Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-12-18
THIRTY CENTENARIANS.
How Several OF Them Voted, and a
Few Facts for Those Who Doubt the
Record.

Record.
Boston Herald
There are twenty FIVE or thirty pea
pie living in New England to-day who
are over 100 years old This state
ment will surprise many, and will b
disputed by those incredulous people
who assert that there are no living
centenarians, and that those who
claim to be such are either dupes or
deceivers; but the evidence is 50 over
whelming, the witnesses SO numerous.
and their statements SC well estab-
lisbed, that these doabters deserve
little attention. Two things make this
subject interesting at the present time.
One is little pamphlet. published In
Connecticut, the other the numerous
cases of centenarian and other aged
voters which have been reported since
the presidential election.
Mr.. Frederick H. Nash, Of West
port, Conn, has just compiled and
published pamphlet. entitled Eye
Names and Ages of All Ye Old Folks
in Every Hamlet, City, and Town in
Ye State of Connecticut, Now Living.
with Ye Sketches of Twenty Living
Centenarians. In this he gives the
names of over six hundred residents
of the state who are over so years of
age, including twenty who are over
100 years old. In tins list of twenty
are comprised the following, whose
dates of birth are apparently we'll at
tested:
Edmund r Kidder, of Berlin, Aug.
II, 1884
Jeremiah Austin, Coventry, Feb.
10, 1888
Mrs. Lucy Luther Hadlyme, Jan.
6, 1884.
Walter Pease, Enfield, March 20,
1884.
Egbert Cowles, Pennington, April
4, 1885.
Mrs. Unice HOLSTER, Glastonbury,
Aug. 9, 1884
Mrs. Elsie Chittenden, Guildford,
April "a, 1884
Miss Eunice Saxton, Colchester,
Sept. 6, 1884,
Marvin Smith, Montville, Nov. IS,
1884.
Mrs. Phebe Briggs, Sherman, Nov.
Is, 1884.
Mrs. Elizabeth, Wetherfeld, Jan.
10, 1888
Mrs. Clarissa d. Raymond, Milton,
April %, 1882.
The others are either of foreign
births or former slaves, whose precise
ages cannot be established. The
Hartford Courant notes the entire alb
sence from the list of Mrs. Abigail
Ford of Washington, alleged to have
clear proof of being 104 years old,
which would make her the Oldest in
the state of unquestioned birthdate,
but perhaps Mr. Nash has found
reason for the omission Not having
Mr.. Nashs pamphlet before us, we
are unable to give the names of the
others IN this list, whose records the
Courant considers doubtful. 1t was
claimed a few months ago that Darby
Green, of Redding, was The Oldest
man in the state He is said to have
been born IN 1879 and to have well
preserved faculties, mental and phys
zeal. An old sailor in the New Haven
town house claims to have been born
106 years ago this month, and in Hart
ford live Tryphena Jackson (colored)
and William Hamilton Qrish), both
said to be 102 years old.
OF those whose age as given may
be assumed to be correct, several
voted for president. Edmund r.
Kidder, who is one OF the oldest liv-
ing freemasons, was the first man to
vote at KensiDgton. He is three
months beyond the century mark.
Walter Pease, who is few months
older than Mr. Kidder, voted for
Cleveland at Enfield, and at Coven-
try, jeremiah Austin did the sane.
This old veteran cast vote for Jeffer
son in 1904 His memory is good,
and his faculties Generally but slight
ly impaired. James Henry, OF Pound
Ridge, and Nicholas Keller, of Will
ton, also claiming to be centenarians,
voted for Blaine. We have noticed
outside of the nutmeg state four SINH
lar cases reported, and there are no
doubt many more. Nathaniel HI.
Cole, of East Greenwich, r. l., aged
101 Royal @ Jamison, Papakatlng,
N. j., aged 100, walked mile to vote;
William Jovel, of New Jersey was
100 on election day, and celebrated it
by voting for Blaine Luther Catlin,
of Brldgewater, SusqueGauna county,
Pa, was 100 years old ON the 9th day
of October. He was escorted to the
polls by citizens and a band, aud
voted far Blaine along with his son,
grandson and great-grandson. Though
we have seen no statement to that
effect it is probable Philip Pervear,
of Sedgwick, Me, and Capt lothian
Johnson, of South Durham, Me-,
should be added to the above.