Evening star., 1907-07-26

was detailed to command the guard over
Washington's tent that night. The gen
eral inspected his stalwart form and hon
est face when he reported for duty. and
remarked:
Captain Webster l believe I can trust
you"
After the war Ebenezer Webster served
continuously in local offices until his death.
and in 1888 was a delegate to the conv
ton that mad the constitution of New
Hampshire. The local tradit ons represent
him as being man of strong prejudice.
passionate temper and determined Will.
but without any special intellectual ability.
His wife. Abigail Eastman Webster how
ever, a woman of unusual strength or
character and mental traits and it was
chiefly through her efforts and sacrifices
that both were sent to college.
Daniel. the younger, went first in 1877. and
Zeke took his place when he graduated IN
1901 Daniel was regarded the brighter
of the two boys. and had altogether the
best show. for he was allowed not only to
have the first chance at college, but was
given a year at Phillips Academy, at EX-
eter. His brother yielded to him on many
occasions
one of the local legends is that while
Daniel was at Dartmouth he wrote to his
brother for money. Zeke wrote back that
'the boys are chopping wood with frozen
fingers. and the girls are washing clothes
without a fire." 80 that he would have to
go without. The farm was mortgaged Tor
all it was worth to send the two boys to
college, and Capt Webster and his wife
suffered many privatious to advance their
sons ambitions.
Webster and His Brother.
Daniel Webster studied law at the village
of Salisbury a little farther on where SEN
ator Gallinger now lives. He went into the
office of Thomas w. Thompson. afterward
a member of the House of Representatives
and the United States Senate from 1914 to
1917 He also studied in Boston with Chris
topher Gore who represented Massachusetts,
in the United States Senate from lSl2 TO
1916 Daniel was admitted to the bar In
Boston in 1903; returned to Boscawen and
practiced there with his brother until 1901.
when he left the business to Zeke and re
moved to Portsmouth. where he made his
| first reputation and was elected to Con-
gress in 1872. He removed to Boston in
| 1916 and thereafter identified with
| the United States Senate seventeen years
and serving eight years as Secretary of
State.
Ezekiel Webster remained in Boscawen
the rest of his life, and people assert that
| he was better lawyer than Daniel: that he
prepared his cases with greater care ana
skill submitted them in a more thorough
and convincing manner, and usually won,
although Daniel was a man of broader hOr-
| lion larger grasp and greater eioquence.
| Ezekiel Webster dropped dead while plead
| ing a case before the supreme court of New
Hampshire, at Concord. in 1927
| The Webster law office IS now dwelling
| hoHse owned and occupied each summer by
| the Rev A. A. Berie. ID. formerly of
Chicago and now pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church of Salem. Mass.
Other Notable Natives of Boscawen.
The Rev. Arthur Little. formerly pastor
| of the New England Congregational Church
| of Chicago and now pastor at Dorchester,
| Mass was born and reared In Boscawen.
He was educated in the old academy and
went from there to Dartmouth. Boscawen
has been the birthplace of many other
prominent clergymen and wives OF clergy
men: From a recent publication OF the local
paper l learn that Mary. daughter of
| Joseph CIarrish, married Rev. Henry Shedd,
| a home missionary. Her son was a mission
airy in Persit and a grandson Is
still laborng in that country, while
another grandson Is a clergyman in
the west. Aphia. daughter of Jacob
Gerrish married Rev. Phanuel Warriner.
Henry S. G.. French was missionary in
Siam David Pinkerton was home mis-
| sionary and his daughter a missionary In
Africa. Nehemiah Coffin and John Gerrish
were both home missionaries Myron Pnker-
I ton died missionary in Africa. Edward g.
| Thurber grandson of Deacon Thomas Ger
| rish. was minister of the American chapel
| in Paris. His wife the granddaughter
| OF Isaac Gerrish. John Abbott French has
| been settled pastor in New Jersey and In
| Chicago. Mary Patrick is president of a
| womans college in Constantinople. George
| Patrick Is professor In an Iowa college. JUS
| tin n. Smith Is professor in Dartmouth
| College"
| Moody Currier. in the inscription upon the
tablet that marks his birthplace, is de
| scrtbed as Editor. banker, poet legislator
| scholar and governor of New Hampshire in
| lSS1-Si He was wealthy banker at
| Manchester, the cotton mill town and left a
million dollars for art gallery there.
| Other natives of BoSca wen were Moses