Show THE OLD FOLKS twenty throe three people present at picnic who were more than seventy years old the old folks annual picnic vas nas held a little later than usual this year and for that reason it was held in the workman house bouse I 1 instead 11 stead of in a gr grove oie the attendance was not quite as large as last yea owing to the fact that it was not advertised ged extensively still a 1 large crowd was present last tuesday the occasion was quite delightful everybody had a good time arom from early morning until late in the afternoon there was something going on the exercises in the forenoon fort noon were opened with do devotional motional sern services ices jar tar ley mowry offered the prayer and id president wm it 11 smart del delivered hered the address of mol welcome como A feature of the morning entertainment was ru an address entitled the Alo mormon by dr 11 C ll at noon a sumptuous dinner was mas served tho entertainment in the afternoon aas ft AS indeed novel and certa certainly iiii most enjoyable and nearl present took part Var various lous kinds hinds of old fashioned games feie pealed old fashioned songs anete sung and old t speeches anerd nerd ero made duade dr and arb Fie fierstone estone sang tongs thongs in the danish art vorden lang bans in lr drench ench one ane ol 01 to ang in ill gerran G erran aud and jake workman sang an old time love lone tong fong ln in alie the good old L biblish primo vero vere rca for many different things a few ot 0 N were nere ere as fol follows lowb chos I 1 oldest min present thoa LN lona ons 86 96 oldest woman oman mrs airs ann carr 1 sa 2 woman married dt at youngest age lit jal workman mallad baor e was 1 I 1 M mother other odthe largest number of MIB allo emily clarke clark motier mother 0 vt of 18 1 t shortest man a 1 M ms es naslie tallest woman present mrs esther f bennion Benn lon song by oldest maii man Jaka Jako workman work man bong by oldest woman afro Mrs verden in brench i ty oldest woman urb taylor her own composition it la Is interesting to note that thero were twenty three people who more than 70 years old the old est eat thomas lyons was 86 january 7 last ile he Is just as hale and hearty as ever and will doubtless celebrate many more birthdays mathew caldwell 86 june 11 last la is getting pretty feeble while harley mowry 86 and dr Il 84 are seem angly as peart as they N were ere a year ago mrs carr although her hair Is as aa white as sno Is quite hale ana hearty she won the prize offered to the woman who could drive the larg est cat number of tacks into a board in two minutes she put down thirty three tho the following more than 70 years old were present thomas lyons 86 6 mathew caldwell 86 harley mowry aloway 86 dr hul linger 84 mr air fairchild child 80 mrs airs nancy caldwell 81 mrs mowry 82 mrs ann carr 82 rufus bufus weeks 74 john blankenship 74 john lake 76 alma taylor 75 john augustine 76 mrs airs augustine 72 joseph black blac 77 william 73 mrs airs vor don den 71 elizabeth 71 mary ann kettle 71 emily dark clar 73 mrs airs maria trim 76 jake workman 72 mrs airs esther dennion Benn lon 75 the average age of these old peo pie is a fraction more than 77 71 yem deais the combined ages would be 1773 years |