New Britain herald., 1925-11-07
.BAKES own CAKE ON
HER 9lST BIRTHDAY
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Burdick, when she was Charlotte j.
Baisden, was not a wooden struc-
turc famous In prose and poetry, but
brick building. She attended
school there when she was four
years OF age. The school had seats
or benches extending all around the
walls and long desk. resembling
the old fashioned book keepers
desk completed the picture. Heat,
when there was heat, was derived
from a wood burning stove.
Becomes Teacher III Same School
Later she became a teacher and
taught In the same school and
eventually after she had been the
wife of Maney Squires Burdick fol
a dozen years or more, several OF
her children attended school In the
same building where their mother
had been pupil and teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burlick We're mar
ried May Is, 1886. They came to
New Britain in May, 1872, when Mr.,
Burdick was a foreman for the
Union Mfg. Co.
Mrs. Durdick does not show her
advanced age. Physically she is
strong and active. She lives with
her daughter Miss Emma Burdick,
and helps with the family wash,
bakes bread, cakes and pies, goes
shopping every day with her mar
krt basket, sweeps, helps In the
housekeeping, cooks, sews and in
fact keeps busy all the time. She
admitted modestly this morning
that she baked cakes, cookies, mince
and apple pies. bread and other
things served at her party last eve
ming, and much to the delight of
her interviewer called the latter's
gastronomica incinations TO the
forefront, with a generous slice of
her own birthday cake. Just a few
weeks ago she helped clean hous",
and yesterday she did the market
ing, She goes to Main street oc-
casonally on shopping trips, but
says she usually takes the trolley
when going far. She informed a
Herald representative this morning,
that outside of the duties mentioned
she generally let's her daughter do
the heavy work"
She vas asked by a member of
the family. jokingly, whether or not
she had any particular formula Of
diet.
Her reply was that her diet was
! the same as any other normal per-
son. knowing that she is famous
among her acquaintances and fam
lily for her ability in baking palat.
able pies and cakes, she was asked
her opinion on eating pastry. 81
certainly do believe in eating pie!
and cakes" she replied. Il belicv,
in eating them, but at the proper
time and sparingly. ii Is not goo
to eat too much"
Always Doing something Useful
She was asked If she had an
daily program. Work. Keeping OIL
my feet. Doing something useful
There is housework enough here I
keep two women busy and ! hav
no time to loaf. am not happ
when ] am not busy, but l don't be
icye in making myself too tired.
Her daughter supplemented hi
statement by adding that when Mrs
Rurdick sits down for a few me
ments she is not happy until she
busy doing something again.
II want TO live as long as l CO
be OF any use" she said. LAS lon
as l can make someone happy {
bring sunshine into somebody's If
, want TO live and be useful. Whe
! can't do that. I am ready to go
> Mrs. Bur1ick is the oldest livin
!. member OF Trinity Methods
[ church. For years she taught
Sunday school class OF boys an
many Of her former pupils now al
grandparents. One Of her pupi
A was Charles ]. Symonls of Chestn,
| street, a member OF the officii
! board OF the church. Her So
4 James NJ. Burdick. also is men
/ her OF the official board.
G Four Generations Living
: Prior 10 the death Of her husban
, several years ago. no deaths had o,
CURED among the immediate men
hers Of the Burdick family for
years. There now are four genera
d lions Of the family living,
= Mrs. Buriick's children are Jam'
! NJ. Burdick Of G5 Grove Hi
Charles A. Burdick. a big map
y sugar producer al Washington,
H., Miss Emma ]. Burdick, who +,