Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-07
WORTHY A VISIT.


Hftsry and Antiquarian Society.
Va one should mias the exhibition ct III
,.cu, Of the Ksnnebsc Natural History Al
.,,seu,risn society. Beginning today Al,
.o,tis isz through the week the room o
Al, xcissy will be open for visitors durinl
,o,,ion Of the day, and doubtless 9 lars,
,anbsr Of people will avail themselves Of
d. opportunity to visit the room and ex
.m,s. The collection, which this society i,
a, b,,ef but exceedingly profitable exis
,.,es Ia, secured. There viii be in sddi.
s,s 20 The sociesy's cole c,ion large NAM
-, of articles Iossed by people In the city
g.lIayel and Gardiner. On Saturday
.ss,roon 4 JOURNAL reporter visited the
,,ou where the exhibit will be shown and
.. ,ssrdsa much pleasure In Iookir Z
,,s, such Of the articles - have arrived
as,s,
The csllsctlon Of TIE society has already
,ss, mentioned In part from time to time,
IN. mus. be seen 70 be appreciated. The
,uees.s ia sccumulaiing old curiosities to-
,,ster Win Oh jsc.s Of ns,ural history which
awarded the efforts Of the society 10
.lrr,,s wonderful and the inseres. OF many
a. ssr people has been thoroughly avail
,ssd ard the interes. Of many others will
h, ,,oa.ed before the exhibition 10 at &
close.
Anobs the loans that cana in Saturday
VS.. very choice relic, small and DELI
e,,sly x,ought silver cream pitcher and =
ssI, d sugar tongs. These were loaned
B, Miss Julia Clapp and
we're Owned By Paul Re-
,,rs. be Of the famous ride. aud bear bis
ts,!s. p. L." Miss Annie c. Child has
la.aed ,ome BE- n gle silver bracelets elegant
IL wrought And the han3.w 5rk Of the Alas
+, indlsas; also an old salad bowl over
,vo hundred years old ard once the prop
,ry Of the grandmother OF the FRS: com
usndsnl OF West Point.
Mrs. General I'.aisad has offered TO loan
,u,eraph letters from Ruskin. Tennyson,
xsssy. John O. Whittier. Lord D1aerin
,.d WNkie Collins, and these will be on
exhibition. Mrs. J. Il. Badger will loan q
book Of lut0Hsphs containing the auto-
usBh, Of nes,ly all. if no. all, Of the senx-
TOT, during the term Of her father in the
Ssnsie.
Among some OF the chief ouiiosities is q
,r,fsi. Of Gen. Henry Dearborn, painted
90 sna Mrs. c. Williams loaned q very
.nclsut volume containing the acts during
The reign Of William and Mary, and printed
10 London in 1920. This book WAS taken
from an old Virginia mansion during the
evil var TIE there is an old fire screen
40 years old. and done By Mary Hancock,
std DOW 10 the procession Of her grea.
fran1 -1auy hier, Maria r. Perkins min.
s.u,s totem pole AZ ! spoons, the work of
Ankans. and brought home by Joseph
Bridge an ancient settle made from . pew
in The Brsttle Square Church at Boston,
the seat bearing the marks Of the muzzles
Of British muskets when they quartered in
the church during the carly psrt Of the
revolution punch bowl that belonged to
Jadae reitgrew. thu last union man in |
North Carolina a copy Of the Boston |
News letter published in Boston April |
9Th, l0t, ard loaned by David I. Neal,
vbo has loaned many valuable things to the |
exhibition an old Dutch tile from the Han
cock House; soup lareen-psrt Of Q set |
given Mrs. John Davis Miss North when
che vas married in l790-and loaned By |
Francis Woodbridge; Eskimo pipe and
snuff box from Siberli, loaned by - N.
Wade who has loaned several articles Of
virtue, 4 plan Of the ground on which
,,ood the villages Of Hslloweli and Augusta
ial775.
4Ths original and closely written manu-
'cfp, Of Is sermons preached by Rev.
Nathaniel Stone and Rev Thomas Stone
Massachusetts, between the years Of 1896
and li16, l0sled by Chss. A. Price. G. c.
Wllloughby has loaned the society many
inie's,ting articles, b.tl antiquities and
natural history collections. An unusually
complete and select collection of Indian
relics are shown which belong to Mrs, M
ehaeis choice specimens ftcm the Wood
vHd, pathological collection aud from
Nj. F 7. MOBILES collec ion. Rarely il any
shs'e in the State will be found 8 finer
display Of Indian rel cs and implements Of
previous generations than Is sbosn In the
Collections Of Capt. Nssh AID H. II. Smell
Of RiVe''ide J. r Beanie has loaned soma
very vslusble curiosities. as has Mr.. s. A.
Ba'sell. Mr.. Fred II.mlen has loaned
wooden canteen used in the
Revolutionary war and the property Of Nt-
hanisl lamlen, the father Of L avis Ham
lsn' Mr.. j. R. Bosrdman exhibits some
choice collect 1ns Of grasses and coins. Ia
oflsf The available space for displaying
such articles in the room is we'll taken up,
housh many more sre expected from par
ues The drst Ct this week and an hour can |
% spent here with great profit and interest. !