The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-05-17
TWO GRAND OLD MEN OF
This COUNTY 81 And &c
]. J. Beachy and A. A. Maust, 81
and So Years, Respectively, are
both well Preserved Physically

living only lew miles apart, DuC
Grantsville District, in Garrett County
Maryland, has two such men in the
persons of Jonas J. Beachy and Abra-
ham A. Maust. Mr.. Beachy was 81
years old on Feb. 6, of the present
year, while Mr.. Maust rounded out his
Goth year last November. Both men
are of the finest type, men of intelli-
gence, and what is better still, men
of sterling and unblemished character.
1t is indeed pleasure to announce
that both of them are still exceeding
ly well preserved physically for men
of their great age, with general health
good, and their mental faculties I'M
impaired. Both have good memories,
and still take a keen interest in cur
rent events. Mr.. Beachy, the older of
the two, has memory that is really
phenomenal, which he attributes to
inheritance from his mother, who was
Christina Livengood, sister of the
writer's paternal grandfather, the late
John C. Livengood. She was also a
sister of the late Christian c. Liven-
good, and the late Samuel G. Liven-
good, the latter known for many years,
by the nickname "Shingo" who died
in 1898 in his 93rd year.
In spite of his great age, Mr..
Beachy remembers practically every
thing that is read to him, whether it
be a newspaper column of statistical
matter expressed in terms of dollars
and cents, or in numbers of various
denominations dealing with war cas-
ualties or whatever. His greatest
physical handicap is his oversight,
which has been failing him for the
last few years, and is no longer good
enough to enable him to read ordinary
newspaper print Mr.. Beachy was al
ways great reader, and since his
sight has become too bad to read hc
has members of his household read
newspapers and other literature to
him. In that way he manages to keep
posted on current events and on other
matters. He possesses a large amount
of general information which he ac-
quired by reading, and being a close
observer all his life, he also CLEANED
much useful knowledge by observa-
ton and association, and although he
grew to manhood at a time when all
school facilities were exceedingly poor.
he nevertheless became well-read
man. His talented son, the late Leo
J. Beachy, who died a little over one
year ago, was great comfort ana
consolation to his aged father for
many years, as he was the possessor
of a fine literary mind, and did a
great deal of writing for the Motor
Travel Magazine, and for other pub
locations, of character in which the
father was deeply interested, and fur
nished much of the information that
went into the sons magazine and
newspaper articles.
Jonas J. Beachy has for many years
| lived on fine farm about three miles
southeast of Grantsville, at what is
known as Mount Nebo, about miles
south of the National Pike. His wife,
who was sister of the late Col. E.
D. Yutzy, died within the last two
years, but her venerable husband IS
still being cared for on the old home
farm by his eldest son and daughter,
Edward and Kate.
1t was the writer's good pleasure
last Sunday to be one of a party of
five cousins of Mr.. Beachy to make a
visit at his Mt. Nebo home. The par
ty was made up of James X. Liven-
good, Walla Walla, Wash; w. S. Lii
vengood, owner of The Meyersdale
Republican,; the writer, his daughter
Florence and son Joseph. The visit
was greatly enjoyed by all members
of the party, and it was the first time
the writer saw and conversed with his
aged and venerable cousin since early
III Tie yedI 1919. we lOuHu IHe SIdIlu
old man in his usual jovial mood, full
of anecdotes and jokes, and also Gag
err to discuss some of the leading top
les of the day. The time seemed all
too short to all concerned, and had the
pilot of the party, w. S. Livengood,
not been obliged to be back in Meyers
dale by certain time, all would have
been greatly pleased to call on the
venerable Abraham A. Maust, also,
on their return trip from Mt. Nebo.
Mr.. Maust has for many years re-
resided about four miles northeast of
Grantsville, on the north side of the
National Pike. He was born and
reared in Elk Lick township, Somer-
set county, Pa, however, and is the
father of Harvey and Aaron Maust,
of Salisbury.
1t was a pathetic scene when the
cousins, James K. Livengood and Jo-
mas J. Beachy babe each other good
bye, as both are high up in years, al.
though the cousin from the far west
is twenty years younger than cousin
Jonas. Cousin James lives too far a.
way to get back to his native heath
very often, and he is due to be back