Democratic Sentinel, Volume 10, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 November 1886 — A Splendid Collection. [ARTICLE]

A Splendid Collection.

if the Art Loan Exhibition Last Week. At the Art Loan exhibition given by the Ladies L terary Society, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings ot just vvo ek, in their rooms over ii. Fendig’s store, was to be found an aslon.s 1 ingly large and interesting colie tion of beautiful works of art and things old and curious, front many lands. Indeed few people could have believed that so line a collection of the kind could have been collected in the town, and we venture the assertion that in not auotlier town in the state no larger than ours could an equal exhibit be made. The works of arts exhibited were largely the productions of home talent, among whom we may mention Mrs. W. li. H. Graham, Mrs. J. C. Deruing, Mrs. Karsener, Mrs. Kerr and Miss Floy Powell, i-liese all exhibited fine oil paintings of various kinds. Many elaborate and very fine specimens of artistic needle-work were also exhibited; also much fine chin i ware and elegant bric-a-brac of various kinds.

The things curious and old that were shown were quite too numerous to mention all in detail. On the first table was* a picture of the famous old Kentucky Indian fighter Simon Kenton, and a rolling pin and butter stamp of bis make, which were loaned by some of his many decendants in this vicinity. On the same table was a butcher knife more than 100 years old, the property of Joe Sharp. The Misses Smith were large contributors to the exhibition, in the way of strange articles from all parts of the world, and gathed by several generations of seafaring relatives, of their own family and their relatives the Schencks. D. J. Thompson, M. L. Spitler and Delos Thompson and Mrs. Deming each loaned cases of old and rare coins. A horse pistol 125 years old was loaned by J. W. Powell. A brass tinder box, the property of a Hessian soldier and said to be over 200 years old, belonged to Mrs. Moss. A curious looking bag made of gold and silver cord, and made io hold sacred articles and which had been in liis family 200 years was loaned by Mr. A. Leopold. Two ladies’ fancy dresses worn at theaters and like places, in London over 160 years ago were sent in by Mrs. Percy Taylor. Aunt Margaret Babcock, from south of town, and M L. Spider’s family were large contributors of old and curious articles, and especially in the way of old china and the like. From the above very incomplete list it will be readily seen that the exhibition was an entire success in both quality and extent. Buy overcoats for your boys at Ralph Fendig’s. lie has a splendid stock, good goods, at the lowest figures.