Daily Kennebec journal., 1890-03-22
lol YEARS OF AGE
Jabe1 Crowell Ceie bi ates That Anp'-
vcrsarv OF his Birthday at his North
Vassalboro Home.


lSpecial to the Kennebec Journal
NORTH vAssALBoRo, Mar. 2l.-Not
often 90 the years of a mans life number
a century TODAY. however, in the quiet
village Of North Vsssalboro. Jsbez Crowell
celebrated his birthday at the age OF l0l
wears The old gentleman was found by
the Journal reporter at the house Of hi. son
Deacon Croweil where he has q pleasant
home Upon being told the object of the
.cripes visit. the old man frightened up and
v..r adv for conversation. To look at his
face, one would never judge that he had
reached such an age. Many nan Of eighty
nreseuts a more wrnkled face and a more
iecrepit figure The senses of sight and
hearing are much dimmed. but the activity
of his mind still remains. His head shows
,ligbt traces of badness. A sturdy growth
of heard is interfered with by the razor
only on the upper lip. He moves easily
about the house unaided ana out OF uoofs
when the weather permits.
From the old mans own lips, supple
r,sn,ed with now and then a word from
Deacon Croweli or his wife, the following
facts from the story of the long life were
cleaned
The father of the subject of the sketch.
Michael Crowell BY name. had for his ns
five place the town of Yarmouth on Cape
ca The old man sas a soldier in the
Revolutionary war His family consisted
Of three son. and seven daughters. OF the
o,bsr brothers. one, Asa Crowsll lived in
Rangor to the age of ninety years. The
sisters. too, all lived to be very old. When
fx-..
moved to Maine. They resided for short
time in yassalboro then moved again to
china where they spent the rest of their
lives.
when Jabez Crowell became of age he
s,e .,sa in the business of drover, travel
l,no through Maine aHd the Provinces
Tne old man recalls with s'ee the snug.
sling scros. the line of those dsvs. and
With chuckle remarked that the briihefs
we're never smart enough to catch ih@m-
During two or three winters he was en-.
r.yed in numbering in the northern part OF
the State.
Emerson OF Sidney, by Shom he had SON
Deacon Croweli. and one daughter. His
sscend wife vas Mrs Bethula ha,ch' VINO
aisa thirteen years ago. After bis mar
I rage he settled III W itieto" "heAe ~ S','
ried on farm for fifty years, when be
came to live with his son.
Hi. father vas Revolutionary soldier,
and he himself served in the var of 1917.
ard i. a pensioner of that war OF the
third se GRAFTON. a son died 10 the War OF
the Rebellion, while of the fourth genera
tiop Deacon Crorell's son took part in the
| s,me var, but came out alive
The old gen,iema discussed the causes
and events Of the var Of 1912 with grea'
interest. and showed 4 familiarity with
dates. battles and names of famous officers
th., made the scribe blush at his own ig-
rorance. "Oid Jackson vas too hard nu,
for III. Britishsrs to crack said the old
man sleefaily. Behind his cotton bales
he could laugh at them"
In politics the old gentleman is nov and
has been for mary years . republican
He once voted the democratic ticket bu
expresses sorrow st the fact He vote
for VIM. Harrison and felt very bad thai
stormy weather prevented bis seiiins ea'
10 vote for his grandson. A user of tobac
90 from early manhood to the az OF 81