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AUBURN.
John Beardsley: A book of sermons, published in 1727 ; fork, hammer, auger, and tongs, brought to Auburn by his father, in 1817: pair silver knee-buckles : chisel used by the Indians in skin- ning deer: also a pestle. used to grind corn ; piece of rail split by Abraham Lincoln in 1830, procured by E. L. Adams at the sanitary fair. Chicago, June, 1865. D. D. Millard : Lance found on his farm: metal tankard ; was part of a communion service in the Pres byterian Church in the town of Shillingly, Windham County, Con- necticut. in 1745. John Bushnell: Huntington Geography, text book. fifty years ago. Henry Rose : Brace and bit made and used by his grandfather in 1797. Sallie Harris: Apron woven and worn by Wealthy Safford one hundred and thirty years ago. Alex- ander Stevens: Bull's-eye watch, one hundred and twenty-five years old: old English penny and two-penny piece, 1797. Mrs. G. Tewksbury: Bed-curtain, 150: silver school medal. These medals were worn a day or week as reward for studies and orderly conduct. Charlotte Bunnell : Bread salver, So. Benton E. James : Shaving box, was owned by his great-grandfather. Cecelia Bushnell : Plate, So.
BROOKLYN.
Mrs. Chris. Perkins: Black crape dress : bed-quilt, 100 : long shawl. Mrs. J. O. Bullard : Linen shirt made in 1778. Mrs. Mar- tha Reynolds: Three bed-quilts, all very old. One was made of a light chintz, which cost $1. 75 per yard. Miss Euphemia Reynolds : Linen sheet : Bible, printed in 1785, and bought of the Indians on Long Island. Miss Eunice Bailey: Bed-quilt. 120 ; warming-pan. 1790 : pewter plate : pewter platter. 1802 : pewter tea-pot. Mrs. Gilbert Smith : Bed-quilt. 150 : $25 paid for quilting. Mrs. E. G. Palmer: Stand cloth. 150 : English grammar. 1763 ; splasher, made on linen. 125 : work-pocket, 100 : half handkerchief, 136 : linen towel, 160; pair stockings. 125. Obadiah Bailey: Copy- book, 97 : wooden lantern, 1801. John Chapman : Bible, 1734.
BRIDGEWATER.
Mr. Joel Griffin : Pair brass andirons : pair candle-sticks : 3 combs. Gilbert Stephens: Bread-toaster. Jerome Waid: Tin bake-
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oven. W. W. Bullard : Two silver teaspoons, Spencer Watrous: Mortar ; warming-pan. C. L. Watrous: Stone pestle. Mrs. Kirby Bunnell: String gold beads; sugar bowl. Mrs. Augustus Gregory : Fan. Richard Rogers: Hammer : knife: account-book. Mrs. Lydia Babcock : Linen towel. Miss H. H. Harrington : Blanket : towel ; Bible, and window curtain. Mrs. D. H. Hinds: Candle- stick ; pair andirons ; snuff-box ; mortar and pestle. Mrs. Ambrose Allen : Silver tea-pot : platter. Mrs. L. C. Day: A. little shoe : pair sugar-tongs ; runlet, or wooden cask. Mrs. Mary Day: An old blue sugar-bowl. Mrs. S. H. Darrow: Hymn-book ; manuscript poem ; hammer. Mrs. J. M. Pickering: An old prayer-book ; United States money used during war.
CLIFFORD.
Mrs. Mary Smith Severence: Bible presented to her mother, Amy Comstock, by the latter's father in the year 1786; fancy straw-covered box, brought from England 150 years ago; sil- ver tablespoon, brought from England in the early settlement of New England over 200 years ago, presented to her by her grandmother, Mrs. Joshua Smith; silver teaspoon, made from a silver cup brought from England by James Comstock previous to 1750. The spoon was a wedding present to Mrs. S.'s grand- parents in 1772. Silver thimble, 135 years old : two pairs silk stockings, worn by David Smith and wife on their wedding-day, So years ago. Mrs. George R. Saunders : Snuff-box. with mirror in cover ; bears motto, " Prosperity to the United States: " 100 years old ; handkerchief picture, with portrait of Huntington and an al)- stract from his farewell address, printed about 1800. Mrs. Peter Bennett : Profile portrait of Mahlon Clark, uncle of the late Capt. M. C. Stewart, taken So years ago. Robert L. Hunter : Powder horn, engraved " D. C. 1720 ;" was carried by his grandfather in the Revolutionary war. Mrs. Asher Peck : Table-fork, belonged in 1768 to her great-grandmother, Ann Huntington. Mrs. Wright Wells: Paper box. made in England soon after the discovery of matches ; it contained " Lucifers which instantly ignited by drawing sand-paper briskly over the end;" brass buckle, worn by Rev. El- nathan Baker in the Revolutionary war and it saved his life when struck by a saber, the saber-cuts visible on the buckle. Mrs. Dr. P. H. Gardner: Pair silver shoe-buckles, worn by her grandfather, Caleb Richardson, 100 years ago, given to her about the year 1828 with the request that she keep them to show her grandchildren " what he used to wear ;" hymn book, brought from Massachu- setts to the Nine Partners' settlement about 1794 by Mrs. Mercy Tyler Carpenter ; 2 volumes "Essays, Scientific and Literary," printed in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1754; trunk, covered with dry deer skin, very old. Dr. P. H. Gardner : Pr. obstet. forceps, made
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by a blacksmith, formerly the property of Dr. Braton Richardson. Samuel Arnold : Brass warming-pan. M. A. Gardner : Pine-knot mallet, made by his grandfather about 1830. Mrs. Lucy Merriman : Spice-mortar (wood); pr. tongs, known to have been in use before 1790. Mrs. Wm. D. Horton : Wedding apparel, over 60 years old, consisting of dress, skirt with hand-made embroidery, silk waist and cap, also pair ear-rings : pewter plate : 4 pieces of china, of quaint design and over a century old ; pr. brass candle-sticks, known to be over 80 years old ; silver tablespoon, belonged to her great-grand- mother and is over 125 years old; carpet coverlid, woven in lu- burn prison over 70 years ago; fruit piece, painted 70 years. ago. Elisha Burdick : Chopping knife, made in Rhode Island, from a hoe, in 1797. Mrs. John Hull: Fan. given as a wed- ding present 110 years ago, ingenious in make and artistic in design, came from the West Indies; snuff box. made of horn and silver, has ". C. T. 1815 " engraved on cover, very unique. Mrs. Geo. H. Stephens : Mug and silver teaspoon, upward of 100 vears old. Miss Belle Hobbs : China cup and saucer, 104 yrs. old. Mrs. Amelia Stewart : Pr. copper candle-sticks and stand, belonged to one of the earliest settlers of Clifford Township, Philip I. Stewart. and formerly to Mrs. Margaret Clark ; they are more than 125 years old. Mrs. Jennie Bigland Bennett : child's shoe, of leather, wood. and iron, 50 years old ; two china teapots, 104 years old. Mrs. James Wells : Mortar and pestle, the latter was found on an Indian camping-ground by Rev. Elnathan Baker ; Scottish costume, brought from Scotland by Mrs. Wm. McAlla 50 years ago. Ira J. Weth- erby : Flax wheel; ancient candle-stand. T. W. Atkinson : Writing desk, made of black oak by his great-grandfather, Thomas Wilson-it was brought from England about 50 years ago-has " 'T. W., 1753" deeply carved in the front. Mrs. Geo. Simpson : Linen sheet of English manufacture, very old. B. F. Wells: Saddle-bags, used by Wm. Wells for carrying surveying instruments in surveying lands in Susquehanna County in the years 1830-'40. Mrs. L. Big- land Greene: China teapot. an heirloom over 200 years old. Mrs. Clara Bigland Wells: Milk pitcher, over 100 years old.
FOREST LAKE.
L. T. Birchard : A dish which came to this country in the May- flower ; A china punch-bowl, brought from China by his great-grand- father, who was a sea-captain more than too yrs. ago ; two silver stock buckles, 100. Mrs. E. B. Slauson : Continental money, Jan- uary 1, 1776 ; pr. silver candle-sticks, brought to this country in 1817. Mrs. L. T. Birchard : Wedding dress worn by her grand- mother Tracy 98 years ago : silk dress worn by a great aunt 100 yrs. ago; plate, 150 ; pr. silk stockings, 100; table-cloth, 160.
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FRANKLIN.
Mrs. William McKibby: Snuffers and tray (silver), sugar spoon and tongs, fruit knife, teaspoons, salt spoons, stone, pin and ear-rings, silver pitcher, labels for hanging on decanters, silk shawl, 200; shawl, 100; profiles, 60. Josiah Baker : A bottle, 150. Mrs. S. D. Purrell : China plate, 100 ; tea-pot, 100; cream cup, 100. H. Harris : Shot-bag, made by his grandfather while in the Revolu- tionary war. Miss Ransom : Calander, brought from Ireland 100 yrs. ago. F. S. Smith : Family Bible, owned by a Rev'y soldier. Mrs. M. R. Gere : Pair candle-sticks. Mrs. Irwin Baldwin : Rock- ing chair, 100. Maynard C. Baldwin : Trunk. 150. Mrs. William Harrison : Teaspoon. 100 ; splasher, made of linen spun and woven by her great, great, great-grandmother. E. B. Handrick : Pewter plate, now in the hands of the fifth generation. Mrs. Esther Banker : Bedticking, woven by Wright Greene, a Revolutionary soldier. S. G. Handrick : Teaspoon, 100 ; towel, 128 ; pin-cushion, 100. Mrs. R. W. Smith : Towel, linen woven and spun by her great grand- mother ; ends embroidered by Mrs. Maria Southworth when 70 yrs. old. M. Baker: Wine glass, 150. H. L. Hitchcock : Picture of Mrs. Sarah Thomson, who died in 1862 at the age of 103 years : photo. taken at the age of 100 yrs. Harry Smith : Arm-chair, the owner of chair is now 80 years old, and his mother rode in this chair from Connecticut to Susquehanna County on an ox sled. Mrs. H. G. Townsend: Sugar-bowl, 100. William Watson: Hatchel and cards, such as were used by the " old settlers." Mrs. D. B. Town- send: Earthen crock, 200. E. Curtiss: Pocket-book, 100 ; news- paper, printed 1764. P. Wheaton : Pr. shoemaker pincers, 130 ; an instrument used in making a harness for weaving, 130. Munson Peck : Hay fork, 100. Melvin Mckinney: Warming pan, 80. John Boyd : "Confession of Faith." 131. Mrs. P. T. Dearborn : Pr. tongs, 100. Miss Laura Pierson : Silver spoon, 200. Mrs. John Cromwell : Coffee mill, 200. Mrs. William Burrows : Foot-stove, 100. J. L. Meriman : Cream pitcher. 100.
GELATT.
Mrs. Danford Walker : Baby's mitt, 116; Pewter platter, 125. Henry Gelatt : Waffle iron, 100. Mr. Chester Bills : Book, ·· The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul." 83 years. Oliver Walker : Family Bible, SI. Mrs. Henry Cole: Earthen mug, 1773 : deep-red plate, came from Scotland, 100. Geo. Hine: Large tea salver, 100: Blue teacup and saucer, 80. Mrs. William Colwell : Sugar-bowl and creamer: supposed to be over 100, very ancient in style. Mrs. Geo. Potter: Mulberry tea-set-sugar-bowl, tea pot, and cream pitcher, 90. Calvin Parmenter: Pewter tea-pot ; I qt. iron kettle, both 200 : gun, 1825 : large powder-horn, 1800. Mrs. Horace Stearns : Embroidered linen bed curtain : embroidered linen
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bed valance : silver teaspoons. all over roo. Barney Shepherdson : Iron tea-kettle, belonged to his grandfather. Nehemiah Barnes, who was a Revolutionary soldier. Eli Low : Rocking chair : glass salt- cellar, both 100. Mrs. Emory Gelatt : Large mulberry plate, 100. Mrs. Arvilla Gelatt : Knife, go. Richard Gelatt : 1 glass decanter, belonged to a Revolutionary soldier. Miss Mary Pope: Wooden work-box, with landscape painting on cover, is over 100 years old ; Chinese cup, came from England over 100 years ago ; hand-made lace baby cap ; silk embroidered portrait. Mrs. Harrison Barnes : Indian relics : large pestle and an instrument used for skinning game. Rev. R. G. Lamb : Huge shark's tooth ; collection of an- cient coins, among which was a " pine-tree shilling," dated 1652. Mrs. Geo. Berry : Piny earthen jar, 100. Mrs. Mary Eymer : Spec- tacles and thimble, belonged to the wife of a Revolutionary soldier, named Mrs. Susanna Stanton. W. W. Pope : Horse-hair bed-cord, made by his great-grandfather, David Stanton (a Revolutionary sol- (lier ), 100. Mrs. Myron Barnes: Pewter platter, 200. Mrs. Geo. B. Milliken : Warming-pan. Nelson Dickey : Boot and shoe iron last. 100, was used by a shoemaker in Wales.
GIBSON.
Mrs. William Clark : A very ancient sampler (so labeled), book .. "Domestic Medicine," 1778: Family Bible, printed in 1756: silver teaspoon. made from a knee-buckle worn by an officer in the Revolutionary war. J. W. Chamberlin : A sad-iron, somewhat re- sembling a tailor's goose, 200. Mrs. Wm. Roper: Bible, 1715. Mrs. H. L. Abel : Welch Bible. 1773. Henry Abel : History of " Early (Indian Wars," 1777: Continental currency. 1777. Geo. Morgan : Side saddle. L. J. Reese : Pawnee bow and arrows and case: nine , photographs of "Early Settlers" of Gibson. J. M. Potter : Com- mission as "captain" issued to Joseph Potter in 1798, warrant as tax collector, 1818 : tax duplicate for Gibson, 1818 : account book of Joseph Potter, 1793 ; teaspoon, 75 ; wheel-head, pewter platter. knife basket, waffle iron, saddle bags, 100. A. C. Sweet : Book of plays, 1794: advanced mathematical work, 1651: deed. 1710; bill of sale of negro in Conn. in 1745, porringer, 100 ; plate. Mrs. Myron Barnes : 4 deeds, 1759-1771 ; plate, 200 ; pewter platter. Mrs. James Hill : Pair of wine-glasses, nearly 200 : frilling iron. ancient. Mrs. J. L. Gillett : Daboll's Arithmetic, 1827 ; English Reader, 1823; Murray's Grammar, 1829: copies Susquehanna Conunty's Register, 1838 : salt-spoon made of a knee-buckle, silhou- ette, 50 ; pillow, So; skillett. 6; powder horn, 87; lady's collar, 55 : lady's back comb, 50; plate, 65 Ba ; made hand'f. 60; pr. silk stockings, 81. W. A. Chamberlain : Account book of Moses Chamberlain, 1778 : account of official business as J. P., 1794 : deed for 12.000 acres of land. 1771 ; pod
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auger, 97 ; mortar and pestle : pen case and pen, sword, saw, Revo- lutionary relics. F. P. Payne : Teaspoon. 90. Geo. B. Tiffany : Miniature portrait, printed in 1798; towel, 150 ; wooden water bottle, 70 ; Indian arrow heads. Mrs. Wm. Thyer : Towel, 80 ; wine-glass, 81 ; foot stove, cane. lady's back comb. 60. Mrs. Stephen Potter : Saddle bags. go. Mrs. P. Tiffany : Pair ear-rings, 150.
SOUTH GIBSON.
Geo. E. Resseguie : Collection of Indian relics plowed up on a farm originally settled in 1813. Mrs. John Owens : Stand spread of West India sea grass. Mrs. William Dowd : Small wooden trunk, 100 : dictionary, 1777. Richard Owen: Old-style neckwear. G. C. Brundage : Collection of Indian relics found in this county, viz., elk-horn, spear, arrows, &c. Mrs. Eliza Dim- mick: Dress shawl, 60; pair gloves, yarn spun, colored, and knit by herself, the present summer, when nearly 87 years of age. John Steenback : Book, Christian Theology, 1788 ; Silver ornament dug from an Indian's grave in Nebraska. Mrs. John Steenback: Linen bed curtains, 100 ; pair gold ear-rings, 100. Russel Tiffany : Pocket- book used by his father, one of the early settlers of Lenox, Pa. Mrs. Emily Woodward: I coverlet, manufactured by her grand- mother, more than 1oo ; satin ribbon bow worn by same grandmother 100 years ago ; ancient miniature, gold rimmed. Alonzo Kinne : Aged 82 years, photograph of himself and wife, early settlers : loper. an instrument used by a ropemaker in making codfish and other small lines 100 years ago. David Tobias : His father's wedding kerchief (silk), 100. Francis Davis : Ancient sun-glass, used for lighting fire before the era of matches. G. G. Woodward : His father's wedding hat. The owner (Geo. W. Woodward) was present at the "'C'enten- nial," aged 86 years. Mrs. Geo. Hanyon : r pair shoe buckles, 100. Mrs. Solomon Pickering : Revolutionary snuff-box with Washing- ton's face on cover. Mrs. Lucinda Pickering : C'ane-head (engraved ), belonged to her grandfather, William Conrad, who was the first settler of Brooklyn, Pa. Edgar Belcher: Ancient coins, one dated 1674; photographs of his father and mother, early settlers; box, glass cover. Mrs. Edgar Belcher : Child's apron, pair pantalets, waistcoat, all of the fashion of 50 years ago. Mrs. Timothy Carpen- ter : Table linen manufactured by her mother, Mrs. Darius Tingley, of Harford, I in the year 1800 when only 15 years old. Timothy Carpenter : Newspaper, Montrose Gazette, 1819: wooden plow brought from Attleboro' by his father. David Carpenter. Mrs. Chas. W. Resseguie : Rolling-pin, belonged to her grandmother : antelope horn. Thos. Jefferson Manyer : Dutch neck-yoke ( for horses), 100. Elisha Maxson : Collection of Indian relics, consisting of pestle, hatchet, and several arrows plowed up in Susquehanna Co .: ham- mer, 150 : photo. of his mother early settler ) now living in her 87th
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year : punk, flint, and iron used by his father in lighting his pipe ; wooden mortar, 100 : books-Path to Happiness, 1798 ; Baxter's Warnings of the Dead, 1802 ; Noah Webster, Jr.'s, Grammar, 1798 ; Religious Courtship, 1810 : "Arithmetick " by Nicholas Pike, 1804; family Bible, 1783. Fitch Resseguie : His father's family Bible, weighing over 18 lbs, cost, in 1845, $10.88; bought by his father, who was the first to settle in South Gibson in 1813 : also photo. of bis father. Samuel Resseguie.
GREAT BEND TOWNSHIP.
John Osterhout: Shoe-hammer. 180 : lantern, 100. Mrs. Sarah Tewksbury: Trunk, 150. Mrs. Chas. Warner: Foot-stove, 120; spinning wheel, 150; mortar and pestle. Mrs. Josephine Trow- bridge : Pepper-box. tea-cup and saucer, 100. Mrs. Henry Mericle : Snuff-box. 200 : pin-cushion, 100. Mrs. William Decker : Sugar- bowl. 150 ; platter, 110. Mrs. Amanda Johnson : Picture of the first bride in the Susquehanna Valley. George Tuthill : China cup, 150. This cup was owned by a lady whose father built Washing- ton's headquarters at Newburg, N. Y. B. B. Tuthill : Silver table- spoon, 127. Mrs. Eliza Judd : Conch-shell horn, 200. Was used to call the neighbors in times of danger, and could be heard five miles away : volume of poems. 178. Mrs. Emma Macollister : Cup and saucer, 150. Mrs. N. W. Stone : Paper, American Gazetteer, 89 : linen thread, 70. Mrs. C. C. Brush : Water-color painting, 110 ; painted by Miss Ellen Chase, whose father was a captain in the Revolutionary army. Mr. A. G. Brush : Cane, 150. Mrs. Will- iam Vroman : Spectacle case. 150. Mrs. Harriet Hendrickson : Brass candle-stick, 75: Sugar-bowl, 50. Robert Roosa : Three-tined barn fork, 100. O. A. Fox: Cooper's adz, 100 ; pr. tailor's shears, So ; augur. 70. Mrs. C. B. Dixon : Toasting iron, 70 : plate. This plate was one of the wedding gift of Mrs. Sally Ford, who was mar- ried in 1812. Mrs. Ency Mayo : Silver spoon, 100. AAlmyron Foote: Trunk, 75.
GREAT BEND.
Mrs. Catharine C'onkling : Pair of tongs, 1767 : copy of Declara- tion of Independence, second one issued, 1776. O. T. Conkling : A Dutch neck yoke, came from Holland ; wagon chair, 1790 ; Con- gress bell. Mrs. Adelia Blessing : A rocking chair and pair of tongs, relies of the Revolution. Richard Gillispie: Bible, published in Glasgow in 1777 : Book of Sermons, published in 1687: pair snuff- ersand tray. William Mc Pherson : Brittania teapot, once owned by the Dimond family : pair andirons: tin trunk. Philo Hamlin : Windsor chair, So: steel for sharpening knives, carried through Revolutionary war by Jonathan Hill. Reuben Howard : Sword. carried by Captain Hayward in Revolutionary war. Mrs. Diana Norton : Pairsilk mitts and 110, 100. Mrs, Thomas Hays : Trunk. used by paymaster in Revolu-
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tionary war : piece of cloak worn during Revolutionary war ; " An assessment list " of Willingboro', now Great Bend, made in 1796, and contains the names of all the inhabitants in the territory now Sus- quehanna County, written by Jonathan Newman, great-grandfather of Theodore Hays. Mrs. Theodore Hays : 3 embroidered pictures, made in the year IS00 ; bed curtain. Mrs. Sarah Swagart : Book of Sermons, 200 ; cream pitcher; Indian relic. O. A. Lines : Com- mission to Rufus Lines from Gov. Trumbull, 1798: Masonic certifi- cate, 1798.
HALLSTEAD.
Mrs. E. H. Eager: Chemise. This chemise was worn by Mrs. Hasbrook, who owned and lived at Washington's headquarters in Newburg, N. Y., during the Revolution ; chair. This chair was used by Martha Washington during the time of her stay with the General at the home of Mrs. Hasbrook at Newburg, N. Y. Dr. C. N. Van Ness: Cow-bell, 136. Mrs. L. B. Crook : Pair of tongs brought from Connecticut in 1767 : bed-quilt made in 1806. Mrs. J. B. McCreary, jr. : Cap-basket, 125 ; Soup tureen, 102. Mrs. J. H. Van Loan : Mirror, 117 : mirror, 100 ; book, 117. Mrs. Esther Rice : I pair linen sheets, 90. Mrs. Samuel Hall : Clothes brush, 100 ; wine glass, 70 ; decanter, 100. Mrs. John Maynard : Chair, 120. Mrs. S. D. Ross: Clock. 8c; table-cloth, 142: set silver spoons, 80 ; sampler, date 1816 ; satchel, very old. Miss Emma Howell : Book. 124; 2 pieces calico, 100 ; cup, saucer, and plate, 70 ; baby-waists brought from Wales. N. T. Mitchell : Ax, 125 ; Indian spear-head and other Indian curiosities found fifty years ago in a well near the historical " block-house " in Wayne County. Rev. J. B. McCreary : Books, dated 1737. 1738, 1727, 1730 ; a travel- ing trunk, 80 years old. This trunk was carried over three thou- sand miles by Mr. McCreary, on horseback. while doing missionary work in the early years of his ministry. Mr. J. B Johnston : Certi- ficate of membership in the New York Marine Society, 1771 ; a lig- numvitæ mortar, 100; a crane, 92 ; a 2-pound note, April 25, 1776. Mrs. S. B. Chase: Summons issued 1753, under the reign of King George the Second to the sheriff of Caroline, Virginia, 134; an old English school-book, 100; chair, 150 ; foot-stove, warming-pan, table, and tureen. Mrs. Chas. Simpson: Old bonnet : picture.
HERRICK.
Mrs. Sarah Dart: I linen table-cloth. 100. Mrs. E. R. Barnes : Bible, 1791. Margaret Geddings : Linen pillow-cases, 100 ; photo- graphs. W. A. Lyon : Copper penny, 1286 ; map of Europe, 100. Wm. Thomas : Medical book, by John Wesley. Mrs. Washington Barnes : Masonic apron, 70.
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HARFORD.
Miss Sarah Adams : Bonnet. 130 : dress, 130 : handkerchief, 100 ; apron. 100 : gold beads, 100. M. M. I. Joe: Hmm. shawl. So : chair, 100 : surveyor's map. 1814. Mrs. Polly Guile : Lamp. 75 : profiles. 100 : wooden salt-cellar, over 100 ; cloak, 80 : china tea-pot, sugar-bowl, and cream-pitcher. 100 ; bonnet, 80 : pewter porringer, nearly 100. Mrs. Dr. Blakeslee : Dress waist, 150. Miss Sarah Jones : Silver teaspoons, over 100. Miss Nancy Streeter: Warming-pan, 150: bedstead, 100 : hood, 80 ; coverlid, 100 ; brass candlestick, 100 : dress-cap ; table. 100. G. L. Payne : Waffle- irons. 100 : Pewter tea-pot. 100 ; cream-pitcher ; seal of Susquehanna County. 1814 : bill of 15 shillings, 1776 ; pistol, revolver, and shell. Mrs. M. Oakley; Drinking cup, 100 ; pewter plates, 100 : cannon ball : Bible, 100. Dr. A. T. Brundage : Earthen platter used in 1 776 : gold quartz, tomahawk. boarding-hatchet, piece of Atlantic cable. Harford Agricultural Society: Fork, 100; flax-wheel, 111 ; toaster. 100 : iron tea-kettle, 100 : broiling-iron. 100 : hatchel, 100 ; horn. 100 : cooper-shave. 100 lantern, 200 crane, 100; gridiron, 10 : grain-cradle. 100 ; wooden corn-plow, 100 ; paring-machine, 100: bear-trap, 100 ; melodeon, 100 ; grain-fan. 100 : scythe-swath, 100; pod-auger. 100 : spice-mortar, 100 : Mrs. John Leslie : Sword, 200 ; teapot, 150 ; brassandiron, 100 ; brass-handled tongs, 100 ; samples worked, 1830. Miss Cynthia Sophia : China sugar bowl, 100 ; china cream pitcher, 100 ; china plate, '100 : sampler; cap worn by Dr. Mercy Tyler : collar worn by Dr. Mercy Tyler. Prof. W. L. Thacher : Latin Bible, published in 1621 ; book, published in 1750; Pike's arithmetic, first in America ; book, 100. Mrs. Tyler Brewster : Shoe- hammer, 100: gallon bottle. 100 ; pinces, 100. Miss Titus : Musket, 100 ; linen breeches, 75. Mrs. J. C. Tanner : Bed-quilt, 65. Mrs. Mary A. Crandall : Turnkeys, brought to this country in 1762. Miss Mary Tanner : Silver tablespoon, 100 ; tea-pot, 70. D. F. Farrar : Hand-reel, 100 : wooden candlestick, over 100 : warning-pan, nearly roo. Miss Clara Tiffany : Foot-stool, 75. Miss Laura 1. Crandall: Scalping-knife and sheath. Mr. W. Jeffers : Coat. 100 ; glass tankard, spice mortar, 100 ; brass snuffers and tray, first newspaper printed in Susquehanna County. George Peck : Sword. 100. 1. M. Farrar : ('lock, nearly 200. D. 1. Hine : Pewter mug and cup, 100 : pewter plates, over 100 ; powder horn, 100 ; canteen, 100. E. R. Flint : Wedding vest, 200 ; buzz- S.WWW.
HOPBOTTOM.
Mrs. Hannah Miles: Linen towel, 100 ; pair scissors, 100 : shoe Inn kles, 100. Mrs. Geo. Miles: Spelling book. date, 1782 ; tin bake oven : spinning wheel. Mrs. Eliza Case: Spelling book, date 1804. Harry Tanner : Pair sleeve buttons. 100 : one-dollar bill and
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12 cent, IrI. John Blowers: Inkstand. 91. Mrs. Hawley : Pict- ure. 1830. Mrs. Martha Bell : Needle book. IIo. Mrs. Gavitt : Pewter plate and saltcellar, 100. Mrs. David Wilmarth : Pewter basin, 73; baby dress, 75 ; mortar and pestle. 100. Mrs. Polly Williams: Pair bellows, over 100 years old. Mr. Lewis: Camp (lish, date 1712. S. A. Kellum: Iron kettle, 100. Mrs. Sterling : Kettle, 69. Mrs. Olivia Carpenter : Work pocket. Mrs. E. A. Whit- ing : Clock, 121.
JACKSON.
Mrs. O. H. Perry : Bible, 94: pr. tongs, 120. Nelson French : Pewter basin, 100 ; Bible, 125 ; cartridge-box. relic of Revolutionary war. Mrs. N. S. Guild : Pair gloves, 100 ; pewter platter, 105 ; tea-pot, 120; pewter basin, 200; bead-work pocket. Mrs. Hosea Barrett : Glass tumbler, 1772. Mrs. Harvey Brown : Side saddle, 1780 ; scarf, 125. Calvin Barrett : Cane, 1804. Mrs. Pattie Wilcox : Pewter platter, 220. Isaac Hill : Bear-trap, 97 : pair brass candle- sticks, So; piece calico, cost $r per yard, 100 ; pair snow-shoes. Stanley Barrett : Rolling-pin, 1767. Mrs. A. W. Barrett : Skein linen thread, 90. D. L. Gregory : Whisky flask, 118. Hugh Rob- erts : Powder-horn, 129. Wm. Barnes : Pitcher, over 100. Omar Olin : Brace and bit, very old ; potatoes. Jotham Pickering: Hatchel, 150; pitchfork, 1823. D. A. Lamb: Shoe-last, 73 ; hat. Leander Griffis : Neck-yoke, roo. Mrs Roena Lindsley : Waffle iron, 100. Mrs. M. Hall : Blanket, relic of the Revolution. A. B. Larabee : Indian pot, plowed up in 1867 : portrait of Major Lamb, one of the first settlers of Jackson
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