The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-13
Err GRAZ, TIE CENTENARIAN
Ee saw Drlh', n. u, Grow from Amid Back.
woods Stump, and Ended His Days In
Puverty-Th" Old Mans ConvivlnI Pas.
na.c, "O,cr the Hills to the I'oorhou.c"

| woods. stump, and Ended Hi. Days In
| ruverty-Th" Oid Mans Conv,v,nI Pas.
s,.-. "O,cr tho ,;,,,. IN ,h. I,n.,,. -,
| =" '"' '"'A'"Se'
Old Fri Gray brief sketches Of whose life
| ,;I :. 49, ~. =, a.. :. Ii- .'''' " ~ .',ie'
dleu at the helaware County House. at Delhi.
| \. V, Il few days ago. lie was nearing the
| 10th anniversary OF his birthday. and in nil
,,'t,,i... ., ~ ~ ~ "nu AZ an
State. "Cncla Fri" as lie was Familiarity
collcJ was bor, nj Weston EoiruoIJ oon,,
conn. on !eo' II: laSJ. His parents were
born in England. In 1877 they migrated from
Connecticut and settled near whnt is now tn.
yi,Inr, of Roxnnrv IN DaIo,rora oouat, ,his
,i'".' ~ ''oApuH' III be!a"hre county. ms
state Eri was then about IA years of age. and
~. s.a,n ~, ;.;,a..', ,,'a,.. 'i,.o oo,ote
MS r'''n' 'he '!ciueh's Oh MS early NE when.
together with his parents. no tramped across
was destined to sno,d neorlv , csn+urx %, his
Ms m ~ SVEN neass een.uy OF MS
part OF the history OF that section Of Delaware
county Which for years was his home. and in
ties refused TO rroyide n suitable place for tho
cehiehariah 10 srend MS waning years outside
OF tho DOR house will confront tho residents
VISTA -, inca If The '. ''use Oh inc
Asngn grr,v nunce on Old "Tncle Fri" be
naturally ncrame odd. eccentric. nnI tronb:"7
Sit M h m. !, wS the IN "I Ts nun II
Other phil. resorts in III" village Of Eoyury
tinn Of cSi,ntv vas n Lntrcm ,riIiorrn 49, ,,iJ
bears wlIru,s. and othe" savas"wilI animals
If COLI, not b. si 81 ri WI; in
ljto h., WIS si,:-cjsh I'n,iI old "~,m anon
n inn .rh nrd and u IN ', So M f fns 40
III" lot Of Il Northumberland. 1t was not Fri
.ir.{ :@oi foiI"ne to lay %aany u tna Goods
in nnc;,t For thir;v wars or NOR. he Iiyed -
sort Of snitl"ss life. making his homo in u
rriateI a snail nl,1wnnro annually for his
The ' cetenaran carried aCout in lis Is; arms
T,n nv ""sa :SA !? n T.? 'i Sss Ss"i
Hone Of he ra"R r5umry "ntsrs ' rrosrhsd
- nr', ..r.'s' rittnnue of and increase tho
avn .uiat"ns for roads and bridges in order
wMnn smlnrr tourists raid visit TO that sec" sec
,ion ThrioHn toud lid not feel justified in
rro,tlr$ FIR ,lm%i" Er|" SO it. was decided
ona ni",ns2nt !a AKIN, in c,ri' June. 1891, tho
"an%s lrolr>is ana nIeadings 10 ." ieit Ito to
biz youth. VAS conveyed 10 til" county house.
III had l,ornmr nrlplrss from II partial pnrn,.
yr%, hi "I Van, "nn set ana he"E" Ind 10 be
in narG i.t lis rem, rh"mova M'ir So doing be
tim" would never come when thry wolld he |
oi.llGrd to submit to similar treatment.
THIS Journey once briefly L.scribel in TUE |
Si>. may IL" told more in detail. in nns.in,r |
Crisprl.'a Hotel, in Eoybury VILLAGE / ri ~" |
jrr->,. Icsi re to be rrruliiteI to =, IN lar
little hil". lie was carried into tho nrrronm
whore IL, remained until Iiuurr wr. nr..nnro'i
yl,ia,;" that he had seen grow nm ,,t Of n Wiz
d,rnr.s Many Of the viiiag"rs r""k ei in Via
hu q. when If na.umr K N WI inf -, m,,i. Ei
WAS going To- th, p".ri,nrs ""t'' -, 10
Oh man heartily hy tho hand. lis fu,nIt,os
were al right, and lie cnuin SOC h",,r III
sp,u. a, well as he roud hnlC a ,.cntIr,. 't U.s.
Tore i!u also gave ammo cyiIe,r,,' " gh D"