The Somerset reporter., 1885-08-12
OUR TRAVELLING MAN.

porous country hamlet. In the village
were busy mills and the workmeu therein
came from the hard, rocky, but fruitful
farms Of the town. The mainsprlng of all
this industry and energy was one Judge
kingsbury, who had not only made the
town, but named It for himself and 10 his
day dreams sawfit become the centre Of
civilization. Instead Of this II he had
lived till last winter he wonld have seen
the town he made, owned and loved relin-
quish Its charter and 60 back to planta-
ton. Judge Kingsbury was in many re-
spects very remarkable man. He was
good deal Of politician hut failed to at
tain his hearts desire-a seat In Congress.
haye said he made the town Of Kings
bury and SO he did, but hts energy and per-
severance was necessary TO keep 1t up and
as soon as he LEFT the place 1t began to
droop and Its present state has been
reached by . gradual process. Judge
Kingsbury belonged to the old school Of
gentlemen of high culture, good breeding
and genial manners, but no financial skill
His father left him an ample fortune but he
was not Of the right sort .of metal to In.
crease 1t or even to hold It intact. In these
days Of simplicity his manner of life would
be considered rather on the "swell" order.
His grounds were elaborate and kept in
nne order and were only excelled In beauty
by his Hne residence. He kept nne car
rage drawn BY handsomely caparisoued
horses. He entertained gussts nom far
and near 10 right royal style. After .
while he tired Of thus living like . king
among the wllds Of Maine forest and he
gave up his residence there and moved to
Gardiner. His fortune was now fast vain.
ing and he entered . holly contested race
for the postmastershlp Of that city. While
walking the streets OF the city one day, Ia.
boring under excitement incident to the
contest he was seized with heart disease
and dropped dead. Thus closed the career
Of very remarkable man, who will be
known for many kindly qualities Of head
and heart. After Judge Kingsbury left his
sylvan home 1t was purchased by MI. Geo.
Il. Hewett, now At Flagstaff, who com.
menced his mercantile career at that time
and place. So far has the name and fame
Of Judge Kingsbury passed from the MEN,
ory Of man that but few residents Of that
town can tell from whom the town took It's
name. Such Is fame the wor d over.
Mr.. Hewett referred to as having sue
cseded Judge Kingsbury seems fated as Q
successor Of noted personages. From
Kingsbury he removed direct to Flagstaff
and there succeeded the since deceased
Miles Standlsh as merchant and hotelkeep-
or At that place. Old age had notified Mr..
Sts ndish for some time that he must relin-
Quish his close attention to business, but
he dreaded TO give up but At last was COM
PEELED 70. Mr.. Hewitt's tact for business
has added greatly to the trade at that point
and his hotel Is one Of the very best on the
road. Just now 1t Is full Of summer COM
pany who spend the days In fishing and
sight seeing. The view of old BiRelow
from this point is just magnificent. pity
any one who does not enjoy to gaze upon
such grand old mass Of creation as Is
this mountain. Every point you view it
from you see new beauty and loneliness.
Flagstaff IL not dependant upon any one
attraction for summer company. Beside
its grand scenery It has another and to
many 8 greater attraction In its historic
record. The very name Of its yrandest
mountain is taken from the name Of ono Of
Arnold's officers, Col. Bigelow. AThe spot
Wu0A0 hluOiu Pi0uSou TUG oottOuol Ot0uus
ard Ia Just back Of the hotel which stands
GU the old camp itself. Through the ef-
forts Of Nh. Hewett the citizens Of the viii
lage turned out recently aud erected fine
flagstaff to replace the old staff destroyed
In storm few years ago. To me there
is no place like the Dead River country to
spend week iL pleasantly.
Gan Grant Ia M mora and an rnuch has
been written that 1t seems as though there
was nothing left for me to say, but do
want TO say or perhaps repeat something
that others have said. Before the death Of
the great general 1t was not uncommon to
hear class of people refer to bis great
military achievements as luck and say that
II others had had his opportunity they
would have been equally successful. This
kind of talk does no harm with people who
remember wildly the scenes enacted In go,
81 and 80, but there are lot Of my read
ers who remember but little OF what trans
pired a. long ago. II they knew the fear,
the intense excitement Of those days they
would not be mislead by these croakers.
Those were the days when even the loyal
heart Of the north quaked with fear for
days and weeks and months, yea for q
whole year, for 1t seemed Is though we had
hardly an even chance to beat our foe.
Then it was that We young men began to
hear Of Grant, and his name seemed to
carry courage with 1t even before he had
accomplished any great results. People
looked to him AZ the one person who could
deliver them ont Of their dire dist ess, as
each victory followed victory, the conf
dence of the people continued to expsnd
until his glory covered tie whole Garth.
His was not an easy victory. He was mis-.
judged and misunderstood even by his
friends, but he bad no time to make any
explanations. He had . great work 20 do
and he put his whole heart and FOUL into It,
or all the glowing tributes and elaborate
decorations, have seen far and near, one
saw in Boston the day Of the funeral
touched me as the most appropriate. In
one of the cheapest quarters Of the city
stood an old colored mans home. In one
window was likeness OF the dead general
surrounded by = piece Of common black
cloth. Beneath the picture were these
words evidently written by the old man /:
"Hs helped to make me Free"
Such tribute from such = source IL worth
ten thousand elaborate displays which are
simply made because It's tho proper thing
to do.
RIVERSIDE PARK.-The site chosen for
Gen. Grants tomb IL ON . sort Of promon.
tory on the Hudson rvier, and 10 the high
est point In Manhattanville. The outward
swell Of the promontory begins at One
Hundred and Twenty second street. and
the river bank returns to its re yular line ct
One Hundred and Twenty-nintb street.
The summit Of thfs elevation IL an almost
level plateau Of something more than 20