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SILVER LAKE RECORDFRIDAY, MARCH 9, *900.i year 1815, when he removed to In-j jdiana. When he first came to thenHoosier tate he settled in WabashPassed the Century Mark.| county, but soon afterward removed | into Kosciusko.county, near Silver j Lake, where he has since resided.Mr. Sebring’s mental faculties and;Last \Vlt;»;i uesdav. 31 arch 7, was ! - , _ t u• ' * eyesight arc splendid, and he pos-jthe one1 hundredth anniversary ofthe birth of our esteemed fellowsesses a remarkable memory. His! residence is located about a milecitizen, \W Ten Addison Sebring. ! ^ c*» t i9 from Silver Lake, yet the aged gen-About 9 o’clock a. m. on that Hoy | tlemun is *relatives and friends began gather-congratulationsa familiar figure on ouring at his residence to tender theirto the venerable*gentlemen upon having reached thej century mile post oil the journey adown life's distant pathway.At the noon hour the invited tmesis assembled around the festalstreets, walking the distance almostdaily with seemingly less effort thanmany men fifty years his junior.iWild, Wet, Weird, Windy.u53The first week of the present month has demonstrated that March is icrtainly with us—31 a roll, in all that the name implies. Had a mod*board, sprc: d with choicest viandscouldMr. John Ifmh invoked the lthe most fa slid -mis lt;;ucuredesire.rJt! ern Kip Tan Winkle awoke funnhlessiug of Divlui- iW-ul.-m* smd a proiullged si,IIllber and stalkedinto Silver Laketown the fore partuabout forty partook of the feastMiSebring and his octogenarianwife were escorted to the table by Mr. and Mrs. If. L Groningcr, whco 'have been irtimatc friends of I'll*.and Mrs. Seining for many years.After the least and after some appropriate remarks by various personsMr. Sebring was brought up town and taken to :ho photographer where several pictures of him were taken.One portrait was taken of the centenarian and a great grandchild, awfour-vear-oid son of Thomas Gron-of this week he could have calledthe turn on the month without con-**suiting either almanac or calendar and would have run no risk what-111jevcr of getting his dates mixed.Monday a heavy sleet fell through- iIi ngcr. His a coincidence that thebov’s birthday occurs on the samedate as does that of his great grand-1 ~{‘ether, March 7. It is certainly a rarity to behold a picture of two persons, one of whom is ninety-six vears the other's senior. Mr. Scout the entire day, and as the pedestrian trudged his weary way hispprogress can best be likened unto | p kicking a path through a vast sea jof granulated sugar or a land coy- iered with table salt.During then•jbring has thirty grandchildren, thirty-two great grandchildren and one*• *...night the sleet changed to rain, r. . . fwhich fell in torrents for several j hours, and manv roofs about town which were legarded as impervious were unable to withstand the forceof the incessant downpour, which was greatly augmented by the melting sleet and snow.The roof of the building occupiedgreat-great grandchild.™ O .by Dr. Flavien’s drug store wasFFv11At the conclusion of the photographing process Messrs. E. Y'Orieyamoni the list of leaky ones and! a the rear of the store was almost rlt; subine: d, greatly damaging theand J. J. Babcock, cm behalf of , ^ „ ,ru„’ j doctor s stock or wall paper. Inethe citizens of Silver Lake, pre-i ^1 i oitices otsen led 3ii. Sebring withI.)r. J. Hay and Dr. P. E.a pm | 'perrv.^ un ^j)e second lloor of theWhen he return- j . ' , 1 , .building, were also damaged toed home the photographer accom-lVvcontainin g $ 12.95.pauied him and took apliolo of bothThe K- :coui) officesome extent.did not altogether escape the wrathMr. and Mrs. Sebring. The present. ,1 .of the sMrs. Scoring is the old gentleman’s jstorm.. A quantity of sta-fhnsecond wife; she is eight v-three 1} tioiierv, freshly printed and ready! for delivery, was rendered worthlessvears of age. but is as spry as some , . , , , , . , c A1 J ; by a stream of water which to unciof her clang iters.During the afternoon the Silver!Lake band honored the centenarianiand his assembled guests with a serenade, to which he resuwith a 12eat little speech.ifThe old couple were presented I . ° ,. . , : ... i abroad..jits way into the office via a weak i spot in the roof.The wind roared and howled, blowing a perfect gale. It was a wild night, just such a night when j hobgoblins are supposed to stalkai:JJrJIIIin the land, and was eaicu-with a number of appropriate gJtsj . , r11 1 r • i j lated. to remind older persons oifrom then* relatives and friends, * , . , .. .. , . . jv, ! their cmldhood, when thev were\ lwliich the aged couple greati v apjre-! . . , . . .1 * 11 5 prone to cover up their heads withciated. A:.mug the presents re-j1. . . r‘ , ^! the bedclotues upon retiring, altereeived was a novelty i?i the wav om . .. - having listened with open ears, eyesia walking cane, made entirely ofVole leather, from Mr. Ab. iieren-deen, of Chicago.and mouths to the ghost stories re-(lated ’round the fireside down stairs. Tuesday also was a wild dav. andi(
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Silver Lake Record
Silver Lake, Indiana, US
Fri, Mar 09, 1900
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