, 1881-04-04
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
ratcrnots'a Ccntrtnrlnn, Axul9tcd by
His Sonng Brother or D3t IknccivIn9
xtls sHrcnt.tsrcnts IL rmn ttcl 3ldrcm.

ratcrHots'a Ccntrtanr1nn. Axul~ted by
His Honug Brother or D3t IkncciVIng
Ill" tircat.tsrcnt.tirn,fdcl,sldrcn.
Nfr Yhrk 1torhL
4 litif1 tw0-story frame cnttage at No. A
North Main street, Patterson, w,s IN Monday tho
srcnc IT unique gathering. Mr.. Albert q.
Hu1est lives there with hts daughter, sarah,
thu wtiDw Of John Mason. and celebrated
yesterday his 100th birthday, l.D o! hIs
lincAl descendants assisting. Tie morning
was devoted to receiving ca!ts from
frlonla, nf whom Fn,nc hundreds cu1ne to shake
5anss with antl congratulate tho oil gentleman.
AR TIC tlIrner-holr approached, however, tho
afalr usauHltal st'e ctHrnetes Of purely faulty
Untherfne. At,nat l5g members Of tho fntniIy
f't aoWn tn dinner. Init nn room III tho ,oi,en
br,tiv lnr9n :NullRh 70 ncconmotlnte 10 unauy,
least frnndfGtlicrs tlntf Hrn1mother%, snt Mt tho
iaflc. nj s!e fl''n nr wch wa. tho .sIll talo and
wcre III aionins r.,onis wo W tic IN iaarraKuals ;s
oal,!t'+ waited t,t, tho cItlers.
Mkt 10 sr. l"Rcrt slt lis nnIy living brother,
,s, ',G% y wc!; yeqrs s ol1 AHas 'he sjs, of to
~ 4sa. @sse nS a. Eli neary ft. I H. e;,l P@x1 1o a. TIC 5
ls.hy :f tn!s eenerH.ion. {. yenrs old. Several
Of Of tho s1's , were =, nscotnpnnlet! by tholr
folks'" tnlIc. nrott,cr Arm nakei Dics-ng
an The dinner. thankinx }~l tnr tho great u,cr-
=
Which tho CG''tcrnrsAn rar.oQk with un appc-
% ,a1ss 1ss schfs f. srnt y sr ny Of Us enEv n @
uttwKt. lIcrxcn Cmnty, tho hi1stIant uf grand
tlnuKltcr, addressed tuu as*eu,Ated relas!ve..
,"Was!, a''c hns pusacd tho allotted time or
t!nJs nrc Hpt to be burden. Th,sY Of rs whu
lived tsftsands sixty yohrscan rend!Iy under
HtMnd this. Whit, lhen. mist be tho klH!nrssuf
Il Pru|!,[uncn wtI!Ga, has pr0lHlK tho lfH uE, our
worthy nlctsinr fur l'oyUnl thu allotted IIfu sf
1'tHit. nI 1T fhp same c .o,lchsafel Ia hin, lho
vii n The ,!ct!su struIEle fYr xistcnce com
l,ic'1i I" s'''i tho example nf life well spcnt ut
wnisi IT, iat! Icy t;'i t.kc Hmynxcent'on And ~
the grandfather Or tho partner nj my lltr upou
.lo .ssrl!.:nrn If cn,'lnvs which nas car.ed hin
Wuui.i hut he ,nExlit i've 10 bury IT.: u ali n!l!
Nther l'rles n!ressrH Wrre nlattH. tho old 6cn-
flcMan replying ly st',y 'ha,,lttns them Tor tho
tnKettlur. AZ thu R'tcrrn0n wnre oil n.tlny DE fho
y5l11rs .,ts, t thsr ,sI, 'r%se sr 9Eert nIddug
@ H wi ''y, VIA ~ho.e apsnsance 'a9'ss;
y Se,,rs, nscoinis.nied is 'y younSer '',d iady
sni mi WI" % Va, iend,ps @ " .t!e ' rlrl sfn %f aoas 4
syears a' { an , N sd i,,a nt acoek t.
~, ~ I'D sIss 4y s
grs1'.dauxh.:r. uad 9rcns-Erca! { -Istn,i'l.nslter
ss+rat thu n!.! rentlcis,n, IN a!ec.ong,p sool-
r. H; ,inrst, s III, t tsy yhd i nnxAcr Of corn0's
Sir. lsoscrt. who Is It shoemaker MS wrli as a
farmer. tt'lG his Inst t"!irnr h!rms shrec yrara
md has vat.M tho ltepnllcnu tIt:xct since thas
party aas forancd.. Ills t|rst vo;o was ct4t iu
i&r: ut asato slcetlou. i1i* tLttts havo u!ways
nista!nnr." lIe s,ntkr,l t,hlt.c, fr,m bis iitts
ytnr until two yclrs ngo. whuH 1t HH'to flsn sIck
fHr T. ,hv rst tlt'c. a.'l ss''ro then ho bus given
"nhi Ge smoke u,uehy' asel tho Uos,d re.