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2. Sweet-scented white violet. Viola blanda.
3. Heart-leaved violet. Viola cordata.
4. Arrow-headed violet. Viola sagittata.
5. Hand-leaved violet. Viola palmata.
6. Yellow violet. Viola pubescens.
7. Striped violet. Viola striata.
8. Bird-foot violet.
Viola pedata.
9. Dog violet. Viola canina.
SUMMER FLOWERS.
GROUP I.
1. Buttercups.
Ranunculus acris.
2. Daisies.
Leucanthemum vulgare.
3. Azalea. Azalea nudiflora.
4. Laurel. Kalmia latifolia.
5. Blue flag.
Iris versicolor.
6. Cockle. Lychnis githago.
7. Indian physic.
Gillenia trifoliata.
8. Partridge berry.
Mitchella repens.
9. Wild rose. Rosa blanda.
GROUP II.
1. Spider wort.
2. Venus' looking-glass.
Specularia perfoliata.
. 3. Wild lily. Lilium superbum.
4. Wild pink.
5. Starry campion.
6. Bouncing Bet. Saponaria officinalis.
7. Indian pipe. Monotropa uniflora.
8. Shin leaf. Pyrola elliptica.
9. Pipsissewa. Chimaphila maculata.
Tradescantia Virginica.
Dianthus armeria.
Silene stellata.
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GROUP III. Orchids.
1. Showy orchis.
Orchis spectabilis.
2. Twayblade. Liparis lilifolia.
3. Adam and Eve. Aplectrum hyemale.
4. Fringed orchis. Habenaria lacera.
5. Rattlesnake plantain. Goodyera pubescens.
6. Ladies' tresses. Spiranthes gracilis.
AUTUMN FLOWERS.
GROUP I.
1. Butterfly plant.
Asclepias tuberosa.
2. Cone flower. Rudbeekia hirta.
3. Wild sunflower. Helianthus strumosus.
4. Cardinal flower. Lobelia cardinalis.
5. Golden rod. Solidago.
6. Blue and white asters. Aster.
7. Closed gentian. Gentiana Andrewsii.
8. Touch-me-not. Impatiens fulva.
9. Evening primrose. Œnothera biennis.
GROUP II.
1. Snap-dragon.
Linaria vulgaris.
2. Arrow-head.
Sagittaria variabilis.
3. Blue lobelia. Lobelia syphilitiea.
4. Virgin's bower. Clematis Virginiea.
5. Gerardia.
Gerardia tennifolia.
6: Man-of-the-earth. Ipomæa pandurata.
7. Monkey flower.
Mimulus alatus.
8. Tick trefoil. Desmodium nudiflorum.
9. Shell flower. Chelone glabra.
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CLASS XXVIII. Minerals and Fossils.
BOORSE, JOHN C., Kulpsville.
Petrified Wood, from the Rocky Mountains and Towamencin.
BRUNNER, S. U., North Wales.
See Slifer, Dr. H. F.
EBERLE, THE MISSES, Oak Lane.
Copper Ore, found on the farm of Capt. George Eberle, father of the exhibitors, while quarrying stone about the year 1850.
ELKINTON, GEORGE, Blue Bell.
Petrified Snakes.
HALLMAN, MRS. HENRY, Trappe.
Petrifaction.
KOHL, GEORGE M., Jenkintown.
Specimens of Mica, found near Jenkintown, on the line of the North Pennsylvania railroad.
About two hundred Minerals and Geological Specimens, na- tive and foreign.
LOWE, MRS. T. S. C., Norristown.
Quartz Crystal, found near Perkiomen.
MOYER, AMOS, Trappe.
Petrifaction.
PETERMAN, FREDERICK, Collegeville. Petrified Clam, from Chesapeake Bay.
SLIFER, DR. H. F. (from his museum in Prof. S. U. Brunner's academy), North Wales.
Fluorspar, from Cumberland, England. Sapphire, from Ceylon. Coral, from China and Australia.
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Gold, from California. Lead, from Galena. Amethyst. Silver Ore, from Colorado.
Copper Ore, from Lake Ontario.
Alabaster, Garnet, Moss Agate, Pyrite, Crystal Quartz, Smoked Quartz, Arsenic, Antimony, Blood Aspis, Blue Lapis, Jasper, Agate, Onyx, Carnelian, Labradorite.
Fish Lias. Three pieces of Petrified Wood.
Fossil Fish.
TYSON, SAMUEL, King-of-Prussia.
Large Quartz Crystal, weighing nine pounds, from Upper Merion township.
Calamine, from Sussex county, N. J.
Group of Quartz Crystals, from Dauphiny, France.
Group of Quartz Crystals, Chalcho-pyrite, from Ellenville. Ulster county, N. Y.
Dolomite, from Phoenixville, Pa. Garnets, from Mussa Alps, Piedmont.
Fluorite, from Cumberland, England.
CLASS XXIX. Miscellaneous Articles.
ABRAHAM, THOMAS D., Abrams.
Product from exhibitor's paper mill, 1884. ALBERTSON, J. M., & SONS, Norristown. Glass, the product of exhibitors' works. ANDERS, GEORGE H., Norritonville. Section of the first Atlantic cable. Piece of the Great Wall of China. Piece of Sponge, used by George Washington.
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ARNOLD, EDWIN C., Norristown.
Piece of Wood from the floor of the Washington headquar- ters, where the corner-stone was laid June 18, 1878. Magnetic Time-Keeper and Compass. ATKINSON, ROBERT, Bryn Mawr. Tape Measure, 200 years old.
AUGE, MISS E. M., Norristown.
Tin Case, a holder for documents. Relic of the Haytien in- surrection, 1798.
BATES, WILLIAM, Bridgeport. Dog Collar, 101 years old.
BEAN, EDWARD, Jeffersonville. Shaft Coupling ; a Norriton invention.
BEARD, JOHN, Norristown. Side Saddle, 77 years old.
BISSON, JANE, Three Tuns.
Paper Cutter, 75 years old. Letter Stamp and Sealing Wax, each 75 years old.
BLACKFAN, MRS. JOSEPH, Norristown. Telescope and Eye-Glass. BOORSE, HENRY R., Kulpsville.
Brace and Bits. .
BOORSE, JOHN C., Kulpsville.
Door Lock and Key. The lock is 74 inches wide and 12 inches long; the key weighs one pound, and the ring is silver- plated. It is said that it was one of the locks of the old court house at Norristown, and that it was obtained there by David C. Kulp, ex-Commissioner of Montgomery county.
BOSCH, ENOS, Norristown.
Box, made in the year 1504. Yard Stick, inlaid ; made in France thirty years ago.
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BOSLER, JOSEPH, Shoemakertown.
Acorn, found in an old wall ; about 100 years old. BRANIN, ANN, Jenkintown.
Two Shoe Lasts, over 100 years old. BRUNNER, S. U., North Wales. See Slifer, Dr. H. F.
BUCKMAN, MRS. THOMAS, Jenkintown.
Watchman's Rattle.
CASSEL, ABRAHAM H., Harleysville.
Wooden Jar, from the drug store of Christopher Saur, Ger- mantown. In 1732 Christopher Saur built a fine house in Ger- mantown, the finest then there, and established a laboratory and drug store (for he had studied medicine in Germany). He needed jars, but had none, and could not procure any, none being then made in this country, and there were no facilities to import them at that time. Under these circumstances he applied to Heinrich Frey, a very ingenious turner, who made a supply, turning them out of wood in the form of jars, of three sizes, in capacity about one, two and four quarts. This one, being of the one-quart size, came into the hands of the exhibitor.
Block of Wood, from the old elm tree under which William Penn made his first treaty with the Indians in 1682. This tree stood until 1811, when it was blown down by a great storm ; it was hollow, and so much decayed that but little solid or sound wood could be obtained from it. Some of the best, it is said, was sold at the time for a dollar a pound.
Sample of Egyptian Mummy Cloth, supposed to be 3000 years old.
Assorted colored French Letter Paper, from Napoleon Bona- parte.
CASSEL, ISAAC R., North Wales.
United States Flag. Lincoln's campaign, 1860.
Badge, worn by German soldiers in the Franco-German war. Doll Baby, used by the exhibitor in childhood.
CONARD, A. & I., Fort Washington,
Card of Augers and Auger Bits, manufactured in Montgom- ery county ; modern.
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COOKE, WALTER H., Norristown.
Lock of Washington's Hair.
COPE, O. W., Hatboro.
Bronze figure of Sacred Bull, surmounted by a musical in- strument ; a Chinese family god, 1000 years old.
Japanese Pillow, made of bamboo. Vase, made of hammered brass ; from Paris.
Inner Bark of a tree, from the South Sea Islands; used as cloth by the natives £ This and the foregoing three articles are the property of S. R. Bowman, Philadelphia.
Dinner Bell, dated 1622; brought from England by the grandfather of the present owner. The property of John Thomp- son, Horsham.
CORSON, S. CAMERON, Norristown.
Five Designs for the new City Hall, Philadelphia.
CRAFT, MRS. JACOB, Norristown. Pen Holder, over 100 years old.
CRESSON, MARY J., Norristown. Inlaid Table, made in 1883.
DAVIS, BENJAMIN, Jenkintown. Bone, from nose of a saw-fish ; from Florida. DAVIS, B. P., Norristown.
Seven nickel-plated Horse Shoes. DAVIS, EDWARD M., SR., Oak Lane. Sun Dial, made by Alexander Wilson in 1800. DAVIS, JOHN J., Jenkintown.
Pattens, for walking in mud ; brought from Wales.
Stone Hone, found in Horsham, with the date of 1765 cut in it.
DAVIS, MASTER WILLIE, Jenkintown.
Belt. At one time the property of Edwin Forrest, the tra- gedian.
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DETTRA, NORRIS, Oaks.
Knife, found in a quarry at Oaks ; supposed to be old. DETWILER, JONES, Blue Bell.
Newspaper Wrapper, 1807. Wrapping Paper, used in 1807.
Old Pen Knife and Quills. Old heavy iron Lead Peneil Case. Sun Dial and Compass, made in Mexico ; very old.
Sun Glass. Pen Knife, made in 1834. Folding Watch Key, with needle.
Two iron Tomahawks, carried by the old volunteer rifle companies.
One of the first patterns Steel Pens, with case and holder. One of the first patterns Gold Pens, with diamond point.
DEVOIR, JOHN, Port Providence.
Seal, found three feet under ground, in the cellar of an old fort, one and one-fourth miles from Valley Forge.
DRUMBOWER, MRS. ELIAS, Frederick. Burnt clay Tile, made in 1769 by "F. B."
EGOLF, Gus, Norristown.
Two Globes, made in 1800 and 1802.
EMERY, JOHN, Cheltenham.
Watchman's Rattle.
EVANS, GERTRUDE, Hatboro. Memorial Button.
Seed Bag, made of mimosa seed by the native girls of Hono- lulu. Presented to the exhibitor by Consul Rozevelt, of New Zealand, six years ago.
EVANS, MRS. RACHEL, Bridgeport. Mason's Square, dated 1654.
FELTON, MRS. JOSEPH, Jenkintown. Door Pull, dated 1707. From an old meeting house near Frankford.
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FITZWATER, MRS. JOSEPH, Port Providence.
Saddle Bags, 100 years old.
FORNANCE, MRS. ELLEN KNOX, Norristown.
Plan of Currant Hill plantation, or Knox farm, Norristown, dated 1823.
Fire Board, from Col. Knox's house.
FORNANCE, JOSEPH, Norristown.
Two Rejected Plans, offered for the court house, Norristown, 1849.
FREDERICK, JOHN, Douglass.
Cannon Ball, found in a field ; supposed to have been used before the Revolution.
GALLAGHER, PATRICK, Plymouth.
Old Wheel, found in Plymouth creek.
GARSED, MRS. ROBERT P., Norristown.
Camel's Beard, cut from the animal at Senphophor. Owned by Mrs. L. W. Read.
GELLER, J. S., Lansdale.
Show case of Notions, &c. ; modern.
GIBBS, MR., North Wales.
Cane, made from a joist of the room where the Declaration of Independence was signed.
GRIFFIN, MRS. SAMUEL, Oaks. Doll, in a dress 50 years old.
GROSS, S. S., JR., Norristown. Three cases of Insects.
HAINES, J. B., Cheltenham.
Reeled Silk, from two hundred and ninety-seven cocoons. HALLMAN, WILLIAM F., Skippack.
Electric Apparatus.
Stock and Dies, made sixty years ago by John Ziegler, of Perkiomen.
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HARPER, MRS. SMITH, Fox Chase.
Knife and Fork to Cut Friendship. Romance of 1788. HECKLER, JAMES Y., Harleysville.
Serpents in liquor.
HEWETT, CHARLES, Jenkintown.
Old Staple Padlocks, from England.
HOBENSACK, MRS. J. C., Willow Grove.
Case of stuffed Birds, Snakes, Animals, &c .- 41 birds, 3 snakes, 4 squirrels, 1 weasel, etc .- all killed in Montgomery county, and stuffed and prepared by the exhibitor.
HOMER, MORRIS, Willow Grove.
Three Nets, to catch wild pigeons. Made by William Ho- mer, the exhibitor's grandfather, about 1790, with which he caught many thousands of pigeons on his farm previous to the year 1824. Said William Homer died January 31, 1860, aged nearly 93 years.
HOMER, WILLIAM, Norristown.
Model of old-time Saw Mill.
IREDELL, PHOEBE, Norristown.
Silk Banner, made by the ladies of Norristown in 1840. IRONBRIDGE HATTERS' ASSOCIATION, THE, Iron- bridge.
Forty-four Hat Bodies, of different colors, put up in a circle. Forty-two Stiff Hats, black, blue, brown, nutria, pearl, ma- ple, and doe-colored.
Cassimere Hats, in four colors.
Police Helmets and Soft Hats, in different styles and colors. Three kinds of Furs-French hare, cony, and beaver.
JOHNSON, BENJAMIN, Norristown.
Saw, very old.
JONES, HENRY, Ambler.
Scales for weighing Continental money.
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KELLER, MRS. HENRY, North Wales.
Two Whale's Teeth, from the Southern seas. In owner's possession forty years.
Walrus Tooth.
KENDERDINE, MRS. LAVINA, North Wales. Side Saddle, 1775.
KEPLER, MISS ELIZA, North Wales.
Pound Cake, made Christmas, 1776.
KETTARAR, ROMAN, Somerton.
Carriage Lock, 70 years old.
Set of Dumb Bells, 60 years old.
Wagon Seat of iron.
Pale Cutter.
Horse Shoe Pattern.
Wagon Box, hand-made.
Two old-fashioned Groove Planes.
Yak Shoe, from Hong Kong.
Two pairs of Handcuffs.
Buckle, from England.
Four different Bits.
Chinese Mouse Trap.
Thirteen different Stirrups.
Potato Bug Destroyer.
Two Lanterns, 120 years old.
Nineteen different Padlocks.
Five different Cow Bells.
Thirty-seven sets of Sleigh Bells.
Large Horse Shoe, from England.
Key, which unlocks seven locks.
Two Gigs, 176 and 142 years old.
Two Dogs and Dog Wagon. Old Flag.
KIBBLEHOUSE, MRS. KATE, Blue Bell. Brass Mortar.
KILE, MRS. FRANCIS, North Wales.
Bottle of Canned Cherries, put up in 1862.
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KNIPE, IRVIN P., Norristown.
Panel of Sounding Board, under which Patrick Henry deliv- ered his speech, ending "Give me liberty or give me death !"
KOHL, GEORGE M., Jenkintown.
Fungus Bracket, made by the owner.
Razor, 130 years old. Presented to owner by John Walker. KULP, ELIAS K., Lederachville.
Apothecary Balances and Weights, made by the late Isaac Kulp, of Perkiomen. The single cords of the balances were spun by him of silk of his own culture.
KULP, HENRY D., Lucon.
Work Bench, Letter Cases, and Bottle Stand, made by the late Isaac Kulp, uncle of the exhibitor.
LANDES, MRS. J. G., Norristown. Books, dated 1792 and 1822.
LOCKARD, MISS ANN, Jenkintown.
Yard Stick, made from the cradle in which the great-great- grandparents of the present owner were rocked.
LOWE, MRS. T. S. C., Norristown.
Old Chinese Devotion Bell. Antique Chessmen, from India ; 400 years old.
Italian Violin, 1516. The scroll is said to have been carved by Benvenuto Cellini, in his 16th year.
Emu Egg, from Tasmania. Case of models of the most celebrated Diamonds.
Case of Florentine Mosaics. Two Mosaic Table-tops, Italian marble.
McCOOL, CHARLES P., Jenkintown.
Golden Eagle, shot near Jenkintown, in November, 1881, in John S. Newbold's woods.
MANN, JESSE, Pittville.
Horse Shoe. Old-fashioned Brake for runaway horse.
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MARKLEY FREUNDSCHAFT, THE.
Hammer and Nail Mould of John Markley, 1780.
Surveyor's Compass of Benjamin Markley, 1776. This in- strument was used in many important surveys in Montgomery county from 1776 to 1819. Now owned by Hon. B. Markley Boyer.
Exhibit of Family Relics, belonging to the descendants of Jacob and Barbara Markley, of Skippack, 1722; in two glass cases and a walnut and gilt frame, draped with maroon curtains ; the commandment : "Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee," in large letters, stretched across the frame. A pamphlet genealogy of the Markley family was distributed gratuitously. The several articles exhibited are included in the general classi- fication.
MATHER, MISS JANE, Philadelphia.
Cup, from the treaty elm. Made at Machinery Hall, 1876, from wood furnished by exhibitor.
MEARS, ANNE DEB., Milestown.
Ostrich Egg, brought from India by the exhibitor's uncle, John DeBenneville, in 1820. He visited Calcutta that year, and while watching some ostriches which were near, he saw the hen cover something in the sand. He examined the hole, and found this egg, which he brought home, and which now belongs to the exhibitor.
MOORE, ANNIE L., Cheltenham.
Paint Box, containing paints, etc.
MOORE, EDWIN, Port Kennedy.
Fire Boards, with paintings of Valley Forge and exhibitor's residence. By Elizabeth Richards, artist.
MOORE & ERVIEN, Shoemakertown.
Two Carriages, T Cart, and light cut-under Rockaway ; modern.
MOYER, MRS. CHARLES, Broad Axe.
Leather Case, for a dagger ; made in 1736.
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NASH, THOMAS, Jenkintown.
Hickory Hone, made in Scotland over two hundred years ago. NICE, MRS. THOMAS, Jenkintown. Doll, "Black Hannah," aged 99 ; never had a new dress. NOBLE, FRANKLIN, Jenkintown.
Brick, out of the house in which Jefferson wrote the Decla- ration of Independence.
Razor, used by Charles Carroll, of Carrollton.
OVERHOLTZER, MRS. JOHN, Bridgeport. Emu Egg, brought from Tasmania. Stuffed Pea Fowl.
PECHIN, JOHN W., King-of-Prussia. Carriage, 100 years old ; owned by Peter Pechin.
POMEROY, MRS. H. S., Norristown.
Model Pump, carried in a temperance procession forty-five years ago, and a Banner, carried by General Adam J. Slemmer in same parade.
PRINCE, LEWIS, SR., Norritonville. Pitchfork.
REED, DR. W. H., Jeffersonville.
Soapstone Image, dug up at Centre Square ; supposed to have been worshipped by the aborigines.
REIFF, JACOB D., Skippack. Sash Fastener, patented and invented by the owner.
REX, JACOB L., Blue Bell. Stone Ball, found on the farm two weeks since. REX, MARY S., Blue Bell.
Curling Tongs, owned one hundred and twenty-five years ago by Levi Rex, of Chestnut Hill, and used by him, as was the cus- tom of that day, for curling his side whiskers.
RIDING, WILLIAM, Norristown.
Three Model Looms ; exhibitor's own work. Heddle, patented in the United States, England and Franec.
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RIEG, JOHN, Jenkintown.
Case of Butterflies and Moths, 115 specimens ; and a case of Butterflies, Moths and Beetles, 72 specimens. All captured or reared at Jenkintown.
RITTENHOUSE, BENJAMIN, Norristown.
Scroll Work, by a boy 15 years old.
ROBERTS, SEPTIMUS, Whitpain.
Horns of Texas steer, sent by Scott Wentz ; modern.
Pump Box, 75 years old.
Set of Carpenter's Tools-saw, square and bevel, nearly 100 years old.
Hammer and Trowel, 100 years old.
Horse Hopple and Horse Sock. These were used before horse companies were known.
Old iron spur.
Tailor's Shears. Belonged to William Lawrence, Whitpain. Horseshoer's Hammer.
Ruler. Property of Alexander Scott, exhibitor's grandfather. Tobacco Box, over 100 years old ; from Wales.
Barber Chair.
RUE, LOUISA, Norristown.
Sea Fern, pulled from a rock by a sailor, off the coast of China, one hundred years ago.
SATTERTHWAIT, EDWIN, Jenkintown.
Saddle Bags, used by Abel Satterthwait many years ago.
SHARPLESS, MRS. H. H. G., Shoemakertown. Knife, from South Carolina.
SHEARER, MRS. E. NORRIS, Jeffersonville.
Coat-of-Arms of the Norris family, over 100 years old ; exe- cuted by Mrs. Charles Norris, who died before finishing it.
SLIFER, DR. H. F. (from his museum in Prof. S.
U. Brunner's academy), North Wales.
Piece of Brick from old Swedes' church. Piece of the hand-rail of the Mayflower. Piece of Plymouth Rock.
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Piece of Olive Wood from the Garden of Gethsemane.
Piece of Olive Wood from Mount Olivet.
Pieces of Wood from the portico of Mount Vernon.
Wheat, of the third growth, from an Egyptian mummy.
English Horse Shoe ; large, and has been used.
Spanish Spur.
One hundred and seventeen different kinds of Wood.
Star Fishes, of different kinds and sizes.
Two Sea Horses.
Stones, from Potsdam in Germany, Holland, France, the Coliseum at Rome, Pompeii, the Danube river, Berlin, the Cata- combs of Rome, and Venice.
Black Bread, from Germany.
Box, from Palestine.
Portion of Lead which lined the coffin of President Abraham Lincoln.
Vegetable Ivory.
Crystals, from the palace of Frederick the Great.
SLINGLUFF, MRS. WILLIAM H., Norristown.
Head of Napoleon, used as a stopper for a cologne bottle.
Dr. Franklin's Card.
Pistol of Captain Jack, who shot Custer.
SLINGLUFF, MRS. W. F., Norristown. Three Fire Buckets.
SMITH, WILLIAM G., Norriton.
Sun Dial, made in 1723.
SOLOMON, MRS. WILLIAM, Norristown. Knife, over 100 years old.
SOWER, F. D., Norristown.
Two Norristown Fire Buckets, 1830.
SPENCER, MRS. ELLA, Jenkintown.
Japanese Back Scratcher; handle of fish bone; hand of ivory. Unique.
STITELER, MRS. EDWIN, Gulf Mills.
Rings and Ornaments, made from wood which was taken from the headquarters of Lafayette at Gulf Mills.
Beads, brought from Japan by Stephen Mitchell, on the ship Niagara, in 1861.
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STONG, GEORGE, Worcester. Broad Axe, 100 years old.
STONG, MRS. PHILIP, Worcester. Steelyard, dated 1730.
STOUT, MRS. S. K., Norristown.
Dog Cane, cut by a fugitive slave.
Cane, made from a log from the cabin used by General Wash- ington at Valley Forge in 1777 and 1778.
STRASSBURGER, MRS. J. A., Norristown. Plate, 100 years old.
SUMMERS, AARON H., East Greenville.
Wooden Candlestick, made from a piece of wood taken from the first six-cornered church (Lutheran), built in 1750, in Upper Hanover township ; again used in rebuilding in 1803, and part of it now in the new church, built in 1877.
SUPPLEE, SAMUEL, Bridgeport.
Cannon Ball, weighing twenty pounds; plowed from the farm in 1884.
THOMAS, MRS. ABEL, Royersford. Scissors Chain.
THOMPSON, MARY L., Jenkintown.
Small Flags, for teaching form and color in primary schools.
TYSON, MRS. CANBY S., Weldon. Wooden Doll, 108 years old.
TYSON, SAMUEL, King-of-Prussia.
Broad Axe, supposed to be 150 years old.
WACK, MRS. N., Jenkintown. Parchesi Board.
WALKER, E. H., Jarrettown. Collection of Shells, from China.
WALTON, HARRY C., Blue Bell.
Rule, formerly owned by Hon. John B. Sterigere.
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WALTON, MISS JANE, Philadelphia.
Cup, from the treaty elm ; made at Machinery Hall, Centen- nial exhibition, 1876, from wood furnished by exhibitor.
WALTON, JOHN, Horsham.
Iron Door Knocker, from a house in Horsham ; 100 years old.
WAMPOLE, DR. WILLIAM H., North Wales.
Display of Dentistry. WATT, DAVID, Norristown. Bottle of Vinegar.
WEAR, MRS. JOSEPH, Upper Merion. Tidy. Sampler.
WEBSTER, MRS. SARAH, Jenkintown.
Small brass Weights and Scales, believed to be 200 years old.
WENTZ, THOMAS, Fort Washington.
Three Tiles, taken from a house, near Fort Washington, oc- cupied by the exhibitor.
WHITE, GEORGE, Broad Axe. Swordfish's Tail, very old and odd. Sword of a swordfish, very old.
WILLIAMS, THOMAS, Pittville.
Horse Shoe, made in 1884.
WILSON, D. A., Norristown.
Specimen of Printing by the exhibitor, to show the progress made by his race. Printed without instructions, having learned the art by self-practice.
WOLF, WILLIAM, Norristown.
Apparatus for dyeing yarn, recently invented ; modeled in brass.
WOLFE, DR. SAMUEL, Skippack.
Lead Pencil, found among the effects of the late George Seipt, of Worcester, father of A. H. Seipt, of Skippack. It is a conical piece of metallic lead, half an inch long, attached to a wooden handle four inches long. Exhibited to show the great contrast between it and the convenient pencils of our day.
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YOST, HENRY, Collegeville.
Small Head, carved in stone; from Mexico. YOUNG, SAMUEL, SR., Norristown. Saw and Steelyards, 125 years old. Ship Carpenter's Adze, 150 years old. Drawing Knife, 150 years old.
ZIMMERMAN, ESTHER, Norristown.
Snuff Box, made from the elm tree under which William Penn made his treaty with the Indians.
ZIMMERMAN, FRANK, Norristown. Graduating Rule. ZIMMERMAN, MARIA, Norristown. Box of Money Scales and Weights. ZINNEL, JOSEPHINE, Norristown. Case of Stuffed Birds, over 100 years old.
The total number of exhibitors at this Anti- quarian Exposition was 1, 240. This is a very flattering testimonial as to the success of the en- terprise, that so many persons took an interest therein. At the great Centennial Exposition and World's Fair, in Philadelphia, in 1876, the total number of exhibitors reached 30,864, and were distributed among fifty countries of the world. The United States headed the list with 8,175 exhibitors. Thus it will be seen that our exhibitors exceeded one-twenty-fifth of the total number at the Philadelphia exposition and one- seventh of those from the United States.
PROCEEDINGS OF COURT.
At the June term, 1884, of the Court of Quar- ter Sessions of the Peace of Montgomery county, his Honor B. Markley Boyer presiding, the Re- port of the Grand Jury was read, which concludes as follows :
This Grand Jury is the last that will hold its sessions under the rules of this Court, during the first century of the county of Montgomery. The members composing the present inquest therefore deem it a subject of congratulation, that for the period of one hundred years, the public peace within the jurisdiction of this Court has been uninterrupted by. violence, and that the laws of the land have been faithfully exe- cuted by the several Courts and executive of- ficers of the county.
NORMAN EGBERT, Foreman.
WALTER H. CORSON, Clerk.
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY
After the report had been read by Edward Schall, Esq., Clerk of Courts, John W. Bickel, Esq., District Attorney, presented the following
MEMORIAL MOTION.
To the Honorable B. Markley Boyer, President Fudge of said Court:
The regular June term of the several courts now in session, is the last one that will occur during the first century of the history of Mont- gomery county. The peaceful observance of the laws of this Commonwealth has been unin- terrupted, within its limits, for the period of one hundred years. Therefore, counsel for the Commonwealth moves this Honorable Court, upon hearing, to direct a proper entry to be . made of the following minute in commemora- tion of the close of the Judicial century, as a suitable memorial of the event, to wit:
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