The Osceola times., 1880-04-10
OUR CENTENARIANS.
People Who Have Outlived Three 49,.
Years and Ten.
NgrE

New York sun.
Daniel Doublea died at Penfield p,
at l06
Mrs, Nancy Bailey, of Gallipolis, O.
died at l02. ~
Mrs. Ann Collins, Of Boyd Co. Kv
claims to be ll6.
The last word of John NJ. Rebholds q
Reading, Pa, aged l0l. was beer"
Mrs. Zola Whitcomb, of Cob,sce,
Mass, died just as she was ocmD.eiug
100.
John Leyinson, the oldest man in
Monmouth Co., NJ Is hale and healthy
at l05.
The rinety-ninth birthday of Thomas
Robens, Of Wilton, y. y, has been cele.
brated.
Mrs. Mary n. Brister, Of Washington
Pa, will complete century if she lives
until June.
The oldest person in Charlotte, ~
il dead at l04. This was Estha Wallace
colored.
Margaret Dotterwich enjoyed 100 wears
of single blcssedness, and then died Al
Patterson, y. j.
Eli Reed, Of Bridgewater, Pa, is in his
ninety-ninth year, and just lost sister
who was 100
John ID. Stout, of Mercer Co., Nj.
and Judith Ridlon, of Hollis, Ne. were
each " at death.
After remaining in the ministry over
20 years, DR.. Jacob Ide, of West Med.
way, Mass, died at %.
When 81 Ann McKenna emiarated
from Ireland She died at lO5, a few
days ago, in this city.
Hugh Ross, OF North Lebanon, Nh.
is cutting wood and doing his own barn
work, being hale at 90.
Welcome Cole, OF Niagara Falls, exhi.
bits with pride wooden plow, which he
made in 1920. He is 90.
Mrs. Mary Jane Roselle, Of Oswego,
y. Y. is as straight and symmetrical as
girl, though she is l05.
After being residents of New York
over thirty years, Phoebe Davis died at
l03, and Caroline Levy at 100.
Mrs Fruits and her husband George,
were the oldest couple at Alamo. Ind
He died at ll3 and she at 100.
Smyrna, Del, has its centenarian in
Mrs. Ann Denny, who has passed her
one hundred and second birthday.
Without experience of disease, and
ignorant Of the taste OF nOstrums, Mrs
Diza Richardson died in Chicago at SO.
One Of the three oldest native bonn
residents Of Concord, y. H., died in the
,,arSpn ~ Nrs N.pbtg kNGtf. ia bor
ninety wear.
al cast this my last vote for Democ
racy and Iigh, SAID Michael Ryan, Of
Fonda, y. y, at the last town meeting
He is niuety-nIne.
Lewis Rockwell, Of Green, Pa, after
living over century, has applied to the
courts TO compel his sons, who are we'll
to-do, to support him.
In France there are 1914 individuals
Ows, 40 widOwers, 22 maids, 10 wives,
husbands and 5 bachelors.
Jane Weaver died at Maidstone
England, aged l05. Her husband died
ten years ago, aged 100; her fat her was
1903 at death, and her grandfather lived
to 1875.
Mrs. Mary NJ. BrIster, Of Washington
Pa, is entering her centennial year
Her father walked from Philadelphia to
Cincinnati to visit relative when he
was lO3.
At leap year ball Gov. Roberts, Of
Texas, danced in homespun with seven
young ladies, and the next day com
muted two death sentences. He Is
nearly 50.
Although Mrs. Mary Way Lansing
burgh, \. Y, had completed century,
she executed piece of fine sewing With
out the nd of glasses few days beioIe
her death.
Robert Wallace, Of St. Johns, " b.
was l02 when he died. He joined the
British army at the time of the IRISH
rebellion in lS9S, and marched to Water
loo in 1915.
Enoch Cofrin, of Waterbury, w.
danced an old-fashioned breakdown on
his eighty-slxth birthday with agility,
A recent feat was to saw a cord Of wood
in nine hours.
Conrad Hayer was the first male while
child born in Waldoboro, Me. lie walk
ed to village, distant five miles, when
he was l03, and was closing his one hum
dred and seventh year when he died,
As the wit Of the Boston TnanscriR
sat in a drug store in that city the Other
day, he overheard the following dia'
logue:-Apothecary-"Gou want this pre-
scripuon filled, sir; understand. Pa''
rick-"Divil a bit af it surr! It's the
bottle | wud have filled"