Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-17
SOME RARE RELICS.
Fine Collection Owned by Mrs.
J. H. Chandler, Bangor St.
There Are Souvenirs from Pompeii
Down to Greene, Me.
Many Curious Me'nentos from Many
Countries of the World.

If ever there was a person who could
justly feel proud OF anything orna-
mental it is Mrs. j. II. Chandler of Al
Bangor street, who has very fine
collection of relics. AS Mrs. Chandler
expressed it, they are relics from Pom
pei down to some from Greene. 1t
is truly n Bare collection of historical
value and quite large one. too. Mrs.
Chandler takes a great interest in it
as she collected it all herself. She
mas some eight shelves in the case and
they are completely loaded with the
rare ornaments.
1t is impossible to adequately de-
scribe all these little relics in small
space. for there are hundreds of them.
There are some. however, which might
be of particular interest. Among
these are two little pieces taken from
paving at Pompeii, which Mrs.
Chandler has had for good many
years. Then there are two lamps of
very old type which are made from
pewter. These are very interest ting
to see, as the bowl of the lamp is
scarcely bigger than an egg shell. y
small wooden box. taken from the old
tea house, corner OF Hollis and
fremont streets, which was erected
in 1771 and taken down in 1898, is
historic for being in the building at
the rendezvous Of the Yankee Tea
Spillers. A card containing Indian
relics, such as arrow heads. spear
heads. etc, is in the collection. Also
what is called Corona Christa.
which is only grown in Jerusalem and
the wilds of Arizona, is particularly
good prize to have, as this is supposed
to be the same plant with which Christ
was crowned at the time of his cruel
fiction.
From the Philippines. Mrs. Chand-
Ter has a cocoanut ladle and some
wooden pitchers. There is also Il
desert spoon made of brass and which
was shaped with hammer. This
came from Burmah. southern Asia.
1t is very peculiar as it plainly shows
the rudeness of such work there at
that time In the lot there is a Japan
ese playing card which is not any
larger than a baby visiting card. But
what is rather q gruesome relic is Il
piece of rope used to hang the LAST
man that was ever hung in Maine.
This was back in 1885 and the man
| who was hung with it was Wilkinson,
| who killed Policeman Lawrence in
| Bath.
Something out Of The ordinary is Il
peculiar formation from the inside OF
a boiler Of an ocean steamer when
was brought into Portland for repairs
This is composition of oil and salt
but it resembles a mineral stone and
one would hardly guess that il was
anything else.
| California is famous for her fine
growths of wood and Mrs. Chandler
has obtained specimens of orangeWood
as well as other materials of the Vegc-
table world from there. All these are
| very interesting and many Of the
specimcnS are rather handsome. too.
Among these rarities is Il dcpoSi
of what is called the Tereda worn
from killismoo. This is a very de
| structiye worm and Mrs. Chandler
| knows of a case where these worm:
actually consumed new wharf in 81,
months time. Then in the collection
are some pins which We're made a Ions
time ago. The manner in which the!
were made then was very rude in
deed. First the pin was made head
less: then afterwards the head wa:
placed on. A variety of army buttons
some old and some up to date. consti
tute an interesting collection all b,
themselves.
| Mrs Chandler has Il stone taken
| from Il crawfish just before sheddin:
it's she'll This is almost Identical t
an eye stone, only it is large, beiu:
about the size OF a silver dollar AM
about half inch thick. Among tn