New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-18
JAMES PARTON.

and
t +na firm only short time
JAMES PARTON.
NewbHryport Mass Oct l'-James rarV'n' sie
vrster. died this morning at his home in this
- after an illness of several weeks
~. paton was born in Canterbury, England on
roh,arv o. 1922 His fathers family were originally
unrnenots and mostly farmers and millers. Inc
IA farm or the homestead had been held os eigh
generations of Peter" Partons, all, or nearly al Vi
whom were yeomen. James's father dled Deiore he
was five years old. and when he had arrived al ui''
ce his mother decided 10 come TO America ana Dfihe
80 nell hoy He STAYED in shs city until
hor+ 1854 when his mother sent MN 10
school at White Plains. Westehester COuhS.
The school was the most famous Of it, time III tAi'
comfy and was taught by John swinDutne' VIC"
a classical school, at which young men "er0 "o
far college and was partially endowed "nne a' Hn9
school young Parton saw many OF New orA puD"'
enterprises nauglrated, among Others BENG .ne TO
oval NJ the arst spadeful Of earth at the buluhe vi
tho Harlem Railroad He stayed at this schooi seven
YEARS and became so thoroughly enAmoreu Vi ','
Greek language that he scarcely gave hhhseh s'o
requisite time for food and rest HIS munger lo' 1-'
Greek language led him seriously 10 contempa'5 ien
,nc ,hn barber,s trade. He had noticed In his pc
rambulafions about town that the BARRIERS eNuenu'
a rrcat deal OF spare time on their hsnos' anu H0
tbonobt that with such a vocation he Woulo Ao'o
amnle leisure for his beloved study. Inc sioP was
all Manned as was also his line of action he "oar"
have IN the rear OF his workshop DacA rooin "'i.
vond serve as a study md when the chalrs ~ ,-,
front room were empty he would renre % the 49,
ord drink in Greek in allopathc doses Aloer ma'ui
an 90, 4ion n. decided that such course would re
- = deal of heroic courage, and as ne dio ho'
++r,hrta N himself large measure OF herolsm 'no
hrber shop project fell 10 the ground Ai'er lea'7
This school be returned to England TO oD'ih an L"
b.rtanee of 81 500 which had been leit MIN W "
deceased relative. While he remained III Eu'oPs AZ
made the best possible use OF his time anu Sio' T.,
cars soiourn he returned 10 New-forA' riche' :"
- - 18th +an silver dollars in his pocket lie
~, rent IN philadelphia, and In company Win INC
D. samuel Edwards an Episcopal clergyman ne se'
nm . school very like the one taught OS MI
hurne He the young tutor kept up ms -
later Mr. Parton taught in this city, and mere ne pecao
= contrthutor to "The Home Journal then eol1ed oS
Na+ban,eI p willis. brother Of & Fanny Fern VINO
afterward became his wife AT times ne oooh eil'i.e
bore,a of The Home Journal" but his connection VIVA
Tho naner lasted only three years. since then MS n
had been passed in literary labors conrioulhg m's
articles to periodicals and publishing OoOAS VI
biographical subjects. -. ,.,,.na,s no
Whils he was employed on The Home Journdl no
s.,d 60 nublisher one day that Interesting story
lA Ia made ont OF the life of Horace Greeley "heh
asked why he did not do it. he said 1t would require Ill
extensive Journey and year Of labor. Inc pupnshe
| offered 10 advance the money and Mr. Parton unoer
| took the work al went into the task all
| overs Mr. Parton has said" Il traced MI
Greeley everywhere. visited every mouse where ne
| had aver lived l gathered "reminiscences from all
| urs T remember well how, at the Inception OF the
| enterprse / went 70 Mr.. Greeley, ID ask hih I"
trnsh me with the and residences OF those VINO
had ALWAYS known him. 1 found him in the eol'Orai
rooms of The Tribune, scrbbling away Win ms usud
velocity It was some time before l ventured 70 ID
ar,nt him hut as saw chance Of cessation IN Ms
| .rsbblnp I AT last asked him when he would be AZ
Ie,sure He said he was never at leisure ne hauli
had any leisure for years, and he didht hHo" aS Il"
would ever have any more, but he woud iisVen u h
| I had 10 saw told him what wanted, ana ID Ten
,inrtes had all the names 1 desired. and two
-, tour In New-IIampshire Vermont, New-York
| DA Pennsylvania was the result. Then boughi d
e1 m The Tribune running through twelve years anu
| numberless boOhs-in short, everything WHICH n'U
| scrap Of biography in it. The book nad "onucriu
| snceess seven thousand copies were Soiu Ooioio II
go 80. tho nrinter's hands and Mason Brothers, who
| nrb,sbed IT, finally sold 10000. The book gave NE
AZ 900 and set up in bus;neSs. 1t iaid tne louu"
| - Gov my life of Burr On this also labored very
| hard and can truly say that it was most ia'hui
niece Of work. His life Of Greeley was puohSheu LII
| 1858 and his life of Burr in 1857.
| - 1s,e Mr. Parton published collection VI =" HUI
rs Poetry Of the English language from Chaucer 70
Sxes In 1s59-'GO he published his Lie OF Ahuie"
| I,,son y Following this were General Butter III
| a7T,orleansa 1868, Life and Times OF BENJAMIN
Franklin lse Manual for and 'f How is
d LIE n s66C Famous Americans OF recent
Tines use The Peoples sS9 s OF neS 6aPnish
lssoa3{.- n sSo1' STopics of the Time qs1ll
rumphs Of Enterprise Ingenuity ana FgDne f F1ny
asrH Memorial Volume G579 q Life Of Thomas
d74 Tq F9sBS9 Of e745'n FHes
~ Other Comic Art" Qs70, ." Life Of Vol
taire' GssI Noted w9ne n r 0f hTSP ss.
Mr. Parton lived tbs city until ls75 +. when sn es
removed to Newbnrypo Mas vson Wills L" Eidedge
widow of Charles EldFedse and ND sister In Fl February
VIZ M nnarrjed Miss Ellen Edredge, dRnghter o.
his first wife The marriage took place az tss time
pr .ha marriage was Illegal under the laws OF 2l@sS
chnsetts He petitioned the W
IN 10 that effect passed In April "a Una
Sear Governor Rice vetoed it, and st '0'o' y
pass il over the veto coulo no' Oo "''