Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-08-06

ETHAN ALIEN GRANDDArcurlx.--A tee.
gram from Springfield, Mass. SAYS Mrs..
Jemima Groves, who will be lOl years old
on the 81 Of September, Is visiting her
grandson ia this city. She is the daughter
Of Ethan Aliens Oldest son, and is
native Of Sturbridse. Ca Wednes-
day morning She rose at two O'Clock. rode
from her recent home in : small town in
New York nine miles in a wagon TO Utica.
and took the cars for 80 miles Journey
10 TINS city yet did not appear to be much
iatigued by the journey. Her faculties are
| remarkably well preserved, and she is more
lively and SOFA! than many women of half
her cars. She well remembers her illustrious
! grandfather, the hero of Ticonderoga, and
! describes ms personal appearance. and
ulcSS IN uetall The reporter of the
Iaion, who called upon her, gives the
ioI9wlng description of her appearance
men Mrs. Groves came in, we SAW a
bright, active old lady, who walked abont
the room steadily and without a cane. She
Is social and chatty, and a good party to A !
cOnN CREATION. Her lett eve and ear have
lost their acuteness, but She still sees to read
gOpu PRINT with glasses. and looks through |
photograph album, -ecOgnzing the pic |
lures OF friends she mas not seen for wears
and that without spectacles." Allndlpg IN
the changes which have occurred duiing
eighty years, she WAS asked if she THOUGHT
the world was growing better or worse.
Sne replied that each generation is proba-
ply wiser than the one before it, but she
dun tank the world could grow wicked
er, ana called attention 10 the newspaper
accounts OF murders, rObberies and otbrr
I al a
ton. H7r iatacr was revolutionary SOL
der, aud She remem bsrS bis return fro,n
the Tar. She Wa bonn at Sturbridge in
September. I7ai. She wa married when
tweniy-ioGr Years old, and had eight
sons and daughter. All but one ur
her children reached good old ace. and
hive are now living. Her Youngest son
Is venerable gray-haired man. Her bus.
band died in 1910. Her father died AT the I
age OF 81 and her mother at - Her l
was spent IN Sturbridye. her K
married lille mostly in Brimfeld, and re L
Gently She lived IN Clarkson and Sweden. a
y. l. She Is nos on her way to Brimfeld d
to spend - much of the next cvprury ns h
I0G wills, win her daughter, Mr. f ,dn>ia d
ilo"aid When asked il she INTENDED 10 o.
'lslt Philadelphia, during the centennial +,
me replied that she was tired Of travelling i =,
ma then spoke OF the Bunker Hill celebra- l.,
ION IN way that showed she had taken "
much interest IN II, though she was not VI
PRESENT. She still has great desire to be
'usy ABOUT something, and her sewing is ca
AID TO be straight in the seams and even in e
he stitching, putting to shame many a br
Ionld-be young Dorcas of to-day. gen to
leman offered her SIS if she would complete he
PAIR OF knitted gloves for him on the day be
be finished her Tooth year, and she com 60
lled with the conditions and took the -,
honey. She has seen two eras of paner
loney and imitation. She has knitted an Il
Their pair of gloyes, this year. and insists 10
waiting on herself, and even of doing @,
'me OF her own washing. Sh
Mrs. Groves is evidently a very smart old I'm
dy but there mus. be some mistake ahont
'r parentage. As Ethan Allen was first 70,
arried in 1852, his " oldest son" coula ha
lrdly have been married and had a daueh- as
IN l774-twelve years later. In fac, ma
e only son Of Ethan Allen by his first str
arflage died at IL years of age Ethan sd
lien 5 second marriage took place in ISL. loo
either OF the two sons by that marriage sue
than \. and Hannibal) lived to " the lar;
OF "a )" In fact the oldest of them req
'uld be but ninety, if he had lived till =; ~ Il
Wand. it is hardly necessary to remark. con
nd not have had daughter who is now ing
IT hundred years old. par