Daily Republican., 1888-10-16

: a Native Of Delaware 1O4 YsArs OlC
? Gs)rge HubbArtt lives in M4plsssr
Mary land, AID 10 104 years old. HI
son, who lives With him, is 20 yeays oil
and the average ages OF thu two Is OIL. 4
oorrasr ldens OF the Chicago Trtbun
found Mr.. Huobartt In indianapolis To
o,her day, whittier ha mad gone to visi
his dAuk hter, Mrs. Samuel Record. Mr.
Hubbartt 10 sterling Republican an,
Iexpeots 10 go to the polls and vote To-
General Ben. Harrison for President
WHAT makes q sketch Of Mr.. HuobArtt'
life Of local interest to DelAwsreans Il
the fact that he 10 o native Of the State
Being asked for sketch Of his life h,
gave these datsi II was born 10 SUSSEX
County, Dol, March 81, 1854. When j
was years old my parents moved Il
North Oarolina. remember the triT
well. l lived With my parents uutii /
was ~ years old, aud then concluded
TO roam around in the West awhile
That WAS In 1906. We hadn't any steam
oars 10 those days, aud thers wasn't an '
boats on the river. ssddled q little
roam nag one day and set out All the
West was one great Wilderness then.
Not 3 ptth had been broken through
the big forests Of this State, and we had
20 guides TO ahoW us the way. 1t waS
Just dive Into the big woods, and, II
you got lost. gAt out the best You could
or make the most of staying. youRa
fellow who didn't like adventure staid
81 home those times. That was before
Gen. Hasrlson whAled the Isjnns, and
the woods was full OF red.tkinI."
In accounting for his crest age he
said; az always lived as close 10 ma
tuts 40 could. Exercise, good food,
| warm clothing and sleep-and nothing
else than these-haYs kept mo 10 good
heath. never ufed tobacco in ali my
life and have had little to do with
ssimulauts
Mrs. Record said her father usually
retired esrly-At or o'c.ock-.ud
arose ct or s.. he had for a number
Of years taken nap after dinner. His
dat usually excluded meats because he
feared indigebtio2, but he drinks coffee
aud tea.
when he lived In Dearborn County,
Ohio, he said: "Wben 1 first moved
inso that county my home was iAtthest
West Of any it'd viduAl home in the
county. There we're posts west of US,
but no separate honses. I guess our
nearest neighbcF was Gen william
Henry Harrison, who lived at North
Bend. HIS house was on oar way to
Cincinnati. often Saw the old ger
eral in passing bis house, He was q
soclAble old gentleman, who had n
home which, In those days. attracted .
good deal OF attention, rs you may have
heard, for Its cider barrel and Rourd.
IL was cabin, euoh IS you $50 70 Gay
In the hack woods, bni Il had more
thsn older and eourls; 10 WAI full OF
books an gave the general great fame
for his wisdom.
II Fecollsos 1 WAS going by bis phase
onos when tie fresaets hAd m s9e the
road impossible. A friend WAs with
me and we had proceeded rs far IS We
could without having to return. The
old general was ont In \ O. ear space be-
fore his hoaus. He called to us: Gen
slemeu, don't you think you are getting
out OF your way down tbere2' We told
him We guessed that we we're not. Then
no old us the road was cut away st y
point round the hill and Invited MS to
walk eoroHs his field. He came down
to the course We had to take across the
lot and had quite q talk with u.s."
Mr.. HubbArtt spoke Of the high re-
Was held by those who knew him.
People often came far to sec him."
ssld the old man.
AS to other old people he said: "I do
GOT knoE Of any one who has voted
longer than have. l voted at all the
elections for President eXOspt those at
shiloh Washington, Adams and Jsffer.
son were chosen. expect to live long
suough to vote for two or three more
Republican Presidents"
IL is fortunate for Mr. HubbArtl that
he lives in State where he will be peS-
Nitted to vots for g President In his OK.
Sreme old age. Had he lived in Della.
ware the latter part OF hts life, as he
lid in the early psrt he would have
beNn cheated out OF his vote and the
county out OF his taxss ysArs ago;
would this have been the
cass had he lived In Wilmington.