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Show inn, 33, nil; Central Figures at a Great Reunion Re-union of fhe United Presbyterians. WILL LIKELY ROUND OUT CENTURY OF EXISTENCE Came to America When 18 Years of Age; iUade Fortune For-tune in Oil. .Ncvin and William Kerr of Worth-ington, Worth-ington, Armstrong county. Pa., said to be tho oldest twins in the United States, had tho biggest birthday party on record. rec-ord. They were 93 years old on August Au-gust 1, and celebrated tho anniversary by attending the annual outing of the United Presbyterian church an Bock Point, Lawrence county. This gathering is a denominational affair, af-fair, and wns attended .by -about 20,000 people. Naturally, i.ho tw,i"s were tho most remarkable pair there, and, in a waj tho whole affair revolved about thorn, making it a great observance of their natal day. I Born in Scotland, the Kerr brothers camo to America when they wore IS yoars old. They served as boatmen on the Mississippi and as canal hands. Bv fortunate "wildcat" enterprises in the, oil fields of Venango and McKean counties coun-ties they mado a fortune many j-ears ago. About half a century ago they bought a waste tract in Armstrong county and made their homo upon it, improving it, until it developed into tho present estate es-tate at Worthington. They are in good health, and friends deem it not unlikely that the' may round out a century of existence together. |