The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-30


grim Fathers in Massachusetts,, has
more people in 1t who nave attained
20 great age. with health and energy. than
any other town Of its size in the United
States People in the vicinity or Ply
mouth rock I've 10 he CID because they
can't help g. They are descendants OF the
hardy race who landed there 30 years ago.
looking forward 70 a future lfe 50 cheer
fully that they worried along IN this one
10 the last hour and minute possible.
Plymouth has eighteen old people. lineal
desc endants Of the Pilgrims, whose added
ages make total Of i,s2i years. Tae
Youngest is Ss: the oldest loo; the average
80 years and 3 months. Plymaaths re-
lnarkabIe record goes back 10 the early
days Some say that the Inhabitants live
a long time on account Of the pure air
and heaithful pine woods. Physicians at
tribute il 10 their Inherited constitutions
ana TO their regular habits OF life. Their
manner Of life is the same yesterday, to-
day ana tomorrow. Their rising and going
10 bed are regulated by the clock. Tier
diet Is unchanged from childhood TO age
All this appears 10 have a hand in prodae-
ing physical and mental vigor.
The most marvellous age record i'll this
colony WAS that OF Ehenezer Cobb. who
was born in 1884 and died in 1891. thus lv
ing in three centuries. He has living sue
cessors who are wortay OF him. Compare
year-old Stephen Doten. who looks for
ward 10 long life in view of the fact
that his father died at 81. his grandfather
at Sc and his great-grandfatner, who
came over in the Mayfiower. at S.
Mrs, Sally Baker, OF Marshneid. was leo
years old on June 9. She was born in
Kingston married In 1919 sea captain of
Duxhury Many years ago the couple set
tied on a farm in Marshfield. near the es-
tate OF Daniel Webster. Mrs. Baker
joyed a pleasant acquaintance with the
statesman She remembebers the war OF
1879, and the rejoicing when peace was de-
. clared. She used tea and coffee all her
life and ate what was set before her. Up
10 short time ago in good health, now
feeble sun sits up a part Of the day. and
has good appetite. She comes of a long
lived race
Joseph r. Durham. aged So. was born
in Newport. r. L. but has lived in Ply
month most of his days. His occupation
was that Of a shipwright. Used tobacco
formerly. but not for a good many years.
Has a very good appetite. Walks about
town. Hearing impaired. Had sister
who lived TO be 20. and has one aged IS.
Was married three times, and the father
of thirteen children.
Mrs. Mary T. Hail. aged "a. was born i'm
Plymouth. She married James Hall and
lived In one house sixty years She has
Always taktH NHdieNtE Git fsSd>ro
has a hearty appetite. Her father. who
was with Washington at Valley Forge. liv-
ell 10 be over 50: her mother was 90 her
sister 81, and her brother 81. at their deaths.
Mrs. Hall has twelve grandchildren, and
fourteen great~grandchLidren.
jesse Taylor aged "a, a native of Cape
Cod spent early life III fishing: then went
on foreign voyages. Gave up the sea about
forty years ago. Has always taken rather
good care OF himself: never was given to
worrying. Has not used tobacco for many
years.
Arnold Freeman. aged 90. occupies the
same house In Island Creek. where ne has
lived since he was years old. He was ..
seafaring man and then became ship
calker. He Still does work about his place.
and last winter cut piles OF wood. which
NAV be seen in his yard. Once tried veg
etarian's diet. but Il didn't agree with him.
Al one time consumed two pounds Of tobac-
co week, bat gave up the weed In IS42.
His mother lived to be IS and his grand
father 90.
Miss Betsey Morton aged 81. IS a Ply
mouth native. and lived for eighty-ive
years in the house In which she was born
She was very feeble IN her youth. Nearly
fifty years ago she was thrown from
carriage and broke her hip. since which
She has walked with n crutch. Her moth
er lived TO Nc and her sister to 90
Benjamin Drew. aged ~ was born In
Plymouth IN the house where he now lives
He was a printer, ran newspaper taught
school. went 10 81. Paul Mimi. and en-
gagged in the grain business, resumed
school teaching. returned 10 Boston and
became pr0ofreader and served In the
latter capacity in the government printing
office al Washington fs the author OF
Pens and Types manual for printers
AZ the age Of % ne made a tour OF thu
world. He has smoked moderately all his
life. He has thirteen grandchildren His
father died at ". his mother at So a grand
father al ", and a sister at ss
These are few OF the more remarka-
bic Of this wonderful colony OF old people
The others ef the eighteen are: Mrs Bertha
Bramhall 81. Mrs. Sarah Mace 81: Cant.
Alexander Wadsworth 81; Samuel Dick
son, 81: Harvey Sau!e. 81: David Drew. 30:
George Louden. -: Sanuei Shaw. IS. Rob
ert Swinaurn -: Robert Prince Doten ss
and Isaac Wood, S5.-~Chcago Inter Ocean.