The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03

stories or men ana women who claim to have
long ago passed the century mark come out al
regular intervals nowadays, but, unfortunately,
there are not always records to back up the
statements of this character. In Great Bar
%rington. Mass, IS u colored man VINO says he 10
III years old. He has nothing to prove his age,
however. In other sections OF the country aro
other people of alleged remarkable age. and
their claims range from 100 to l25 years, but,
like the Great harrington centenarian, they
are, as "A rule. without proofs. There isn't the
slightest doubt OF the age of Mrs: Talcott at her
deaf h, or Of the ages OF her mother and grand
mother. There are documents in the family
which show, beyond question what their ages
\ fair idea OF Mrs. Talcott's vitality and gem
ernl physical condition may be gained when ID
- known that never was the slightest ~restric-
ton placed on her food. and the day before she
died she ate great plate OF hothouse
habit always OF eating just what she wanted
aud when sho wanted. and her digestion was
perfect. Her eyesight began to fail some what
about "a year ago. and her hearing was Just be-
rriuurkably agile, however, for a woman Of her
years, and could 90 up and down stairs without
She was very proud OF her strength and good
C"nditl"n, aud w. TO the time her eyesighs
mcnts and attended to her own work. She had
little confidence in domestics. though there
were always a number Of servants at her
The most remarkable thing about this old
woman was her memory. She could recall all
lie. and he used to tell her friends how thank
ful she was that her life Lad been spent for the
the sr,cajS.t century in history. She said. The
school children for miles around would gather
events which we're history to them. she dis
tinctly remembered George. Washington's fu-
event were most interesting; She was
only a girl at the time. but the procession
INT ss se'n never Sn ' forsos It. Oh She oe had d'n q
moro vivid recollection of Lafayette than she
great Glee of how she once danced at a ball
given in honor Of the, great French soldier at
than OF anything Else in her life. Only two
years Ggo her little great grandson was listen
burst out with:
Grandma, was Lafayette the greatest Gem
NO. my dear" replied the old lady" he was
Tins va, ono OF Mrs. Talcott's favorlte 1okes.
and, though She Ind the most intense admtra-
tou for the Frenchman, she always laughed AZ
Mrs. i'nIcott was educated in tho Hartford
Female seminary, ana at that time, when rail-
school and her home on horseback each day.
SNr wore an elaborate riding habit then, and
ms riding habit she kept up to the time OF her
drprh. II was packed carefully away in a trunk
In her bedroom, and only particular friends were
great tavoritcs with her. she would take 1t out
ut any. time. and would recount endless tales
about her, school days, which the sight of tho
gown would bring back to her.
Al Of Mrs. TnIcutt's stories were interesting,
particularly those in which she told the effect
at wonderful new inventions on the people or
her time. She distinctly remembered seeing
the first that ever went up the Hud:
s'rrl pens aud the first cnvelopes that were
made, and dozens Of other things which, In tho
binary. Through all Of her life she was able TO
keep M with no times. She lived in the present
Tor, she Was up to date, and knew as much
about, Rnnublic9nisin, democracy, Fopulism.
or female descendants. She did considerable
travelling over this country in her younger
Grasa4 l'i ila ,TPIS d. s sGr i never TH vent SR'I 10 E 4 Sas
urI uevor cared to go. she died n she had lived
al hcr lite, = mellber OF the congregational
1lr-. i]alcott's great grandmother, who lived
t. b." lOt years Old. WAS II Mrs, Payne. Her
moth 81, wyo was v' and a fraction, WINS Mrs.
l,gnrtt I,nhn,n,, and MAS bornat loObins's HiIl.
Nr,. Tt.co'i nui her husband. who died ten
years ago, aged 40 years, had seven children,
lyu gus and two boys, -Four of these children
hro stl, aI!ye, and all are over seventy, years y
Hen. rhry are Mrs. Gvurgo bartholomew -
luliaiu, Mr., g. Z. strong Of HARTFORD, Mrs. r.
Il. fruu OF Hartford, and Lows A; la!cott; Mr..
Ia,p'l is n lac AtiuT ana always lived with ms
Nil. Tarcott'z funeral, which took place on
MI Eva, l,alri anI tlr.r Gil iron md they
UG..r,.'t .N.| arra were present, and these de.
s,yrJns'- II ID. avni woman sang Rock oe
Agrs' and Jesus, lover OF my SOUL over her
,.ou' Of Mrs. Tolcor''s grandchildren is Mrs;
Na.litm h. CIsllu-. WHO IT the head master Il
the We, minister school Mt noGGs Ferry. Mr..
g.. AIiE Ia tremendously proud OF the long lycS
" iLt NouI,u pt her family.
"h.l fuIr a. ruy ChI.ireh'I great grand par
e. us.i ihn!r fuur Eraudparrnts lived to cele-
l.l'r f.rE -u.Irn weddings" she said 10 "A re-
I.lt,r, ntal naturally we are very proud Of H..
I H.. a D. .4lr sable case of longevity and has
irtl u"r.w .pr three generations. Mrs. Tai
..'lr d H,'n Vas entirely unexpected bY us, Ot
.. Too rtr WIS a very old lady, and We knew
i.a N.-' mI-t NOT ne H9thlng @ younger
ur...n might Ice fatal To hrr: rtll sIe Was %
,'r.u- " "a healthy 'nht wa Hoped 70 have her
IS b. AS |. p -uUr yvnI lp CI-lu, II Hns really Il
tTr.f Zoo -t' lrr, She NH- SO young LOOKING and
Hs.H .ur Cd woman OF her years Her case was =
TArH ullr, and We al are sAre that but tor that
uu. u.fapa a. O.! coughing which ruptuTed =
bi .l Vessel s.u would have recovered from the,
uru.rL...- N.4 lived for two or three ysar9
longer. IIe chances were RutR-tasoP VI "