The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-03-25
Walter M. Morris Complies
Roll Of Persons Over
Eighty Years Of Age.

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i prepared for publication through tn
courtesy of the press and the help o
other friends, with the introductor
the following roll Of honor Of thos,
lin the county eighty years OF age o
loper:
An old axiom that has been. pre-
served through tradition reads. "Ois
lage Is honorable. David. the psalm,
list. gave the maximum Of human liz,
at three score and ten years. am
only admitted OF lsfour. score years
in extreme or extraordinary cases.
Why, them should we not eonsidei
FL. an honor to be permitted to live /,
an age beyond the extreme" limit
and in some cases. with several year.
of grace thrown in? There must b,
reason for this longevity The In,
Espired writer further declared. 9Th,
wicked shall not live out half thei,
days This declaration does mo-
imply that all wicked people .di,
Young. or that all good people live Il
liola age; but it does Indicate tina,
those who live TO very old age have
lived a life OF temperate and qulet
habits ana therefore. they are no,
guilty Of Violating. to any. great ex.
tent. the laws OF nature.
Our physical bodies are given Is
for righteous purpose, and IL we
rnatfrnnt fhnn, H., ,,t.t, 49, 49,, 4.
of health or otherwise infiict serious
injury to them, We not only suffer
pain to the body,a as punishment in
this life. but we also violate the divine
law and when brought to judgment
may have to account for the waste of
the years we have cut OFF from onr
own lives.
i personally know many of these
aged people; have known some OF
them from my childhood. and I only
know them as persons OF spotlcss
character, and whatever may be said
of the most questionable among them,
q can place guarantee that not one
of them were victims OF the deadly
cigarette. n
l hold up this ..honor rolf as an
object lesson for the hundreds of boys
in our county who are now forming
vicious habits. which, if not sup
pressed, Will bring them down TO their
graves before their allotted time has
been half lived out
Little folk. and older people, help
TO tighten the burdens ana gladden.
the hearts of these and all other old
people, by friendly greeting when you
meet ttem-if possible, strew some
flowers. in their pathway. Above ali,
emulate their noble example. that
Your days upon the earth may be
many. and your lives blessing to
mankind.
With some of the names appearing
on this roll. could give an interesting
write up" hut time and space for
bids that task now. though may do
so at some future time.
] am indebted to Squire j. Nj.
Plant. Hon II. W. Harmer, Il. w..
Cunningham, Thomas Hawker. G. A.
Sutton. and others, for kind assist
ance In procuring names. Some of
the Fairmont and Weston papers.
having copied my appeal for. help
from our county. papers, brought
many responses from Marion and
Lewis counties. which am sorry
can't bcslised here, as was only try
Ing to ascertain the number over that
age in Harrison county. have cias-
sitieds the names by districts, which
follow:
Clark district. post office address,
clarksburg- John SmalIwood. age So:
Joseph Osborne. So: Mrs. Eunjce
iLinkswallcr, So; W. p. Camp,
So; Josiah Hcaton 81; Judge
4. w. Harrison. 81; Mrs. Mary n.
Robinson, 50: Eli Henderson, So;
Mrs. George w. Siers. 81; Motion
Randall, "a; Mrs. Anna : Hollo-
way. 81: Mrs. Fannie cockerell. 80:
AIRS. Eliza Mestfall, 81. Mrs. r. y.
Hornor 81. Total for Clark district,
IA.
Coal district, post Office address,
clarksburg-I. z. II. Ash, 81: T. 5.
spates, 81: A. b. Thorn, 81; Mrs. NJ.
L. Thorn, so: Mrs. Mary Pritchard,
So: Mrs. Reed, 81; Mrs. Polly
johnson. 50; Richard Kennedy, 81:
Daniel Bonghner. 81; MpA Caroline
NJ. Jackson 81; Mrs. 49, Lewis, So,
John Lance, s.: Mis-, Anna Lacy, s1;s
Mrs Harriet Parker, SIS. Total for
Coal district, IA.
|, Clay district, post office address.
shlnnston--airs Elizabeth Taught,
So; Mrs. Eliza starkey. 81; Mrs.
Margaret j. Harmer. 81: DR.. Emory
strickier. so; Dan a. Riblett, SO;
Joseph Rowand. IS: Levi Humphreys.
So; William Burnett, Sc: Mrs. Nencs
swiger. SO; H.. j. Tortney. SO; George
]. Riblett, 50. Total for Clay district.
IL.
Eagle district. post office address.
shinnston, R. L. William II. Cum
bingham, So: Urlah Heldreth, SO; A.
w. Shaw, SO; Ahner g. Robinson. SO;
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