Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-08-31
RElL 90 PEOPLE.
REMARKABLE LIVES OF SEVERAL
CENTENARIANS.
An Old Rufian of y-four-Plenty
of New Shirts-A Happy Day
at Eighty-eight.

Mrs. Elizabeth Eaton Larncd. OF Central
Falls, R. l., celebrated her goth birthday
January 7th last When a Boston Globe
reporter, a few days ago, called upon Mrs.
Larned at her home in Central Park
little woman, much stopped, was ushered
into the room. Her mild blue eyes. and
kind face, which is not much wrinkled for
a person on the verge of a century of life,
frightened at the announcement that
visitor had come to see her, and she con-
fdingly accepted the profered hand. On
learning the object of the call, she smiled
and said she used to read the papers a
great deal, but had given up reading now.
81 can see pretty well, but don't try to
read" was the way she expressed it.
On account of her failing health within
few years, it was impossible to get story
of long life, but from her family much in
formation was learned.
She sleeps a great deal of the time, and
some days does not care to leave her room.
Until within few years she was extreme
ly fond of receiving callers, but has grown
Indifferent of late. She is regarded as
perfectly well in the general meaning of
the term, and the expression "Oh, dear p'
which she frequently uses, is pronounced a
habit by her friends. She can read with
spectacles a little, but seldom attempts to-
and appears to have no desire to read
Mrs. Larned was born in Dudley, Mass,
January 10, 1890, her maiden name being
Elizabeth Eaton. She was the daughter
of John Elliott Eaton and Elizabeth Davis
Eaton. Mr.. Eaton was a surgeon in the
Revolutionary army, being a resident of
Spencer, Mass, at that time, and after the
war he moved to Dudley and settled.
In 1910 Miss Eaton was married to Nor
ris Larned, of Dudley, and there she re-
manned all her life until years ago, when
she moved to Central Falls. Her husband
died ten years ago. Thirteen children
were born to them, of whom only five are
now living, as follows Mrs. Cordelia
Dawson, II Railroad avenue, Central Falls,
Larned of Dudley, Mass; William Larned,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, of Dudley,
Mass. Twenty-Five grandchildren are liv-
ing, while the number of great-grandchil-
uTSn Is 100 large 10 p6 COITSCllS SSLlUldIeu
even by members of the family.
Recently her sight and hearing failed,
and she has had little to say of old times
since. She used to be a great knitter, but
with her failing sight that pastime has
been relinguished.
Mrs Larned is direct descendant of
John Elliott, the great Indian apostle, her
grandfather, Josiah Eaton, a clergyman of
Spencer, Mass, marrying Sarah Elliott, a
granddaughter of John Elliott, and in her
earlier years she used to rehearse the ex-
periences he had with the Indians. Mrs.
Larned's father was the first physician in
Dudley, Mass, and not only was he wor-
SHIPPED by the indians as great medicine
man." but was held in high esteem by all
who knew him.
The subject of this sketch gives every
promise of being centenarian. Should
she attain her Tooth birthday it will be
fttingly observed, and many of the hon.
ored sons of the old Bay State will be
present
REMARKABLE CFNTENARIAN.
The New Orleans papers have lately re-
Reggie station, parish of st. Bernard,
lived to the great age of 11S years. His
daughter. Mrs. Angelo Soude, is still living
in New Orleans, and she has kindly fur
nished the correspondent of the Scientific
American, Mr.. J. W. Bailey, of Washington,
Louisiana, the following interesting letter
of particulars concerning her father:
NEW ORLEANS, July 4, 1889.
Jonas W. Bailey, Esq. SIR-In answer to
your kind letter OF inquiry about my father, l
will respectfully state, what is well known
from tradition by all the old residents OF the
parish of st. Bernard, that he was Is years old
when he went to reside on the place where he
died II is Just 100 years ago. The oaks and
pecan trees that he planted at that time are still
there. Some of them cannot be embraced by
two men. He moved only once from his old
place. It was in the wiUter of 1914, when he
found it safer TO drive his cattle in the woods
used to say, could not steal them. After the
war he returned to his old place, where he re-
mained up to his death. left him on his old
place fifty years ago, while a young girl, to re-
side in New Orleans, where had other relatives
to take care of me. /, of course visited him oft
times and always found him healthy. His
"reminiscences of men ard thin IS of his young
days would have been very Interesting for some
historian but ] confess that l took little in
tereSt when he spoke to me about Lafayette
Jackson, Dominique fon, eIc; He used to
speak very often of a Mr.. Nolte, who was
merchant, ] think, of New Orleans, who he
said was big man.
His life has been that of farmer. He was
regular in his habits After field work he
would come home to take his meals after
which he would make baskets 10 send to the
New Orleans market. send you by express e
specimen of those baskets He made the one
send you during his late sic ness.
With the regret that could not give all the
necessary information you desire, l am, sir
your resp ctful servant
WE. ANGELE soUDE.
AN OLD RUFFIAN OF EIGHTY-FoUR.
A Steubenville (Ohio) dispatch to the
New York Tribune says: Twenty-Five
miles north of Steubenville John Striker,
a teamster, has lived for the last thirty
six years. He has been married three
times. and is the father Of twenty-one chill
dreu. His present wife, the mother of six
young children, is a daughter of his second
wife by previous marriage. His house
is an old log house of only one room, and
he has eked out an existence by farming
small plot of ground. Two days ago
complaint was made to the Humane So
ciety, alleging his brutal treatment of his
children. He was arrested after desper-
ate struggle; for, despite the fact that he
is 81 wears old, he has remarkable physical
strength. At the hearing to-day his wife
was the principal witness, and from her
lips was heard q story of almost incredible
cruelty. She said that on one occasion,
because one of his sons went to a husking
bee against his wishes, the old man took
him with a halter around his neck and
hung him to a stable beam, where he was
left till he was cut down by the wife. A
daughter, who wanted to go to school like
other children, was stripped ana tied to a
post, where he lashed her with black
snake whip into state of insensibility.
Two months ago he tied up ten. year-old
daughter by the heels, and whipped her
with the ramrod of a rifle until her body
was almost literally fiayed, and to-day
showed the red and ugly scars. Ten days
ago. because two of his little girls let his