Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-05-25
The LoRu Collaotion.


The Loan Collection.
One Of the most interesting features il
connection with the meeting Of the N stufs
History and Antiquarian Society and dedi
cation Of it's ball, vas the very creditab.e
loan collection which was made up BY q fe y
members Of the society. This was very
hastily arranged and only small humble,
made contributions; but had more time
been given to ii and had all the me mbers " ho
could have done so made contributions, the
collection would have been not ooly quite
e1ters lve but really noteworthy. The arti.
Giles were arranged on six or eight tables and
the eager way in which they were studied
by the visitors present gave q good idea OF
the attractions to the educated public,
which larger and more varied collection
Of q permanent nature would have. 1t il
such collection which the society hopes
at no distant day to build up and place b. =
fore the people Of this city and county for
their perpetual use and enjoyment.
Frank r. Partridge loaned An Indian
stone axe Of perfect workmanship which
was dug up in Water street = few years
ago by workmen engaged in putting down
water pipes.
The collection brought 10 by S. A. Rus
sell consisted Of beautiful e.ter platter
200 years old; Peace Jubilee Medal Of
the Emperor William of Germany. struck
in honor of his birthday in 1882 and of III.
celebration Of peace in 1882; . perfect
lodsn gougue found in the rear OF ;he
engine house; specimen Of thread silver
ore from the famous Silver King mine
Arizona; watch 200 years old; pair OF
handouts from ar old slave ship. AMI a duel
ling pistol taken st New Orleans 3, the time
that tg in 1864 ordered all the arms
brought in and given up, and = B,napsr e
"bsniAnua
Cspt Chas +. Nash exhibited q c,llec-
ton Of arrow heads AZ i chip, Of Red Jas
per Z, und by him a. Moosehead lake in
Sept. 1889; an old ROYAL qusrto volume
printed at London in 1924 by John Hsv-
Hand. being an exposition" Of certain
books OF the Bible, dedicated to Lord and
Lady Russell, Earl of Bedford. and . VAN
pun belt from the Mismsc tribe Of Indi-
ans, st. John, Containing six cen thousand
beads.
A map Of lots on tie K.nnebec and
Absssdasset rivers, and Sebattus. P0rga-
tory and Cobbossecontee ponds. made from
surveys by John Merrill in 1884, was tx.
hibited by Hon. Joseph w. Patterson.
A foe coll, c.i9n Of seashslis vas shown
by J. F. Bean, including olive shells from
Madagascar; spirsls from the L,drone
islands, Madagascar "bull mouth" shells.
and spider .hells from the island OF Rodrig-
uez. Indian Ocean. Mr.. Beans table
also contained specimens Of whAlebone,
teeth Of the sperm whale, and shark .teets,
weapons Of the South Sea Islanders.
Copies Of two old ard exceedingly rare
msps were presented - the Society BY
Mr.. c. c. Willoushby the sociefys libra
risn. These were made By Mr.. Willoughby
from the newly published historical work
on the Genesis Of the United States BY
Alexander Brown. One 10 copy Of
"drAusht Of st. Georges fort erected BY
Csp,ayne George Pophsm Esquire. on th'
entry of the famous River of Sassdehock in
virginia. taken out by John Hunt the viii day
Of October in the y ear 1907 Of cur Lorde )
And the other is = section showins "Kenne
bee and St. Georges rivers, copied from
the large map Of thst province in Americs
made for James LIST In 1910. Sent
by Philip 81 by Velasco in Bit
letter OF March %. lGtl." Both
are very valuable maps aud important
as settling hey nd dispute questions long
debated in the history Of the early colon IL
alton OF New England. The copies are
made With great delicacy ard accuracy tn
pen work being almost ~ fiae as steel plate
engraving.
Ahe CohetAN1 tAutuisGA W EAeoA
Noble formed leading part Of the display
ard embraced Zoe specimen. in many lines
of collecting. The psrer which Mr.. Nohl'
read on the voodps ckers Of New Englat
vas illustrated with mounted speeimeos ami
skias of the nine species described. Ia add
ton Mr.. Noble exhibited beautiful Brs liar
beetles. ard about dry Central American
butter flies; head Of the Wood Ibis, from
Florida; species Of the Stirg Ray from
Halifax river, Nova Scotia; two hundfet
shells from Misqueto Inlet. Fla. = case Of
two hundred specimens Of coleopters; vii
cons tern. from Boothbay Ha.bcr; shedde'
scales Of the mud turtle . large collection
of coins embracing the Massachusetts Pin
Tree Shilling Of i65a. IN English shilliol
OF the reign of Ed~ard vi. fi53s-l552)
with Central ard south American. DAnisI
and United State. gold. silver and cope
coins. and block Of cequina rock &c
SHELBY from the wallis of old fort So
Marco. 81. Augu s;ine. Fiori'a
beautiful collection Of IL liam 2aliqai