The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-11-29
NAINE TOWNS.
items Of Interest Gathered BY ous Lo-
cal Correspondents.
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John Kimball OF westbrook visited Mr.
and Mrs. II. NJ. Lombard at Convene,
also Mrs. II. e. Wentworth OF woodfords
visited her father ard mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. W. Sawyer.
Frank l.. Brown and wife, OF sebago,
Rave moved to Convene. at Chss. r.
Douglass g.
The Ladies' Circle at Convene are to
prepare u "Uouundrum SUPPER" SO
called, at Maple Grove Grange hall, on
"Wednesday evening, the sSth.
j. &c. Stewart OF East Hiram has been
doing mason work at the new summer
boarding house, for Annie l.. Douglass
of Convene. Miss douglass, who has
had the new house built, 10 In Portland
for the winter, at Mrs. Pettengiii's, on
Deering street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. u. Clark Intend 10
visit q. Davis this week.
STANDISH.
Standisb. November 2S The Ladies'
Circle Of Standish had loan exhibition
at Town hall, Tuesday and "Wednesday,
Nov. 20 and a. Ire hall was prettlly
arranged, with tables covered with linen
woven by many OF the ladies' grand
mothers As you entered the hail, at the
left was table Of rare old china ana
pewter. The table was draped In the
national oolors. Among the china were
pieces exhibited by Mrs. Hittie Cressey,
two plates 125 years old and pewter tea.
Dot lp5 years old. Mrs. q. II. Swasey
exhibited plate 100 years, pun box ioO
years; Mrs l.. Moulton, Sebago Lake,
plate, 1870, teapot 100 years; Miss Poor OF
sebago Lake, teapot 1870, pitcher 1922.
also one made since 1870; Mrs Daniei
Libby, Sebago Lake, teapot over w years
old. A large plate OF Boston Common mt, ~
1888 attracted much attention. A httle
plate Of Mrs. Bailey e, over luO years olo
o pitcher by Mrs. e. b. Thompson, over
$50 years; cup and saucer by Mrs y.
Il. Paine, brought from Cuba; pewter
set by Mrs. ) l.. Hasty; Mrs Aimon
Cressey, q teapot that belonged 70 ner
mother over 100 years ago. There were q
large number OF plates which had seen
from 100 to nearly 200 years OF seryice.
Framed In \ large frame on the back OF
the table was canvas picture WORKED
by MIR. u. A. Leavitts mother. First
tae two aIphabets worked, and the gsne-
slogy OF the family: Ezekiel Ward, Born
sept. 4, 1873; Rebeoca Ward, Born june
4, 1873; Esther Ward, Born Aug. 7, 1878
Zachariah Ward, Born Dec. II, 1871
Daniel Ward born sept 8, 1897 MISS
Poor sent silk quilt, very handsome.
Candle molds were loaned by MISS But
terheld, with tallow candies all made
ready TO take out and use. handsome
blue and white spreads were hung Hastily
around the room and laid over the back
of an old settle made by Daniel Chase IN
1880 Each summer IL still stands on the
piazza of the old Chase homestead. deo.
Palmer brought large number Oh tne
curiosities he brought home from Florida,
among this collection estra pago or dish
In m n frnrl the nnRrFlpg on
Conastatia island, Fla Indian pottery
from Turtle Mound, Hiilboro river, Fla,
dug by Geo. Palmer. A corner chair
once owned by James Russell Lowell 9
great gran dmother, owned by Richard
Palmer, $50 years. Mrs. u. A. Leayitt
and Theresa Tompson had q table of old
silver. Chairs and rocker OF Mrs. .. Il /.
Phinney, Miss Butterfield, Mrs. W. u.
Hasty. Mrs. uasty's chair was dated
1850, and had always been in the Hasty
family. Miss Abbie Bailey had.a table OF
modern needlewors; Miss Buttertield had
q table of old china and fluid lamps. The
table was covered with a cloth woven by
her mother. "Sit Ye Down. was worked
on an old chair owned by Mrs. Il. W.
Dolloff bread toastsr owned by Jane An
derson. Mrs. spear had two sets OF col
lars and cuffs made by her mother. One
was lace work and OF the finest and most
beautiful OF all the handwofk In the hall.
Il
Mrs. Abbis Hamlin, Of Richylls. when a
girl, and was finely done. The table COW
er was spur and woven by her grand
mother Hasey in the Old Hasty homestead,
mora than 100 years ago. A cape owned
by Mrs. Z u. Tompson. WON by Saiiie
Thompson more than 100 years ago. a
comb by Mrs. Lesvitt, which would near
ly cover grown persons head. Mrs.
Dollotf, glass $50 years, was mended by
MIR. K, A. Spear, long passed to his
reward; a belt In which Mr.. o. h.
Phinney brought gold from California In
ls49; spur picked up by o.. A. Leavitt
in the day OF the battle at Cedar Greek,
Mrs. q. 4. Swassy exhibited looking
glass once owned by Governor Endicott,
governor of Massachusetts In 1886; Miss
Helen Merrill, old United States paper
money framed, making an interesting
picture; MIR. o. Ii. Dow. twigs from the
old elm OF Boston Common, and twigs
from the old elm OF Cambridge under
which Washington took command OF the
army In 1875. also penstock made from
twig from the Boston elm. Mrs. d.
ID. Dow was dressed In silk dress onoe
owned by Mrs. catherine Dow, and
jewelry she wore Fat her wedding. She
looked very nics as Aunt Dorothy. Mrs.
U X. Phinney was dressed as Grandma,
WI 18th cap and kerchief. and WAS the pride
of the committee. Miss Mona. Phinney
wore o plaid silk, her aunt's wedding
dress, and with lace kerchief she made Q
charming bride. Mrs. Joseph Cole stood
on the stage tspinning wool. With her
reels and cradle by her side she made a
model mother, and made one think OF the
stories we SO often read Of our Plymouth
foremothers. Mira. j. L., Hasty had an
old rocker about $50 years OF age. A
silver spoon which belonged TO Lydia
PIaisted, who died In 1855, aged SO years,
found four years ago in her garden. IL
must have lain In the ground over 40
years A box OF three little bears, made
In Switzerland, owned by Edna Chase; a
Turkish pips over l60 years, ow ned by
Mrs. o. X, Phinney; back comb llo
years old, belonging to Mrs. Altman Ores
seq: Kenneth Libby, rattlss from rattle
snake, ana a skin from o poet gopher,
which 1t recently shed; E-s- A. Ii. Dow,
walnut burrs iron Pen Mar; o china
sailor boy brought from the West Indies
in 1888, owned by Miss Poor; dish, Mrs.
l.. Moulton. 1745; Mrs. A. Cressey, a
basket $50 years old decanter brought
from Cape God by Asa Mayo. 1876 years
ago. Mrs. Dolloff exhibited lace made