The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-19

Tucked away In niesets. plaosd on
tables and In many instances carefully
on the walls of many an old
house In south Portland are qaint, old
and valuable piecss of historical china.
One Of the very notable collections 10
the possession Of Mrs DIR. Young, Of
Preble street. 1t includes plates. platters.
bowls, eto. numbering over 2)o pieces the
work of the early decades Of Q century
now drawing to Its CLOSE.
Mrs. Young has at least 90 historical
pieces placed against the wall Of her SIT
tins room and one especially worthy Of
note commentaries Commodore Melon
ough's naval victory on Lake Cbamplsin.
near Piattsburp, Sept. IL, 1914. The
center platter which Is thought to be 100
years old pictures the "Eisherman's Re-
turn" and besides these there are bsauti-
full china plates showing Paynss Hall.
K ng land, Fullam church, the Sheltered
Peasants who have taken refuge In q
storm under a wide spreading tree.
There IL States plate, when. the Union
was made up Of fifteen states, with their
names Inscribed around the rim, with
the White HOUSE as IL was In those print
tive days, and sheep are to be seen graz
ing near Its very portals. New York
city hall appears on plates In blue. also
In gre en- and another piece shows the
State houss in Boston with the deacon's
"One Horse Shay" In front.
Romantic themes are touched upon and
q "Dox Quixoto" plates call to mind
the meeting OF Sanato and Dapple.
There Is Q Mobammedan tomb and
Ia rye sugar bowl u decorated with Han
cock farm. with a table on the common.
To further review this large and Inter-
esting collection would exceed the limits
of space allowed. Enough. however,
has been said to prove that Mrs. Young's
collection m ust be among the rarest and
most valuable on this side of the harbor
DEATH on MRS. SAMUEL SWEET.
Mrs. Samuel SWEET passed away at
her homs, corner Of Front and Dyer
street, Sunday afternoon at O'Clock,
after an illness of three weeks. She was
about % years old and before marriage
was Miss Mary O'Donnell of Portland,
"nu wa" "1s 1'
pitnl.
She Is survived by her husband an en-
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rus AMAo1En Al Ao"N hoo9H
CORNER.
Petitions are being circulated which re.
ceiye many signatures asking for the ap-
pointment of G. Fremont Jose as post
master at Town House Corner, vice Mr..
Mariner, deceased.
SCHOOLS AT WILLARD.
IN. taa,hs,s at willard have bean max.
Inc nm tho tina vb,ob was lo.t conss-
80, ,ro, ~. ,,os,rc ~ the snhools bv
ths ho.ra =, hs.Ith 90 tina. tba,- vaca.
t,o,, and ,hos. ., an. .c,o,a,s viii mot ha.
,,,n mil ,or,or-ow vban the .chools
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Chief OF Detectives Colleran today re-
De lived information from the authorities
Of South Portland. Me-. that Weisford
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onii1ren were siseping' 10 get the insur-
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also disappeared az the same ume ana
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Inc hiil woman was ioutd IN lineage
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