The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1882-11-23
Longevity in East Mississippi.

liSuOibluRO CouiitJ NiiSn'' ~" "'--
gentlemen in it whose. combined ages
aggregate 46S years.--N o. Times
Democrat,
That is doing very well, but we
can beat it right here in the city OF
Aberdeen, where we meet daily on
our streets six men whose ages ag-
gregate ATS years, or an average OF
70 years and months each.
Then we can name eleven other
gentlemen who reside in our city
and are amoug our most active busN
mess and professional men whose
ages will aggregate ITO years, or an
average Of 70 years each.
Then we can name ten other stall
wart gentlemen in this city whose
combined ages foot up total of G27
years, OF an average ofG2 years eight
months aud Is days.
In the above lists we include but
one colored man although there are
probably many entitled to represen-
tation, and we have not counted but
two who are not active participant S
in business affairs the last list we
could probably greatly extend had
we time for inquiry, and there are
doubtless number who belong to
the second list if we could only"bnng
them to books, and some in the first
class who arc older than they admit,
But to carry this subject a little
farther, we know Of n gentlemen in
this city, all intelligent, thoughtful
men every one of them to be seen
walking the streets every day not
one Of them impaired in nina OF
hearing only two Of them at al
lame, and but two with sight i'm
paired, whose aggregate age is 1877.
years, or an average Of SO yearsand 4
months each, and most OF them have
been residents of the city or county
nearly all of their lives
To this list we could Justly ado
three more gentleman, in the FIJI
possession Of all Of their fuutea
who live just beyond the corporate
limits but regard Aberdeen as thei
home, and one of whom keeps NJ
office 10 the city, whose joint age
will foot up 224 years, or an averag,
Of IA years and eight months.
In this connection we can mention
four prominent citizens of Aberdeo
who died within the last four years
! Bishop Robert Paine, Gen. E.Slrona
Col. John Holiday and Mr.. Needhal
Whitfield, whose aggregate aga
footed mp 326 years, or an avera9
of 81 years and six months.
1t will be hard for any town of III
size of Aberdeen,in in America, to NAL;
J. a better presentation than this.
THE one man in Washington who fee
mean aud self supplied, amid the ruin
the Republican party is colored Regist
q B X. Bruce, who helped r,ncgaC
Chalmers to defeat colored candida
Il Carter.-Memi his APpeaL
o No-Bruce did not take any part in Il
n personal canvas Of the 2nd district
# oilicialed at the political funeral Of Ji
. Hill in Barksdale's district; made fe
speeches in the 9Th that helped to nal
the voters unanimously Democratic, NJ
lent JeffOrds hand in the 3rd and can
q near losing him several of the count
u he spoke in. Bruce also helped to ele
Van Eaton in the 9Th by putting in fe
speeches for Jno. Il. Lynch, and perha
y helped Money little in carrying eve
!. county in his district by making fc
, discourses ON national politics. Y
missed him in the First District--if
bad given us a call Mudrow would ha
ie doubled his majority.
u We will say this howevcr,to the cree
e OF Bruce, his speeches were everywhe
o admitted to be fair, hfgh,toned, hone
le and dignifed, by the Democratic pres
rs and if he did not garner any scalps
10 can Mt least have the satisfaction
- knowing that he accomplished us mu
IL us John Sh rmau or John Logon cou
m have done
TIE Memphis Appeal cannot cbIi'