Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-14
TWIN CITIES ARE READY TO WELCOME NORTHWEST TERRITORY EbRh VISITORS TO-DAY
We Stay Here Will Be So Pleasant and Profitable That They Will To

born in Trowbridge, England IN
1887, and died in McConnelsville il
1873, and founded the Morris Hard
ware company in 1849, with his
gold headed cane, gold spectacles
mount interest An old whatnot
hold glass candlesticks, salt cellars
pewter and copper tea kettle Of
graceful design, which was used ny
the family for brewing tea on ship
board during the journey to this
country. An entire Masonic regalia
belonging to Mr.. Morris is on dis
play and fine Paisley shawl, own
ed by Miss Kate Stanton, makes
the background. A large soup
tureen, plate, fruit basket, egg cup
and sugar and creamer in gold band
china of colonial design, bespeak
old fashioned elegance, while the
sugar crunchers'' that broke por-
tiOn from huge lump show the
progress we enjoy nowadays. Sev-
eral beautiful coverlids, genuine
old oX~yoke, demijohns and old
pitchers and some hand wrought
iron spiders and pots, yarn basket
of large dimension claim attention
! in another window. The Indian
tepee surrounded by homely rude
benches and fire and an exhibit of
arrow heads fill a section of the
; window. One of the most valuable
books shown and owned by the Nor
. .ris heirs, is an edition of the Bible
in three large volume illustrated
with steel engravings. It was pub
lished in England over 200 years
ago, and is in fine state of preser-
vation. There are many other ar
ticles that are not mentioned, but
arouse your interest and pleasure.
| Walter Ethel owns good many
Of the attractive things in the in
teresting window at H. White Il
company. Dishes brought from Ger
many in 1867; a clock as old,
brought by the Brokaws and handed
down through the Smith family by
daughter who married an Ethel;
ball of silk made at the RalstOn
silk mill, whcih at one time was in
the rear of the building which stood
| where now is the wholesale grocery;
| set of brass tea spoons, copper
tea kettle, from Germany, small
hymn book used in the first M. p.
church ever in Morgan county. 1t
was in what is now Meigsville town
ship. Mrs. Petit has Bible in this
window printed in 1914. Percilla
| Blackmer's wedding dress, $50
years old, and p baby dress, It's
years old are among the things.
Mr.. Ethel has also quite an inter-
esting collection of old school
books-old McGuffey's readers,
Mitchell's geography, etc. A set
of cobbler's tools, wax, thread, pegs.
peg cutter, avis, lasts, etc. Calling
to mind the many things we either
went to bed or sat on a chair all
evening, while our cowhide shoes
got a new sole. Mr.. Ethel has in
the window a grand army badge,
which he found in Big Bottom park,
half covered with earth, which he
could he be found, or to his friends.
A butter mold, 1875 years old, Alvin
| Parmiter.
Danford's pharmacy has two win
dows of mixed articles, including a
Bible, 200 years old, relics, of DR..
Tombaugh's great great grandmoth-
er; 800 gallon jug. 135 years old,
the property of Dale Ellis; old dish
es, flax, skutch, dauguerreotypes,
money. held 100 years old, property
of j. R. Bozman.
At Lovell's is display by Julius
Bozman, an iron boot jack, candle
molds, and snuffers. A "stove pipe
/ hat" sword used in the revolu'
ton, guns, etc., John r. BOzman's.
A wedding slipper. 200 years old,
from England, L. H. brakes. A will
low wear platter, property of James
Lewis. A glass pitcher, very old,
Mrs. Frances Matson; some pictures
and various articles of Mrs. Nichols,
and many other articles.
The Citizens bank displays old coins
and currency, including paper mon
ey in Csc and 10c denominations.
At the City restaurant sits lady
in an old ladder backed chair, that
/ belonged to Solomon Beckwith, and
was used in one of the underground
railways during the Civil war. The
lady is seated at the spinning
wheel and you may see the finished
/
made by the grandmother of Mrs.
T.. J. Bingham. The brass candle
holder, It's years old, and the low
ing cup are the property of Mrs.
Kate Beckwith. The loving cups
were used by the kings faster who
must first try the food to be eaten
by the king, to ascertain whether
it contained any poison. Here Is a
pewter platter over 200 years old,
belonging now to E. G. Startling OF
Chesterhill.
The big windows at Kraps e Betz'
are full of interesting things. One
complete window of glass from the
collections Of Mrs. F. B. Kraps,
and Mrs. Rosa Fouts in which
there are more than $50 different
patterns of salt cellars. II you
can't imagine Wayland Cochran in
a baby dress, the dresses are here
to prove he once wore them. DR..
Tombaugh has on display the we'd
ding dress It's years old, of his
great great grandmother, the green
wool dress and the black lace shawl
are heirloOms loaned by Mrs. F. M.
Beckett. The blue coverlid, white
quilt, brass pans, old brace and bit,
tea pot, etc., belong to Harry Bucey.
The Stradivarius violin, date 1854,
belongs to Dewey Carpenter. Mrs.
E. J. Arick has In the display a
silk apron, rose challis shawl,
quilt top, ETC., all over 100 years
DID, Among Mrs. J.. e. Cowan's