, 1879-03-28
REMARKABLE LONGEVITY.


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os.'ss ms o"r'1 ~ .we.,m" :" Na", Gr
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Correspondence sf,o Ip,k Herald.
WEsrfonr, Conn. March e0-1n tn Town of
Weston, FRlrllcl County, Con''.. fotlr miles
north Of Westport, in lIouBe whose great stonc
chimney anl siding Of long weather r-bcaten shit
giles Indicate that 1t was built bofaro slIc lsey.
oution, reside IN pleasant conluga}ity Mr.
Zalnlon Ssurges, aged nearly W ycafa, nrtl
Ann, Ills wife, III her 0ith year,-uuquestl
ably t,a ol,lcst murrIcd cuuplo in Now Eli.
aland' aa probablv tlle olaest ~ 'ne onstc'l ,',
States. Twelve months ''cnce, Should nothing
unusual oecur they will reach tlc sesenty.illtlt
anniversary Of their marriage, an1 It is proposed
" .ae,s 'a'eS ,," In. 49,, lug IT, " za.,a Io
'ousc III which Mf n'!t Mrs storecs resldo
stands On high grotint', aud Is near what Is
known rs the "Eleyen o'cloek H!gllway,"-
rn,,sa,.1 t,n,,t. r,,nnin, nor,t,,vard frnn, tho
Ealsaeiu eoansY l".'"'E ''u'."A.u ," 'tu''a t''u
SOUND anu ia'a ,o't ny carry sesl'eFs' whch
clocks as wcl1 aa houses 'vera scarce as timo-
.,r,n tn notc lv ,ho s,1,,,e shndog thu npnroacl,
s!..' ~ nose ~ ~ trn, 49, an s"' sssa"a
oi LUG ul1''ier-"onF' l.o.a ~ Wv oso Na'etses
Island Sound, aid, under favorable rircum-
W ,,up. .s:.. "e' ;1 ',,,aa .r,, r,o.n.,,,.,
tteeN 'Gn'' t"e'Es .s .'"",. 49,, ,s"'' Js..'t'
noont tito houae ttalcatcs are anu occoY,
wrought by Tlms'a finger, even the fences. built
s,o,st. u 'na, @ % ,c,r s,rfacc. oss of t,alt ron,
n"o%"s, .....,. '.'., "pu" ' -
turvb seo"tn' II ..-,
Entering the llonas by n Iow door at tho north
gab}e the foot prdsEas ponderous oAkcn floor
honrtta fostcucd ittsttrtr ntnpcs 1v pars ri
,yrnuo,,, iron maft 9hv hon., INN hcrorc nm.
| cnory driven l1yptGam Ind been tl'ouEht Or;
Like most "lu.iashircd huuses, ful'y onc'thira
~ u'e spacG Wath'i y otcup'tu oy 2 cnlnncy.
tAc early ilouse:1lllefs' @ theorY bc!lE t'iHt
prevent house ni'nblng nf blowing doW'l.
!iscat hewn t!mpesf, largc enough to- mako the
ttltlles ior Three bfnlscs auetl aa aro 1ow con,
stEuctea, subnnrtthe nouse, tne traaitiohal
"stfinfner seat oE so.cailed ..EFeaG bch!ll on
| ''c sccoha story. :c4t IRON aoI1tt oaR t"o lcet
square, maintaining ts place III tiie douhto Gu
pael y o1 aheli H't} falfllncv auxHsafy. rasslns
fFo,h roam 10 root. tue visitor cunes III contaet
tol'ao sli5onkh nssa1es to Inc wal!s anu stti'1'E,
forced Tiers by decay mud tho lack Ut
proper repairs aurRlG noarly tWo Eonerntlons
of ttne; ~, 49, a'1tta.ent on t,le @ t!rst loor,
bcd.roo'n, 1arlor, atid dining Tor the agcd
euiple, wht, except during tte suns's'er
months. nfc seldom secn elsewhere. IN u arc
stow ot uncIent ,,patter,, for b;urn!l: wood;
! Quaint clock, in .liugY case, which las ttckctl
through mose seark t|lnn toll to ,lle lot al mast
nicn, Fests upon thu 1nahtcl a bole asd al!i-
lleorook's Almanac, the only books In tl'e
rnom, kccD!1E It company.
Mr. ssurges, physically Wcll-prescsyel Ecn-
tetsati, VINO, When erect. stalltis over FIX 1eet
htgl, IN lts stockings, was found seated hcar the
stove, while onposltu him cut Mrs. sturges, who
ls IN Enod henlth aud the enjoyment Of MI her
sehses except ttsat Of sight. which sl!o lost
abont one ycar ago. The two rcmain togetler
constantly. tlHts nny attendant being 6pu Of
sono 10 summers. Tlm picture WHICH these aged
persons and their pecu !!ar surroundings rrese-
cd was suggestive. Aid wns calculated to curry
lie Thoughts 0t tllc visitor lar back aOnE the
ycnrs ut another century. Hec0nu sight has
oyertakcn Mr sturges. ntl l,e y at,le tn discern
nhicets about ttl a!!l reatt Ills Bbu uliassstctl
~ spectnc!cs. lils ,lcar!l,E. however, Is in,-
pn!rct. uHtl thu visitor must spcak IN Ud to.,es
t"bc heard. At lrst thu aged couple, utter ~
ceIyng ti!cT Interviewer, wGre retcont. nn ]lritl
themselves In restraint, fearing, as 1t would
hectn, 'le iad come to crcntn q disturbance IN
iile!r household by nsklig mncrtincnt .q,les-
tsDns, but when told that his ll1ssuti WIS simply
10 hcnr what they might nlrnsc to impnrt as to
thelr rcenl lccttons 0f Washington, thu period
following tlle revolution aMl cvcnts occurring
In that part Ut tic c,gItecntll CENTURY tlur11l:
'shIch tlaey hail lived, ttey wcre reassurcl. mud
conyerscd fretlY upun all subjects introduced.
atr. sturgcs was lar, III Wilton, Feb. 4, 1733,
nhl IL consequently nov Ii, his osth year. Ills
father, ElIas sturges, alsu OF Wilton, lived Ia
SEE his G}i birthday, nllll his grandfather, ,Inkcx
Sturses, 1t Weston, reached the ago ot ii
years. Most OF Ills ancestors Oh hts
li,olllrr's side also attained to great
nge. Mr. Stursos apDlse at lvngth Of tile
family frun which llu was descended With sort
ot nrla as note, for their longevity, null play
fully renlarc.i. admitting at t,a snilc time tho
elailrcs wcru ngaI,,st him, tf,at ''It uilY tlul,
could feel wnrranlu III tlr bulief that llu Should
live tu celebrate lii ceutelnui, It WIS hinseif
amil yet" sAtll liz, show tuw-l.ut one III Il hun
drcd thous.r'i-!sc to bc us otI "a i. Sono 10, ot
tnr carly nssoclatcs aru now IN tllu land Of tia
living. To hut uxtcnt iuln ulona IN t)c world. u
Wne,. usketl II Ilv l,nl over seen the Euthcr
1T l,is Cul,ntry,n iu replied:
~ WINS uuafly In Years otti when Washington
died, hut tpy,r saw him, lur thu rcasO,, lnt
,!tl mt travu my hoo until alter TIM wear lHSl
l!lrrU wero then ~ Ytean,l,oats ur yairputIs tu
quickly Take ono tn tils metropolis, wlaero Wast,.
itlgto,l r,gI su,,et,It,es he gce1 10 ucromnii,h
the in,,rpey op a,l to walk, tuEe stage r,arli.