The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-28

went with him. We did not go further south
than Memphis. as we sold our lumber there. IT
was on our first trip down, in 184l, that we got
the news from passing steamboat on the Wa
bash of the death of President Harrison. 1t
made father, who was an ardent admirer OF the
General, feel very blue"
An enumeration of his living descendants
shows five children, forty nine grandchildren,
seventy-four great grandchildren, and seven
great-g great grandchildren-five living genera
tons. The majority of these were present yes
terday to celebrate the birthday of their ances-
tor, and formed the greater part of the gathering
of 150 persons in attendance. delegation
from the Tippecanoe Club was present, James
Hubbard being the oldest member. There is an
other member now past ninetytwo years
old, and two or three past lightweight. among
the latter of whom is Samuel Morrison, of this
city, who sent printed in q. beautiful, neat and
precise hand a large card, containing brief
chronicle of the birth, marriage and number OF
descendants of the centenarian. The members
of the Tippecanoe Club present were DR.. w. Il.
Wishard, president; DIR. Samuel Davis, DR.. Il.
Albeit, Isaac Taylor, Joseph Boerum, Samuel
Record, VIM. III. McClintock, Jacob Whitesell,
DR.. Joseph A. Nesbit, John Bowers and Charles
Whitehead.
1t had been arranged for DR.. Wishard, on be-
half of the club, to make an address to its
honored Oldest member, but in consequence OF
his illness this was not DONE few remarks TO
the crowd outside sufhcing long table was
spread in the yard, near the house, and every
body was fed 1t is no exaggeration to say that
finer or more toothsome collation. was never
spread in the county. A photographer took a
picture of the diners, and afterwards another
picture of the Hubbard descendants. 1t is good
blood. as was shown by the array of well,
clothed, well-fed persons, young and old, with
their earnest, honest, intelligent faces, every
thing about them betokening probity, 80
briefly, and thrift The patriarch has a
worthy progeny All his life has
he been a God-fearing man, and is the founder OF
the oldest Methodist church in the northwest
ern part of this county. He is a tall man, when
standing erect six feet high, though now con
siderably stopped, and until within few weeks
weighed about 160 pounds. He now weighs 14s
pounds. He was taken sick, and went to bed
was SO, on Tuesday g. Wednesday the same,
Thursday 95. yesterday 995. His pulse. normal
ly, is from IS to 80; yesterday it was ITO.
"Do you wish to see him?" asked DR.. Light
of the reporter, ''Of course The aged man
raised himself in bed as the reporter was intro
patriarch was little deaf, but thai
his other faculties were good ''Sc
you're from the Journala' this in weak
voice, broken by short coughs II have read the
Journal for more than fifty years, and think
I'll have to read it as long as live" His hair
and beard are of snowy whiteness, both being lone
and abundant His cheeks and chin are shaved,
leaving his beard to encircle the lower part Of
his face, Horace Greeley fashion.
At the foot of the same bed in peaceful slum
Der, lay one of the veterans DESCENDANTS one
year-old greatgreat-grandchild- hundred
and one; one at the threshold of life; the other
passed beyond the seven ages accredited to man
The reporter noticed that the old mans
hand was warm, though thin and dry
the purple current showing through. There
are also large dark spots on his forehead,
showing the congestion of the capillary surface
usual to old age. His recollection Of recent oc
currences is said to be good, while, what is less
remarkable, he has memory of events of the
in current politics, and is prepared at all times
to give reasons for his views. Stranger than al
this. he has never held or desired to hold Office
His illness is only serious on account of his ex
treme age, and it is not at all unlikely that he
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