Putnam patriot., 1916-05-19
FOUR SCORE
 AND TEN
Joseph CaHdall, Formerly Putnam Man.
 Hfactnrer
Reaches 90 Wears and Has Yet 10 Call a
 Doctor

Jos ph " CundaIl, 50 year old re- publican. f4gs eisim to having voted in every election since he reached hls majority, 68 years ago.
 lie has been 8 resident of Worcester ss years and lives with daughlers Mrs Harriegt H Cummings, widow of John D Cummings, , Nood3ine ,treet. Yesterday marked the 99th.an- niverssry of Mir. CundaH's birth, and he ,sld he feit Bt and ready to east bal lots indefinitely
 Thefe is another thing dr. CundaIi has been doing 60 years. That is pay Ing an unuuai premium oa life in satanee policy He has alreHdy paid iaio the company more tisan the amount that wiii be turned oyer to the beneficiary V hen death occurs. But while the insurance proposition is proving expensive, he has the laugh on the doctors, and fl every other per. son had the fortune of his good health the medical profession would be about AS profitable as a real estate office at Chihuahua city, Mexico.
 He doesn't know what a doctors bill looks like, because he has not had any. The only time he felt any pain was when little boy and that pain was nothing serious He ate apples before they were ripe, they were hard and green and the result was not satis factory.
 On the records Of the insurance com pany in ,shich he has policy, the Massachusetts Mutual Life, he k down as the oldest living poIicyhoider. He was, on this account, a guest of honor at Il banquet conducted by the company last winter. He has all the hopes of setting his life record still higher.
 Mf CuudaIl was born in Danielson- vile, now Danielson He WIS educat ed in the schools of that eiliege and later worked there. When young man he desired to get out and see the world He has tfayeled extensively and has seen a large part of Che United States He lived in Che West several years before coming to Worcester in ls7s
 He was for seven years previous in the shoe manufacturing business al Putnam. As resident of Worcester he was a foreman at the Crompton X Knowles Loom Works, retiring five years ago.
 He has been member Of the Old south church many years. He is not too old to 20 to church regularly, or too old to attend Sunday school. He has attended church and Sunday school throughout the winter, missing but one Sunday. Snow storms and oliz. zards failed to keep him at home.
 lie Is grandfather of 10, and the great grandfather of 12. His son is William Joseph Cundall of South Bend, Washington, and his daughters, Clara, wife of Judge Lucius II Fuller, Putnam; and Mrs. Cummings. His other son, Charles l.. Cundall, died a year ago.
 MT. Cundall Is out every day and is generally taken for 20 years younger than he is. He wears glasses only when reading, never on the street. He gets The Telegram for the war and po- lilical news every day and takes gen eral interest in life.
 Asked how much longer he expects to live, he said "Long as the Lord wants to let me; am ready now, or l00 years from now
 Fourteen relatives were guests al dinner in the Woodbine-street home yesterday in honor of MT Gundall $ birthday. During the afternoon and night he entertained friends He re eetved many gifts, including several bouquets Worcester Telegram, May 4th, l9l6