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DRANK DEEPLY OF FOUNTAIN OF YOUTHEarly Pionetrs Celebrate Eighty-Fifth Birthday of Nicholas Cornelius.SAVED TCourtenay selves CcREAL OLD SETTLERS HAVE A PARTYI Take Dinner Wilh Mr. Cornelius, Who Was Not Aware of Their Visit-Made a Notable Group.Thy (X closed the house Sa audience' to have tl poorest st through a for little 4 was the p would be satisi'acti the night simply alt; kept the than any three cat given aw this they of the fii Grace B; Morgan, and was the weel night th iud guv on Sati shoved i turn. r. was a ti out a gi: hnsincs: the last after cc graft tl long til Theii *110.65.Mrs. A EvA co party 1 Mr. an the cit of the prise c cessfii of mu for tin cinch. Mines Gottli Reges T. Et itnudNicholas Cornelius was 85 years old Saturday and the day was most happily spent in the company of some early pioneers, the real old settlers of Green county. The gathering was a surprise on Mr. Cornelius, who was as tickled lt;over it as a school girl would he with her first party. Mr. Cornelius was not | aware that plans were being made for the observance of liis birthday and he was much surprised when his old associates came in on him at his home shortly before noon loday with warm greetings Oil the autiiversary of Uis natal day.Those who met to honor the man who came to Green county when white settlers were few and far between aud has lived to be the last survivor of those who dwelled here then were not some of the so-called old settlers who are youngsters compared to Mr. Cornelius hut they were a fewof the uieu who are the real old settlers of the couuty. Some of them have not been here as long as the others, but they are all old enough to make good and undisputed their claim to pioneer citizenship.Mr. Cornelius himself mined lead here iu 1834, and while this is unbeaten, some of those who were his guests came several years later. Mr. Cornelius has been here G6 years, and all of the == [ others have been here fifty years and more. One might think they were a discrepit lot today, but it is a mistake.They are active and do not appear the least bit older than they were years ago.The fountain of perpetual youth flowed freely in Wisconsin in the days when the pioneers came to the state and they drank deeply of it, which accounts for their vigor today.The party that had been invited to join Mr. Cornelius on his birthday consisted of Judge B. Duuwiddie, Arid White, J. B. Galualia, Jesse Robertson,A. L. Cleveland, L. Davenport, Peter Well, Wm. ‘ Brown, Alplieua Woodle,Dr. Wm. Monroe aud Cary Noble. Mr,| Davenport and Mr. Brown,, were both [ sick and unable to be present.The ages of this old settlers dozen counts up to 960 years, which is an average of just 80 years. Next in age to Mr. Cornelius is Cary Noble, who was 84 years old a month ago. He cume to Green county in 1837. L. Davenport is 83. Dr. Monroe and Judge Dunwiddie are each 82. Dr. Monroe is the oldest Wisconsin Bettler in the party as be came to Iowa county in 1831. He is a survivor of the Black Hawk war and has been practicing medicine since 1840.It was 1842 when Judge Dunwiddie came to Monroe. Jesse Robertson and Acid White are each 80 years of age and both have lived in Monroe over fifty yeai-9. Wm. Brown was bom in 1828 and came to this county in 1850. A1 pheus Woodle is now 76 years of age and his residence in the county dates back to 1887, when he located in Sylvester. J. B. Galusha is 74 years of age and for fifty years Monroe has been good enough for him. A. L. Cleveland has also been here that long aud is three years younger than Mr. Galuaha. Peter Wells is one year older than Mr. Cornelius and settled in the town of Clurno in 1835.Chas. Goddard and family were also present at the dinner.Tho notable group of old residents spent a most enjoyable day together. They were naturally quite reminiscent in their conversation and incidents of the early history of the country were recounted one after another, and were authentically stated inasmuch as time had not in any way faded the recollections of these early comers to the county who have been prominently identified with its progress sinco their arrival.It was a very pleasant day for Mr. Cornelius and it was no less a pleasure to those who made the clay a memorableJUD/Jnlt; New Her apnen in tl:Mich., icy of e suf-ouble, lot lie iled to to try netited: using ti.Jowee!SI Wet M Orfi M to I X andfoilshoiJto,iteeack.Eree.irt. Ind.Jown to e week a busi-m't des' order to 'e think .de of a an extra ich sale, going to be otherof doiug tier for a
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Monroe Weekly Times
Monroe, Wisconsin, US
Thu, Mar 08, 1900
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