The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-10-21
Edwin K. Lennon Has
Accumulated Some
Odd Relics.
MODEL OF ship made FROM
!, PIECES OF old war VESSELS.
Famous "consre..."s Con
cord" end "const,tution,"
are Represented d In the
Miniature.

A collection of curios and old relics
"A such as would set the heart of q
curio collector and relic hunter aflut-
ter with interest, is possessed by Ed
win X. Lennon. of 626 Mahonine
street. Mr.. Lennon makes no pre-
tensions of being "iiend' for the col
lection of such articles, but has simp-
ly accumulated them as the chance
was presented, until he now has
enough to stock a small museum. He
does not keep them on exhibition at
his place of business, but to News
Democrat reporter Mr. Lennon re-
Gently showed some of the most in
teresting of his relics and explained
their histories.
One that would especially attract
the visitors eye is a complete model
of full rigged, three masted ship.
This, said a memorandum slip at
tached, was made from pieces of the
three United States war vessels, Con
gress." Concord" and ."Constitu-
tion," destroyed in Hampton Roads,
April IL, 1862, by the Confederate from
clad, "Merrimac." The miniature
vessel was made by a sailor ON board
the flagship Minnesota" which was
itself badly damaged in the duel with
the "Merrimac" before the arrival Of
the famous Monitor" and was pre-
sented to George Lennon, who plac-
ed it among his brothers collection
This also contains perfect miniature
model OF the "Merrimac'' made from
pieces of that famous terror which
had been abandoned and blown up by
the Confederates in the Norfolk, Va,
navy yard.
FROM LINCOLN'S TIME.
Among his relies of the civil war
Mr.. Lennon has something inat he.
values highly from It's association
with the memory of the martyred
President Lincoln 1t is three short
pieces of gilt molding taken from the
box In Fords theatre, Washington,
in which sat President Lincoln on the
night Of his assassination. The pieces
were removed from the box after the
president had been shot.
Back even to the time in which the
United States was in It's veriest in
fancy, dates one relic in the collec-
ton. 1t is a four dollar note in Con-
tinental scrip issued by the first Con-
tinental congress in 1776.. 1t promises
to pay to the bearer four. Spanish
milled dollars. For it's age 1t is re-
markably well preserved.
The good old times when Canton
was merely an incorporated town,
with a volunteer fire department to
man her old style hand pumping en-
gine would he. recalled to the minds
of the older citizens. II they were to
see we'll worn certificate contained
in the collection of curiosities and me-
mcntocs. which reads as follows:
CERTIFICATE OF FIREMAN.
-, Daniel Gotshall, recorder of the
town Of Canton. in the county of
Stark. and state of Ohio, do certify
that William Lennon, has this day
fled with me the certificates of Peter
Meyers, foreman of the Phoenix fire
engine company in said town, certi-
flying that in pursuance Of am act OF
the general assembly OF Ohio, passed
March 10, 1843, entitled AN act to en-
courage the organization of fire COM
Danies. he said William lennon
has faithfully discharged his duties
as a member of said company for the
term of five years. ~
"In witness whereof I hereto sub
scribe my name and affix the Official
zeal of the. corporate town or Canton
at Canton, this 18th day Of January,
1885,"
I This certificate of service was car
ried by Mr.. Lemmon's father, who, by
virtue of that service and certificate
was exempt for life from unwilling
service on any jury, Such certificates
were issued to all volunteer firemeu
at the expiration of their term OF
duty. t,sT
TEMPERANCE ALMANAC. 4,
A temperance almanac of the year
1884 revealed to the observer some
matters of interest In comparison with
the present times. The tattered and
time-wo'p cover Of the almanac bears
the statement that 1t is calculated for
general use in. the United States and
Canada and besides its astronomical
observations contains many vali1ble
sugsssti5ns and important statements
on the subject OF tempsrnnce, II is
|publiEh9d under the direction of, ne
|exec~i3l eanhieess - ~ Nov NIX