The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-09
Paul Revere's Watch Runs Yet.

Boston Letter.
The watch which expert antiquarians
declare to be the original timepiece worn
by Paul Revere. the patriot courier. on
the night OF his famous ride TO Lexington.
Is now in the possession of Maiden
man. who prizes II particularly because
of a latter day romance in which IL mad
a prominent part 1t is still In good or
der and keeps good time.
Mr.. Frederick Lincoln Crane. the own
err Is a musician, and the watch stands to
him as a precious souvenir of his father $
first meeting with hi9 mother. Mrs. susan
Hooker Dwight Crane, by whose decease
the watch has now come to him.
Paul Revere left this watch by his Will
to his son, Joseph Revere who. In turn,
passed it down to Colonel Frederick w.
Lincoln, of Canton. a nephew, and the
Revolutionary scouts grandson. This
/ Colonel Lincoln was for many years the
head of the Revere Copper Company s
works in Canton, the industry with Whlch
Paul Revere was so long connected.
Frederick w. Lincoln, the Mayor OF
Boston. was adopted by Colonel Lincoln,
and because of this, as well as from the
fact that he was the patriot Pauls great
grandson. he would have beenH$he natural
heir to the watch. But Colonel Lincoln
had in the present owners father, DIR.
Phireas Miller Crane, late of East Bos-
ton, a friend as near and dear to him as
Damon was to Pythias.
DR. Crane was tn eson of Major Gen
eral Elijah Crane. who commanded the
troops in New England during the War
OF 1S12 and was also in his time High
Sheriff Of the county and Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts
Free and Accepted Masons.
I1r. Crane was often at his friend .
home in Canton and there one day ne
met the young lady with whom ne tell
in love, and whom he resolved to marry.
He had Just been graduated from Har-
ward College and re Harvard Medical
school hut soon he established prac-
tice, and in 1898 he persuaded Susan
Dwight to share his home and fortunes:
DIR. Crane had often admired ihe faui
Revere watch, and his love for the time
piece was shared by his bride. One DAY
in the course of conversation he let thls
tact drop TO Colonel Lincoln, proposing,
half in Jest. that he sell him the watch 10
give his bride as a wedding present.
Colonel Lincoln was, of course, not in
the least tempted by the money, and he
was naturally somewhat averse 9nyhoW
to having the relic go to one not OF the
Revere blood. but 1t seemed 10 MN
Friendship that had meant much TO Doth
men, as we'll as to Miss Dwight, and he
consented to part with the watch.
From that time. 1898, till o. year ago
when she passed away, MIS- Crane cher-
ished this relic with tenderest love. All
the Revere family and traditions were
known to her, Paul's daughter being long
one of her friends, and she fully appre-
ciated the great honor zone Her ~ HIN
ing her the custodian OF the relic.
on the slender chain, like woman
neci- cbain which came with the watch,
her husband 1ad had her initials en-
graved and these are still distinguishabie
Rather curiously, those little letters 5.
III. c., are today the only marks on the
handsome relic.
There is not even 4 makers name The
number of the watch. which Is an eigh-
teen carat gold case, is-4,65j, ind mat II
was we'll made is demonstrated by the
act tina; today, more than 10 years arr
the night It served its owner on his ia
nous ride, it keeps good time