The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-04
Loxs IN THE LAND.
Facts or Interest Coneernlne Some or Con-
neetieut'u Aged People.

NOHs NhkOhhy hnOnR tn0 Olu poOnto OF Con
nccticut. Great gaps have been made In the
ranks OF the aged within a week. Here is a
record in part Of the deaths among notable old
folks: Isabella Greenhill OF Mansfield, 90 years
Old George W. Judd, Hartford, q prominent
citizen aud old-time member OF the L. 8. o.
society aged GO years ;Jabez L. BENJAMIN, rep
resentatiVe citizen Of Lisbon. a country town n
rev miles north Of this city iah Watson, old
settler and leading resident of Thompson 90
Joseph :. Fuller, Sufhold father Of DR. Horace
RULER 81; Margaret W.Warner. Windham, 81;
william c. Cummings OF Mansfield who began
mis- career by peddllnR Yankee notions in tin
trunks from house to house. and became IN
influential citizen, 10; Mathewson HOPKINS,
South killingsby. 90; Asa Kimball, Windham
county, 81; Robert s. Dennison. New London.
painter for 40 years and an-of. wars. man in
tho rebellion. II; Dwight L. Williams Hart
land. e1-leglalator and prominent citizen. so
MISS Alba Reynolds Central Village, IS: Ben
lamln Taylor. Glastonbury. olliceholder and
lifelong Democrat and long time large
west India trader, 90; Albert HouRhtaling,
prominent farmer OF Canaan valley,
weight $50 pounds who died while
watering his stock. 65; Cyrus Vibberts. East
Hartford, veteran Democrat and respected
resident: Noyes Brown. Mystic Bridges oldest
and most estimabe citizen. 10.
Extremely pitiable has been tho experience
OF Louis Bauman Of New Britain. Within flvo
weeks death has entered his household four
times. Two infant boys, a lovely daughter IS
years old. and finally his wife, have died in
that period. Mary Rourke, 70 years old, tho
hermit OF Norwalk, died unbefriended in tho
loft oil barn In that town: Mrs. Mary Swaney
OF Lyme. whose death at the age OF very nearly
100 years was announced in THE SUM- was n
pensioner OF the war OF 1912. and her ancestors
| were among the first eettlers OF the State.
George Fitch OF Franklin Is dead at "a years of
| age
There are plenty OF old folks In the State,
| however, who are In vigorous health and buoy
ant spirits. Their doings within u week have
challenged the attention Of the Common
wealth. Two notable golden weddings have
been celebrated. That OF Mr.. and Mrs Prem
tice Qrrin Smith at their fine country seat in
franklin, a few mil north OF this town. was
h hcn9rd IN grand old;iashioned style, Two
sion. had banquet. sang altogether old-t time
songs. and had Q very merry lime. In com
Both o vG ana 6fYMiS Ps SKIER Hth
one Of the spryest men in his town. II is no
great feat Tor him to skip over any five-barred
The second golden wedding was that Of Mr..
rural town OF Hebron; in mountainous Holland
ing. and good spirits and cheer abounded. Mr.
Coats Is eleran Of tue civil war but he man.
aged to dodge all the bullets that came his
n stout and SPY old gentleman is William
He Is 81 years cd. lie has worked hard ali his
life. and says labor never hurt anybody An.
Of Bristol who handed the axe In he C Woo5s
almost every, day last winter. He took care OF
Shoe He is Old The ohe aa dS Sh be-
took down his old long barrelled musket,
strolled down into the lots, where a spring eau
shot knocked over big bird eight rods away.
Later he dropped into rifle range with q
Gentleman shoot, and Harlow picked up a rife |
carelessly and scored eight bull eyes out OF a |
possible Twelve His hand is as steady as O |
Mrs. Lucy Canon OF New Haven has been
visiting her granddaughter, Mrs 7, H, .Kerns
putting together bedqullt that she began to |
build after celebrating her Tooth birthday
NaihSSiei Hyde Of wIlimantio is another
sSns Ss o snal h it e. b6 6h ky h ss
sented it to MIR. Hyde, Who Thanked them hem ira IN
Mount Parnassus. near Mooius. was 81 Years
old Tow days ago, and Is strong. hale, and
Mr. pelatiah Ely OF Long Meadow. SO years |
old. has Just discovered that marriage. at least |
yea4 rsS Gg wedd &p At L h0Ps Hs
go years OF age. who unused Mrs. Ely In her |
last illness. and had been housekeeper Tor
horsekeeper. why wouldnt sho be an equally !
good wife. reasoned the old man. and thinking
thus he married Lucy three weeks after his |
wlie's death. Mr.. Ely has Just backed out OF
the matrimonial alliance rs far Us a man may
80 %R0I aS1I sr Getting rd He IHs
charity Of relatives, who have now learned that
the old gentleman soon after his mar
1850. to the new Mrs. EiyD. fp Siniah " sGid
be was afraid of his Wife and hnv;
that she, was too iarnal spruce. She was
a!waTs clicking up thinGs." 10 said. and It
fSosiI COSY, Z, money 9 70 s h{ un' lie had no other
PeIa,iah qult Mrs. lily in very unmanIy style.
He didn't tell her he was going 10 iorsake her,
on the S Grand and DIDN'T T rel and Mrs. TIy
became alarmed; All the peorlG in Long
Trey afrm she has taken eI exc care OF T he
old man. reVolu;lohze the Ply homestead. so
that 4 Is much finer place than ever beiore.
anywhere. Mr.. Elys relations have had =
guardian appointed Tor him.
no marriage OF Job Clarke. "a year. old. AID
Miss Cora buckingham. 30 b ofF9lI Haven. IL
vas . case Of love almost a. slebt. and the
,ourtshlp. leading W 10 An engagement be.
y cen ths couple recently. wa mighty short,
NJ clSrko gave the boys q suIpriss. He lad
~ "Wednesday night he maTTied Miss Cora aud
700 or 400 fTtsIdS who Intended 10 give the
couple q un-phn sefenAde Oh the nuptlAl hight
laVe WY faces. ON the very dAy ~ the mar |
'AEs JOB had published the affirmation thar
ofss brown hlik yhIsb q. Mes YORK. mllilnSS
EAs making. HOul6 not 10 ready u sOns
l1s and tbrTSioTs everybody bSilsssd Llln.
3ui the mgiF9 IIOlIi 40 dfeSs builder vas IN tie
srTst aud tho f0Ls arrived that afternoon,
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