The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-19

March 7. In Chicago. She has never worn
eyeglasses.
John Bogart, Of "A North Main street, Pat
erson, N. j.. is 80 years Of age, and hale and
vigorous In mind and body.
Mrs. Julia Smith Parker, OF Glastonbury
Vt, ts able to give n complete history OF the
Thermometer for the past ninety years.
Ever since the Indian war Nathan Cook
has lived in Terrell county, Ga. He is t02
years old and he yet earns bis daily bread
Mrs. VIM. James, OF Brampton, Ont, oele-
brated the close of a century OF life by u
grand reception. and died five days later.
Old Uncle Abe was a negro who was found
dead In a garden at Point Pleasant, w. Va.
| recently, and believed to be- i12 years of age.
At the age OF 100. Philip st. George, of
Crosse Point. Mich. went In a wagon To De-
troit to draw his pension "a veteran OF
1919.
A nolored woman of Chester. Pa. aged
| niuet yak, went TO Salisbury. Md, to attend
the funeral Of her mother, who was LIT years
| of age.
Pompey Graham of Newburgh, N, Y, de-
posted his vote, as usual, at the late election,
and he Ia In good health, yet he is said to be
III years of age.
Gardner Sloan. of Richheld Springs. N. Y,
ia still hale and hearty at l03 years OF age,
and Joseph Strickland. of Gainesville. Ga,
has laid off tho harness Mt LOO years.
Nine Louise Lucene once social celebrity
In Paris. has just celebrated the hundredth
anniversary Of her birth day She was the
rival In beauty Of Mime. Recamier,
Margaret Gallagher. OF Philadelphia. was
para wed just "a she had closed a century of
life. Nine children. ~ grandchildren. and "a
decentralization survive her.
In Mechaniosville, N J.. Jane Thompson, a
centenaran. does the housework cheerfully
and correctly. and for five years has cared
f,,t, hoo pyau a. NJ a II
At York Syringe Pa, DR., Daniel Shelter, a
member of the twenty fifth Congress-, died
| recently In the ninety-seventh year OF hts age.
For many years he was Associate Judge OF
Adams county.
The frat paper manufactures of Lee M ass.,
was Stephen Thatcher, who died recently Mt
Saratoga N. w. In the Tooth year of his age.
He made powder and wire at Lee prior to The
war Of 1919.
The oldest living boatman Ia David Burns,
who lives at Burnss Landing, on the Ken
| lucky river. and Is 90 years Of age. He has
walked from New Orleans to Frankfort ak
| times, n distance Of 1900 miles.
| william Plummer. Of Dover, Me. made his
own coffin several years ago, and placed 1t IN
| hs stable loft He got tho dimensions wrong.
| however aud Il could not ba used. He was
iuat closing n century OF life.
| A centennial birthday party In May Ia to
he given to Mrs, Sallte Pressler by the citl-
i
time knitting stockings, and every day. per
forms come homework In the homo Of heI
sou. She Ia In excellent health and spirits.
"unole joe Cooper. of Dryden, N. Y.
| had cancer forty years ago, and no sum
moned his friends and told them his remain
| Ing days would be few. But 1t did not reach
| n vital spot, and after IT. healed he enjoyed
good health until he had a paralytlc stroke
| recently In tho ono hundred and third yeal
of his age.
For the last forty years Barefoot Walker
has not had his feet covered. He was EN-
ployed as a farm hand near Columbus, Ga.
although In his ninety sixth year. On Sun
| day he appar, ntly died, and at his funeral
when persons were bending over his coffin
he sat up and asked why he was thus
treated. He still lives.
| Mrs. Betsy Henderson, OF Warren Avenue
Boston, who recently celebrated the one hun.
dreth anniversary Of her birthday, reads and
does fine sewing without the aid of eye
glasses. She relates events OF 1874. and says
| that ehe saw thirteen horses draw the cor
ner-stone OF the new State-House past he1
fathers house In Charter street
The dark day" In America commenced At
about 10 n. M. May 10. 17s0. and continued
until the middle of Che next day. The Ari
IONA Mine, says that y woman living on the
Little Colorado was q years OF age at that
time aud remembers the circumstance. She
la now 1873 years of age. The darkness CreRtet
&lebb upusheiuHt'on hupbs nrA pV'pi1' W
Spanish and the Indians. Tho Spanlards
buried their saints and the Indians took tc
feasting.
Aunt Esther Yates died near where abe was
born In Plattekill, N Y. after enjoying ninety
two years OF life. She WAS self-reliant ant
asked mo favor of any man and few women
She was very muscular, and has often cut
three cords OF wood day. In addition to per
forming the household duties In her home
after sunset. After several men had tried tx
get u horse loose from the harness after thu
animal had fallen in front of her home, sh'
went out. lifted the horse up bodily. but In 81
doing che had her leg fractured. The BON
never set. She suffered great pain, but dali,
employed her time In splitting kindlipg woo'
on block while she sat In q chair.
A curious Relic Of the Great Napoleon
A curious letter, said to have been writer
H. Mnnnlnnn L Ia hia fafhnr when tho fIItllr