The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-09-29
BEN franklin A
one 7|M'cU
London Tavern that Housed
Famous American May 90
Out Of Existence.

London. Sept. 2S.-The quaint little
house in Craven street where Benja-
min franklin lived in his more pros
porous days, and, from. which he issued
his delightful series of papers called
the 'Craven Street Gazette" forms
part of a block of property which has
been purchased for the construction
diate steps are taken to save it, this
historical building will be torn down.
An appeal h a been made tn Ameri-
cans to save the house and a pro-
posa1 will he made to the hotel build
ers to include Franklin's rooms with
in the new building.
The house is now conducted as q
Unall residential hotel. much frequent
ID by Americans. 1t bears above the
front doorway the following tablet.
Lived here Benjamin Franklin, prin-
ter. philosopher and statesman. Born
1905. died $780," z.
Here the great American philosoph-
or resided after he had served his hard
apprenticeship in London and during
the absence Of his landlady. Mrs.
Stevenson, from home he entertained
a whimsical series of papers called
the "Craven Street Gazette" One Of
the paragraphs was as follows:
"At s o'clock this afternoon news
came by the post that Her Majesty
(Mrs. Stevenson) had arrived safely at
Rochester on Saturday night. The
bells Immediately rung for candles to
illuminate the parlor: the court went
Into cribbage, and the evening con-
cluded with every demonstration OF
JOY"
The tablet was affixed to the house,
whic hhas been rebuilt. but in the
same style as when Franklin lived in
It, by the Society OF Arts, before the
London county council undertook the
work Of marking the one-time homes
Of eminent persons in London. Frank
lin was not the only famous resident
Of Craven street. At various periods
there. and James Smith. t~hef:author
Of rejected Addresses" died in a
house not far from the Franklin house.
In his Comic Miscellany, Smith wrote:
.1n Craven street. Strand, ten attor-
neys find place,
And ten dark coal barges are moor'd
at its base:!
Fly Honesty Fly! seek safer retreat.
For there's craft in the river and
craft in the street"
About this Sir George Rose wrote
the following lines:
why should honesty fly to some safer
retreat.
From barges and attorneys. cd rot
For the lawyers are just at the top Of
the street.
And the barges are just at the bot
TOM"
Business Judgment rather than sen
timent probably will lead the hotel
owners to include h Franklin apart
ments within their new building, as
several historic houses of entertain
ment in London pay heavy DIVIDENDS
because American tourists put up with
bad food and poor service on account
of the historic associations. And.
moreover, some of these lack the his.
torical authenticity of the Franklin
house.
Eastbourne. Sept. 29.-The annual
Tastbourne tournament. second only IN
Importance to the all England cham
pionsaips at Wimbledon has ended.
bringing to a close one of the most
successful lawn tennis seasons eVer
witnessed In England.
The season has been a veritable tri-
umph for j.. c. Parke. the brilliant
irish player, who went down to defeat
only once during n year. ana that 10
Mclaughlin in the open championship
at Wimbledon. He retrieved this de-
feat by beating the great American
player in one of the single matches In
the Davis cup challenge round. Since
last November Parke has beaten
among others. Norman Brookes. A. T.
wilding, NJ. f. Mclaughlin. R. N. Will
liams, A. E. Beamish and A. H. Lowe.
-. London, Sept. 2s.-Another instance
Of old customs giving way to new is
found this week in Lloyds Underwrit-
ers room, where the famous Die Gloss