Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-08-19
MRS. NEWBERRY'S One
HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY
MAS FITTINcLV OBSERVED AT
WALDO, AUGUST isTH.


WALDO, Aug, lS.--Moneay, AUG.
rs, 1893. was n notable day, tor just
q hundred years before. Aug. Ii, lsos.
an infant was born who now becomes
scentenarian. II Is estimated that
I'm forty-four thousand persons born
only one lives TO be a hundred years
old. Think of IL. All the rest Of the
forty-four thousand dead!
This sole survivor Is Mrs. Tempy
Newberry, Waldo. Fla. BY arrange
ment this anniversary was celebrated
by the meeting Of seventeen relative.
and about twenty-five visitors at th.
humble home OF Mrs. Newberry and
her son and daughters. There were
four generations present and these
were taken In a picture as a souvenir
OF the occasion.
Mrs. Newberry has not walked for
q dozen of years. but retains heI
faculties. She remembers when the
stars fell in lS13-that wonderful his
torical phenomenon rs years ago.
She was ten years old when Florida
was purchased from Spain In 1919.
She lived In the days OF quill pens,
flint and steel guns. tallow candles,
knit socks and before there were any
umbrellas. railroads. postage stamps
or envelopes.
She was twenty-five years old when
che first locomotive was started on a
railroad. and thirty-fve when the tele-
graph was invented, and thirty-seven
when the FIRST sewing machine was
made.
when she was born the population
OF the United States was five and
third million and she has lived TO see
IL over eighty-five million. She was
ten years older than Queen Victoria,
and was born ten years after Wash
ington died. No picture OF her in
childhood exists because none had
ever been taken then. and she was
thirty when the first photograph was
made. When she was born Madison
was President. Napoleon was In his
glory. and In that year he divorced
Josephene. captured Pope Plus VII
and carried him prisoner TO France
She has lived throughout i've wars
that Of 1872. the Indian War Of 1885
the Mexican War OF ls46. the Civil
War of 1861 and the late war with
Spain. She has lived through twenty
ave Presidential terms.
OF those she has known In her life
time many hundreds are dead. Hei
husband died about ten years ago
She has three sons and two daughter,
living. Hesekiah, 81 years old. anS
Georgianne. sixty. have never married
and have never left her. choosing
rather 20 remain and care for thei
aged mother through all those years
an example Of fidelity beautiful to cou
template In these days OF dishonorinl
parents. They have a humble hom'
and have always been able TO affor'
the necessaries of life. The family q
much respected In all the community
They are Of the Baptist persuasion.
About fifty useful and substantial
presents were bestowed on this ami
yersary, consisting OF clothing. furni
ture. crockery. linen. money and
good buggy.
A picture OF the crowd was takeI
under the Iruitladen orange trees. 3D.
request a service was held by Rev
ID. L. Branning. consisting OF reading
from the Psalms. an appropriate ad
dress and prayer. and also Jesus
Lover OF Ny Soul" was sung and I
prayer offered by that mother in II
rael. Mrs. Boring.
Mrs. Newberry sat through Il al
under the shade of a tree and con
Versed with anyone.
She received many cOngratulationi
and good wishes and gave many Cos
bless you" In return. II was a glaC
day for the family and for th'
friends who were Of town and coun
try. and representing the dineren
churches. The weather was fine
though warm. Several contribution
were from a distance. u r. 10 b'
hoped another such occasion will %
cur a year hence. d l. ~