Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-07-30
a Centennial Ethan Aliens
granddaughter.

In the Springfield Union Of recent date
we find the following: In these centennial
days, person whose life began before that
of this nation, and in whose memory arc
preserved many incidents Of these historic
days, is moro than ever an object Of deep
interest and veneration. one of our re-
porters very gladly accepted an invitation
TO call on such person, Friday morning,
at the house Of w. J. Howard on Magazine
street. The centenarian is Mr.. Howard's
grandmother, Mrs. Jemima Groves. She
was born at Sturbridge in IVA, and will
be l0l years old, September 80. She is
the daughter Of old Ethan Aliens young
est son. Our reporter was cordially re-
ceived and informed that Mis-. Groves
would very soon appear, She had slept
later than usual. Aud no wonder. On
Wednesday morning, she rose at o'clock,
rode from her recent home in a small town
in New York, 0 miles it, a wagon TO Utica,
and took the cGis for $50 miles Journey
TO this city. Last evening she had visitors
and did not retire ill O'Clock, some two
hours later !ban usual. Her custom has
been, with Increasing age, TO retire earlier
than when young, but TO rise as early as 5,
or with The sun. \ lew days ago she acct
dentally slept till about G. and rose much
mortified eXclaiming, "Why, the sun
must be an hour hghr She was equally
mortified, this morning, at not greeting
the sun at his rising, notwithstanding that
her excuse would have been sufficient for
most modern dlmsels who wished 10 slecp
all day.
When Mrs. Groves appeared, we saw
bright, active old lady, who walked about
the room steadily and without a cane. She
is social and chauy, and a good party to a
conversation. Her left eye aud ear have
lost their acutcness, but she slill secs TO
read good pint with glasses, and looks
through photograph album recognizing
the pictures of friends she has not seen for
years, and that without speclaclos. Alud-
ing to the changes that have occurred du-
ring SO years, She was asked II she thought
the world was getting better or worse. She
replied that each generation is pro ably
wiser than tic one before it, but she didn't
think the world could grow wickCdor, and
called attention TO the newspaper accounts
of murders, robbciios and other tokens Of
depravily in proof Of her position. Her
father was a revolutionary soldier, and she
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