The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-29

birds mounted Al tne paok OF tuc ttatt
re scs1sry wa. an old nfe place an sne
irons, aud Il took One back 20 '.ye olo
times" The first boot worn BY Dr
Thom made from the top OF an olu
boot OF mis- fathers. IL was about foui
inches In length, and though the top bent
over with age, the doctor 10 very prono
Of 10. Also the first skirt worn ~ MIN,
which has passed the 700 years mark. a
warming pan was loaned BY Mrs, Il
Moulton; two hand painted pictures o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Freeman. loaned
py Martha Harding Freshman OF vino
ham: slippers worn BY susan dow ~
her marriage to - Hasty In lso4, by
Mrs. Il. Moulton; q wooden bowl ma1e
from q knot Of tree, owned By Mrs. >
l.. TASTY, which has passed from genera
tion 20 generation in the Hasty family
o picture OF the first meeting mouse IN
Horham. lT9S. Mrs. Annie Paine ioaneo
box OF Bohemian glass, Turkish conee
cup and mats made from spun glass =
basket which has been In the Lowen
family since 100; Mrs. u. Moulton
plate, 100; a piece OF bark from the
famous big tree in California; pieos o.
Gibraltar; a letter written by leDuion
Adams, grandfather OF Joshua Falne'
wilhelm the Revolutionary army, IN LII !,
Sand box for drying writing, loaned Dy
Mrs. j. L.. Chase; two pewter spov ~,
nlnuB W AfAAs - LII AAnotI >
years ago: jsweIry made by Oliver DOW /;
Mrs. Cresssyis great great grandfather
canteen, 17f5; plate from 0ettyspur1.
owned by Mrs. y. Dow; father anu
mother OF Almon Cressey, taken iroln
life, with pen and Ink, over w years ngo.
Mrs. u, +. Swasey had case over tns
long table, which contained brooch anu
ear drops $50 years, old purse over ~
comb lilo, one over 80 and one over ~
years OF age; worklbox brought from
china by VIM. III. foindexter, ~ yea
ago, owned by MIR. 8. II. Poin1exter: ~
also exhibited The vicksburg DAILY Jill
zen. set up for print July 2. 1905, peioIe
the surrender to Grant, and issued BY mis-
order July 4. Paper was scarce. ana u
was printed on wall paper. picture OF
Rsbecoa sawyer, born March ~, lIvv,
and taken In 1870, and her great great
granddaughter, vernie Sawyer Anderson'
And tue little doliies were not forgotten.
Mrs. j. IL. Hasty. now IS years Of age,
exhibited her little woodsn doll which
she played with when a child; MISS
Poor Mehitable 10 aged 90, and little
china doll, Miss Dolly, from the LoWeiI
family had seen 80 summers. Ihey SAT
together with their wardrobe laid before
them, and m AIDE one think o. ye o,us n,
time" A picture Of Mary Ihngiey, born
In Raymond, Sept. 7, 100; looking glass
over 100 years, owned by Mrs. Swnsey,
ana a sword ownei by her father, Iheo-
dore Bradbury; little basket 100 years,
owned by Miss Wadleigh; oandiestick
from Mexico, and pieces or panister from
the John hancock house. Boston, owned
by Mrs. Chase. In box of red satin
were arranged porcupine quilts. Indian
arrowhead. wampum used BY Alaska In
uians as money, value two cents; nuts
from China; large linen doilsy worked
by Marion Swasey; q spread woven py
Thankful Muzzey; mantle WORKED py
AZ. pNa shawl
spun and woven by Mrs. Leavitt grand
mother 10 years ago; ancient and mod
ern finishing nails, from the casing IN H.
b. Hartford sitting room; Mrs. y Cole,
q baby carriage which was OF much Inter
est; an Intention of marriage between
Moses Baker of Somersworth and MISS
sarah Thoms OF Gorham, in $500; MISS
Nettie Cressey had dictionary 1913 years
old, Bible, 1891, history OF an exposi-
ton 26l years ago; q Bible formerly
owned by MIR. Barnabas sawyer, Aug.
10, 1907; another marked John Ihomp-
SOD, Feb. 2. 1907; a newspaper. "Ihe In
dependent Chronicle" which contained
will OF Rev. Daniel Merritt of this place,
dated Feb. "a TO ga, 1900. In the evening
a fine entertainment, "Grandma's Attic
Treasures, read by Miss Edith Hartford
illustrated by tableaux and
songs was given. Miss Hartford
Is n une fehuer, anu VIC chhoA
tainment was very finely rendered. The
committee wishes to extend thanks to all
who SO kindly loaned their ancient treas
ures, and helped to make the exhibition
so successful.
WINDHAM.
windham Center, November 2S IL, g.
Varney OF the University OF Maine, lsUl.
is In Philadelphia this week, delegate
from the Psi Chapter Of the Kappa sigma
Fraternity to the General Conclave OF the
society. MIR. Varney and his classmates.
q. II. Davis Of Auburn, Me-, left Fort.
land Saturday evening by the New YORK
boat. The Kappa Sigma Chapter OF Bow
dom send MIR. Harry Cloudman OF South
Windham to represent their society.
=. Perley w. Varney Is visiting friends on
Sherman street, Portland.
Miss Marian Hanson is spending few
days In Deering.
Miss Abbie q. Goodrich is slowly i'm
proving from her recent illness OF the
past two weeks.
writing.
The ios storm which began Sunday and
continued through Monday and Tuesday
did much damage to trees and electric
wires. and in some places windows were
broken by the falling of ice-laden limbs.
The illumination from burning electric
wires through sunday night was very
brilliant at times.
Mrs. Adeiia Fellows spent Thanksgiv-
ing in Buxton will DR.. John Fellows
family.