The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-15

SCHOOL VIII mdfcn ln costume anC
 there will be a float with number O
 children dressed in the costumes il
 which they once produced the play O 1 Cinderella" A trolley car, the little
 rel school house and many other sig.
 nifeant features will be produced 1T
 the float division.
 Loan Exhibit.
 The historical loan exhibit will also
 b. an interesting feature of the cele-
 bration. This will be held in Memor- iai hall, and among other things il ! will comprise the first piano ever l brought to New Milford; portraits of i some of our first inhabitants; a set of l old cooking utensils used before stoves | were invented; an autograph letter of George Washington; documents in the handwriting of Roger sherman: daily newspapers with the account of the funeral of George Washington; an an- 1 cient and beautiful plate which was | borrowed by the state of Connecticut | in 1893 for the state exhibit at the 1 Worlds fair; the prayer book used on the desk of Trinity church, New York, for years before the Revolutionary war; (the binding of which was after wards badly burned when the British burned the church building;) a com plete collection of copper coips; a book 400 years old; gun, powderhorn and fife used through the Revolutionary war; a deed to the western reserve in Ohio, which was formerly owned by the state of Connecticut, commissions of Revolutionary officers and of ofIi- cers of his majesty before the war; the original orders of Bishop Seabury, both as priest and bishop; prayer idols from the Hawaiian Islands. a psalter printed by hand in Latin and over 400 years old; Indian relics, pis- tols, swords, rapiers and muskets used during the Revolutionary war and loaned by Drs. L. J. Pons and George H Wright, bed quilts made from wool that was carded, spun and dyed by hand over 150 years ago, old time clothing, dresses and samplers, pie lures of the old settlers, the first blow, a piece of the flag that flew over the Confederate capitol at Richmond Civil war relics, an old powder horn which is loaned by F. E. Baldwin and was taken from an Indian he had just shot by Hezekiah Baldwin, as an- cestor of the former and noted rifle shot.
 Old Time Powder Horn.
 
 Baldwin shot the Indian in fight before the Revolutionary war on the shores of Lake George On the side of the horn some one had deliberately carved the words "Lieut. John" The rest of the name is missing and it is supposed that the Indian obtained the horn from a white man he had shot The committee have fitted up the stage in Memorial hall with spinning wheels and cookisg utensils Of the olden titne..
 During the celebration 1t is pro- posed to have some of the old ladies of the town at certain times during day spinning on the stage as they did years ago. A fire place will also be fitted up at one side and here some of tho old ladies will cook with the long hardled frying pans and other cook Ing utensils just as they did in the old times.
 Comfort Rooms and Rest Stations.
 The committee will provide four comfort rooms and rest stations for the benefit of visitors to the celebra- ton, Practically all the money that the committee is using for the celebra- tion is being expended among the citizens and business men of the town | itself Very little will be expended | outside
 All privileges to sell souvenirs, flags, confetti, bades, etc, have also been reserved for the local dealers and all applicants for such privileges who live outside of the town have been re- fused such privileges This prevents the town being overrun with itinerant | wonders and gives local dealers a free field and legal protection in every way.
 D. E. Soule and P, M Cassidy, | the two newsdealers have arranged | for the sale of the articles mentioned | above as well as many other novel; ties to the occasion,
 Ample Police Protection.
 The committee has provided for am- ple police protection and it is expect ad that the best of order will prevail | In addition to the New Milford force of twenty regulars and specials under he command of Chief of Police Charles Planz, there will be detail of |