The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-10-03
The Ar Loan Exhibition.

ne 4Et Loan
The exhibition now open in the Reading
Room Of the w. c. T. L. is richly wOrtl
more than the low price Of admission asked
The occasion has brought to light a mum
Der Of old relics possessing great interest
to the antiquarian. Old dishes from which
the great-grandparents Of persons now liy-
ing, ate. articles of clothing and ornaments
which they wore, books which they read
side by side with works of art by persons
of the present generation. present luxurious
contrast and furnish food for reflection.
We spent an hour among the collection on
the second evening and felt very old indeed
when we left the room. In the portrait
line there are two very handsomely execu-
ted colored erayon portraits Of Major-Gen-
eral Shinn Gather of William j. Shinu and
grandfather of Miss Emeline Shnn and
Mrs. NJ. W. Clawson) and his wife. Gen
eral Shinn served III the war of 1912 in
the New Jersey militia, and on the table
near are the epaulettes worn by him when
i'll uniform. A large oil painting of a lit
tie girl of ten or twelve years in the quaint
costume of olden time would hardly be
recognized now as Mrs. John Borden. On
the table is an old fashioned sampler with
the usual alphabetical effect and the in
scription, MARY Z. Burdens work.
wrought in the twelfth year Of her age.
1924, being the 48th year of American In
dependence. Youth like spring, will soon
depart. Mrs. l. S. Reed has a very large
collection of old fashioned plates and china,
some of the articles being over a hundred
years old Among them two handsome
plates, formerly the property of the Bra
lillian munster to France. who died at
Paris, and these plates were purchased at
the sale of his effects. A coeoanut drink
ing cup with long handle over 100 years
old, and a pair of large solid silver shutters
and tray of the same material. are also
in Mrs. Reed 5 collection. 4 long handled
ladle of large size, from Mrs. Jos Macal-
toner, causes many conjectures as to its
probable use i'll the days of its usefulness.
There is an old account book of 1893. kept
by Jacob Davis who kept store where
Richman Coles now lives next the Friends
meeting house at that time The accounts
are kept in pounds, shillings and pence
Another old book is prayer book in the
German language, the property of Gottlieb
Brown. and dated 1902 A copy of Bar
clay's Apology, deposited by Mrs c. Fos-
ter. dated 1865. contains the inscription.
Robert Howard. his book. 1910. and on
the fly leaf is a record of the birth
Of Robert Howard. of Worcester. Eng
land in 1902 and his wife Hannah War
rick in 1906 with the names and date of
the birth of their children to the num-
Der of six or eight This Robert How
ard was the great-grandfather of Sarah
Shute, who died at Eldridges Hill in 1890.
aged % years. She was Mrs. Foster 5
mother. An old arm chair of English oak
never touched by paint or yarnish. and
which was brought from England by the
above named Robert Howard when young
man is also loaned by Mrs. Foster Miss
Rachel Fogg loans a necklace of amber
beads. worn by Mary Clark her great
great-grandmother, daughter of Robert
Howard nearly $50 years ago. A collec-
ton of thirteen specimens of the fractional
currency Of our war times neatly framed
is, if not SO ancient. none the less interest
ing Miss Jessie Bridgeman loaned some
of the finest Specimens of flower painting.
her own work. we have ever seen Mrs.
Caroline Citizens sends an infants under
garment of homespun linen worn by her
grandfather when babe, and an old order
worded as follows:
''Sir, please pay to Mr.. Henry Sparks the
balance of that order III your hands, and
this order shall be your receipt from yours.
Aug. %, 1890. THos. KELLEY.
MIR. DANIEL hIDGEWA1.
On the back is written:
Received of the within order, seven shil-
lings and six pence, this 23d of August,
1880, by HENRY SPARKS. -
Mrs Maurice Elton sent in three beauti-
full Powered bed spreads, in blue and white.
which came from Germany and are $50
years old.
But we are not going to tell you all there
is in this interesting exhibition, for it would
take page of the MONITOR. The above
are only 1.-THE of the number. Old speci-
mems of embroidery and needle work,
bridal wells and shoe buckles, horn combs
and shirt fronts, spinning wheels and por-
ringers. Indian relics, Chinese idols, and
we don't know what in all. will keep you
busy half a day looking at them. This
afternoon and evening and tomorrow af-
ternoon and evening are the last opportu-
mites. Don't fail to go. 1t will pay you.