The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-09
AUNT SALLIE'S TOOTH YEAR.
SHE WILL COMPLETE HER GEN..
TURY NEXT THURSDAY.
Mrs. DOrcmus to Celebrate Event at Her
Home at ParsipDany. N. J.-she Is Ac-
tive and in Good Healtli--AmbatiOn Her
Recipe for LOnseyity-flas q Son OF so

Home at Parsippany. N. J.-She Is Ac-
tive and in Good Healtli--AmbatiOn Her
Recipe for LOnseyity-Hasa Son OF so
BooNroN, N. j., Aug. s.-Preparatipns
are being made for the celebration on
Thursday of the one-hundredth birthday Of
Aunt Sallie Doremus, who lives over In
Parsippany with her son, Abram Doremus,
In the old Doremus homestead, that has
stood on a hill danking the turnpike for
more than century.
Aunt Salle was born in Paramus, on
Aug 10, 1909, and her maiden name was
Sarah Hall. Very few people who know
Mrs. Doremus suspect that she is cen-
tenarian, for she is as active as her son, who
is more than twenty years her junior
Her eyesight is better than that of many
persons sixty years younger, for she can
discern objects on hill two miles away
and readily recognize persons passing along
the road 300 feet from the house. Her voice
is firm and she talks of current events with
intelligence.
Her hearing is also excellent and she
walks about the house doing her chores
with a firm step. She cares for her own
room and keeps her flower garden in good
order, with practically no assistance.
Aunt Sallie has never been very much
OF traveller, but she once went to Newark
and the trip sufflced her. for she does not
care much for modern methods OF travel.
She likes much better the numbering old
stage coaches that abe used to go about in
when she was a girl. She was very in
dignant at the idea when a relative called
a day or two ago to take her out in his new
touring sutomob lie.
Mrs Doromus has led very active life,
having h elred 10 work the farm. In her
day she could hold her own with hoe or rake
with the stronge ST man on the farm Shs
made all the clothin ing that che and her hus"
band. John Doremus, wore at their works
cleaning, preparing and carding the fax
and spinning IT into the coarse homespun
garments The couple were thrifty and
"a we'd considerable money,
Mrs Doremus's family is NOT noted for
longevity though many Of the members
Of II have lived 10 ripe old age. Her
fat her and mother, who came from England,
died az the age Of about So leaving one other
child a daughter, who died many years
ago. ,,
more han fourscore years ago. was born IN
the old homestead The house was built
in Colonial times and is filed with old furni-
turc and old hrasses
I'm front Of the house are some stately
elm trees which we're planted by John
Dorenlus Oh his wedding day and now
shade his wifc's window. John died twenty
years ago and his body lies in the. little
family cemetery, which is near the house
and whore Aunt Sallie will he laid to rest
when her day comes
When asked how she accounts for her
long life. Mrs Doremus says she lived
To he hundred because she had the am
bition and because she was industrious.
She has always been a regular attendant at
the Reformed Church and until about five
years ago went every Sunday to the Boonton
Reformed Church.
She has two children living ono OF them
her son, with whom she lives, and the other
Mrs John RroadwelI Of Newark. There
are eight grandchildren and five great