The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-01
TRIPLETs REACH OLD AGE.
Born Sixty-6even Years Ago of Sturdy
Connecticut Stock.
From the Ael0 York Press.

from UJe -NeiD I OH ffeSS.
ToRRINGToN, CONN, Feb. 23.-Nearly
sixty-sev gu years ago, or to be exact, OF
September %, 1921, Mrs. Grant, the come
ly young wife of Farmer Ira Grant of
Burrville, about five miles from this place,
gave birth to boy triplets, and SD ortly after
was carried to al early grave by quick cou-
sumption at the age of 81 years. The com.
blned weight of the three mites was ouly
ten pounds, but they are still alive, robust
and hearty men, and splendid specimens of
sturdy Connecticut manhood.
They are named Matthew, Daniel and
William. Matthew has farm quite near
tie Burrville station and he Is reckoned
well off" de claims a certain superiority
over the other two, inasmucn as, on the
testimony OF several credible witnesses
still alive, it is generally believed thai he
made his debut in society one hour earlier
than his less ambitious brothers Whel he
sits behind his OK team Matthew looks the
very ideal of a New England farmer. Hs
is about feet IA inches in hight and
weighs $50 pounds. lie has a bright eve
ana genial face, and he is about a nearly
clean shave as farmer ever is. Matthew
is married and has had several children.
William is also a farmer. His place is
about three miles distant from Matthews,
on the outskirts of Torrington. Daniel is a
nation of Matthew's seniority it is notice
able that whereas William and Daniel con-
sGitute good instance of he proverbial
two peaSn William must be denomnatad
a third and wholly different looking pea. Ia
their earlier years the 1.-TWO peas were
frequently mistaken for one another, and
there is lege d, the authenticity of which
could not be confirmed, That on one occa-
sion whea the two brot lers were sleeping
4.,u bsaYs nd Op IF thap1 n ho na1Ia1
at an early hour in the morning, the sleepy
tripleC, suddenly aroused, repairing to the
looking glass, became perfectly satisfied
that he was his brother and proceeded to
scold his mother for having awakened the
wrong man. | recent years people have
found points of distinction in the brothers
appearance, but they are still freq emily
mistaken for one another by strangers.
William and Daniel nave each made two
attempts to solve the marriage problem,
and too children each proclaim the result.
Daniels son was killed some time ago on
the railroad. TIE brothers are b gger men
than Matthew, each of them weighing
about 10 pounds In face decoration they
have each adopted what is known in I'M
regenerated parts of the world as the cleri
cal cut.
1t Is a melancholy fact, but a fact which
a study of the history of the class fully
confirms, that triplets, being themselves ex.
tremely remarkable, naturally take extreme
views Of things. 1t is not, therefore, So
surprising as it is sad, that the reSpectel
tripletS in question are all three OF them
democrats, ana have voted tue straight
democratic tickle. siuce ever they did vote.
On religious matters William and Da iel
differ from Matthew. He believes in mind
ing the affairs Of the world during the
week and going hunting Sundays. William
and ID MEL are staach Adventists and 60 to
meeting regularly. TIE triples look well
for their age. They probably inherit their
tendency to longevity from their father
old lra-Sho passed away only a few
months ago at the ripe age o. 81 years.
Uncle Ira, as he was called, was fine spe-
cimen Of the old New England farmer,
staid, severe, crotchety, Il genial and
warm hearted to the core He was always
very proud of his boys. The eldest Of the
family, a sister, also had a good taste of
life, passing away three years ago.
But Sixty-seven years is not the high
water mark for triplets. Olly two months
ago the town Of North Smithheld, in the
neighb1ring State-"Little Rlody"-poS-
sessei tho honor which Connecticut now
claims, aud two of Smithtield's triplets are
still living at the age of ~ years. They
are Washington and Monroe Remington,
aad the other triplet was Jefferson Rem
ington. ely drew their first breat on
Feb Il. 1917 In the matter of weight at
bir n the Smithfield triplets differed large
ly from their Connec, lieut. brethren, each of
the former weighing niGe pounds, which
was one pound short # the total weight of
the latter, In this case the mother, who
never weigh ed more than ninety pounds,
lived to hc SO Years Of age, surviving her
husband by only few years Before tae