St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-29
She IS 1903 YEARS OLD.
An Aged New England Woman Who
"Feels as Young as Ever"
W AXIS, TALKS AND LOOKS
A Sketch of Her Life---P0inters for
~ ~ People Who Want to Live
Long.

Mrs. Mary Kelliher, of 10 Notre Dame
Street, Boston Highlands. is one of those
few fortunate individuals who have
lived beyond the allotted threeScOre
and ten; and, according to the testi-
mony of her grand children and her
own statements, she is 103 years old,
says the Boston Globe.
I Notwithstanding her great age she is
able to walk around and engage in
household work, and very frequently
takes walks of mile or more.
Her sight is perfect, her hearing
unimpaired, and although her great
age shows itself in her wrinkled face
and emaciated hands she is still Won
derfully preserved old woman and APP
parently has more years to live. Her
health has been almost perfect for the
past many years, and with the excep-
ton of slight falnting spells, incident to
her advanced age, she has been free
from any sickness whatever.
The Globe reporter called on the old
lady Yesterday afternoon and she talked
pleasantly and intelligently on her life,
and retained a recollection of many
stirring events that TRANSFERRED during
the time she has lived.
The old lady greeted the reporter
with pleasant "God bless your as he
entered the room where two pretty lit
tie girls great grandchildren OF the
aged WOman) were seated beside her,
and were aSSiduOus in their attention
to her.
Il came to this country three days
before the convent was burned in
Somervilie, and we'll do l remember
the time. / also saw Daniel O'COnnel,
and remember hearing him speak in
Ireland. The people were crazy about
him, and would follow him for miles
and cheer him, and if he came near
enough they would kiss the hem OF his
garments. He was great man, the
greatest man in the world, " the old lady
continued.
While the aged subject of this sketch
was talking she reached over on shelf
and took down clay pipe, the artistic
cOloring on the bowl of which would
have made the heart of connOiSSeur
jump, with joy. 1t looked as if it had
done duty for years, and the careful
way i'm which she handled it bespoke
the pride she felt in its ''color."
She filled the pipe, and lighting it,
continued her story, while she pulled
away mechanically at it, blowing huge
clouds of smoke into the air.
s.When | was forty years DID," she
said. Il was troubled with dyspepsia,
and the doctor advised me to smoke.
and ever since then have done so, and
have never been troubled with the dis
ease since.
''Will you have a smoker" she asked,
at the same time handing the reporter
the pipe. The latter begged to be ex-
nd oh q
resumed her smoke.
Mrs. Kelliher was married twice, her
first husbands name being O'Brien.
She has had nine children, six Of them
being boys. All of her children are
dead, but she has several grandchildren
and ten great grandchildren living. She
lives with her grandson, George Dunn.
About fifteen years ago Mrs. Kelliher
was struck down by a curious illness,
which was puzzle to the medi-
cal profession. For several days
she lay like one in a trance. Her mani
mate folm displayed not the slightest
signs of life, and was of deathly pallOr
and as cold as though life had really de-
parted. She came out OF the StupOr,
and, although not suffering any bad
effects from this odd attack. her great
grandchildren state that the slight faint
ltig SDtllS MIllCil OiIO DdO
were unknown up to that time. Her
history is familiar to the neighbors, and
her aged countenance is often seen ON
the street or in the yard surrounding
othe neat two-story house where she re-
sides.
The family is lohg-lived one, and
some of the ancestors of the old lady
lived to greatly advanced ages.
The neighbors sometimes gather in
the house evenings, where she amuseS
them by telling stories of her girlhOOd
days. She is always in pleasant mood
and nothing amuSeS her more than to
have gathering of young folks around
when her quaint stories and bright
witticisms throw them into roarS of
laughter.
She says she feels as young as ever,
and 'ain't going to give up the ghost
for long time yet"