The sun., 1890-09-14
A COUPLE OF OLD LADIES.
unS TAN NosTRAND rs 1Os and
MRS. WALLACE Is roo.

-. =, Good Health ssd SpriGhtiy-Mrs.
r., No.trand Was the Life of the Cous-
...v.tHsr Recent BIrthsSy celebratiou.
r.sk ago yesterday Mrs Sarah 2. Van
x.,,r,nd OF Milestone. y. j., celebrated her
,nSd hIrthday. and q big number OF friends
20 -.ia,ives gathered At her house to do her
-, EVERYBODY had good time, and they
~ ,sa, tho remarkable old lady was the life
-. Gathering. She rehearsed the jokes Of
a., 1,st century In q way that gave an atmos-
49, OF novelty to the fun. and she
..yorted with the young cavaliers Of 20
=, tbsreAbou,s By whom she was surround
sIna vaJ TO arouse the envy Of younger
S.m,s who ehAneed 10 be present Mrs Van
ro.trard was born in the quaint old building
80 known as the Franklin Hotel. about .
A,u mile from her present dwelling. and all
,hrouEh her long life she has not lived at .
s-,.,s- distance than three miles from her
Ny,hplaee. Her memory is wonderfully fresh
sn,csrninS the events Of national interest in
=. a,st quarter OF this century. and one Of
S.,fayo,lte stories tslls how she used to play
s,oapd the ruins Of Milestone Court House.
vhI,b Was burned By the British during the
revolutionary war. As to what has happened
durns the last thirty years she Is q little
Sorrs,ful. but that Is common falling with
r.ople who live 10 anywhere near her years.
H,r husband died at the age OF SO, and other
nsmbers Of hor immediate family appear to
n s1fled With long endurance against the as
IS IoSa who climbed briskiy into carriage
Vhore SuS reporter sat yesterday to tell how
saart his mother vaA
IA remark ed when askod how old he was.
he didn't look II or act It He spoke OF his
pOsher as pretty smart oid lady Tor her years;
Srn q RuShterS. thirteen grandchildren. and o
nS ssOre oi Ersat-Srandchiidren A few months
S.S,b 81 4n n her ' family that hsd occurred in IS
Ii:tufe .; The Oid lady to print in this paper:
ssro E 1T 10 lend an sfcellen! photoe!eP6
SEsn when MEs V4S A.! Sos;.and n;S.a & was Eddy
o. d not hs S III
sas eSa Spn years While the matter was
vnder discussion the wonderful old lady arose
ron ron 10 gaze upon the counterfeit presentIaent
q heryeli in her youthful years she seemed
% Be- hishly Pleased ct the attention raid to
pieture would have been lent to the caller and
d1Sge!'t F..eT 'Snfn Mier sRs Village hSesman said
that he became acauainted with Mrs Van Nos
tr1nd d:ty JearsaEH
] cant help feeling proud that ! took her on
her last drive. while ago, 10 call on neigh.
Dor. I'll get her 10 go again pretty soon. but
on. driving with q young chap like me. She |
pTstsnds . 30 Jealous OF the Toung girls 10 the
s1si tSe1S ana parg At her house run
That Mr.. Mlller's statement was true was
demonstrated during the call at Mrs. Van
tsIi yoa." he exclaimed. .patting her vener-
abe features: T9S had the teddss,: freshe;s
nor mSr. or sof 81 M al M feel II hurt N win mo 'n0'
Go away" repl led the eentsnadan. .pok-
W.ns va s 10 carr carry me Oh and I'm afraid of Sou. 'u
Every ono OF this wonderful woman's de- |
Sesndants lives in or near Milestone, and they |
blacksmith auo her a conductor on the Penn |
syysniR Railroad, and another o storekeeper.
Thsy Al speak in the most affeetionate terms |
mother. as the case may be. and evidently |
hops TO e9pA her extraortinary run Of years. |
pOs more 80 than nearly ali women Of Go. and |
heJond slight deafness and near sightedness |
chs seems TO be as sprY and perfect physically |
bp1ES \. J.. Sept. 1seMrs. lille wallace
celebrated the Tooth anniversary OF her birth |
shS p.Se n' hs
o!the observance was complimentary dinner. |
giyea to her by her descendants. nearly. all OF |
!oysd the gathering yery much. Mrs. Wallace |
sasoSs Of Eve daughters OF Thomas Keepers
Wds2Gni0n who s=TTcd la as SapsaIn IPv in the
sMitSln M Issr at II BE sss Of $. Ma WsIfSee
hrmer Of Oak Ridge. in 1910. and ten children
we're born TO them. six OF whom survive, with |
sixteen grandchildren and six Great-Rrand- |
children.
After union oi forty years Mr.. Wal
aee died. aud Mrs. Wallace resided with her |
Ea, for whom she kent hou4e. she performed |
ll kin d. OF domestic labor until after she was |
" years old. Mrs: Wallace Is wonderfully well |
preservet. mentally and physically. She con-
verses intellizeutiy. and her excellent memory |
makes her an authority on al! events Of the
past In her neiZh borhood. Her sight is re-
narkabIy good enabling her TO read with /
heility: and she can distinguish colors and |
1eogutze Persons at a considerable distance.
bhe seWs, knits. and mends for the family Of
leE son, ,in-law and not inirequentIy goes into
Ne Kitchen 10 bake a cake or s1perintend |
ne cooking OF aone favored dish she eats
heartily. slesls regularly, and when the weather
= laiI goes ont daily Cor air and exercise. All |
eotWard appearances indicate that her life will