The evening times., 1900-03-19

TO many much younger person. had
upon Mrs. Long was to produce a slight
fatigue late in the afternoon.
Mrs Long is the daughter of Joseph
Yates, whose father came TO America
with Thomas Penn, who built the Penn
Manor House. near Bristol Joseph Yates
was born near what is now Second Street
and Township Lane, but when grown and
married lihe vsmoVed to Bucks county.
where Hannah Yates was born. The lat
ter married Hugh Long, a young Bucks
county farmer. and the marriage proved
happy one. During this time eight chill
dren four girls and four boys, were born
TO them. Mr. Longs death thirteen
years ago. was the first that occurred in
the family. Since then TWO of the chill
dren have died
Mrs. Long is a direct descendant of
Jasper Yates, one of two men selected
by William Penn to carry out the terms
of the treaty by which Penn secured
much of the tract of land now called
Pennsylvania from the Indians. Jasper
Yates was a hardy pioneer and swift of
foot and long of breath. When Penn ne
gotiated the agreement that he should
have from the Indians as much land as
was covered by the distance a man could
go" in a day he knew Yates and his
dence based on this knowledge was not
misplaced history bears witness.
Once upon a time, at critical period in
the fortunes OF the young Republic found
ed by Washington Mrs. Lang's mother
then a young girl. had an opportunity to
perform a patriotic feat which, left un-
performed, might have changed the entire
destiny OF this great nation. But the op-
portunity was not neglected.
General Washington had his headquarters
at Rising Sun. Mrs. Longs mother. aC-
companied by two other girls. found them
selves in a position where they could not
avoid oyerhcsring a conversation being
carried on in low tones by several British
officers. The conversation related to the
details OF a plot which had for its object
the capture of Washington. As soon as
they could get away without being discoy-
cred the three girls, at imminent risk TO
themselves, made their way to Washing
tons headquarters and related their dis
covery. The plot. it is scarcely necessary
TO add. failed of accomplishment.
HARRISBURG, March 19-John NJ.
Hampton celebrated the Cne hundredth
anniversary of his birth today He lives
with his son-in-law, ID. A. Boyer, post
master at West Hanover, and a former
member of the Legislature. The old gen.
tleman is in excellent health ard retains
all his faculties. with the exception of his
hearing, to a remarkable degree.
Mr.. Hampton continues to look after his
own affairs to large extent and on Sat
urday affixed his signature to a legal pa
per. He voted at the November and Feb
ruary elections and continues to exhibit
in every way a lively interest in all that
concerns the general welfare of the coun
try.
Dauphin county's oldest iuhabitant
comes of family noted fer the longevity
of its members. His brother, john Hamp-
ton, died at the age of lightweight years;
his brother, Squire James Hampton, who
died about eight years ago. was seventy
seven, and his sister, Mrs Sarah Lyme,
died at the advanced age of eighty years.
remarkable fact in connection with the
life of this centenarian is that he has liy-
ed all his years in East Hanover township.
having been born about one and one-haif
miles north of West Hanover. his present
abiding place. To use his own words as
he sat in his chair lingering kerchief
yesterday afternoon: Bill Allison. who
kept one of the first stores in Harrisburg
wanted me to go to Missouri with his boy,
who had been working with a gunbarrel
maker in the valley. but when he said that
the people out there obtained their drink
ing water by catching rain in jugs, / told
him | didn't care to go. | like good wa
ter
II was during the year 1896 that Mr..
married Miss Caroline Rhoades.
Mrs. Hampton is eighty-two years of age.
But one of their four children is living
Mrs. Mary Boyer. The others, Samuel
Joseph, and Thomas all lie in Hanover
This bright-eyed and alert centenarian
cast his first vote for John Quincy Adams
for President and has missed performing
this duty very few times during all these
years.