The Press., 1910-04-20
BRrmETEED.
MRS. MOORE'S iOOth BIRTHDAY

passed her tooth birthday Wednesday.
 Djoyed visits from relatives and
 friends throughout the day, and re-
 oeived many tokens of remem brance.
 She greeted her visitors with her
 customary hearty cordiality. and
 seemed to think that they had done
 her great honor. in coming. Mrs.
 Moore rose as usual about 5 o'clock
 Wednesday morning, after good nights rest. and vas well and happy
 througbout the day, retiring between and q. She was delighted with the choice flowers which came from
 various places, and the many mes.
 sages on souvenir cards, of which
 there were about 100 One of, these
 was from an old s,hoolmate, Elder.
 Amasa Morse of Stafford Spripgs, who
 is 96 years old Mrs. Moore remarked
 that her schoolmate. though little
 younger than herself, was better
 scholar and always went to the head
 of the class Herbert Thresher of
 Stafford, took Mrs. Moore's pic-
 ture on her tooth birthday, as he has
 done on previous occasions, and also
 photographed 8 family group with her
 as the central figure All who visited.
 Mrs Moore on her birthday felt the
 uplifting influence of life not only
 long, but we'll lived. Although
 longevity is charsct rist c of both the
 Griggs and Booth familits represented
 by Mrs Moore. the evidences of lDen.
 tai and spiritual streut t., of qla
 nRmity. courage ard stl -rossessler
 of IsslisInness and fre e.iom from Bll
 uncharitableness dem.l st sted tl,e. favorable conei ions for prcl ged
 and benefiof nt f4 Among the rela
 tiyes who visited the ct ntenaTian.
 Wednesday were Mr and Mrs Malon
 c. Moore and Cha les aud Miss Ethel
 Moo re of Stafford Springs, Emersf
 o. Moore of Sidney. N Y Mrs Milo
 Booth of Jamaica Plain. Mr and
 Mrs. Milton Booth of Palmer. MT
 and Mrs Melven Booth and Mir. and
 Mrs. Milo s B oth of Brimfitld. M. and Mrs N F Bradley of Wales
 Mr. and Mrs Roscius H Newell of Three Rivers
 Mrs Moore is not native of Brim- field, but has lived tn years with her daughter. Mrs Sanford Booth, in DunhamtowD, the district lying west of Steersge3 Rock mountain Mrs
 Moore has been out on the piazza this spring. but she does not go about the house vey much. Her favolise occu patton. in which she is very indus. trious, is needlework and other handi- work, and she lauehinRly. says that her daughter finds it difficult to keep her in materials At present she is especially interested in working covers for sofa pillows whose stamped designs she follows accurately with different colors of silk. She has used two kinds of stitches, and is now working her third pattern Mrs. Moore was born in Union, Ct and was daughter of Elisha and Sarah (Booth) GrigRs Her father was the eldest of the IA children of Joseph Griggs, who removed from the Rock. meadow district in Union to Brimfie Id in 1900 Elisha remained in Union, while others of the family went with their father to Brimflsld and had names and reared families in that town. One of these was Waldo Griggs, distinguished as the early shoemaker for the Brimfield people Mrs. Moore was greatly pleased this week to discover family connection which awakened with new viyidness her memories of her kindred in Brim- field in her youthful days "I visit with tn ss cousins, " naming them one after another. Ia great deal when have nc t ing else to do, " she said |; 1T mean, in my imagination. '' The pictures in books of history and Renealogy are also source of keen enjoyment to her, as they help her to live in and people the scenes of the past. which quickly become so actual t1 her. The church in Union where she used to sing. the members of the congregation and the towpspeople, their su bse quert lives, the memorable | events of the early days. these she makes into present living world. | She has been a member of the Con- gregational church there since 1892. l She regrets that she cannot read any longer at time, but she enjoys read ing The Stafford Press, her weekly paper. with it's news of the Oonnecti- cut towns where she used to live | Her marriage to Dexter Moore of | Union took place July 4, 1889 They lived in Staffordville and afterward | returned to Union, " where MT. Moore's tragic death took place November 5. 1884 Until removing to Brimfleld | to live with her daughter, Mrs. Moore made her home after her husbands | death with her son. Malone Moore, of Stafford Springs, Ot. It was at this time, when making her change of | residence, that Mrs Moore travelled alone at the age of 90, to visit rela- tives in New York state, trip which necessi tated changing cars three times. The Griggs family has been one of ability. while probably the most widely known was Mrs. Moore's nephew, the late Joseph Maitland Griggs of Springfield, so long general ticket agent of the Boston and Albany railroad. Mrs Moore has three living They are Ellen A., the wife of Sanford Booth of Brim- field. Malone O. of Stafford Springs, Ct !, and Emerson O. of Sidney. N. Y. There are seven grandchildren, Charles Moore and Miss Ethel of Springs. Herbert Moore of