Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-10-30
A RIPE OLD AGE.
A coEosed Woman Believed to He 12s Years Old = Shows Her
 Firth Record.

The recent death of Robert Ia or. the oldest person in Great Britain or Ireland. whose age was 134 years, has caused considerable comment in all parts of America. Last April Queen Victoria sent him picture of herself as birthday gift
 The death of Taylor recalls the fact that Ohio has resident who has long since passed the century mark in lie. The person referred to is Aunt Mirah Davis. She is reputed to be l24 years old, and she lives about four miles from Swiss Elm, Highland county. O. Mrs. Davis lives with her grandson. who is himself an old gray haired man. The aged woman is coored and she Is known te most of the residents in High- land county. For a woman who has at tained such remarkable age. Aunt" Mirah is spry and manages to get around and do her share of homework. According to residents of Swiss Elm. the aged woman can still do days washing without suffering any evil ef fects She was born and reared in A d. bama. but for the past 100 years she has lived in various parts of the north. For the last half century she has been a resident of Highland county. She de- lights in telling stories and anecdotes of the cotton fields before the rebel- lion, and she says that she intends to visit the place of her birth before she ends her earthly existence. Aunt Mirah appears to be perfectly well, with the exception of a slight attack of asthma now and then.
 An account of the death of Robert Taylor was read to the aged woman of Highland county the other day, and she displayed great interest in the history of the Irish postmaster Taylor was appointed postmaster at Scarva, Goun- ty Down, just after the introduction of penny postage, and he held that office 10 within a few days of his death. att tending to the many little details of the place. According to the Westminster Gazette he was born in 1764; others put his age Ut 119. At any rate il is on rec- ord that he was q fifer for the British troops during the rebellion in 179s in Ireland. He was a Methodist and had built large hall baelS of his residence for religious purposes. Aunt Mirah Davis is also Methodist. and she att tends services regularly. Her appetite is good and she thinks she will live to q greater age than that attained by Rob- ert Taylor
 Many strangers who have heard of the great age attained by Aunt Mirah have called on her, and she always re- ceives them in the most cordial man. ner The residence of the aged woman is eight miles from Hiltsboro. on the Petersburg and Hillsboro pike. h the case of most aged colored people there Is no record to show in reference 10 & their birth. In the case of Aunt Mirah, M however. there is an inscription in an |{ old. time-worn Bible which shows that T she was born on April g. 1774 This book is yellow with age, and most of the leaves are worn away until they are xnow as thin as tissue paper. The rela- Hives of the aged woman are very care ful about showing the book. as they [flo not care to have it handled unneces- |zkarily and thereby incur chances of @having if mutilated. Aunt Mirah never #indulges in the use of stimulants but Occasionally smokes cob pipe, She is R familiar picture, seated in front of [aer little cabin. which is surrounded by h cluster of shade trees.-Cincinnati Enquirer.