Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-04
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DR.. W,Aisa Wiilisms, psspsistos Of Dr.
Williams Blood 6yrsp. nst . youasAl
rspestss ssadsy evening knd sid:
"wbss do you think Of woman Of Tia
yssss Of sgs and in possessios Of her fsc-
gities~
"Hss living. u sheS-
"Noss decidedly %, she 10 staying with
Mrs.. Peter MeCue Of Haliovsll. wosId
yos care 10 ~ herr
Ths reporter vss most certainly
ready 10 ses her. Dr.. Williams took hin
70 HsiiovsII where, Ia The brick house.
jsss beyond Hsiloveii they found Mrs..
MeCas. msch to their regret che aid fhit
bsr rrssdmo&her had retired. The JOURNAL
nan asksd whether he might 20 down the
psrt dsy and meet the old lady. and vrits
her up for III. paper. Permission 10 DO 70
~ mos, g,selcu,Iy siven snd DR.. Williams
and he Left
Yssterdsy morning he bossdsd fhs 3 30
slsctric cs,. On the car he found the Rev.
X. 4. Griis Of this city whom he asked 70
90 With lin. On their arrival ct Mrs..
McCn-'s they vtrs ssked into her pfett,
psrIor Mrs MeCus then left the room
snd ia fs. minutes through the open door
iesdias info the dining room appeared .
most rsmukssle old woman with . long
b,o.a stick. She moved rather fesbly
across tbs room snd took . seat
opposite bsr too cslIsrs. Mrs. McCus
insrod usei her ~ my grandmother. Mrs.
Kennedy Since her husbands death. LAST
year, the old lady his, been troubled with
deafness. During the long conversation
that followed, her grand dsusstsf sat by
her and most kindly repeated to her the
questions that we're put. In order 70 ioeste
the birth Of MrA. Kennedy, the reporter
s.ksd her IL her father had fought 10 the
var Of 1872
mo, he WAS seven years in the old
Revolutionary war, seven yens lie va,
under General Wsshiogton."
DO you remember when General Wash
inston disdy"
Yes, remember. bui not very we'll.
that vas long ago, long. long ago. had .
terrible shock last year and have only
Just got my memory back"
This statement surprised the reporter
very much for he hss rarely met Q woman
Of seventy who talked 81 clearly and IS
sensibIy.
How did they get the nswsf" be asked.
From B,ston. they brought it on horse
back. every ne was excited. remember
we'll
"Did they 20 to Boston on the stages
then ?"
"Oh, no; they drove with their own
horses, Mr.. fngrahsm (Berish Ingrahsm)
for whom worked, used to 90 to Boston
ID his ehsise TO get bis goods. lis pretty
long ways"
ibid they go to Boston on steambosts,'
No. no. they vent In vessels. When
wac q little girl my folks moved from Bow
doin 10 LitchHeld. All our things were
put right on board a vessel and we came
up the river. 'Fwxs quite 8 ways to
Litchfleid. was born in Bowdoip, always
lived In Litchneid TIL went to Bolton
Hni."
A short time since. Mrs Kennedy moved
from her farm at Bolton Hill. distance Of
ains miiss, to Hailoweii. During the
drive che was accompanied by one Of her
great grand children who said that the old
lady told her that they were on the wrong
road. Il 10 nearly seventy years since the
old Hailoveli road was changed. Think
Ing Of this the reporter ssked about the
building Of the State House which she re-
membsred most perfectly. Something was
then said shout her first husband. Mr.. lib
hetts, and after several questions IL was
found thst be had Unlisted for the war Of
1912 but had died before he could 90 out.
Mrs Kennedy said that he helped build the
"Oid South" church 10 Halloweli--ihsn
GAiiea tHc thbvh -sit shib tuht snt re-
msmbsred we'll Psr.on Gilist and had heard
him preach often and often.
"When they raised the building people
came from way of Oh. there was Q big
crowd"
Reference to Nofths History shows that
the "Old South" vas built 10 1896.
Mrs, Kennedy said There was another
meeting house. . big white one. on what We
called the Pisins, it hsjn't any steeple and
al the poor folks went there. There was
only one meeting house in Augusta.
Something then started Mrs. Kennedy on
the subject Of dark weather.
You should have seen the Dark Day.
l remember It we'll. The hens went 60
roost. All the cattle came home. II was
lust like night. We had to light the can.
dies. On. il WAS awful. I was six or seven.
was awful frightened. There hasn't been
anything like 1t since. No. donf remsm-
Der what year /, was. 'TwA, while father
vas away
Upon his arrival home the reporter looked
u the Dark Day in the encyclops lie and
and found that 1t WAS on May 10, 1880.
Finally after they had had long CONVEX
sation Rev. Mr.. Griffin and the reporter
left. for they felt that the old lady vas get
ting tired. Mr.. Griffin said that in all his
experiences in England and in this country
he had never seen such an absolutely truth
ful and conscientious old person. She wss
very careful not to give false impression.
Weighing and amending her words.
Mrs. Kennedy 10 . woman slightly below
me iium height. When In chair she sits
up % straight ~ . young woman. Her
pleasant face 10 covered with deep wrinkles.
% are her hands. Her hair Is stili quite
dark. She was atttred yesterday in . be-
coming black waist and skirt OF come
dark color with red msrkines. About her
neck was moss neatly arranged black lace
ksrchief. In every way fhe showed what
excellent care 10 taken Of her. She has =
few teeth left and talks very plainly. So
keen 10 her eyesisht that she can recognize
. photograph OF familiar face. Accord
ing 10 the family she dfesses. undresses,
and feeds herself. She 10 very independent
and always comes TO the table with the
family. She objects to being helped when
she moves from room to room. According
to careful calculations. made Independently
st different times BY William II. Libby, DR..