Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-05
OLD HAMPTON PAPERS
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND.

At the time of the semi-centenniaI of the Revolutionary soldiers in 1926, Chauncy F. Cleveland was captain of the Grenadiers of the Town C. Com pany. His fine military bearing and gentlemanly manners made him fslvorite officer and he rapidly rose in the ranks to be the highest military officer in the State, that of General. ted for the office of State as we'll Old ted for the office of State as wei. Old Hampton was justly proud of her first son to become Governor of the State and his fine old residence on Hampton Hill is regarded as a landmark in the towns history. His widow still occu- pies part of the house although within the last year it has been purchased by William Hammond
 Ebenezer Jewett has many pleasant was a staunch temperance man for those days and was interested in hav- ing the boys and young men be temp crate. Coming to MT. JeWett one day he was a young boy then ) he sai6 "Eben. If you will promise me that you will not drink a drop of intoxicating liquor for one year l will give you five dollars sat the end of that time" Agreed said the boy The Governor went away. but before night he re- turned and said: "Ebeu. they tell me you never drink intoxicating liquors."
 No sir; none of that for me" replied young Enen. We'll then said the Governor, T am going to treat and be off. You go over to Brewster,s there and get me two bottles of beer" When the beer arrived the Governor took one bottle and proceeded to cut the string AS the cord severed. pop went the cork head leaving the bottle quite empty. He had no beeter luck with the second, so there ended the treat: but MT. Jewett says he enjoyed the joke on the ha hG ho4 enjoyed the beer.
 In speaking of Governor Cleveiand's political career Mir Jewett recalls with pride, the stand he took in abolishing the law allowing Imprisonment for Debt, as up to that time many of Hamptons citizens the Honest Poor as well the Dishonest Poor having to suffer the penalty. One poor man was imprisoned for debt by a wealthy woman who said that she would keep him in prison until the ants carried him out of the key hole if the debt was not paid by his friends.
 Another instance in town which stir red the old Governor, was that of the attached the body, refusing to allow the widow her dead, until the bills were paid. Being unable to do this she tearfully took leave of his body, requesting them to give it decent burial It is needless to add that the creditors gave the body up.
 cured to maintain them. He reccon- for the public schools, and through his influence. State appropriation was se- cured to maintain them. He recconl- mended and carried through the law for the State support the Insane Poor, and he also secured the passage of the law giving children under four teen years of age working in factories, a ten hour system: and also three months schooling each year.
 But Governor Cleveland has long rested in the family vault in the South Cemetery; the tourist speeding through our town, can easily recognize his last resting place, by the high box hedgt which surrounds his tomb And his old home on Hampton Hill Is sur rounded by the neat box hedge as of old.