Putnam patriot., 1916-07-14

base, |. height Of handles 7.si width Of handle, 7.s.
 Old Communion Table
 It k not out Of place here to speak Of the table upon which the pewter pieces are set. This @as lne gift of aDeacon" Jedediah Kimball' ns witness the fol lowing from the Church Records:
 Al meeting Of the inhabitants oi the tirst Ecclesiastical society in Woodstock, legally warned and as- sembled on Thursday, the Z4th day of April, 1s23
 "Noted 10 except the donation of the communion table by Deacon Jedde- dlah Kimball and also to tender the thanks of the Society to him for the same by the moderator Of this meeting and that the communication shali be recorded al length which follows. To tue First Ecclesiastical society in
 Woodstock,
 Gentlemen. Whereas you have not long since erected house in said s0 cietY for lhe worship Of God, and NDtittH NftfHti kAdiF N hN itttE.-HtE ARl said house took the liberty to fur nish one for thal purpose with an oil cloth thereon the expense of which was eleven dollars and thirty eight cents If il shQuld meet your nppro. bslion wish sau to accept t as T do nation if0m your friend and well Wishcf
 Jedediah kImball.
 EI.,.r.4 fa4s4s-s,, caused this minute To be printed and nalxed to the bacS of the table so as to identify il for fature generations. IL will be noticed that the spelling of accept has enanged since ls-3.
 In trying 10 get something about Mir. William Lyon, these facts were obtained about Mr. Kimbai: He was ordained deacon in 1895, lived in lhe "lower neighbornood and had three beautiful and attractive daughters.
 The table, of mahogany, in sheraton design, was III sde by Hezekiah Palm CT, local cabinet maker Of renown It's half.moon top was Of shape con forming to that of the reading desk Of the old pulpit, below and in front of which il stood. The pulpit pewter was kept in little un.noticed cup board made in the pulpit. This in formation was furnished by MissSarah Lyon. She a.so says that the third pulpit set was purchased within her memory, but when she was very young. Mrs. Henry r. Child has giy en much time to searching the church records in order 10 gain all informa' ton possible regarding this set but was unable to lind any
 The table has been recently repaired and polished, the work t.eing author ized by the Ladies Aid society.
 Third Communion Set
 did not know in advance of the touches on the third communion set. But of the "r n. X :. B.7 mark on the cups, can say: | have pofringers bearing this that are known te have belonged to a great grandmother Of mine who was married in l55i, as certain platter belonging to her bears testimony Their mark k also accom- panied by the "NH of double "N mark. er. D l78- Is given in the list of English makers, Moore, old Pewter, P 2Ia. .sS. R. also, but not both on the same piece.
 But, while the Brooklyn Institute Museum library furnished the above information, note said that while specific information wns mol found, this was discovered in Markham "r. D. Probably Thomas Dickinson, Livery ie67, whoae touch k a crown above a stag or unicorn $ head and the initials ,'.Ia and "D. on either side of inc head. The crown ca my rieee of pewter Is ike that oi baron, with