The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-05-20
Art AND HISTORICAL EXHIBIT.
Clubs Exhibition Greater
Success Than Expected.
P0Rr Dnroslr, MD.
~ MAY M 1910


May II, 1910.
Very considerable enthusiasm was aroused
in local history in this part of the county, by
the beautiful and extensive exhibit, held last
week by the Hytheham Club Treasures Of
many kinds some of them almost forgotten
by their owners, were generally brought to
light, and the aggregation was truly amazing.
Three rooms in the Junior school of Jacob
Tome Institute were utilized for the display.
One room was devoted to relics of the Red
Men arrowheads, t0mahaWks, and other death
dealing missiles, artistic vases of varying size,
fine bead-Work and curi0usly wrought bags.
The walls glowed with bright blankets, adorn-
ed with symbolic designs and the windows
abOunded in appropriate display. On one side
of the Indian Room was a large table. filed
with weapons. once dangerous, but now con-
signed to harmless desuetude. Here, reposed
peacefully. swords and guns and pistols and
near, as though in INSTRUMENTATION, was the
faded, tattered battle flag, that, in the days of
carried by Battery B.. Historic memories Of
othet lands were awakened by cumbrous
pistol. found on the field of the dead'' at
A most interesting memorial in this room
was marble monument, probably three feet
in height, on whose four symmetrical sides
pastors Of West Nottingham Church-Do Doctors
McGraw, Burroughs, Hodge and Gayley
Another room was hung with wonderful
pieces of WOman's handiwork in the old DAYS
before the advent of the power-lOom and the
sewing machine, and all the labor-saving
machinery. Bed-quilts, composed Of thous.
ands Of pieces, Joined in intricate and artistic
designs, and united by myriads of&exquisite
stitches, manifested the taste and skill and
perseverance of the fore-mothers. Blankets
and spreads woven of bright cOlored yarn in
beautiful patterns samplers containing en-
br0idery patterns and fancy letters made by
mothers for their daughters, pieces of quaint
apparel, rare old lace, sheets of snowy white
ness, spun and woven a century or more ago.
Furniture of the olden timed graced this
room; brasses of various kinds and uses filed
it's windows and, in a large glass case were
exhibited, many legal and official documents,
bearing dates, far far in the past. In this
collection, were many deeds of property in
this vicinity, wills, records of sales and trans
fers, papers signed by numerous presidents Of
the United States, and other high officials.
priceless first editions of old books, coins and
paper currency which contained whole chan
ters of history. Many daguerreotypes were on
view, and brought back, perhaps more vividly
of Lang Syne.
In the third room, the valuable and varied
historical collection of Mr.. p. s. r. Conner OF
Rowlandsville, occupied a conspicuous place,
and here, were grouped various art treasures
of other lands, loaned by Rear Admiral Perry.
Portraits of many of the old residents of this
locality looked down from the walls upon the
delicate china and glass and the costly silver.
which had adorned their own boards. Exqui-
site jeweley and innnmerable articles of orna-
ment and luxury were displayed Here, were
with symbolic designs, made in France, long,
long ago; here, were shawls of finest texture
and richest hue, a doll that showed unmis-
tably her venerable age, and that, though ar
ranged in up-t0-date- apparel, brought her
frock worn one hundred years ago.
/ cannot tell of the many, many beautiful
and unusual things. The display far exceed
ed the expectations and hopes of its projec-
tors, and a commendable pride is animating
our people since their attention has been
arrested to the days of old. G. N.