The Washington herald., 1909-08-22

called Lovelady. Then its peaceful infu-
enoe begot It the name Of Happy Home.
and such it is I'm reality to-day
If socialism desires an example OF
people living entirely for their fellow
mems good, II can be found in the little
village OF Rutherford College. There
are other instances. but saw one wish
to relate in passing. a young railway
mail clerk. Harley Goode by name
bought four or five registered bird dogs.
costly and valuable acquisitions from dog
fanciers. IN Boston. Each dog was valued
at $500, aud have been told Goode could
have had $1,000 for the lot The dogs
were OF almost human intelligence. and
looked forward 70 the homecoming OF
their master like children await their
parents football. One night a mad
dog strayed through the village attack
ing a great number OF the CANNES The
mayor requested the citizens 10 dispose
OF their dogs. II was believed Goodies
dogs had mingled with the mad dog.
The young man 20 whom SlO00 meant a
years salary, telegraphed the mayor to
kin his registered dogs. deliberately
throwing away 1000 for the public good.
Adjacent 10 the Goode home lives
Alexander Perry. a native Of this section.
who has given several brave sons TO the
government service in the Philippine
army. One day. several years ago. the
alarm was sounded that a big mad dog
was headed straight for the public school.
where the town children were at play
To shoot the dog was impossible. for the
children were directly on a line with
the vicious brute. II is not difficult for
Herald readers to imagine the terror that
froze the hearts Of mothers who watched
the dog plunge toward their children.
What happened? Just as hope was aban-
doned and the watchers shaded their eyes
TO the awful scene Alexander Perry
threw himself bodily on the mad dog
tore its jaws open with his naked hands,
and killed the brute after II had viciously
lacerated mis- hands and arms Next day
Perry went 20 New York and took the
Pasteur treatment.
Examples of Longevity.
There are stories galore one can tell Of
longevity here. The first man to lie in the
village cemetery was a Mr.. Connolly who
died from lightning stroke the last one
came here from Ohio twenty-five years
ago to try 10 live through that winter.
and died in his ninetieth year.
Thirty years ago Anthony Campbell
c-me here to prolong his days as best he
might with his left lung entirely gone. as
his doctors declared. 1 read OF Camp
bells death last year in Statesville-
kicked to death by a mule.
When he was 103 years old Glenn Fair
celebrated the Fourth Of July by climbing
the flag-pole in the square at Morgan
town, n. c, the county seat here, and he
opened and drank a bottle Of champagne |
tied to the pole-top.
The wife Of the assistant postmaster
NJ Charlotte then a wealthy young lady /
from Philadelphia. came here in Is94 |
walking on crutches. as she had done all /
her life. / saw her yesterday, she has |
not used crutch in eight years. and she |
walks as though she had never seen a /
sick day in her life.
Just above this place "Old Fred Mes /
SER" whose age Is declared to be ia. |
says he has swum the neighboring river /
once at least each year for the past 100
years.
This morning as I walked down the
village streets I saw an old man mounted /
IN horseback carrying on his shoulders a
double plow-stock that would
nave exhausted me to lift He was going
'ut to do a days blowing in his field. His
name is Peeler. and his age ninety. He
las successfully cultivated a large farm
All the year
A dinner was given at the home Of DR..
Fitch Ohimself at ninety years OF age). in
he town OF Rutherford College last year.
4 dozen persons attended, all active
reads Of households and capable OF their
usual routine work None was under
twenty-five and almost all were over
Eighty.
A man named Warren rode in the car
iage with me from Morgantown to
Orexel. He seemed sixty-five. and |.
sked his age. He was Lightweight. And
he odd thing OF II all is these people
emain active and seem to have more
Mercy than the young folks up to the
'ery last
A story is current here among the old
olks, which they laughingly relate
.mong each other.
Barnum, the Snowman, learning that a
nan was living here active at 125 years
Id. came to see him and offered him
ortune to accompany his show. The
nan thanked Barnum deferentially. but
aid he could not go without his fathers
onsent
Your father?" exclaimed Barnun.
why. where on earth Is your
ather?'
Upstairs putting grandfather to bed
anne the unrufied and calm resnonse