New-York tribune., 1902-08-10
MR
THOMAS
JAMES DYED
THE Is DAY OF
JUNE IN THE
YEARE 1886 HE
WAS MINISTAR
on THE HnCDET

YEARE 1886 HE
OF THE GOSPEL
His head is laid in the opposite direction thai
of his parishioners- 1t was no egotistical notion
of his-that he much better than they that
he could safely elect any way Of rising mat ne
1t was the wish TO rise facing his congregation
which prompted this rash course. according TO
rather than OF egotism.
Easthampton as well as many another New
England town. had its of witchcraft. In 1851
Eliza beth the daughter of Lion Gardiner. was at
tackled with a fever which caused a temporary
arrangement of the mind What was the cause of
this awful calamity? asked one of another in the
village. There is a witch in midst said
they who is it?' asked 1T must be Goody
Gariick; she hath habit of going the woods
alone and when she comes back she brings with
her different herbs. which she says are good for
sicknesses. 1 warrant you she meets the Evil One
there and he gives her those herbs TO make people
like himself She is an emissary OF Satan
The woman was tried. and whole pages of deposi-
tions were taken prove that she was a witch
up for her He was the of the greatest infiu-
ence in the village and the one most affected ny her
father of the sick girl He boldly charged some
se % th st Gao5x 5;arcks door The court finally
ordered that she be taken to the court at Kart
there WAS insufficient evidence to prove her guilty,
and the case was dropped.
Az least one of the settlers rot a saint. In
the year 1853 year before the constitution re-
ferred to had been adopted, there was suit for
SANDER brought before the village court winch
stirred the town a high pitch One Benjamin
Price complained to the court that Goody Edwards
had nut his wife's life in danger by declaring her
TO be a base. lyinge woman and expressed the
fear that generations yet unborn would say OF MS
posteIfty, There go the brats of a base, lyinge
woman The court found that Goody Edwards
had not acted as a peaceably minded woman
should. and that there was some ground for the
accusation. She vas sentenced TO stand for one
hour with split stick upon her tongue s as "aTp Iax
become the cause of much strife She evidently dld
Eente1o for when the constable undertook to put
It into execution she o61ected IN t % fb
court was far wrong after all It is RECORDED
him and broke his shins.''
II evolved in the course of time that the cause Of
toothiess woman. who had nothing else better to
DO than to tak and few bor This old
woman had said.perhaPs to Goodwifs Ed%ardso
that came from England. Whereupon Goody Ed
wards had sad that GoOdy Price was Pase finss
rarsed trouble for entire village.
The people of Easthampton were patriotic. even
az their deeds are not all spread upon the records
of the town The result OF the battle near Brook
avn was disaster the inhabitants of Long Island.
for IT gave the British free range over the island
from end to end British troops under Governor
rryon General Erskine and others were stationed
at Southampton only few miles from Easthamp-
ton officers and soldiers were often at the latter
place. For this the records between l776 and
17s have little to show respecting the feelings of
the people toward the enemy Many OF those VINO
had been prominent in the cause OF the colonies
found IL convenient at this stage to leave Long
Island for the mainland They went TO Connecticut
snd elsewhere and enlisted or became priVateers,
for which service their experience as whalers es-
peciaIly fitted them
The British attempted to esta blish the royal gov
ernrnent The people of Eastharnpton were or
dered TO assemble certain day and take the
oath of allegiance A few obeyed the order A
cuTnvented the officer delegated TO administer the
oath.
The first name called chanced to be that of
man named Bennett
MIR Bennett said the officer, 'you will please
repeat after me what ! shall say. Those who
fighting against the King. you understand are
rebels You to be given an opportunity to
show your loyalty 10 the King I will now admin
lister the oath of allegiance
Those who are now fighting against the King
Won understand are rebels. began Bennett. You
are now to be given an opportunity
stop shouted the officer That is not the
oath F2epeat il after read IL you
'stopi" began Bennet without wink That is
NO pwn you.'' yelled the officer in rage "stop!'
.'D-n your said Bennett. with the utmost
you bloekhead!" exclaimed the officer wearily
1T is waste of tine to try to adminster the oath
cused as whose foolishness made him incom-
petent understand an oath The rfdicule which
this conduct threw upon the whole proceeding put
end TO IL.
II is said that Easthappton Is the only town in
the country in which the association suggested by
the Continental Congress signed by every male
3nhabitaDt capable Of bearing A sample of
the character Of these men was Captain John Day.
ton Reck2essness. daring and shrewdness were
some OF his qualities. His isolated home two miles
west Of the village. invited visits from foragine
sssa6is<S One night. as he lighting candle he