The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-09-26
A CURIOUS COLLECTION.
Interesting II lies of the Oiden Times
IA "GIassachOrd."

There. - said Dr. William Hoyey. of
the Bunker Hill district. pointing 10 an
Old-fashioned. tail clock. that is m
eight-day cock made bv Benirmn
Bagncll. OF Boston. some time about
l72l. As far as can be learned, he had
made only four OF the clocks when he
died and left the business TO his son
Samuel. Wvman's 'GcncaIogieS and
Estates in Charlestown' states that
Benjamin Blgncll was paid for clean
ing Il clock Aug. %, 1924. You see the
clock j. running and the lime II cor
rect. | wind her up every Sunday
morning. aud. rs far rs | know, she
goes US. rs well rs she did $50 wears
ago"
Have You any other rJlics?" ash I'd
the reporter.
Yes" replied the doctor. and going
to bureau he produced plate. sugar
bowl. and salt-ccllar. These belonged
to my great grandmother. whose
maiden namc was Abigail Burnham.
She was born in Chebacco, now Essex,
Mass. and used these dishes after she
married William Goodhue. about the
year l740. Here also are three chairs
used by the family ut that time"
You prize these articles highly, no
Loubt?"
"Ycs. indeed. Hero are two fire.
buckets. in use in Charleston, about
1894, before the hand-engincs were Inv
troduccd."
The doctor then went into another
room. and returned with pile of
books. Here" said lie, lis COM
pletc set OF Robert II. Thomas AL
manacs' from 1900 to tho present
time" In looking through the al
mpnac for 1900. the reporter found the
following item: 'Boston and New
York mail stages set off from Peases'
Office, No. II State street. every Mon
day, Wednesday, and Friday at 10
o'clock in the morning, and arrives at
New York every Thursday, Saturday,
and Tuesday, llSo'c,ock; leaves New
York every Monday, Wednesday, and
Friday, II o cock. morning. and ar
rive ut Boston every Thursday, Satur-
day. and Tuesday ut II O'Clock, noon"
Let me show YOU what | call
'glassachOrd, said the doctor, rs he
lifted the cover of what appeared to be
a melodeon. IL contained. however,
glass goblets set in wood, and when
touched with q wet finger the goblets
gave forth sweet sounds. This musi-
cal instrument was bought ut the sale
of the old museum at the corner of
Court and Hanover streets, Boston, the
first museum ever in the city. The pur-
chaser was Archibald Babcock, OF
Charleston, who also bought the musi-
cal clock, then great curiosity, but
he was so annoyed by people coming
to see the clock that ho sold it. be-
lieve there is only one other 'glassa-
chord in the country, and that is in
Philadelphia.
Here are my old coins" said the
doctor. IL have one one-cent piece is
sued by the United States for every
year 1898 to 1884. | sold three one
cent pieces of the year 1898 for $40
each, and one made in 1904 brought
me $50. Here is Feuchtwauger cent,
made of nickel in 1888. and presented
10 congress for adoption in place of the
large cent, but was rejected. Here
are four iivc-ccnt pieces iss-Ied in 1888.
one with shield, another with large
V and the words + Pluribus Unum,'
uHOLIOl Itll lpc anu tilc "OIuS
Five cents. and the fourth with
large V with n milcd edge. have an
old Jackson cent and n copper piece
good for cent ut Damn & Co.'S OYSTER
house. issued by the firm in 1864. when
change was scarce. | sold one of these
pieces recently for 81.
IL have not shown you all my cur
iosities yet. There is my diploma of
membership of the Mercantile library,
issued in 1897, when james L. Fields,
Daniel n. Haskell. and i. p. Whipple
were young men. Then here are
pair of whalcbone 'swifts, made by
sailor while in the Pacific ocean, don't
know how many years ago. Here is a
family umbrella used at the time of the
Revolutionary war; This is o SAM
pier worked by Martha Story. when
she was IL years of age, at FitchburG,
in 1897. Here is a decanter used in
Charleston in 1882. have also In my
cellar, nicely packed. the decanters
and wine glasses used by Rev. DR..
Morse. father of Morse, of telegraph
fame, when he was pastor of the First
Parish church, Charlcstown. They
were sold at auction, April /, 1920. We
have been talking about wine glasses
and decanters, and rs it was formerly
the custom to treat guests will revive
the habit on this occasion and give you
n taste of cider which is old enough to
be respected for its age"
The doctor then went to a closet and
brought forth an old-fashioned quart
bottle. and handed it to the reporter.
Blown in the bottle were the words
"Cyder, Eben'r Breed, 1906" The re-
porter tasted Of the aged cider and
found it most excellent, having the
flavor of prime sherry wine.
"Ebenezer Breed" said the doctor,
"kept grocery store in Charlestown
square, and my father bought this cider
of him. ."-BoSt0n Globe.
nf w Holmes