The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-01
CALEDONIA IS
HEALTH RESORT
Claims Longevity Record
For Marion County.
MANY PEOPLE OVER EIGHTY
Beating the Three Score
and Ten Limit. .lr

Eighteen Residents of the Whetstonc
River Village and Vicinity are IInIc
And lIearty Though Many OF Them
Are Past Eighty Years OF rlAse3Rc-
cord, Believed 10 be Uncqualled in
frThe County. id1 nliomN4 MA !.
as1fi adi q iccds ani2tc' aer wi
anir'o1q ssib TTTy5- fTF- 7fAm Aasiig y.
Whether 1T Is tl1ecaise or peleuliar
climatic conditions, 'ord Nihathor II
nnoy lbe attribdled to the soothing
effects of the babblihg waters OF tho
placid ,Whetstone river. on the. banks
Of which. II goes peacefully on les
way, or whether there Is real rcas-
on-caledonia now comes to the
front with a claim Of being the hcdlth
lest location In Marion county As
dn evidence Of this fast II is claimed
that in and around Caledonia thero
are more people Giving on velvet"
or past dnan's allotted three score and
ten years, than in any similar stretch
In discussing The matter with al
old resident of the Claridon township
metropolis recently. he counted eigh-
teen people eighty years and over,
Just as lie happened to remember
them" II don't know just why II is
perhaps IL Is because we are all hon.
est and peacefld and happy osef
this way he declared. I'VE all seem
to have clear conscienees. sleep well,
eat we'll. ike sanely and go about our
business with earstness and. feeling
good Just because we know we have
done a good days work each and
every day. Anyhow, l know lot. of
people around 'Doney who are hale
and hearty at eighty and over" Is.
Following Is a list OF the people
named and their ages; George Bayles.
Caledonia SO; Mrs. George Bayles,
Caledonia 80; Alexander Benheld,
Martel' S3; Hiram Burkholder. one
mile west Of Caledonia 80; Harvey
Coen, Caledonia, SO; Edward Fields.
Caledonia, 81; John A. Foos, five
miles west of Caledonia. 81; Mrs.
John A Foos, SO; Christian Glathart.
thiee miles east of Caledonia. Ss
Frederick Glathart. three miles south
east OF Caledonia, S3; Louis Gold
smlth six miles northeast of Gale
uonia, S6' Mrs. Salnue Groves, two
miles east of Caledonia, SO; Mrs.
Hines four miles south of Caledonia.
SO; Lawrence Hipsher, one mile west
OF Caledonia, 80; Mont. Lindsay, five
miles west of Caledonia, SO; Mrs.
Jane Pittman, Caledonia. 81; Christ
ian Pommert Caledonia. si,5 and
George Rinker, Caledonia. "a.
we think that's something OF a
resord' proudly declared the, loyal
Ca2ledonian, and If we've got any.
thlng In Marion county 10 heat IL
let EN- trot out their Youngsters"
AS matter Of fact the little Whet
stone village has been singuIarly free
"oin epidemics i'm recent years but
much on ntahs longevity may be ar E
tnouted 10 The fact that manv of |
those mentioned come of a hardy
race of outdoor Myers, the men and |
women wlio knew pioneering and de. |
feloped sturdiness. physically, men.
lahy ana morally that would weather
any ordinary condition.
Undoubtedly there are other loca-
iiiles N the county Just as healthy /
as Caledonia, but no claims have been
put forth. The Mirror will Rladlv
give space TO anyone who conslders
these people IN the kid" class. ,or 10
anyone who can produce a bettar
argument as 10 the healuhfulness ~
any particular loealityifl In h uMarionI,
county. 0Hlo tei ,,. ttn sol ..zft n II n1
risl itaNT- ~