The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-11-24
Tuesday Club of Freedom.

Tuesday afternoon. Nov. 18th, Mrs. Mary h.
Sibley entertained the members and daughters
of the Tuesday Club of Freedom in her beauti-
full home at the Sibley farm. The guests were
ushered into the family living room, from
which the usual furnishing had been removed
and many ancient pieces put in their place. A
bright wood fire burned on the hearth of the
big old fashioned fire place. The beautiful
brass andirons, tall and jointed and of rare
pattern, were. brought by grandfather Sibley
from Boston in the days when the journey
was made in q sailing vessel to Belfast. Kettles
hung on the crane above the fire. A large one,
owned by Mrs. Mutt, was verv quaint in shape,
and there was an iron teakettle with a ring for
hanging and long handle to easily tip the
heavy article. Tin bakers we're on one side Of
the hearth and the brass warming pan on the
other. On the frame was . brass teakettle, an
heirloom in the Sibley family. The Trip can
dlesticks of silver with the silver candle snuff
ers and tray were on the mantle above. Mrs.
Frank Mutt in the garb Of home mother of
early date stopped spinning long enough to tell
us the names and uses of the many curious
articles on the handle, frame and mantle. Many
of these articles some Of us did not know the
name much less the use of. 1t was not until
the secretary called the roll that we learned
what illustrous persons we had with US. Mrs.
Edith Small as Anne Hutchinson was dressed
in brocaded silk with white lace bertha and
mitts and bonnet just like the picture in the
book (Nov. number of Our Country.D 1t was
hard to tell which was Of most interest, the
troubles which led up to her Punishment from
the Massachusetts colony, or the clothes which
she wore. Miss Winnie Dodge, as the mother
of Peregine White, was in black silk, lace cap
and mitts, and sat by the little willow cradle
in which she was supposed to have rocked
the infant Peregine. Mrs. Mutt, who broug hit
the cradle, said it might not be Of SO ancient
date, but was surely very, very old. Mrs. Mutt
brought brown ware pitcher over 100 years
old, and tortoise shell comb that had been in
her family over 100 years. Miss Ethel Vose as
Mrs. Gov. Bradford was dressed in wine color
ed satin and point lace with white silk shawl.
In her hair she had tortoise shell comb, very
high and very wide, one of the four taken from
her great grandfather Voses store when he
gave up business so years ago She told of The
letter received from the Governor asking her
| to come to him in the country to become
his second wife and gave some history con-
nected with his life. Mrs. E. j. Vose as Pris-
ella Mullens Alden told of the Alden home
built at the time of her marriage, and of the
Alden home as it stands today.
Others of the club told of some historical
facts connected with the lesson. The piano
was closed and draped with beautiful old blue
and white coverlet made years ago in the Sib
ley family. Another, made in the Dodge fam
lily, was on the couch On the piano was fine
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Vose and daughter Ethel brought Mexican
work made by Miss Ethels grandmother, linen
towels spun and Wove by her great gran dmoth-
er when she was 16 years old. 104 years ago;
silhouette of her great grandfather made SO
years ago; sampler worked by her great
grandmother when she was 10 years old; table
cloth spun by her great grandmother and aunt
and woven by aunt Lizzie Cook of Unity.
The many, many articles in the Sibley home
are too numerous to mention. Among other
things bequeathed to Mrs. Mary Trip Sibley
by her grandfather, Capt. Daniel Tripp, we're two
mahogany tables and smaller stand The ma
hogany was brought from Cuba in the log and
the tables madein Kennebunk. These tables are
beautifully inaid. The smaller one, the stand,
by pushing spring underneath the top, which
was oval, would turn back. Windsor chair,
graceful in design, is much more beautiful
than our modern chairs. A sugar bowl. wine
bottle and glasses of cut glass inaid with gold;
china tea set in red and silver pattern; silver
sugar tongs and spoons; linen sheets, the linen
bought in Ireland by Capt. Trip, and great
deal of hand wrought lace was shown and some
OF the patterns by which it was made. The
Trip coat of arms hangs on the wall. Grand
father Trips clock stands in the dining room
and his bible lay on a stand. There were
many old books. One is a sermon printed in
l774. There is deed, the original deed from
the Indians when Maine was part Of Massa-
chusetts. Mr.. Sibley brought in broad axe
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fired by the Indians. The axe was stuck into
the wall of the log cabin. This is probably the
only relic Of Indian hostility in the county.
Mrs Aver showed us her wedding gown and
shawl. The gown was golden brown brocaded
silk, made straight in the skirt, plain waist
with long shoulder seams and flowing sleeves.
The shawl was paisley, with large white CEN
ter blending into shades of red and brown Dor
der.
Mrs. c. B. Sampson brought in a sampler
worked by Mr.. SIMPSONS mother when she
was Is years old. Mrs. McGray has pitcher
brought by her grandfather, Jonathan Carter,
from across the water. The pitcher is in the
shape of a man, with the hat for lid. Mrs D.
W. Dodge showed quilt of pink and white and
large figured copper plate made during the
Revolutionary war. This was owned by Dea-
con Henry Dodge's family. There were pictures
drawn by IS Banton,' as shown by the printed
label on the back. Samuel Banton was the
great grandfather of the Bantons in Freedom
today. A New England Primer, or a pleasant
and easy guide to the art of reading, to which
is added the catechism, is printed on the front
cover of little book printed by the Massachu-
sets Sabbath School Society. 1t did not strike
US as being very cheerful reading for the youth
of any age.
Mrs. Dodge brought in linen table cloth
and towels woven in the same pattern as those
Of Mrs. Vose. Samples Of wooden carpets, both
warp and filling, woven in stripes and checks;
two bed spreads, one Of drilling with hand tied
fringe, the other of hand woven ribbed cotton
with figures of different shapes worked on it
by tying in coarse cotton; hand embroidered
black wells were shown that were fashionable
in our grandmother time; also black lace
mitts. An infants shirt and cap. spun and
woven during the Revolutionary war, worn by
Mrs. Dodge's grandfather Sibley. One ruff1ed
shirt and dickey "a stand up collar of linen) !,
showed fine sewing done by hand. |
After the programme, which consisted of
answers to roll call by the members dressed to
represent the character of which they spoke,
an hour was spent in looking over the articles
brought in. Then the hostess and daughter
served pumpkin pie and seed cakes like those
our grandmothers used to make.
The next meeting will be with Mrs. Small
December 9Th; subject, The Pathinders.
SECRETARY.
Ten pounds of tobacco dust will keep flock
Of 100 hens free of lice for whole year. Put