The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1889-08-23

Mrs. Fillmore gets about the house still,
and even feeds the chickens in the farm yard,
but for some months hos not ycntured far
from the house. a short sickness this sum
mer occasionel great anxiety to her friends,
but size has wonderful visor for one Of her
nge and soon recovered. She insists on pre-
siding at table and pours out the tea with
Old fashioned grace, and is never known to
get the milk and sugar in the wrong cups,
which can't be said for some good ladies not
quarter Of her age.
The same glasses that Mrs Fillmore began
to wear when failing cyeSiSht required them
are still used by her, fact in which she
takes a great deal of pride. She can still
read, md it is part of her daily routine to
read her Bible. The volume in her lap in the
picture above is Bible left to her by her
husband, Parson Fillmore. Her hearing is
very good.
When dressed for company size wears a
blacl silk dress, Il lace cap, and her gray hair
is brushed smoothly back and tied n knot
at tho back of her head.
\ regularity about her is that although
she can remember incidents that happened
fifty or seveuty-ii:e years ago, her mental
record of recent events is rather hazy. The
old house in which she lives was buls, it is
said in 1873 the year after Buffalo was
BURNED. WIS SiA YEAR III
arrived in Clarence and began expounding in
the wldernes the doctrines Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. He walked all the way
from Oneida to Clarence. She followed him
six months later.
Mrs. Fillmore was born in Waterbury,
Conn, il, l7S7, and lived for n while lii Oneida
county.
Though she has lived moro than a century
and is the samo age Us the constitution Of the
United States, She has never ridden on the
cars, never heard tho electric: click Of tho
telegraph, instrument, and the quick Hello
lo-lo!n of tie modern telephone is to her but
curious hearsay.
After living a few years i'll Clarence Mr.,
md Mrs Fillmore removed to Buffalo. after
ward returning TO Clarence When Buffalo
was burned by the British in tho war of lSl2
thev fed from their home After the scare
was over they returned and were overjoyed to
find that not Il bite their property had been
| injured.
/ One of the notable events in early Buffalo
history witnessed by Mrs. Fillmore was the
/, hanging Of the three Thayer brothers, who
were executed on the same gullows June II,
/ lS1i. 1t was estimated that there were from
/, 10000 TO 80 ,GDo spectators OF the execution.
| Rev. Gleson Fillmore WAS called on to preach
! to the multitude which he did about an hour
/ before the hanging.
Rev. Mr. Fillmore was for fourteen years a
pastor and for twenty seven years presiding
elder He built the first church in Buffalo.
In was 21x"l5 feet, and the work of building
occupied lorty-csht days. When he wis
| bora it is said that there were but 21,0E
! Methodists III the United States; when he
| died tho number had increased to 5000. 900
| He otliciated ut 2oJ weddings, and so it might
4 t!.rt i,N, 3I,,,,
| couraged the propagation OF Methodism.
Once i'll the early days minister who was
guest at the Fillmore house heard an TN
earthly bowling in the woods near by.
What is that!" he cried, alarmed.
ut is nothing" replied Mrs. Fillmore
| quietly; "it is only wolf concert"
'Millurd has done WE'LL" Gleson Fillmore Ii
remembered to have said, referring to hi
cousin, the president, s'but he would have
done better il he had been q Methodist
preacher"
Mrs. Fillmores maiden name was Lavint
Atwell. She was converted to Methodism a
the age Of II, and was married near Utica *
Mr.. Fillmore when she was %.
'she is a true Methodist" i" says her pastor
Rev. Isaac Harris, Of Clarence. "She in
dorses the old doctrine, and often puts t
shame those who nre younger. have seer
hcf put 10 fOuL even ministers WIZ uAFo Dc
come possessed with the modern spirit. Sh'
gets down upon her knees to pray"
She reads half dozen newspapers a week
but her Bible is her chief companion. Sh'
gives $40 year regularly to the support o
her church. Maggie Friens, faithful ser
want, who has lived with Mrs Fillmore for (
score of years, takes good caro- Of her and i
greatly attached to the wonderful old wo
man Philip Lout God fearing man, wht
also fears and loves his Mistress has fo
about the same length of sime looked afte
the farm.
'You may expect to live q long time yet,
observed reporter recently to Mrs, Fill
more.
'TilI the Lord calls" she replied restin,
her hand u2on the Bible at her side, ans
through the myriad sealns and wrinkles 0
her fine old face there shone n radiant loo
that sprang from more than earthly joy
A. z. RICHMOND.