened by music
from the choir In ancient costume, and fol-
lowed by charade, a hard shell baptist
sermon by T. G.. Brown, and laughable
farce entitled "The Troubles Of the Peter
kin Family" The father Of our country,
and his noble lady, were personated by Col.
A. i. Franklin and wife. Mrs. Hollis PEI
tee appeared as Washington's mother. The
juveniles too, had their Washington and
lady in full dress. Supper was served about
nine o'clock, after which a few tableaux
and a good night song by The choir closed
tho entertainment, the net proceeds OF
which amounted TO about $50. The scene
upon the floor was rendered highly inter-
esting by many of our ladies appearing in
genuine ancient costumes. The following
is list of the relics we found on exhibit
ton, with the names of the exhibitors:
Three plates and pepper box over 1OC
years old. Mrs. Esther Redheld.
One pair shears, 100 yrs. old small work
basket, 100 yrs. old pewter platter, 200
yrs. old. Miss Lizzie Gould.
Pair of spectacles, 100 yrs. old. Mrs. Geo.
Parsons.
Five pieces OF a tea set once belonging to
Priest Turs of Wardsboro. Mrs. Marshal
Newton.
Two gravy dishes over 100 yrs. old. Mrs
s. L. Whitney.
Ball ticket dated Newfane, March @, 1919
Managers, William Chamberlain and Yes
pasian Ellis; table and wooden plate
used by one of the first settlers Of the town
100 yrs. ago specimen of half melted
iron bottle from the great Chicago fire.
Mrs. o. T. Ware.
Wine glass, two tumblers, table, soar
piggiD, 100 years old. Mrs. Lucy C. Cush-
ing.
Pitcher, 80 yrs. old. Mrs. Newman Al
Ion.
A baby's linen cap and work bag, 81
yrs. old 4; two mirrors, 100 yrs. old two ia
BILE knives, a knee buckle, razor, spectacle
case and tray, with various other small ar
tcles, 100 yrs. old Rev. Mr.. French's SER
mon against extortiOn, printed in 1777; Sc
lect Cases, by Thomas Shepard, published
in 1747, aud several other pamphlets and
letters from 80 to 100 yrs. old copy OF the
Brattleboro Messenger dated Friday, Feb.
s, 1922 copy of the WashingtOniau pub
lished at Windsor in 1872; two pewter plat
nlain nprrinupr tea nOfa
40 yrs. old glass flask, IS yrs. old black
underkerchief. Mrs. Daniel Whitney
Brookline.
Nice black shawl, 100 yrs. old; small
portrait painted on ivory and gold mount
ed for lady's breast pin, with a pair o.
large double hoped ear jewels, 1870 years
old. Mrs. G. G. Willis.
Brass skillet, l0i yrs. old cream pitcher
Zig yrs. old; copy of the Bible in two
volumes, 1857 two volumes OF Harvey's
Meditations. l7G0; Statutes of Vermont,
1891; a window curtain, 100 yrs. old. s. G..
Brown.
The Minstrel Progress of Genius, pub
lished in 1902; ancient shawl. Sylyanus
Sherwin.
History oil the Martyrs, published in 1747
and several other ancient volumes. Mrs.
Sarah Cook.
\ pair of silver sleeve buttons 100 yrs old
Mrs. James Lyman.
Old Continental money. Mrs. Ranney.
An old one dollar bank bill aud several
other old State bills. Daniel Whitney
Brookline.
Powder horn, IS yrs. old. NJ. Davidson
Trimmings from the pulpit of the Union
House. Mary Birchard.
The Christians Pattern, or a treatise OH
the imitation of Christ, published IVA
Mrs. Ranney.
The Office and Duties Of Justice Of the
Peace, published I764, and bought by Luke
Knowllon, Zone of the first grantees of The
town. April Is, l772 Henry Rice.
a shawl and silver spoon owned by Mrs
Luke Knowlton in l760. Mrs. S. X. Hol
land.
Piece of linen over 200 years old. Mrs
Henry Rice.
A sample of wall paper now on Mr.. Bir
chard's parlor, over so yrs. old; copies OIL
the Vermont Register for lSl0-ll. A. Biz
chard.
Five pewter dishes, plate, and a large
portrait OF Mrs. Moses Kenny, over l0i
yrs. old. Mrs. II. S. Kenny.
Relics Of Fort Tieonderoga and Fort Ed
ward. Miss Alice Morse.
A mustard pot rs yrs. old. Mrs. G. E
Davidson.
Waiter, over 100 yrs. old tea canister
over l25 yrs. old pewter spoon, $50 years
old three pewter platters over 100 yrs. old
pair of candle sticks, over 100 yrs. old, and
a mortar turned out of birch knot, nearly
100 yrs. old. S. p. Miller.
Two pewter platiers, plate and porringer
l25 yrs old. l.. II. Brigham.
Pewter porringer, spoon, platter, check
ed linen apron, 100 yrs. old. Mrs. r. NJ
Newton.
Brittania teapot over so yrs. old; pewter
cup, over 100 yrs. old. Mrs. Marshal New
ton.
One-half of an Indian stone mortar
found few years ago on the hill just no rtl
of this village; copy of the Spectator
printed in ITO. A. T. Warren.
Several Indian arrow heads. L. o. Bur-
dit.
Three arrow heads and two pieces of In.
dian pottery. j. j. Green.
A profile likeness of VIM. Putnam, *
yrs. old. Mrs. n. Bolles.
Pewter lumber, glass tumbler, wine
glass, two pewter tankards, pair OF sugar
tongs, over 100 yrs. old, once the property
of the noted Corn Fisher; specimen o
fossil leaves, an Indians stone Ratchet, two
deeds of land in Connecticut dated l772 ant
IVA; book, Principles of Religion, pub.
lished in l7lS. Mrs. Laura Johnson.
Ancient brown earthen pan and a fash
ionable bonnet of 25 yrs. ago. Mrs. War
rem Hildreth.
In closing our list we must not omit the
Yankees original relic, labeled tie mus
tache of the man in the moon, aud feath-
er from the bird of Paradise. There were
many ancient chairs and portraits, and va
rious other unlabeled articles that We have
omitted, not knowing whose they were.
O.