Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-04-14


tus r. Alderman by the priest in
appreciation for some service rem
dered. The priest said the plate
was more than 400 years old. A
Masonic apron hand decorated,
brought to the Northwest Terri
tory by the first settlers at Mariet-
ta, in 1878. 1t was used at the first
Masonic meeting held at Marietta,
and the first at McConnelsville. A
Masters Baldric. used at the dedi-
cation Of Corinthian lodge, No. Ill,
on October "a, 1843. An officers
collar of the first Chapter of the
Royal Arch, NO 81, at McConnels-
vile. A clock which belonged to
the grandmother of Mrs. E. M.
Stanbery.
At Mendel's violin, 95 years
old, made by Peter Snowbarger,
Hancock, Mich, of piece Of white
walnut, with no tools but a pocket
knife. The instrument was sent
here for display by the Mendel Mu-
sic company of Valparaiso, Ind
Many interesting beautiful things
to see at Bakers jewelry store
Among them pair of silver gem
set shoe buckles, in the original
case, worn at the first governors
ball, Philadelphia, Pa, in 177S,
Mrs. e. J. Arrick. A lovely cameo
ring, owned by seven generations of
Byers', now the property of w. N.
Byers, and over 200 years old. A
teachers certificate issued in 1854
to Thomas Clements, father of
James and Scott Clements; an old
clock with wooden works, the prop
erty of Harry Harlan.
At PattersOn's see the gun, flask
and powder horn, carried by David
Newman, in the war of 1912, loaned
by Mrs. S. S. Smith Also at Pat.
terson's is the brick hammer used
by Thomas Hutchins, father of Mrs
u. W. Carter, used in building the
Jones and Stanbery buildings.
AT Archer's grocery is still anoth-
ed ''Boston Common" coverlid.
with the nests of birds, woven in it,
from the Maloy family, and love-
ly clock, loaned by Mrs. Perry Mil
Ter. A wooden lemon squeezer,
very old, John Clark A powder
horn, 1774, Mary Sines.
An OK yoke, so big and heavy, it
must have taken big oxen to carry
it, may be seen at the Whitehouse
restaurant, Frank Northrup. and
big covered basket that belonged
to Sally Greer, grandmother of Doc
tor c.. E. and Frank Northrup, who
Until her Goth birthday would walk
from her home in East Bloom to
the Northrup home on north river
road, her basket on her arm. An
I@1I I:~I,
McElfresh.
At the A. G. p store a different
flax heckler than any noticed in
any other window, Joe Morrow. A
tar bucket, Omar Ray, $50 years
old Many World war mementoes.
Of George Aber, and churn Of
1850. ~
Malta Windows
The spacious store room windows
at Coulson's, resemble we'll stocked
museums in themselves, SO COM
plete are the displays. Mrs Fred
d. Coulson lists the articles as fol-
lows: Mrs Belle Wiley, (nearly
81 years of age) displayed the fol-
lowing: Rocking chair and stand
(both made by her uncle); pillow
slips and coverlet 15O< years old,
made by her grandmother; table
cloth made time of Civil war, for
which Mrs. Willey's mother raised
and spun the flax; towel and nap
kins, 100 years old. Mrs. Willeys
A. B. C. card on her first day of
school, 80 years ago. Mrs. Captola
McKeown displayed costumes of gay
COS, among which is her wedding
gown and accessories, high silk
mans dress hats, famed land grant
signed by j. Q. Adams, in 1926;
Bible. Miss Ethel Boals displayed
coverlet (very lovely and old), land
grants signed by J. @. Adams, 1925
and by James Monroe, 1924; collec-
tion of old books dated as far back
as 1897; school bell used by Jas
Boal between 1S62-188O; COW bell
over 100 years old; small trunk
brought from Ireland by Archibald
Boal in 1889; an old f1uting iron
Mrs. Neal Gray a coverlet with date
I1842 woven in, VIM. T. Porter;
Rev. Thomas Hookers' christening
blanket, (Rev. Hooker was born in
Leicestershire, England, 1886, and
settled Hartford colony, Conn,
1880. This blanket on display is
352 years sampler made by
Lydia Hooker Stanly, 1892; another
sampler made by Lydia Porter
Lydia Hooker Stanly's daughter)
in 1925; pair of moccasins re-
ceived by Reuben Porter, ST., (great
grandfather of w. T. Porter), from
Indians in Lewis county, N. Y. in
1900, brought to Morgan county in
covered wagon in 1916; land grant
signed by (Indian) Tamequera to
Samuel Hooker, (son of Rev. T.
Hooker) for land in Connecticut,
in 1910; also deed to John Stan
ly, 1880 (the museum for Farming
ton stands today on this land); an
old newspaper, puDrfsned in Phila-
delphia in 1898. Isaac Shilling, an
old fluting machine; antique glass
and platter; old book and pictures.
Mrs. C. NJ Barkhurst, old linen, an
tique accordion. H. L. COwan, lin
en- sheeting woven by great grand
mother. Mrs. Thomas Glidden, old
bonnet. Mrs. J. F. Heintezelman,
Is year old tea pot. Mrs. HI. I. VIII
son, antique glass, lamp and doll
cradle. Mrs. B. D. Richardson, his
torical record of river and boats by
display of pictures and trophies
from old boats. (very fine display.
Mrs. VIM. Manly, cOverlet, shawl,
black cape. beaded cushion, arm
basket with lid, band box, with nu-f
merous hats and bonnets. Mrs. Paul
Tolbert, her grandmother's Quaker
bonnet. Mrs. Frank Coulson, cup
and saucer brought in OK cart from
Maryland, by bride and groom,
1876 years ago. Miss Ethel Cope, six
solid silver spoons and china bowl,
brought from Maryland in covered