Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-02-12
(fortland Advertiser
SENATOR FRYE
ANcurRAL RnLIo N WAsHiN0ToS
RESTAURANT.
War MA mas ssykH sAvtD nosEr.

Lying On otnAttt Ftltf Aotc' va
other day. I saw q frame inclosing a slip
Of dinsy yellow paper. which, on inspec-
ton. proved to be a receipt. and read as
follows:
COLONY OF M,ssA MS BAY To JosErn
Paws. Dr.
To bis service a. Major General ln
said Colony Army from the 2i" day
OF June 1875 TO the 9th Day Of Jan
asry iil6, seven months 4 seven
days, reckoning - days 10 a month,
at fi6 per month. llid
Errors Excepted JosKrn fRrK
That" said Mr.. Frye, was given
by Mr. Frye. grea, grandfather. when
he ~s general Ia the Revolutionary
army. We have jus, go, !, from Han
cocks restaurant"
Hancock's resiaaran, Is famous oil
drinking place on Pennsylvania Avenue.
where from time immemorial eurio.i,ies
have been gathered. until nov Il il one
Of the mos, interesting Of washins,on's :
masy museums. Among the objects
there exhibited are relic. Of Washington
and Of mos, Of the 'ubsequen, Presidents.
There are aneien, play bills. a matchbox
gun Of 1860. Beau Hickmah's cane aud
umbrella. . piece Of Noah's Arb, aai the
stone which David fired at Goliath.
Among them. until recently. we're Gen.
eral Frye. commission as {. major gener-
al Of State troops, signed by John Han
cock. Governor Of Massachusetts,. the re-.
eeip, above given. and his Masonic apron.
The las, mentioned is the only one Of the
articles now remaining in John Han
cock. museum. A young man for whom,
some years ago. senator Frye obtained a
elerkshiP. with a gratitude. which the
Senator sAys ia unique, has rescued, with
grea, difficulty, the commission and re-
eeip,. and he Is now after the apron, With
confidence that be will get H.
These relics Of General Frye with 9TH
en mus, have been in possession Of a de-
scendan, Of his who lived in washing.
ton for many years before the rebellioa,
and whose Southern country home was
looted by Union soldiers during the war.
An account. stated by General Frye. was
sometime since sent to the Senator by a
PennsylvaniA veteran. who had picked I,
up on a battlefield.
Thi. old General Frye defended FAl-
mouth when !, was attacked by the force.
under Captain Mowat,. and years aher-
ward. General Frye. grandson wen,
South and married Mowa,,'s sranddaugh-
ter.
General Frye was fiery old soldier,
and he 20, 80 angry a, washingion''
treatment Of the Northern officers that
he resigned his commission. and could
never asterwsri be brought To think well
Of Washington.
III see." said senator Frye, "that a
local paper. in a very complimentary no.
tice. sets ms down as a poor man, no,
worth over tweniy.fye thousand dollar.
("That's too much" said Mrs. Frye.
"Bat the fellow who wrote that does no,
know the reason I am 80 poor. Il came
sbou, in this wise. was brought up
in a Quaker family, and when, in my
boyhood. | got a chance TO 20 up to Bos-
ton. my Quaker grandfather gave me five
dollars TO spend. did no, know any
boys in Boston. and | could think Of no
way to have five dollars worth Of fun
without boys. SO kept the money in
my pocket. When got home my grand
father asked me how | spent the five dol
lars. and !. with the air Of one who had
done . virtuous action, said, Il did mol,
spend il At all grandfather; | saved a..
and have il in my pocket whereuPon
my grandfather said. You may give me
back the money. william; gave you
,hs, money to spend In Boston, Ever
since that" said the senator. IL have
known better than TO save money"
SsILEY.