Miscellaneous: Relics of Winn Parish, 1930, Winn Parish, LA. Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From: October 10, 1930 Winnfield News-American or Winn Parish Enterprise Relics of The Past, Treasured Because of Age, Are On Display At The Parish Fair The fact that old traditions are cherished in Winn Parish, even though old things are giving place to things new and modern, is seen in the display of relics at the Fair. The sentiment expressed by the keeping of articles, whose usefulness has long been outgrown, is indicative of the respect felt for the things which were once a part of the long ago. Among their old heirlooms on display is a pair of saddle-bags which were used in the '80s. They were used to carry groceries in and were then called the "Grocery Truck." The bags are the property of Mrs. Sam Fowler of Wheeling. Mrs. Fowler has also exhibited some confederate money. Mrs. Martha Myrick, of Winnfield, has put on exhibition the doll with which she used to play as a little girl. A side-saddle, emblem of the days when ladies thought it unlady-like to ride astride, is on display. The saddle is the property of Mrs. J. C. Fitch. Mrs. T. J. Wilder of Route 2, Winnfield, put on display a Bible, which was the property of her grandmother. A glass lamp, a remembrance of the days before Edison made electric lights possible, is among the objects of "ye old times." It is the property of Harold Dillard. Mrs. A. T. Stinson shows a beaded purse which has been in the Puckett family for ninety years. She also exhibits a sad-iron which has been in the family for a hundred years. A figured platter, which was bought from M. Bernstein by W. A. Smith in 1867, recalls old holiday banquets with their heaping plates and platters of good things. A medical diploma issued to Dr. Isaac B. Payne from the Albany Medical College in 1857, is among the old documents on display. Dr. Payne was the father of Joel T. Payne and the grandfather of Paul J. Peters, who now owns the certificate. Henry Wilson has on exhibit a picture of Robert E. Lee and his generals. He also has on exhibit a pitcher which has been in the Wilson family over a hundred years. Among the most interesting exhibits of years gone by is a copy of the "Southern Sentinel", ancestor of "The Winnfield News-American, published Wednesday, July 10, 1861. John L. Walker was Editor and Owner. The front page gives a story prophesying peace within sixty days. The issue gave several political announcements. For representative, William Walker's announcement appeared signed by many voters. Daniel Kelly and E. R. Roberts also announce their candidacy for representative. J. L. Walker, A. G. Collier, R. D. Wall, John Terral, and J. C. Brown were running for the office of sheriff at that time. J. F. Kelly, John A. Wasson, R. C. Jones, J. B. Lowe, and J. F. Gulledge announced that they would run for assessor. For the office of recorder, William J. Edwards, S. B. Newman, R. B. Williams, and Amos McCarty announced their candidacy. At the time the paper was published William Walker was Sheriff of Winn Parish. This paper was placed on exhibit by W. V. Hall. Another publication of interest for its age is a geography printed in 1823. The book contains the census of 1820. It had been in the Moody family, and was used in Jackson Parish near Old Vernon. The book came into the possession of J. D. Walker, who married Susan Moody, and is now the property of J. R. Sullivan of Ward 10, who married Mr. Walker's daughter. A sugar bowl, owned by W. M. Bartley of Jordan Hill, is among the old dishes displayed. The bowl holds a quart. The handles are missing, which is not surprising, for the bowl is 150 years old. An old muzzle-loading gun, which came into the possession of Bud Smith in 1885, and a powder horn given to the late Joseph Smith before the Civil War, are among the old firearms on exhibit. There are other relics treasured because of their age and because of the sentiment connected with them. They grow fewer and fewer as the years roll on, but the things for which they stand will be remembered long after the last old object has disappeared.