Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-11-01
Celebrated
100 BIRTHDAY
Ccntcnarian Retains Her
Faculties Hearing De
fcCtIVc.

Amt Peggy" Sechler Monday cele
/ broted her one hundredth birthday.
Seated in her comfortable old fashion
"a rocking chair in the cozv home Of
;. B. KOcher, Bloom road, where she
has had her home for many wears past
the aged woman gIaciously and uutir-
iualy acknowledged the kind eougrat-
ulations of group after group of
friends and relatives that during the
day came aud went. Not only ala
" Aunt Peggy receive all day yestel
day. but even on Sunday she was the
mark of much honor and she was sur
rounded with many reminders that at
last her lettering footsteps had brought
her 10 the one huudredth mile stone ut
life's journey. II was happily arrang-
= 10 observe the sabbath Immediate
ly preceding her -hundrpdth birth
day in a way that would give ap-
propriate expression 10 the gratitude
for long life and the blessing of health
which dwelt not only in the heart of
the beloved and aged woman but also
in the hearts of those around her, who
love her and care for her. According
ly Sunday afternoon the Keystone
Male Quartette of this city repaired TO
the home of Mr.. Kocher and there rem
dered number of their best Selec-
tions, not forgetting two rhat are
Aunt Peggy's" favorites Jesu~.
Lover of my Soul" and Nearer, My
God to Thee. " She understood the
singing; was able TO follow nearly all
of her Two favorite hymns and dwelt
most beautifully on the emotions that
the singing aroused within heI
Aunt Peggy was in the very best
of spirits and not within many years
was her mind any clearer than yester-
day. Her memory, it is true, revels in
the events of the long, long past. but
while in pleasant conversation yesJeg-
day she proved 10 her friends that she
was by no means oblivious of passing
events anu recalled the lncIdehts ol
iast week ana last year WIN Hstoh'sh-
ing accuracy
Ii was, however. of the louy past
that those assembled Monday desired
most 20 near anu lortuha'eiN Anh
Peggy was in a reminiscent mood
Nearly an her stories reia'eu 70 uef
s'Il'pou' nearly VI iuIte ninety years
ago one mas Keen sense oI huhlol
ana laughed heartily aS she related
many an amusing anecdote' ia Whlch
the actors We're the sons 'i william
montgomery ana o'''efS whose names
are tahll''ar pUt "l"m people OF the
present generation ''''' ''.'.I seen
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Ih"to"4h'S arlre'l''y.' .'' -'iehhlty
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oi hu' 'Ie' years "i re D. tAe cause
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lor ti'e summons ''Iat ".''' 10 S'l"il
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"S cue "ooH an '''i iiio"'"' i''ui'ioS
anu sulIoui''e" a. sue - ny hlilu anu
loving lriehus sue SUN hn'S hluch en-
JOY iiienl III every ""y me.
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