New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-12
AUNT SALOME AT 101.
EAT PLAIN TITTLES'' AND LET LIQUOR
ALONE IF YOU WOULD LIVE TO
RIPE OLD AGE, SHE SAYS.

Bangor Ne. Sept 11--Aunt Salonle Sellers, OF Deer
Isle. viii celebrate next month her lolst birthday
anniversary, and all Deer Isle, with many visitors
from far away. viii be her quaint old nome 10
&C honor ID enc of the most interesting women on
the Maine coast. Aunt Salome's old nfighpor' VINO
haG been her friend from childhood. Uncle Ma
shaniel Robbins. died few months ago. aged w.
and she r1ourned him much. but her own health Is
arDareutly as good IL five years ago. ana II
is likely that she viii live for several years yet
Mrs Sellers IS 2 great favortte with the summer
,,fsi+orz ar the islands and many Of them write
Letters 10 her during the winter from their homes
in Boston and New-York She Is skilfui with the
needle and within the last few years has mace SIX
teen handsome quilts which she proudly EXHIBITS
to callers
In Amt Salorne's home everything breatnes OF
the mast There is the wide mouthed fireplace the
old faxwheel, the brass candlesticks and snuneFS
and the ancient furniture. and many a quaint olsh
and trnplernent that have been IN her possession
for the greater part Of century. The candlesticks
she purchased with her share Of the surplus
money distributed by President Jackson Many
PEOPLE put their share Of the surplus into hinlsy nm
cry" says Aunt Salome but bought something
that would keep 10 remember those good times by
Aunt Salorne well remembers the War Of 1Sl2 one
Of her most vivid recolections Of that struggle Is
of the capture Of an English merchantmen by the
American privaceer Paul Jones. at SmaHs Cove
Deer Isle. On that occasion the noise OF the can
ronadrg so excited the children Of The school lhai
she attended that they all the shore, and
The master, who vas much excited as any OF
them. made 10 attempt 10 teach any arithmetic OF
spelling that day
It was IN the year 1913, as she tells it. that TWO
English ships took on cargoes Of lumber at Buck
TIsThor near Castine, which latter place was at
that tine held by the British. The captain o. ~
Paul Jones heard Of their presence and lay N "alt
Tor them behind the Fox Islands, giving chase d
Fngllsraen went down through EggeTnoggin tteael;
while the other stood straight out TO sea IoIose
lv urivareer. This latter 7nercEaIlliLaH "eLi5
ashore near Smas Cove, in rather shoal water d11
the rrtvateer could not get near enough 70 MARI
nor guns effective. In this emergency EbeneZeI
shower Of bullets from the Englishmau, and plloteQ
the privateer within easy range after d -, ~
shots The Englishnlan surrendered the fSui JUL
prt prize crew on board the captured snip anu
started of down tne reach in pursuit OF the ole5'
plotted by Captain Samuel Kent, OF swan lSlaiIIS
The fleeing Englishmau vas soon otsIIafAelI ka,-a
captured. and was aftsrward towed to salem W.
2 great many other prlvateer prizes had been taHt
The ship that went ashore at Smalls Gov w. W.
afterward aoated by d crew OF Tories ana Iahett
hack 10 the British Csstne. but the saIVofs so'
neither thanks reward
aunt Salouae was of the original members %
the Martha Washington Society. which is TEN
r,lranca organization formed Deer Isle seventy
years ago. and which still fiourishes mere ne
WaShingtOnian Society. similar orc -
formed by the men Of Deer Isle at about the slId
time, went OF existence several years 80. 80,
These two societies in the thick o. the 1uiI
riots" which caused much eNc1teIneTt az DeSt
diet and correct habits have enabled her 10 InG
past the century mark. and that If every one $3.50
ear Dlain yittles'' and let liquor ana fneolciii0'
clone an might live 10 a fine old age