The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-09

George Wilson, near 90, and Lewis
Holmes, go and upwards, the old red.
headed bachelor.
+. B. Banks, S3, born July 20, 1914, in
Breckenridge county, that portion cut
of, which now forms part Of Hancock.
Has lived at the same place ever since,
and grew up with the country. A well
preserved man for his age.
Col. Robert Tobin, 81, born December,
1915, in the Territory Of Indiana, b,fJre
il was made State.
A. b. Skillman, 65, born 1882, in Brock
enridge county.
Mrs. M. L. Smith, nee Brown, 60, born
1889, in Brandenburg.
Mrs. Cattle Greathouse, 60, daughter
Of Mike Smith, Henry county, born 1886
I. Cummings, 81, Cannelton, Ind
born September 10, 1880, and wife, go,
born 1897.
Mrs. NJ. o. Dawson, 20, wife Of DIR.
Davie Dawson, born April 1897, near
Leavenworth, Ind. Her maiden name
was Lathrop.
Henry Webster, n, born June 8, 1920
in Virginia.
w. T. Moredock, SO, born March 4,
1884, in Breckenridge county.
Mrs. Celeste Sterrett, rs, born July,
1922, in Shelby county.
John II. RoDack, 67, born 1880, in Ger
many, come to this country in 1S4S.
A. L. Bartles, Cannelton, SO, born
March, 1928, in East Tennessee, and his
brother, E. M, Bartles, Of Cloverport, II,
born September 8, 1926, in the same
State.
John D. Lewis, n, born April 20, 1919,
in Hancock county.
Mrs. Skillman, 90, wife Of Mr.. A. B.
Skillman, born September, 1885, in
Breckenridge county.
Mrs. Beard, 67, wife Of the Hon. G. w.
Beard, Hardinsburg, born June II, 1880,
in Elizabethtowp.
W. F. Mason, GO, born 1881, and Geo.
Ryan, 6S, born in Indiana.
franklin Ditto, ST., n, born Dec. 8
1920, in Meade county.
There were a few maidens, widows,
widowers and old bachelors present who
nearly went into caniption fits when ask
ed their ages. 1t is a matter Of fact that
we know their ages, but for reasons best
known to ourself and family, we decline
to make them public.
Rev. Blackman Dawson, who preached
the sermon, is a grand old man. He
says he is the happiest man in the
world and he wants to live to be hun
bred years old, that is II the Lord is
willing and he can be of any use to his
fellow man. He has been Methodist
preacher for So years, and during that
time has never missed an appointment,
except in case OF sickness, or failed to
meet train except once, and that was
on this trip when he missed connection
at Louisville, and then he was only two
minutes late. This was no fault OF his,
however. The time Of leaving had been
changed and he had an old time card in
his pocket. This little mishap seemed
to trouble the old man. He said he
had made it the rule of his life to be
prompt and punctual in all his dealings
and movements.
His sermon on this occasion was re-
markabe. 1t was not sermon; he said,
Gust plain talk OF plain oldfashioned
Methodist preacher" And it was.
He read the 10th chapter in the book
OF Proverbs. His text was the 3lst
verse: "rhe hoary head is crown Of
glory II it be found in the way OF right
eousness."
This good old man before us, ne said,
is an hundred years old What does it
mean? 1t means that he has lived under
the administrations OF every president Of
the United States since its foundation.
What distinction What an honor
And how comes it that this man has
been thus honored above SO many Of his
fellow men? I'll tell you, boys-listen
He has lived up to the scriptural injunc-
tions-"Honor thy father and thy
mother, etc." He has made it point to
honor his father and his mother from his
cradle. And this is a splendid illustra-
ton OF how to be old. Speaking OF him
self, he said he was 81 years one month
and three days old today. When /
started out in life it was my ambition to
live to be an old man. 1 wanted, he
said, to be like the grand old man who
has lorg since been called to his reward,
Col David r. Murray. He was my
ideal of a man and tried 10 be like him
and the Lord has blessed me up TO this
good hour and | hope he will continue to
bless me and make me happy old man,
not sour, discontinued, unhappy soul.
Young people said he, do you want to
live TO be old like our good old brother
whose century is just winding TO closer
Then you must love and obey your
parents and your heavenly father. Very
many people, he continued, die young
because they hage violated the laws OF
nature, man and the laws Of God. He
said the devil, the fools and the hddlers
were responsible for the death of many a
young man and woman. The boys in
| thia dov a nd TINA anooka and de;uk Al al.