The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-18
MORE THAN A CENTURY OLD.
Still She Can Hem Towels and Make Elk
Gallant IoI n

Still She Can Hem Towels and Make Ex-
cellent Johnny-Cake.
Among the green hills of Vermont, on a
tributary of the Black River, is the prosper
Gus hamlet of Amsden, named after the
Hon. Charles Amsden, son Of the yener-
able Nancy Amsdem.
Mrs. Nancy Amsden is daughter of
David and Lydia Child, who were pioneer
settlers of Westminster. Mass, and is the
youngest of nine children. She was born
July 20, 1890, in the Child ia niily home at
Westminster. At the age of % she married
Jonas Ward. Three children, two daughters
and a SOP. blessed this union.
After three years of wdowhood Mrs.
Ward married at Cavendish, vt, in Septem-
Der, 1927, America Amsden. and two more
baby boys Rolin and Charles, were adde d
to her family. America Amsden was acct
dentally drowned in the flood of October,
1869. One daughter died unmarried, the
other, Mary, married Deau Cabot of Wood
stock, who has children, grandchildren and
decentralization
OF the sons, Hon. John Ward (Mrs. Ans
den's son by her first husband) was born In
1921. When his father died, John, left to
| care for his mother, took up his residence
with her at the time of her second marriage.
He prepared for college at Kimball Union
Academy, Meriden, n. FL. He graduated
from Dartmouth in 1917, studied law at
Woodstock, was admitted to The bar in 40,
practtced his profession at Springfield, VT,
for Ten years, and was States Attorney of
Windhsm County for the years 1S54-5 and 6.
In SO he moved to Detroit, where he now
lives
Rollin, now Hon. Rollln Amsden of Wind
sor, was born in 1929. He has filled an
important position in the history of his ma
tive county aud State. He is an extensive
real estate owner in Windsor, and has been
prominent in every important enterprise of
the village in which he has so long resided.
lie has been selectman, agent and overseer,
and Trustee of the village, Sheriff of Wind
SOr County twelve years, State Senator two
years. and President Harrison has made
him United States Marshal for Vermont
Hon. Charles Amsden, the youngest child,
was born in 1892. He has bOuored the town
as Represen tatiye in 1870. has been Director
of bank, and also a Director of the Rut-
land Railroad.
With Charles lives the subject of th S
sketch. She takes care of her room, makes
her own bed.
She rises very early, often at 4 o'clock in
the morning.
In her young days Mrs. Amsden commit
ted to memory Young's Night Thoughts"
ana as her dear ones who care for her make
pleasant many hours by reading it TO her,
she VIII recite with them as they read.
Not long ago she was presented with an
illustrated edition of Paradise Lost" As
she received the present she looked uD and
said, - can repeat the first part of the
poem" and she did it.
After speaking about education she re-
peated Tor the writer these lines which she
says has much truth in them:
IT'S education forms the common mind,
just as the twig is bent the trees inclined.
She henmed pair of towels short time
ago, and they will be treasured as mother
| work after she was fve-score years"
She likes ito help about the house." Last
| week she made lOhnny-cakt. and all who
tried it declared it exceIient.-East Lebanon
| On. H. special to Boston Globe.