Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-17

Iany remarkable examples of
| health and vigor are coming to light
in connection with the formation of
the Maine Three-quartcr Century
!; Club, according to reports received
by the Maine Public Health Asso-
citation and by Governor Ralph O.
Brewster.
Twin brothers ct Orono-Charles
and Joseph Fortier-are 90 hale and
hearty at the advanced age of So
that they both so into the woods
each winter and chop their annual
supply of stovewood. -
Mrs Nancy Campbell of the town
of Waite, also Sc years of age.
picked 40 quarts of hlueberries this
season and has just completed a
dress for herself made with thread
which she spun.
w. B. Gould of Bangor, who was
born in 1S4S, has had only Is birth
days and in a letter to Governor
Brewster inquiries about other men,
bers of the Three-Quarter Century
Club who have 20 few birthdays,
and yet have attained the age which
makes them eligible to this unique
Maine organization.
Dover FoXcroft. with a population
of 2,071, already has listed more
than $50 of its residents who are
eligible for membership in the club.
Mrs. c. n. Stanhope is the local
chairman.
At the head of the list, so far as
age Is concerned, in the WaterviHe
chapter of the club. is Eben Peter
son. age So, who works every day at
his trade of painter and PAPER
hanger. He has just finished job
in which he hung GOO rolls of paper.
Columbus Hayford of Prcsque
Isle, born in 1896, attended the con-
vention held at Strong, Maine, on
July ~, 1854, when the national Re-
publican party was organized and,
so far as he knows. is the only man
now living who attended that men,
orable meeting.
Mrs. A. +. Mason of Augusta Is
still active at the age of "a and with
in the past ten years she has made
eight silk quilts including the lin
ingS thereof.
Alroy Moves. chairman of the To-
cal committee for Pownal, is eligible
tor membership in the club. lie has
been treasurer and collector of taxes
for the past 81 years.
The town of Verona in Hancock
county has filed list of Il headed
by stephen Danforth, age 10 years.
Mrs G. Il. Fish of Industry is MAX
ing the list for her town. She has
just celebrated her 10Th birthday and
her birthday cake carried 75 condles
Mr. Fish is also joining the club with
S5 years to his credit. Mars Hills, in
Aroostook, with a population of 1883,
has filed list of % members.
With the announcement by Gov
ernor Brewster of an award of the
largest hand-painted State of Maine
flag on record to be presented to the
city or town filing the longest list in
proportion to the population, keen but
friendly rivalry is developing between
the towns. -
1t is announced by the Maine Public
Health Association that 275 cities and
towns are busy preparing their list of
eligibes for the club and others are
expected to get in line before August
25th when all lists to be considered
for charter membership in the club
must be in the hands of Governor
Brewster.
In communities where no move has
yet been made to prepare local list
of residents who were 75 years of
age or older on August 1st of this
year, the State committee urges that
some man or woman with public spirit
start the work at once without waiting
for a special invitation. All that is
necessary is to list the name, the ad-
dress and the date of birth of resi-
dents who were Is years of age or