The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-02-16


~ was up In the northern part Ut
Maine the other day ana beard ~ story
which was a little out OF .., ordinary
| line N civil war stories have read
about said New Yu.E drummer
whose territory Is New England i
had noticed a funeral In fhu town. the
turnout " which indicated that the
deceased must have been % prominent
man Ia his lifetime
"A citizen said lu anivcr to- ms Boz.
qulry that the man bed retired from
business several years before bis
death The citizen added His mnor
al to-day Is much larger than % would
have been some years ago
u then heard the story
When Lincoln called Tor troops
there were few men co. the state u
Maine who opposed coercion NJ the
South. This man was ON exception.
Although a New Highlander from a
Colonial family whose history goes
back TO the colonial wars. this man
was, nj the call Tor troops. what was
known In the North no coppcrhcad.
lie was an othcor In the militia at
the time Of Lincolns election Every
man In bis command except him vol
uniecred In answer 10 ilncoln's procla.
nation.
He not only refused 10 go out. but
he boldly contcndod that II was an
outrage TO oppose the secession Of tho
southern states. he was oairaclzcd
socially ana commercially His bust
ness dwindlod away.
During the second year Of tho war
he left the community. Nobody
seemed to care whore BE- went
Two years later he returned lie
was a physical wreck. The feeling In
the community was not quite 10 Bit
ter az In the hcgiBufhg of the war
However. the man was not cordially
received.
"llc had not been back long when
Il was learned that he had been In
the Confederate army and was dls.
charged on account of his inability
to do duty This information did not
tend TO Increase his popularity
He came into possession Of con.
siderable money soon Anor his return.
Meanwhile some of lhf shattered rem.
nants N Maine COMPANIES began TO
drift home Most OF them we're brok.
On In health and some we're ponnilcaa.
This man began contributing 10 tho
relief Of the needy A majority Of
the bcnohciarlcs dld not know the
source Of their help
Amer the war was over Il leaked
out, little by little. that the bone.
factor was the man who had been
ostraclzed To the credit of many h.
was again admitted to fellowship. ana
his business began 10 thrive. lie be.
came independent
"a few years later be- was elected
70 once on republican ticket The
nomination came 20 him unsought
Up 10 that time he had never amlIat
ed with the party that elected him
"He served his term M once. but
whenever there was township or
county election he voted the demo.
cratic ticket This was understood 10
b. his right Il wps never questioned.
Before he retired from business he
was on one occasion visited By o man
from the south who had been the col.
onol OF the Confederate regiment OF
which no was a member The ox.Con.
fcderate was down at the heel In every
way.
NO one knew what happened dur
lng bis visit In Maine but q few years
ago u became known To q few people
In the vicinity that the Maine man
helped his old commander 10 recoup
his fortune That man until 1901 was
successful broker and banker In
this city. and his silent PARTY for near.
~ hfteen years was the Maine Yam.
koc who a. democrat held d 70,
publican once
Il have travelled all over tho United
States. and met all sorts OF people.
but have never heard clvll war
story that was anything Ike this. My
informant Is NJ the head Of a big
industry In Maine; De- told me that
only a few poraons 4n,v the facts as
! have stated them Now York Sun.