The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-31
now Beyond
HUNDREDIH
milestone
Venerable Foreman Taylor En-.
Joys Good Health on His
Estate.

| CUMBERLAND. Oct. 3O.-Foreman
Taylor, who has passed his one hun
dred and third birthday, at his home
on farm on the south branch of The
Potomac river, says In an interviar Y,
regarding his remarkable vitality and
unusual activity for one OF his age
that he attributes his long life TO
freedom from all dissipation, cary re-
firing and early rising and tending
to his own business" Mr.. Taylor, ai-
though somewhat feeble, goes abont
his farm daily tending to smalle. de-
tails, feeding his stock and in season
works his garden.
Upon the occasion Of Mr.. Taglo.'s
birthday last year. the Evening Times
carried cut OF the entire Tav!or
family, along with story Of his life.
Not long since his devoted wits died.
The Ola gentleman was born ano
raised and has lived his entire life en-
the farm on which lie now lnakcs his
home. He Was Loca IL an MD ivs
cabin Just across the river from lis
present house. His two sons. who are
now past three score and ten years.
live close by their father. They are
also we'll known, being falni,iarly
called willie" Foreman ana Brooke,
by their wives and friends. The sons
also have lived and farmed tue south
branch Taylor estate practically all
their lives, and like their father have
seldom Travelled.
Remembers Earlier RIeslconts.
Mr.. Taylor well remembers such
presidents of the United States as
Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln.
James Buchanan, Jackson, Taylor and
earlier presidents. He was Mt one
time active in political airalls and Is
a staunch Virginian in all LIS slows
despite his age Mr.. 't.ayicr has a
keen appetite and is especially f,cd
Eoi apple butter and pumpkin pie a.:
vegetables, smoked and cured meats
Ianl milk.
Only until recently the old geatle-
raan wds able to read the n .ws,, .nc.s
wi:Iout the aid OF glasses. A. tho
present time he reads lie Eycnlnr
Tines and other papers WITH ire I'D
lof spectacles, never misses reading
and takes a great interest In Affairs
|rel tainlng to Cumberland. Ill nation
al Affairs and the great European war.
EAltLollgh Mr.. Taylor does not make
known his views on Tie European si:-
Inatisn, it can readily DO seen tina. he
has chS;:n his lice { the ulti:Gate
victor. In politics Mr.. Taylor has also.
picked his choice for governor Of
Maryland and even for the next pres
|ident Of the United States.
Studies Crops.
The old gentleman studies carefully
the harvest crops OF all farming dis
ltricts in the United States OF this
year and compares them with the old
en- days when farming and harvesting
were done entirely by hard, manual
labor, farming machines being prac-
4 tically unthought Of. He is also an
excellent judge Of milk producing and
beef cattle, wool and mutton sheep,
hogs, and best of all draft horses.
During the early days, eighty-hve
years ago, Mr.. Taylor and his father
did an extensive trading in all farm
products between Washington,
i (Georgetown), and the South Branch
farms. transporting their goods by
fat plank boat, which would require
several days to make the round trip.
lat times when water was low in the
Potomac, 1.-THE canal was not built
them Mr.. Taylor and his father were
compelled to bring their craft home
Iby polling most hazardous and la
borious task. In those days trading
goods for goods was extensive, when
the money market was low. The Tay-
[lors would exchange farm products
with Georgetown and Washington
merchants in return for clothing and
other articles that could not be pro-
duced on farm. Mr.. Taylor has ac-
cumulated comfortable competence
and now has many luxuries II. his
home which he thought, when a boy,
were impossible. Mr.. Taylor has FREE
lquently visited Cumberland. but he
now says that travelling annoys him
and that he would rather stay at home
and live quietly among his children.