Athens Weekly Review
Feb. 6, 1903
"It Was A Great Success"

The ladies of the C. P. church are to be congratulated upon the success
attained by their Local Food Fair. It was at first intended to run it
only one day but after everything was in readiness they decided it would
be best to continue it two days. All the ladies connected with it
deserve great praise for their efforts. Mrs. C. H. Coleman and Miss
Frankie Miller deserve especial mention. They were there continuously and
were alert to receive and entertain all visitors. The fair closed Friday
evening with a concert that was a very creditable affair indeed. In fact
it could hardly be surpassed. Those present enjoyed it greatly and
several were heard to say they had paid to hear concerts that were not
equal to this one. It was all by local talent and Athens can boast of
some fine vocalists and instrumentalist.
PROGRAM
Piano solo- Miss Vyvyan Yantis
Vocal solo- Miss Collins
Recitation- Miss Lottie McWilliams
INTERMISSION
Piano solo- Miss Callie Deen
Vocal solo- Miss Jule Wofford
Piano solo- Mrs. A. F. Wood
Violin solo- Miss Florence Gilmore
INTERMISSIOIN
Vocal solo- Miss Collins
Piano solo- Mrs. Wood
Violin solo- Miss Vyvyan Yantis
Vocal solo- Miss Collins
Each performer was applauded and encored, the audience refusing to accept
a non-compliance. All did well-splendidly. Miss Gilmore proved herself
and artist, with the greatest of instruments, the violin. Miss Jule
Wofford deserves especial mention for so fine a voice for one of her
tender years. The whole affair has been a great success both as an
entertainment and financially.

THE CURIOSITIES
Last week we promised to give a description of some of the curios on
exhibition.
Silk stockings, 1848 Mrs. W. L. Faulk.
Little dress worn by Mrs. Watkins when a baby.
Scarf 85 years old, Mrs. L. A. Powers. (1818 bf)
Cane, Mrs. J. B. Wofford's great grandfather's. It is over a hundred
years old.
Sample piece embroidery made in 1823 by R. P. Wofford's grandmother
Wofford.
Coin made in 1766, Mrs. F. E. Wofford.
From $1 to $100 bills Confederate money.
Spoke out of the spinning wheel used by Miss Lena McWilliams' great
grandmother.
Bible printed in the 16th century and nearly 300 years old. It was
rebound just before the Revolutionary War. The initials "R. H. on
either side of this volume stand for "Robert Hodge, " this book having
been owned by the Hodge family for four generations each of which had a
son named Robert. The title to this volume is "Looking to Jesus" by
Isaac Ambrose.
$250 bill issued by the state of North Carolina in 1780, 123 years old,
$20 continental money of the United States issued in 1778 125 years ago,
Mrs. Paul Jones.
Needle book of Mrs. Judge Faulk made in 1844.
Embroidery nightcap made by Mrs. Paul Jones' grandmother at nine years,
is ninety-two years old and was worn by my great grandmother.
Glass pitcher was given to Mrs. Paul Jones' grandmother 98 years ago.
Two silver spoons of Dr. Mathews, Sr., brought from England by his
father.
Pistol worn from 1861 to 1865 by Mrs. Paul Jones' father, Col. Beaty of
the Confederacy.
Tie worn by Miss Frankie Miller's grandmother.
Soup ladle of Mrs. Smith Cain's grandmother over 100 years old.
Two Confederate postage stamps; a fragment of Gen Lee's Headquarter
flag; two sous (2 cents) 1837, providence of Canada; 1 real Brazil Spanish
coin; coin of Corea (sic)unknown, ancient coin found in Greece, unknown;
10 centimes French, time of King Lands Phillippe; Chicago exposition 50
cent piece; Chicago exposition stamps; Swede coin, time of Charles XV;
25-cent Mexican greenback; embroidery yoke owned by Mrs. Percy Larkin and
made by her Grandmother Collins' scissors owned by Mrs. Dudley Payne, 53
years old; plate 445 years old, Mrs. John Murchison; counterpane made in
1850 by Mrs. McGenney's mother; handpainted plate brought from England,
over 100 years old, Dr. Johnson's mother's 250 years old belongs to Mrs.
Hatch; 1 egg 69 years old produced in the grand old state of Mississippi
and is perfectly fresh now; Tom Barron: platter 101 years old, Jule
Wofford's great grandfather; band painted plate 100 years old from
England, Mrs. Jule Johnson; ailver waiter 400 years old, owned by Judge
Nutting, belongs to Mrs. D. R. Murchison, made of money; vase 18 years
old, Mrs. Ella Miller; two candle sticks, purchased by Dr. A. B. Reid,
our grandfather, about 1830, Mrs. Jno. A. Murchison.
Paper, The Boston News Letter from Monday, April 17, to Monday April 24,
1704; newspaper, The Sun, published Tuesday, Sept. 3, 1833; Ulster County
Gazette, published in 1800; New York Herald, Saturday, April 5, 1865
giving account of President Lincoln's assassination.
A plate bought by Gen. Pelham when he married in 1813, 90 years ago, a
bridal present of Mrs. Paul Jones form a daughter of Gen. Pelham; opal
dish bought by Rev. Wm. Bluewett in 1812, 91 years ago, a bridal present
of Mrs. Paul Jones from great aunt. Turkey dish has been in use in same
family 54 years, has graced 51 wedding tables, ivory ruler bought in
1833, Mrs. Paul Jones; shoe buckle worn by Gen. Harrison in battle of
Tippecanoe, 1799, 104 years ago; silver spoon, 73 years in the family,
Col. Beaty cut his teeth on it.
Mexican dollar195 years old, 1/2 dollar issued by state of North Carolina
in 1778, 125 years ago. Another noted piece was a motar and pestle of
which following is a true history:
This Motar and Pestle was made of the god of medicine. It was in this he
compounded the first drugs for the human ills. From him it was handed
down through a succession of wise men extending through the dark ages of
witchcraft and sciam. Finally when the old world became too small for
Columbus he felt it his duty to emigrate and expand. This was the first
article secured as paraphernalia for his voyage. Upon landing in this
country this vessel was captured by the Manhattan indians, afterwards by
the Blackhawks, then by the Ohios and afterwards became the flower vase
of Hiawatha. For three centuries it was owned by medicine men of various tribes
and was capture during the Seminole War by the Seminoles and was next heard
of as the hominy pot of Quantrell's Regiment during the late unpleasantness.
Mr. Quantrell presented it to the James boys who prized it next to National banks
and express trains. One night in bleak November the desperate and daring
John Munro, the pill roller at Powers' drug store, raided the camp of the desperadoes,
put them to flight and captured the historic vessel and did it solitary and alone with
not so much of a weapon as a hat pin. Respectfully submitted,
The Tom Barron Historical Society. Per Tom Barron, President.

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