Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-08-31

cellent health, enjoying above all things
his daily stroll in his beautiful old-fash-
ioned garden, wherein at favorite spots are
resting places for his convenience. He
still shows and gossips over his singular
collection of curiosities, literary and scien-
tifc."
The Dallas (Tex.) NecS records the
death, at Sante, Tex, of Grandpa r.
Work, at the age of Sc years and 8
months He was born and raised in West
Tennessee, lived in Missouri until 1875,
and then came to johnson county, Tex,
resided there two years, went from there
to Palo Pinto county in 1877, where he
has resided up to the time of his death.
His wife died about FIVE years ago at the
age of so years. Grandpa was highly re-
spected and much esteemed by all who
knew him. He was a faithful Christian,
and member of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Martha Hiles died recently at
Philadelphia, Pa, aged SO years. She was
born at Willow Grove, Montgomery coun-
ty, September II, 1898, and was daughter
of John Boggs, a Quartermaster in the
Revolutionary War. Mrs. Hiles, says the
Ledger, was left a widow ffty-fve years
ago, with seven children, five of whom are
still living, the two daughters, Mrs. S. H.
Brown and Mrs. II. K. Funk, residing in
that city. Though deprived some years
ago of the use of her lower limbs, Mrs
Hiles was until recently able to read and
knit. She was member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Deborah Powers, the senior partner in
the bank of d. Powers & Sons, Lansing
burg, n. Y, is the oldest banker in the
country. This venerable, but active, wo-
man is SO years old. She is in full posses
sion of her faculties, and her business
shrewdness is as remarkable as it was a
generation back She established and
maintains "The Deborah Powers Home
for Old Ladies" in Lansingburg. She has
been engaged in the banking business over
dozen years. Mrs. Powers is native of
New Hampshire, and seemed to have
gained some of the strength and vigor OF
the granite hills amid which she was
born.
A West Union, w. Va, dispatch of Au-
gust 7th says: Something of sensation
was created here yesterday by genuine
case of uniting in wedlock of MAY and
December. Timothy Vanhorn, a 69-year-
Oiu bOIs vi 1OuIluSe COuHlS, anu MISS
Mary Queen, of the adjoining county
of Harrison. aged 16, were the happy
and blushing principals. Vanhorn
is welltodo farmer, and his bride
is the daughter Of a respectable citizen oI
Harrison. Their courtship was not long
one, they having first met at a church so.
cial last winter. The groom, though a
little shaky on his feet, was as happy as q
clam at high tide.
Writing from Turin about her brother
General Louis Kossuth, who is now SS
years old, Nine. Ruttkay says: "He i.
enjoying not only good health for one Of
his age, but preserves all the faculties Of
his mind. We live here, close to Turn
in pleasant villa, surrounded by a hand
some garden, which he planted himself
and cultivated with the greatest care
Natural science is one of his favorite
studies. Botany occupied great deal o
his time as long as he was able to clint
the Alps. Now he has givenit up, but has
fine collection of plants dried-about
1000 specimens-which he arranged with
the greatest care. His sons are well stu
ated and have ample opportunity to ex
ercise their fine talents, improved by 9
generous education. Francis is director
of the sulphur mines of Cessna, in Tuscany
Louis is Chief Engineer of the ALA Itala
railroad line. Neither is married Theil
father does not desire it, perhaps because
they have no opportunity to marry Hun
garian women"