The Portland daily press., 1876-08-31

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Reverend we can almost hear the rafting of
the horses feet and see the lighted lantern in
the old North church as he went on that glo-
rious midnight ride. Paul was a silversmith,
you must know, and we see evidences of his
skill in pair of sugar tongs made for his sis.
ter Mary as wedding present. One can't
help reoere-ing these reminders of the great and
patriotic hero.
The silver Ross tankard, after Drawing the
perils of sea voyage from Scotland in 1853,
and being pifered by the Mowatt incendiaries
in 1774, makes bow to the public as centen
NAL relic. The Ten Brock family are repre-
sented by massive silver punch bowl bearing
date of 17l4 From the looks, it is capable of
surviving the shock of another centennial
There is view of house celebrated for its
hospitality in early days-"Montpeier," the
residence of Gen. Henry Knox, the hero of the
'Yankee Artillerist."
When the British evacuated Boston in 1765
they left spoon, which is now on exhibition.
A friend at our elbow wants to know if Gen.
Butler was in command of the victorious
troops that entered. OF course not There
would be no spoon on exhibition then.
The medium of trade in early times is repre-
scented by quantities of rag money and initiation,
of revolutionary fame, but Ii the poor Indian
believed in hard cash, for he shows up string
of the hardest kind of wampum, to which we
call the attention of S. j. T. and T. A. H.
Some Oldtown Indian, in 1850, made wood
en- spoon, which is a very credtable perform
ance, but he had a very exalted idea of the
capacity of white mans mouth, or else had
been taking fire-water and measured the recip.
lent for double size Here we see pair Of
sugar tongs over two hundred years DID, Just
think OF the midnight squalls that were stopped
by the saccharine morsels lifted to some in
fant's lips in 1876!
Now this is royalty for you! A napkin that
has wiped the regal mouth of Josephine, EN-
press of France. 1t is made of beautiful linen
and bears the initials I. M. B., surmounted by
coronet and underneath, the figure IL.
Further on is powder horn carried by isaac
Plummer of Gorham, in the "times that tried i,
&c." also an almanac, wherefrom he cleaned, ,
as we do nowadays, sthe state of the weather
prospective.
A large case of deeds, commissions wills
&C., are on parade at one end of the hall.
Commissions signed by Governor Brooks, Bow
dom and Strong of Massachusetts, and King
the first, Governor OF Maine William III is
represented by warrant bearing the massive
royal seal, dated 1899, countersigned by Belle
mont, Captain General and Governor of the
provinces of New England. Then comes the
exhibit of newspapers-very valuable collection
indeed A copy of the Eastern Herald and
Gazette OF Maine Sept. %. 1896, contai ming
Washington's farewell ad lress, obtained by
the publishers from gentleman from Bos-
ton who has favored US with copy Of the Cen
tinel."
A copy of jerks Portland Gazette of
January %, 1906, published at No. Fish street
(now Exchange). From this we learn that
butter was worth % cents per h., -four, $12. 30
per bbl., moasses. 81 cents per gal, brandy,
Sc cents per GAL, gin, 80 cents per GAL, rum,
IS cents per gal. Just think of it, We imhibers
of the ardent! Don't you sigh for the good old
days?
An immense compendium of medicine which
will be vastly amusing to our medical friends
1t is entitled Gan Introduction or Compendious
Way to Chirurgery." 1t treats in a curious
uduutI VI buo VITAL parts VI HAL DOuy VI
muscles and bones; of particular tumors against
nature, of green and bloody wounds of each
part; concerning dislocations; of diverse prete-
natural affects; whose cure is performed by
surgerie; concerning small pocks; concerning
the generation of man Darwin, nota bene); of
simple medicines and their use." 1t is vol
ume of 800 pages and is really great curiosity.
Printed in 1879. Also Japanese newspaper,
very interesting, wherein we learned that-well
we won't take up the time. Visitors can read
for themselves.
E The bells that sjingled the approach of our
fist Governor, William King, are here togeth-
er with his harness.
Copy of a newspaper containing an account
of the 'Bloody Butchery by the British Troops,
or the Runaway fight of the Regulars" at Con-
cord, 1775, embellished at the head by an omi
nous array of forty black coffi MS, all in row.
Hon. William Gould of Windham, exhibits
and platters of bi-centennial worth; fire dog,
shovel end tongs of hundred years existence
Lieut.. Anderson's sword that did service in the
Bagaduce Expedition of 1779. The Holman
chair of carved wood, quaint in design, only
256 years old, smiles epprovingly on its next
door neighbor, aged 235-thats all.
When La Fayetta visited this county in 1926,
he came to the natural seaport, and as nat
ter of fact he went to bed, but he could not
stretch his precious legs up to the high beds of
the period, so the steps he used and the bowl
and pitcher he had when here, are to be seen
among the curosities.
The portrait of Mary Queen of Scots, loaned
by Hon. George B. Barrcws of Fryburg, is
really very valuable, as well as interesting to
the students Of antiquity. 1t is unquestiona-
bly, an original picture and its age is shown by
the traces of the hand of time. 1t has been
compared withlthe one in the Royal Gallery at
Hampton Court and pronounced genuine. The
figures on the back of the canvass, suggestive
of medieval time. gives, perhaps, the clue to its
once belonging to some European gallery. 1t
was restored by Howarth of Boston, who gives
his testimony of his long experience in support
of its authenticity.
And so we might go on till the next centen.
NAL enumeratng the many rare, interesting
and curious features Of the exhibition. 1t is
worth all the time you can spare to see them
and we are sure you will not regret it. The de-
partment is in charge Of Gen. John M Brown,
Major W. 81. Pencil and Mr.. Henry Deering,
all of this city, who have been unremtting in
their endeavors to make it the success it is.
They are ready and willing to tell each and all
the romance and history surrounding each arti-
Gle. 1t is not too late now to bring in articles,
as two days yet remain and those having any
interesting heir looms are requested to forward
them.
ADDITIONAL ENTRIEs-CENTENNIAL DEPARTMENT..
H A Bascom, Portland, old bible
A P Butler, Portland, old BOOKS.
George Lawer, Waterville string of Indian wam-
pun from Indian Grove, Waterville.
Winsow Hall, Falmouth, tax list of Falmouth
1776.
Peter W Aver, Freedom. old deeds.
E p & W NJ Payson, Deering, case old china,
do books, shield.
&c Jordan, Portland, case old china
VIM Goodwin, Portland 5 pcs old china, 8 do do
silver.
Wv Rice, Thomaston, 1 sleigh purchased by the
late John Ruggles about 1800 chair imported from
England 1914
Maine Hist Society, gun belonging to Dominicus
Jordan, who was killed by the Indians at Spurwink
in 1903.
Miss M A Mayberry 2 old books.
Miss II M Mayberry, old book, deeds.
DR. Lewis Pendleton, Belfast, case Indian i'm
plements.
E Payson, Deering, 8 ancient books 1885, 1886,
1865.
II Robinson, Portland, / old silver watch.