Telegram-herald., 1890-07-02
ONE HUNDRED YEARS
That - the Number Mrs. salils
Roberts Has Lived.
HER CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
AT a Ripe Ota age sac Lises Qststiy and
sad HAppliF-A Brief sksteh sf .
Mast Csstat ead fassrsstIns Life
Her " hits " ssidiss Go~a.

naFiaa. Grandma Roberts Vii be
100 wears Old tomorrow. she was born
July 3, 1880, and has lived through the
administration OF every President
sinee her birth empires have risen and
fallen. The steam engine, telegraph
and telephone have been invented
The great electrical huld has been
caught from heaven and made % sub
serve the purpose Of man. she vas
woman grown before Daguerre, the
father OF photography, was born, and
when Charles Dickens. the great
noyeliat, first opened hls eyes to the
light Of day she had been a wife Tor
three years. R0sssini and Donzetti
were babes a. the breast when she was
a pfattlng child. She was born twelve
years In advance Of Victor Hugo. Louis
XVI. OF France and George H.. the
crazy King Of England. both ruled
0u their thrones within her memory.
Tue world has experienced much dur
ing tae span OF her life and her cen.
teunIai celebration tomorrow viii
md her calmly enjoying all that
loving hearts and aands can devise. lt
is emuculy ntung that she, whose
great heart and bOundlcss charity were
ever at the service OF those who needed
70, should COW be surrounded by those
whose lives she mas made blessed and
happy. and Who have Tor her the great
est love and reverence.
ilef maiden name was SallIe Hurd.
fhe Ms tie fourth child OF Jacob Hurd
III and Abigail Cary. Her birthplace
was Middle lladdeu, Conn. By record
copsed by jacob Hurd III from the
family record OF Jacob Hurd III, il IS
learned that he WAS born n Jhe region
OF cape cod shortly after the ARRIVAL
from the Highlands OK scotland OF hrs
father. jacob HGrd l. This fixes the
date OF the family migration 10 the
New World, December %. 1909. Sallie
HuFd married Amos Roberts, who was
afterwards eOiouel IN the
war OF 1912. She came of Il
patriotic family. her father having
served IN the war OF the revolution.
DUrng her early married life she lived
az Bridgewater, y. Y, afterward IN
Mohawk. y. Y, coming To Grand Rap
rs IA 1888, where she has since resided
she has been the mother of SIX children,
four sons aud two daughters. She has
twelve grandchildren, twenty two great
grandchildren and one great great
grandchild, having lived 10 see seven
generations. She comes of a lOng-liyed
family. One sister, Mrs. Caroline
strong, aged 81 years, Is still living at
Ill ~ "a tNrsn Of
aunts, Mrs. Rebecca Bowers. died at the
age OF loo full years. her father being
- years aud months old when death
visited him. Here again the patriotism
of the family showed itself. Her father
died during the great Rebellion, but be-
fore LncOin's emancipation proclama-
ton. AsIf gifted with second sight the
last words of the dying man were
slavery must and wall be ahOl she'd -
For thirty years Grandma Roberts
lived m a large old fashioned
house on the corner OF Ottawa and
F0uutain-sts. and the poor OF those old
DAYS we're always made welcome at her
generous heartbstone. 10 Is related of
her that the coffee pot always stood on
the stove that she might easily serve
those who came "a regular recipients of
baskets TO be- filed, she would gladden.
ard strengthen the poor women who
came tO her from "Shanty Town" by
serving them with a cup OF fragrant
coffee. All the poor children IN the
town knew Of Grandma" Robert
cookie iar-the hottomless cookie lar.
She was q living example of the love
winch tnuSetu no cVIl. Every old
u .f b. a
for the poor and OF her great compass
son Tor the unfortunate and wicked
Her gentle heart never condemned
even toe wicked criminal.
At The age Of 100 years hei
faculties are not impaired She
is sm,able, bright and cheerful. enjoy
ing current events Of the day, which
she scusses with great interest and
vivacltY. she has a good appetite, and
her health u perfect. When seen by a
IELEgBkN-ilERtLp reporter yesterday
Grandma Roberts talked freely and ir
a most entertaining manner, though
slightly affected with deafness iIei
eyes are bright. and her face bears Oh,
marks % great beauty in early life
Indeed. even at her advanced age she
~ still n beautiful womau-One With
iUto m ilef ueatt- N1e descFiutu uti
fatner dress, saying THAT ne wore
bucSled snofs, SIX stockings, smai.
ciothes anu poWdereu queue. she
said snc urst mes her husband AZ a
quitting party, where she wore her bar
po"dered aud in c0ris. her hlif was
beaatiul auburn, ana very abundant
Aty Neddlng dress was white dot
tea muil made 4u'te l2~ n the neck,
muCn as lney wear tnem no." and
sne arg 1ed In a rpguisn manner Win