Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-02-12
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Events Grouped for
Free Press Readers valuable Col
lection OF Coins at Fairbanks
Museum.

collection OF COINS when were ulSnlHN'u III
the able cases has been much increased
and is row permanently housed in the
balcony OF the extension, where IL occu-
pies four wall cases The estimated num-
Der of coins Is 1900 of which ABOUT NJ"
were given to the museum by the late
Arthur Mason Knapp. Mr. Knapp. Il ma
tive of St. Johnsbury. was for many years
curator of Bates Hall in the Boston Pub
lie Library. AS a relaxation from his ar
duous duties he made collection or
coins, leaving them in his viii to the
Fairbanks museum. Case l. holds the
currency OF Canada and the United states.
Several shelves of Hard Times ana OF
War Tokens will be especially noticed.
These tokens are of copper. about the
size Of Il cent and were issued by private
parties, the former about 1S23. the latter
during the War of the Rebellion. "Mer-
chants often displayed their cards upon
them with appropriate CHARACTERISTIC &c
vices) and freely used them in their bust
ness About $500 War Tokens were is
sued, their use being finally prohibited by
the government in 1861. The United states
coins are representative of the dl1ercht
issues from Colonial to Columbian cur
rcucv. The gold quarter and half dollars
octagonal in shape. are very interesting.
Cases II. and III. contain coins OF the
European, African, Central ana south
American countries Two pieces near To-
gether form quite n contrast, n tiny bit or
ing the name of Robert Bruce, and a
huge mass Of metal which would hardly
go in a lady's purse, the swedish 'Orc
of 6l32-Gi The visitor will lingcr longest
at Case ". for there are curious means
of exchange from ASiatic countries and
the coinage of ancient Greece and Rome.
The pieces of colored porcelain will buy
bread in Siam. and bullet shaped bit of
lead is also considered money in that land.
From China came the ''S-Rin' piece, look
ing like n small metal platter, with II
square cut from the middle, and the sur
face covered with strange characters.
Among the Jewish coins is an excellent
fac-simile of the "ShCkol" on one side
the pot of mama, on the other Aaron
rod. Another bears the superscription of
Simon MaCcabcus and the date 1i3 Is. G.
The coins of Pontius PLATE and Nero seem
modern compared with this. In early
days the Romans weighed out metals
as "A means of exchange Later they
made square bricks. and finally copied
Tho circular form of the Greek money
Tho "Acs" was one of their typical coins
and together with others bearing the
names of various rulers, is well repre-
scented in the collection. The thickness
of the ancient coins, especially those OF
Greece. Is noticeable. Many of them bear
some device, a turtle or bulls head in re
lief on ono side while the reversed has an
'ncuscd' or sunk impression. some of
the coins arc so much worn that the cir
,ul4r shape is entirely lost. This IS not to
he wondered AT when their age Is consid-
cred. 1t is indeed a far call from tie
tiny silver bit of Acanthus. Macedonia,
struck in 800 +. g. to the 1902 |. 5. cent,
fresh from the mint.
NURSES HOME At THE STATE
ASYLUM.
The furnishing of the new nurses home,
which is part of the State asylum at
Waterbury. is nearly completed. Many
of the nurses have taken up their qua:
tors in the new building which is one of
III" best of its kind that has ever been
hr.It. The money for its construct IL.
$500. was appropriated by the i.eSisla
ture in 1900. The work of building WAS
commenced a little owe, a wear ego. John
Nelson, of Waterbury, being awardcd the
contract 1t is a three story structure Of
brick with a slate roof and IS about
50 hv % feet The interior finish IS of
hard pine with hard pine floors. 1t is
heated by steam and has electric lights
in all of its - rooms. The heat and clec-
tricity come from tho plant IN the main
part Of The building, tn" piping iud w'r'S
running through AN underground conduit
between the buildings. In furnshlu; III s
building everything has hccu dove Ia
make the rooms aS coy aud attractive
~ possible. Each room is separate from
the others and opOs into n large hail
running the whole length Of the bud
INC Tnerr is :, Jo,... bath and .oilo, roc m
nn cnch door. The rooms occupied bv
,,o ,,irsee arc Of good size and i'm each
, sine,lo white enamel bed and other
f,,,,ni.bin,,s nc we'll AS large closets. Be
rr tbis buiIdine was constructed the
-,,,r,os occuniod roons off their rosDoctivc
wards. IN having this new hom" they
will be enabled to get away from tn,
t.'.t ennr at the rioht Of the entrance
i.'"' roa, siyod roo,r. which viii n.
,:,, Nv. ,bn n,,tv b.vinr Charge nt
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,u,,, i ,ro rocnn,in,t room ,rbie hn,
~ rrn;.,,',, t., - ,.r,.,. ,t,ractivo mar,
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"pI. Nv ~, f', 1'arro, 80 - ir,itaI
"ip"'' , Mi'' c,,r'it',So is ,ho .n,d vie
sion" style. The nurses are very mucl
pleased with their now quarters and vii
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