Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1880-07-27
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Mrs. HI Gibbins. Of Mount Startling,
Ky.. is to8. I'd
sallie Gray, a -coforcd woman II
Meridian. Miss. is III.
William Baylis. of Plair6eld, L. l.,
Is ninety five, and his wife ninety seven.
The baby Is sixty-six.
Mrs. frankie Williams, of Mullen
burg county. KY, is in her l04th year.
W. +. Hicks. Of Westville, L. l.. is
in his nine tieth year. and has not n
gray hair in his head.
A Waterloo veteran, named Cornelius
Woods, died at Halifax recently in his
ninety.third year.
Admiral Westphall, the oldest COM
missioned officer in the British navy.
died recently, aged ninety-nine.
London, Ont. has two centenarians-
Christy Mclean, aged lJs. and Mrs.
Diana Calvers, aged lol.
For forty years Ms Abram Scott. Of
Hemps,ead. l.. l.. has been called
Granny Scott" She is now ninety
seven.
A body recently found in the canal q
Trenton, n. j., proved to be Thomas
Coogan. who was in his ninety fin 81
year.
Henry Green and his wife are inmates
Of the Suffolk county e.. - almshUuse.
He is lO4 years old. and she is ninety
four.
Mrs. Mary Simms lived in Quebec
when the city was bcsiegcd by the
American troops, and WIS born there
l01 years ago.
Near Rutland, VT, lives Mrs. Moses
Lester, who does all her own house
work. although she has lived hundred
years.
Although Mrs. Sally Wilder, of Pitts
field, Ohio. is in her lolst year, she at
tended tue Sunday school festival held
recently.
Mrs. John wells,ral. OF Far Rock
away. il still active. in good health. and
attends TO her domestic duties daily, al
though she is l0i years Of age.
The Oldest praclirius lawyer in New
York State is ArRill Gi rs. of Roches-
ter. He Il in his ninoty-third year.
lie has had six son'. nj of whom have
been admitted 10 tia ar.
Mira Cat;larine Roberts. of North Al.
fed. Me. is brilliant mcmher OF So
cieiy and enjoys excellent health. She
ce!ebra Cd her centennial on the ninth
OF last April.
"Ali that am intellectually and
morally" said the bishop OF Man.
chester, 81 owe to my mother. Mrs.
Fr.ls has just diea pl paralysis At the
age OF ninety cars.
Nichol,, " met was lol years old
wien h. died at MrA!vi..'. Pa.
One hundred AMI IS niy.three chill
dren, graudchi DIRE. great gr,ndchil-
drn ana great sr,st grandchildren
belong to n Mr. SIra:cr, of Planters
vile. 4 a., who is ninety
When Springfield. MISS. had but
{ OOO ini b.tants. Eli n Bake made il
his home. lie died there recently in
his nincty-Sixth yeIr. lie was An eN-
member of the State i sisla,ure.
John Marsh, of Uganda. n. Y.
although ninety years of AZ. is pos.
scssed Of "a robust and vigorous con-
stitution. and has nearly all his teeth
IN n sound u state when he was y
young man.
Mrs. Sarah Sanford. OF Il .ldwin's. N.
Y, Is in her nine,ic' II year and OF unin-
paired mental powers Two OF her sons
are Methodist pr, achcr+, and two OF her
daughters married Methodist preach
ers.
Matthew Robinson. Of Lafayette. Ind,
is 1870 years of age. He says he took
the first boat thr u.h the Lockport,
n. Y. locks; that IT, went To sea at
thirty years OF age. And followed that
vocation fifty year, nd for toriy-three
years ran on the Err canal. lie never
wore spectacles, ney,r carried cane,
and never was sick.