Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-29
The Antiaue soolahla-

The Antique Sociable held at the
Presbyterian Church last Friday eve
ming was well attended and was q
success in every respect. The first
part of the evening was devoted to
music and Rotations. A score or so
OF men and women were dressed in
the style of a century ago and several
times came out and sang and per-
formed tl' the edifcation of all and
the delight of the little ones. G. A.
Lewis and G. P. Barber were rugged
out In silk stockings, pigeon-tailed
coats and huge rufies about the head
and "al down before" till they look
ed as we imagine Gen. Washington
and Lafayette appeared. It was a
pleasant affair throughout. The adj
mission was 10 cents and the gate
fees went to the poor The ladies of
the Relief Corps deserve great praise.
Mrs. Heath, President and Mrs.
Fleming, Secretary, and others, were
interchangeable in their efforts to make
it success. The following is list
of the most interesting articles on ex-
hibltion so far as we were able to as
certain the names of the exhibitors.
We are under obligations to Mrs.
Heath, President, Mrs. Fleming, Sec
rotary, and Mrs. Conn, Treasurer, for
their valuable assistance in preparing
the list:
Justice Baum, a flask which he
knows was sixty years old, also tray
in use sixty years,
Mrs. G. S. Morton, lot of wearing
apparel of ye olden time, age not
mentioned.
DIR. Houck, fragment of a meteor
found in this county, an interesting
article.
w. II. Scott, an old copy of the
Essex County Index printed in 1900
containing notice ofthe death of Geo.
Washington and dressed in mourn
ing.
Mrs. Scott, an interesting Roman
Breakfast Cap; a very interesting
sample of tracing lace and other en-
broidery part of the belongings of
Mary Queen of Scotts-some of IT
being the work of the Queens own
hands. They also had On exhibition
the following articles, viz: A Roman
scarf; an aged southern made set
of tongs and shovel rack; some
seeds from Japan; a coral presented
by the famous Tom Thumb to Mrs.
Scott; quantity of moss from large
trees of California; an antique ash
dish; stand of peculiar fashion from
the south.
Mrs. McNay had on exhibition
quilt, the calico in it having been
worn by relatives over 100 years ago;
also some skeins of silk; some lace
manufactured by the grandmother of
]. II. McNay; an arithmetic used by
the grandfather of Mrs. McNay.
Mrs. JIM. Page, sugar tongs and
spoons bearing date of 1886; night
candle-stlck, date 1880; an English
tea caddy 1910; the old kitchen tongs
1910; butter knife and ham forks used
by her fathers family in England IN
1886.
Frank Strain, walking stick, prop
erty of veteran of the battle of Tip
pecanoe and presented to Robt. Strain
in 1928.
Mrs. Beckley, a dish for storing
cake fifty years old.
VIM. Douglass, watch case made
from thread raised, hacked and spun
by Sarah Douglass in 1840
Mrs. T. J. Loar, candle-stick owned
by her grandmother; salt vale used
by grandmother, so years old.
Mrs. Piatt, an antique plate of
her grandmother.
G. II. Lefingwell, sailors spy
glass used on ocean vessels by his
grandfather
Mrs. Houck, a dress made before
the war from one of her mothers
many years older.
Mrs. Bickford, a towel and table
cloth made by her grandmother over
rs years ago.
Mrs. Bissell, a knot cut from a
maple tree which grew on the Cats
kill mountains in 1902.
Mrs. Morse, tsble-clath which her
mother, Mrs. SpauldIng, made over
sixty years ago.
Mrs. Archer, teaspoons, salt shovel
and said silver in use at her mothers
wedding: also q cup and saucer