The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-02-12
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path.
A sewing machine, one of the
first in the market, the property o.
f. S Case is quite u curiosity.
An old Irish shelalah captured al
a Doneybrook Fair in ireland
touches the hearts of the Irishman
II. Smith has an old family bible
250 years old, whose leaves have
long ago turned yellow with age,
reminds us that time Is moving on
and that our lives like the leaves
of this book ARE turning.
AS we move around the hall oul
eyes rest on handsomely emboss
ed pitcher and upon examining the
exhibitors card find ii to be the
property of VIM. Waner and was
brought from Prussia over 10(
years ago.
In large case at the head of the
hall number Of ladies have on
display rare pieces Of china relics
saved from floods and beautiful
specimens Of different minerals.
In the upper right hand corner
on raised platform were two old
fashioned upholstered chairs which
upon a closer examination we
found to have been at one time the
property of Ethan Allen Brown of
State and national fame. The
wood from which these chairs were
made was imported from Brazil in
1920. The exhibit Is now the pro-
perty Of DIR. ID. r. Moore. On this
same platform is a log containing
an embedded cannon ball. This
piece of wood was cut from tree
at Chlckamaugua. The cannon ball
in this pice of wood Is the one that
missed Gen. G. G. Gage because he
was not there during that engage
ment.
Miss Helen f. Pursell has on ex-
hibitiion some rare old china 800
years, which were presented to her
by Olillie Kemmler, daughter of
the EX-Consel to Alsace Lorraine,
also II linen tidie drawn and woven
by Ruse peasant.
Chas Stallsmith exhibits pretty
boquet made of fish scales made at
Rockford Texas.
The old fashioned spinning wheel
occupies prominent position in
the hall and is gentle reminder
to the present young generation o.
how our grandmothers wove and
spun the flax from which their
clothes were made.
The old fashioned corn shelter
can here be seen as 1t is stripped of
its usefulness by the more modern
steam shelter.
Many Of our readers no doubt re.
member the time when John A.
Shaw was struck down by light
ming. The clothes he wore on that
occasion, showing how the deadly |
fluid from the heavens tore them
into shreads, are here on exhibi-
lion.
One Of the old time wooden bug
gy springs used an hundred years
ago before iron had come into gen.
eral use, can be seen in the con-
glomeration Of relics.
The schools are well represented.
The primary departments have an
exhibit of penmanship,
while the High School show their
and chemical apparatus.
Mr.. Richard Steele has a good
display of old war relics gathered
from the field Of carnage. Old
coins, relics Of the war OF 1912 and
antique curios are numerous and
make interesting study.
The ladies of the M. y. church
have a quilt on exhibition on which
1000 names Of citizens are embroid-
cred. The quilt is for sale and
would make nice heirloom in fu-
ture years.
Some of the old coins on exhibi-
ion are very valuable, one exhibit
,r having among his collection an
I'D cent piece which 1t is said to
'e worth $50.
G. M. Whitmer has one of the
most complete collections OF In.
lian relics, arrow heads, stone
lxes, varieties Of the Mound build
'rs time that is supposed to exist
outside Of the Smithsonian Insti-
ute. His collection includes shells
rom the Sandwich Islands, Petri. {
led wood from the Garden of God,
hells from the coast OF Florida,
lock of wood from Jeruselum, '
pansh soyenier commemorating ,
he marriage Of Louis lst 1920,
Oins from Palestine supposed to {
70 1000 years old, wing of the fly !
ng Ash and the smallest dictionary
yer printed containing 395 naVas |