The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-18
VERY Old PEOPLE
SOME RRMAREABLE AoEs AND s---,
MORE RENIAEEABLE FACTS

MORE REMARKABLE FACTS
Mrs. Gillespie, Of Morgan COUNTY. rr
Is Jog years old, and walks two mflz..-
church every Sunday.
Laurel. Del, has lost its cenfenrs-.,-
in the person of Grace, a Degress. yt-
has iast died, aged 115.
Matilda Stevenson lived to D. liz
years Of age before she made : p-0.-s.
sion of faith. and was baptized al P.-5
XIV. recently.
Ruihia shippers died In tha F-1--.-
Md. almshOuse. aged 10 year.. ~r--..
born a slave, but had enjoyed lftz .r.-.
of freedom, having been uauuuf--.f
Mrs Waty Clark, Of O-weuo. X y
still lives at the age Of l06 ~l. Il
been the mother OF twelve children ~
until very recently, had her faculties
impaired.
Baltimore loses another centerra---
i'm Sarah Springer, who died rara----
aged 1O3. She leaves thirty-oue .--f
children and twenty y-eight g-lat--ra-E
children.
\ violent fall killed recently the .r-
est Indian OF the Allegauy re-erv.-..-
named John Lewis. lie d.gI at -...
manca inst as he had completed a r-r.
tury OF life.
The oldest lawyer in Scotland. Cr.s
winchester. died on March, ZIth FL.
as he had entered his 1Oylh Year IL
was born in Echt, in Aberueeush5re. a-
February y, 15s1.
Ada Township. Mich. slraar-r-
mouTns the loss Of Ebenezer Swami
. farmer. and q most estimab.e man. Mo
4 has Just died aged 1O5. lie was aua-.r-
f Of Maine. but one of the oldest settlers
of Michigan.
The proud mother of seventeen .fr-
! dren. the eldest of whom is cigltr--..
I wears Of age and the youngest fgI-r-ef-.-
Mrs Brasset, IS just rounding q ceut--
+ of life. She is in good health. with M
/ impaired intellect.
According 10 the Pat. am actor r-r
is q cen- n-e1nariau may De nights .r- .-
/ Toulouse. He is a comic actor u.r.=H
! GrafIet0t. and was born on the second
Of July, 1850. and made his debut vt--
! fifteen years IF age. when tl8 rzvclu-.-
was at its height. He is said 10 bp Sill
. amusing.
When Hester Presburg died lu Bali
more citv the family OF -l-rg-- -i.ear. .Tr
. mourned. She had long ago PASSED lie
century line anl had been % faithful
servant. nursing the whole family fr.u
the grandfather down. When tl. -..-
clarnatiOn of emancipation ST Tie slaves
free. old Aunt Hester left the Stress.
and went to shift for herself. Size
leaves an orphan infant aged eighty.
The Madrid Epoch announces lie
death al Gijou. in Northern Spain. .. A.
; gentleman VINO was ll1 years old. IL
successfully withsto0l the wgaraul ta.-
of FIVE successive marriage during DIS
/ long life. and. indeed, wEl.l. bliss -.-
fairly be assumed TO have agreed -.l
him. His last wedding day was also t5
Z eightv-niuth aEulTErsa-E of his Birth
upon which festive occasion 'u l-nau-
ed a conely maiden gL ''sw9-- SEVEN.
teen. '- whose union with him rasu-.
8 in the addition of two sturdy boys CD
q already numerous family ot -iE-a..
Z twenty sons. the fruits OF his lE.r
! matrimonial alliances. Once. q. -l
& early age OF fifteen. Doe was ID .l O. lerr
: since then be has known ug ua.-I-
3 even inCousideTaIle ailmel-. E1- man.
3 years past he has not eaten lul oneself
s meal. AT midday. I'm every t~GE-E-t. "a
3 hours, his breakfast and supper consist
& ing of gill OF raw spirits. swallowed f.
5 a draught and taken Ui-rHu, luHt.
{ Mrs. Sarah LuselE. Cl Madison, IEa
& was born in North Carolina I-l-I- -r
& u. 1770. and is therefore lu EEr L--
( wear. One OF her brothers. gf whom 81.
( had seven. David Baiau, served zarH
= years In the Colonial army during {
: wan OF the Revolution. and WAS captain
I and aide-de-cauu to General Washing
% ton. lie died subsequent 1t zl---l.
and the pay due him was never receive
by his family. fact that S.i. wl-.
Mrs. Noselv. Mrs. lIgselT was H.aE
with dolls when She was married. Vl.-
E was in her thirteenth year, a-. @"
years later with q child rt L-r gTl
\ I She reared ten children. DE @ lest j.
) ing being eighty-siE and the EaHr-.
fifty. When she was Loo years odd -
rode horseback and delighted in
walk. In that year She leli. -.r--
her thigh. and has since been unable g.
walk In her youth she was Tire a--
of Kentucky. Two years ago lar L.-
NJ. which at that time was VliteUed viii
age. returned to its original color u..-5