The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-01-13
MANY CONGRATULATIONS
FOR GOOD MAMMIE'
UPON CELEBRATION OF HER %
eiRTHoAV-ls NOBLE MOTH.
ER IN ISRAEL.

The relative and friends OF Mrs. r
NJ. Spoonamore gathered at her home
In the Hubble section Saturday Janu
AIRY eth, to celebrate her g2nd birth
'day. Good Mammie," as she lie famil
iarly and Sffectionately know n, Is ex
ccediDglv well preserved. Her mind
Is active and her memory is perfect
She is one of the very few who reach
such an age with all tn, faculties
acute She knows the genealogy .;
all the fiIst settlers in her vicinity
back 20 III. time when James Monroe
was president. there having been but
our presidents before his time and
Il only takes little stretch OF the
Imagination to see that by tradition
she knows tue history Of Washington
adams. jefferson and Madison. She
well remembers some costly DINNER
plates her father. Ino Miller. bought
with Gen. T.aray ettss picture in them
AZ souvenirs to Lafayett's visit here
during James Monroes presidency
ste tells many interesting war stories
which were told ~ the sons OF the
Revolutionn, soldiers. she has seen
aud talked to many Of the heroes OF
the war OF lst2-lt She was ten years
ct age when Old hickory Jackson
the hero Of the battle Of New Orleans
became president The war OF
Mexico ana the hetoism OF Gen. Sam
houston are still fresh IN her MEM
GU. What other person in this part
OF the country can say as much?
The subject of this sketch has been
ana IL a good mother 10 everyone who
comes within her influence and no
one either black or white ever left
her door cold or hungry II she knew 4
She tells Of many varied experiences
during her loug lie ana rscites that
she Is older than the first IA lroad
Il conceive and that steam boats had
no, become general until she vas
hail grown She says ths telegraph
ne te!. phone and electricity are but
ven mod IN Inventions To her. She
g.. anxious to see lying machine and
Then she viii have seer all the prnci-
"a! inv.n.i~ns Of tue world
Good Nannnip" enjoys company
and hearing he news as well IS on
hat half her age and on these ami
torsaries she deems II a great pleas
ure to mset with som many of her
relatives and friends.
On The occasions the csil rem.
srand children and great grand chill.
drcn begin TO make preparations days
t"Ine to visit Good Mammie and
Januarv tn 1, borne in mind by IT,"
community. No invitations are re-
ouiled ~ all know they are welcome
ia her n,spitib bic home on this or
any o,hrr day.
Ncs. Sp onamore has reared twelv >
children. seven OF whom are sim liv-
ing and the grandchildren and great
grand children number into the scores
ON these occasions some one of the
grand children acts as host or hos es
ard on this one Miss Lucy Spoona-
, more, the beautiful and talented daugn
ter OF John Spoonsmore was o tes :,
and many were the enoomiums passed
upon her by the numerous guests.
Nav "aood Mamie live 10 pass
teEond the century mark ana when
Fafher Tune calls may she I've trans
,.fred neacvfllliy into the paradise o,
never fading glory there to receive
the crown which is already await
ing her for the many noble deeds o.
sacrifice done here in hong and use
iul iife-
A GRANDSON.