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demand that all u« 01 thi »vd!cgi grounds, cither for n pns*\va\ or other purpose, is regarded .in an intrusion,S S. Hakkkk.H E. AtkinsHr W«« Our Hundred Veiirs Old on Februrtr) I'lrnl.Mr W r«. Candler called on us yesterday and gave «s sotneiiiform.Uioii about the centcnnnan Warren—not Comnns, I as we were erroneously informed—whose liundrrdtli birthday was celebrated on | the first day of February. T wo hundred and titty people w ere present at the grand dinner given in honor of the old gentle* mnn. The morning of the birthday, parties of his friends went out into the mountains and caught large quantities of sjivklcd trout which were added to the feast, and which Mr Warren enjoyed very much. He is a native of I red cl I county, and came to nuticoniltc sixty-five years ago. ami settled on Hominy errck. w here lie has remained ever niucr. 11« lives within three miles ol' the railroad, but has never seen it. mid cannot be jar-Minded to do so. His mental faculties trr | ter feet, and memory strong. Ho has no religious affiliations and Itching* to no church. Util he lias very* sttoug religions conv ictioiis. with bright and strong hopes of salvation. He looks forward to hU denth. which lie thinks may conic at any moment, with cheerful confidence. His physical powers have failed; his eyesight is dim, Ins hearing dull, and Ins irame cniceblcd. Vet mi year, for manyvrms Iiiih n.t«srd lh.it In* li.m imt Into.I
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Asheville Daily Citizen
Asheville, North Carolina, US
Tue, Feb 18, 1890
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