The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-13
AUNT SALLY
BEGINS Her
lO5TH YEAR
Her Recipe for a Long
Life Is Not to
Worry.
MRS. DOREMUS ACTIVE

LOQdlt ttltDIdllUB the lutlh biAilNtA
sary of her birth at the home of her
grandson, Thomas Linnett, jr., 26 Os-
borne terrace. She is believed
to be the Oldest woman in the State,
and when a reporter for the EVENING
STAR called and extended to her the
paper in the State. her eyes sparkled
and she extended her hand to the re-
portr, saying.
Thank you; tell your readers that
I'm feeling very well today"
Mrs. Doremus, or Aunt Sally" as
she is more Familiarity known. was
found seated in the dining room toying
with the handle of a cane, which she
has found necessary to aid her in
walking on account of slight attacks
of dizziness with which she becomes
occasionally afflicted.
When Mrs. Broadwell, her daughter,
who is past the allotted three score and
ten, introduced the reporter a smile
crept across the wrinkled face and
Aunt Sally greeted him cordially,
saying:
I'm glad to see you, but what are
you going to do? Write something
more about. me-"
She seemed pleased with the atten-
ton that is paid her, and when her
granddaughter said that she liked to
be petted, Aunt Sally quickly replied:
Eyes, and so do you; it's natural"
When the reporter reached the house
Mrs. Doremus was talking with one of
the tradesmen who came to c~ongratu-
late her. When he said that he didn't
think he would live to be half as old
as she, Aunt Sally replied:
"Oh, yes, you will If you don't worry
about things. l never worried about
anything in my life. l take things as a
matter of course"
Yes, but his is a life we
are all living now" replied the man.
"But you don't lave to worry any
more thar / did when 1 was your age"
replied the ce%ntenarian.
Because of a recent death in the
family Aunt Sally's'' 104th birthday
will not be marked with the pomp
that was anticipated, and only a quiet
little luncheon party will mark the
event, although she will greet visitors
during the day.
Despite her advanced age Mrs. DoFe-
mus retains the unimpaired use of
most of her faculties. Her mind is
unusually bright, and she always has
a reply ready for anything that may
be said. Her hearing Is slightly az
fected, and she thus accounts for her
dizziness, saying that there is a con-
slant buzzing in her head. Her eye
sight is still good, and she can see a
great distance, but 1t is impossible for
her to read, and she can procure no
glasses fitted to her eyes.
Many great events have occurred
during her life, and many inventions
have been put into practical use dur
ing thai time. Although the facilities
for travel are great now, and nave
been for many years, Aunt Sally
has never journeyed far from this Sec
ton of the country. She was born
less than twenty-five miles from her
present residence, and has always lived
within that radius. 1t is seven years
since she has had a ride in the steam
cars.
1--WE used to travel in carriages and
on horseback when | was a little girl,
said Aunt Sally" when talking about
riding in railroad trains. With h ala
of her daughter, Mrs. Broadwell, she
nnallX SAID lndl IL vas oCNCh NUA
since she had travelled in a railroad
train. on this occasion she travelled
from her old home at Parsippany, driv-
ing to Boonton, where she took the
train to this city, coming by the way
of Hoboken.
She SAID that she enjoyed the trip
very much, but it compared in no way
with the novelty of her visit to her old
home last October, when she covered
the distance in an automobile. With a
smile Aunt Sally said that h thought
the automobile a great Improvement
over the old method of travelling be-
hind a horse. The automobile was
owned by Louis Wiss, the jeweler, and
the party included Mrs. Wiss and Mr..
and Mrs. Linnett, jr., and the chauf-
feur.
The trip of about twenty miles was
covered in about an hour, and Mrs.
Doremus derived much pleasure from
it. Then last spring she had another
ride in a big devil wagon but this
tourney was only a few blocks long.
1t was at the time Mr.. n Mrs. Lin
nett moved from their Elizabeth ave-
nue. home into their new house on Os-
borne terrace. George Cole, a friend
of tie family, was the host on this
occasion, but Mrs. Doremus's only
on this trip was that 1t was
too short.
Just as the interview was brought to
a. close Mrs. Doremus said she must
prepare for lunch and started to SO
to her room, which is on the second
floor. She walked through the rooms
into the front hall, where she bade a
reporter good-by.
When he remarked that he would
look forward with pleasure to meeting
her on her next birthday she replied;
u will be very glad to see you and
receive the congratulations of yourself
and YOU paper"
In walking through the rooms Mrs.
Doremus used her cane but little. and
mounted the stairs with "a spry, firm
step. But for her wrinkled face one
would take her to be not more than
rs years old. She stands very erect,
and is exceptionally wen preserved.
Among those who called n ex-
tended their congratulations yesterday
afternoon was former Mayor Doremus,
a distant relative. He brought her a
bouquet of flowers and some fruit. Some
weeks ago, while in Alaska, he sent
her some postal cards, but these she
never received.
Yesterday when he told her that he
was in a country where the nights are