The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-05-14
OLD PEOPLE.

Martinsburgh, n. y, has nine
teen inhabitants over so years
old.
a clergyman in New Jersey, ag-
ed 100 years, last Sunday preached
his farewell sermon.
The Buffalo Historical Society
have the original tomahawk pres
ented to Red Jacket by George
Washington.
Charles Tappan, last surviving
member of the welI-know anti
slavery died in Washington Thurs
day, aged so.
Daniel Curtis, of Dorset, 81
years old, is the oldest postmaster
in Vermont. He has been in Of
fee over thirty years.
Hoel de Saint Gilbert, the last
page of 'Marie Antionette," was
turned over at the age of 104
years, at Vienna, the other day.
Fearing an early death, as re-
suit OF INDULGENCE in the habit, Mr..
Lampher, of Milford, CT, 90 years
old, 'swore off, chewing tobacco
last week.
The late Miss Elizabeth Leather
land is the oldest case of old maid
on record. She was one hundred
and eleven years old when she
died recently, at her home in En-
gland.
Among the voters at Bristol, r.
l., the other day, was man nam
ed John Bullock, aged IO4 years.
He voted for Washington at his
second election, and at every sue
ceeding election but one.
Mrs. Mary Koch, of Reading,
Pa, is 20 years old, but is never
theless a splendid quilter, some
times working till midnight with
her needle. She is also as fond
of dancing as q young girl.
Last Saturday morning Francis
Conroy died in New York, aged
103 years. He came from Ros-
common, Ireland, and never had
a sick day until his last brief ILL
ness. His wife died a year ago,
aged SO years. He always smoll-
ed.'
Juda Hirsch, who died a few
days ago in New York, Is said to
have been born in 1875, and, if
that be so, had, of course, lived
more than a century. He was
born in Posen, Prussia, and came
to this country about eseven years
ago
| Mr.. Abel Conant, 80 years of
age, and a resident of Lowell,
Mass, since 1884, died on Monday
morning. He was the Oldest living
member of the Middlesex county,
Mass, bar, having been admitted
in 1913. He was the inventor of
the seraphine and parlor organ,
and also of the process OF raising
bread by cream of tarter and 9th
er acids.
Smokers and coffee drinkers
have q trump card to play in Mrs.
Jemima Setter, of North Carolina,
a first cousin of daniel Boone, who
now in her 95th year, sews. knits,
spins fax, goes to mill, milks the
COWS, walks three miles TO church
every Sunday, has never been sick
but three hours in her life, and yet
smokes a pipe three times a day
and drinks strong coffee at every
meal.
Homer Griffin, of Lodi, Medina
county, O., is said TO be ia years
old. He works in his garden,
chops wood with one hand fhav-
ing lost an arm by the falling of a
tree forty years ago J; and shaves
himself. He never used tobacco
| in any form, but was habitual
drinker for a century. His first
vote for President he cast for John
Adams, and in later years has
voted the Republican ticket.
The modern Damon and Pyth-
| las are living at South Abingdon,
Mass. They are the two oldest
/ living graduates of Brown Uni
versity, and both over 80 years
told. They were born there, are
members of the same church, we're
partners in practicing law, served
| together as Representatives in the
! Legislature, and are connected by
family ties. They are both in
good health.