The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-29
HE Is oLD1R THAN THE CENTURY
The Eventful Life OF a New York state
Centenarian,
From the Neto York Press.

From the Net0 York Press.
ANDovER, n. Y, Dec. 25.-There resides.
about two miles from this prosperous and
picturesque village, ON a little farm nesting
on the slope ard among the foothills of
"Old Allegany." tie birthplace of the grand
old party, man who is older than the
&c tur The oIdes person in the county,
and, with few exceptions, in the state,
AID certainly one of, if not the oldest, voter
in the United States. Gideon Hallowell is
his name. On Sept 20 last he celebrated
his l0lst birthday
A cores ondent visited him at the home
of his son, Myron Hallowell, with whom he
resided, and durir9-s> pleasant converse ion
with o centena&a learned of some in
teresting facts of his long and eventful life.
Mr.. Hallowell first saw light in the town of
HardwicE, Mass. Sept. 20, 1889. his parents
haVi 6 resided there for several years. al
though originally coming from England
short time prior to the revolution. The
family moved from HardWick to Utica,
this state. in the early part of the present
century, ana they remained until Gideon
was II years old, when they finally moved
to Geneseo, living on the Wadsworth es-
tate, where Gldeon's father was employed
in making brick and tiling for Gen. Wads-
worth.
~ OChGooOs III lO@t, VII. IldllOWeIa was
married to Nancy Armstrong, a girl no ed
for her beauty. NJ rriage in this case GER
taInly did not prove failure. as wife and hus-
band enjoyed life gether for forty years,
she dying at AndoVer in 1864. The couple had
two children, both boys; one died in in>
fancy. and the other, who is ma ried,
Myron, lives on the little farm at Andover.
and supports his aged father. For a CEN
tenarian Mr.. Hallowell has but very few
ndn ltflf roTn
and one & at-great-grandchild, while Mrs.
PnGbe Travis, who died in the town Of
Canisteo, Steuben county. n. Y, a few
years ago, at the age f l05 left 191 de-
scendants in direct line to mourn her loss
and bless her memory.
Mr.. Halowell and family moved from
Geneseo to Andover in 1860 to the farm
" here he now resides. and although then
well advanced in years continued to do his
portion of the work until the winter of 1884,
when he had he misfortune to break his hip
by falling on the ice, and has since been a
cripple, unable to use his lower linus.
although in other respects he has enjoyed
good health. He has never been sick day
or bad occasion to employ physician per-
sonally, except in the one instance when his
hip was broken. He has a remarkable mem-
DRY for a person of his age, remembering
dates and incidents of his early life with
wonderful accuracy. In speaking of this
faculty he said:
II feel somehow that my natural abilities
are as good as they were fifty years ago
My recollections of things which occurred
seventy or eighty years ago are perfectly
clear, and were l not cripple | believe i
could easily walk without fatigue to the
village Of Andover and back, a distance Of
eight miles. With glasses l can see to
read without trouble, and since my injury
reading is about my only pastime. My
hearing is slightly impaired, but can I'M
derstand perfectly what is said If the voice
is rehed slightly above the ordinary tone
get up regularly at o'clock each morn
ing and retire at $50 p. m. / sleep well
and have good appetite.
"Do use t baccJ? Yes, SIR, smoke and
chew both" and with a chuckle the old
gentlemen continued, probably il should
die Tomorrow, next week or next year
there are some people big CROUCH fools to
say that 1T was tobacco tEat killed me.'"
When asked 10 give his political affilia-
tons from the time Of his majority to the
present ne replied: 81 cast my first vote for
James Monroe for President. and my last
for Grover Cleveland. | always voted the
democratic ticket or what corresponded to
the democracy, under its various names,
until about the time of the var, when be-
came what was then known as war demo-
crat or republican, and voted for Lincoln
and Grant. Since that time. however, /
have supported the nominees of the Demo-
cratic party for President. However,
should Cleveland again he the nominee and
/ alive and able to vote. the ex-President
would not, thinking as l do n W. be my
DICE. Blaine, if nominated in 1892, will
have my support He is the smartest states
man, d. in fact, the only statesman this
country has produced in the last quarter of
a century, and / think l am old enough 70
know what ! am talking about"
In personal appearances Mr.. Hallowell is
tall and somewhat attenuated. with white
head and hair, and does not look to be over
IS or 20 years Of age. The rarefied noun
tain air If Allegany county, especially of
Andover must possess an element of ozone
which is conducive to longevity, as there
resides within its borders another person
besides Mr.. Halo we'll who is over century
old. Mrs. Spalding, who celebrated her
Tooth birthday a short time since, also en-
joys remarkably good health for a woman
of her age, and her faculties are well pre-
served.
PECULIAR RELIGIOUS FRENZY.