Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-02-23
PAUL REvERE.s WATCH,
Curious History of Timepiece Carried
by Him ON Famous Ride.

Curious History of Timepiece Carried
by Him ON Famou Ride.
The watch which Pau. Revere car
ried on his midnight ride 12S years
ago Is still a ~serviceable timepiece, and
is owned by a w~ellknown Maiden
man, Frederick Lincoln Crane. who re-
sides at 40 Alpine street, Kernwood
Fill, in that city Of Greater Boston.
says the Boston Globe. This celic, pro-
nounced by expert antiquarians to bel
undoubtedly what 1T Is. claimed, fell
into Mr.. Cranes hands something more
than a year ago by a very interesting
chain Of circumstances.
Paul Revere left this watch by will
to his son Joseph Revere, who In turn
passed II down to Col. Frederick w.
Lincoln, of Canton, his scout. This
Col. Lincoln was for many years the
head of the Revere Copper Company's
works in Canton, the industry, it win
be remembered, with which Paul Re
we're vas SO long connected.
Frederick w. Lincoln. afterward
Mayor Of Boston, was adopted by Col.
Lincoln, and because of this. as well
as because he was the patriot Paul's
great-grandson, he would have been
the natural heir to the watch. Just
here, however, an interesting bit of
romance came in to divert the relic to
the present owner.
Col. Lincoln had in DR.. Phfneas Mil
Ter Crane. late of East Boston, the
friend as dear to him as Damon was
to Pythias.
DIR. Crane was the son Of Mai. Gen.
Elijah II. Crane. who commanded the
troops i'm New England during the
war of 1912. and was also in his time
high sheriff of the county and grand
master of the Grand Lodge Of Massa-
|schusetts Free and Accepted Masons.
DIR. Crane was often at his friends
home in Canton, and there one day he
met the young woman with whom he
fell In love and whom he resolved to
marry.
He had just graduated from Har-
yard College and the Harvard Medical
School. but soon he established 4 prac-
tice. and In 1883 he persuaded Susan
| Dwight 10 share his home and fortune.
| Often DR.. Crane had admired the Paul
Revere watch, and in his love for the
Itimepiece his bride heartily shared.
| This fact he let drop to9CoL. Lincoln
| one day In the course OF conversation.
| proposing. half In Jest. that he sell
| him the watch to give his 1ancee the
| day she became his vito.
Naturally Col. Lincoln was averse 20
letting the watch go TO one not OF the
| Revere blood. but his friend's request
seemed to oKer him an admirable OPP
~portunfty to set the sea on q friend.
| ship which had meant much TO them
both. as we'll as to Miss Dwight. So
he consented to part with the watch,
and IL became the property b day she
became Mrs. Crane Of the woman both
| men wished to please.
From that time. 1855. till asyear ago
| last september. when she passed away.
| Mrs. Crane cherished this relic with
tenderest care. All the Revere fAndily
/ traditions were known to her, PAufa
daughter being long n Of her frtends,
and she fully appreciated the great
honor An making her b custodian q
the relic. on the slenter chain, like :
woman.s neck chain. w~hichscama Win
lie watch. her liusban1 hnt hev II
ttiais engraved. and desc are still d.
Haneuiahable. Rather curiouely th0oa
mite letAszs - arr to4fAy tn
only marks IN ~ 1andsome rs1a
9heee.h not evea anakeEsaae1