The Evening critic., 1883-02-15
As Spry as Ever,

Mrs Dunlap, of York County, S. C.,
though Sc years old, picked 400 pounds OF
cotton last fall.
Ceramic Mcclure lives at Beattyvillo,
KY. at the age OF 0S years. She retains all
her faculties and delights in riding horse
back.
"Uncle" Daniel Holcombc, who died at
Tarlnvllle, Conn, n few days ago, went daily
to his traps and handled his own game. HIS
age was Sc years.
Mrs. Mehnert, 90 years DID, has kept the
Golden Trumpet Hotel at Retchenbach. Cor
many, for eighty consecutive years, She is
still hale and hearty.
Henry Gleason, of Pierrepont, st. Law
renee County, n. ", aged 50 years, chopped
down a maple tree three feet In diameter and
sawed 1t Into stove wood last week.
AT the age of II years, Mrs. Christian, of
Claiborne, La, picked 1872 pounds OF cotton
the course OF the forenoon, she picked 125
pounds.
In spite of his seventy-three Januarys.
George X. Shoenberger, the weal.hiest man at
clinton, ont, was married on the 18th to Miss
Ella Beatty, whose Mays have passed into
June twenty-five times. Several OF Mr.. Shoen-
berger's children are cider than his bride.
At Whitesville, Del, few days ago a
company assembled 10 witness the marriage
OF Jonathan Dennis, aged ninety years, and
Miss Oma Elliott aged fourteen. Neither
preacher nor groom appeared, and the party
dispersed. on The following day the company
met uEulH anu lhe Two eAtTelneS met III mattl-
mony.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: Mrs.
Elizabeth Edwards, aged one hundred and one
years, spent yesterday Mt tho house of her
grandson, A. J. Edwards, No. Is Plum street,
en- loute TO tho home OF one Of her sons al
La Fayette, Ind. She l. most remarkable old
lady, and, although totally blind, still pos.
sessts all her other faculties.
Living near Blue Knob, Kentucky, is
remarkably aged and wellpreseryed couple,
"Unclo" Johnnie Hill, aged SO, and his Wife,
Fannie Hin, aged 81. They have been mar
ried nearly eighty years. Uncle Johnnie en-
oys tho company Of young people, and, al
ihough he does no work himself, every morn
ng, no matter what kind OF weather, he goes
out and superntends the feeding OF his stock.
His wife ia very cheerful and bright, superln.
tends her housework aud does some OF 1t her
self.
1t gives the Franklin, New Hampshire,
II0HSciiph pleasure 10 record the following:
John W. Kemston, elGhty-four years OF age
recently drove an OK team distance OF one
ana half miles, loaded It with wood and re-
turned home, having accomplished the task
IN length OF time which would have been
creditnble 10 much younger man. His Wlfo,
Mrs. Sally Remission, who is eighty-seven years
OF Aee, spun and doubled and twisted three
sReins OF yarn In one day."
Ruth Humphrey, widow of Ebcr Hum
phrey OF Canton village, is now living with
her adopted daughter IN East Granville, Mass ,
NJ the advanced age OF lO3 years q months.
she was born in Southwick, Mass. July -,
1870. Her l0oth birthday was celebrated
July %, 1870, by alarge assenOlage OF titlends
and relatives As the day was very pleasant
she walked out into tho open air to mlngle
with her visitors, and this Is the only time
that she has left the house Tor the space Of
eight years. She is quite feeble the present
winter, and her mental powers seem 10 suffer
with her physical waste. She Is stlll able to
be around the house portion Of the time.