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Show HALE AT 105 YEARS OLD. An Old ady Who Has 193 Descendant and Who Smokes a Clay Xipe. The ourr hundred and fifth birthday of Mrs. Hannah Chard was celebrated Friday Fri-day at the home of her son Joel, in Fer-rell, Fer-rell, a few miles from Glassboro, N. J. Many friends and acquaintances called upon her, each leaving a token of remembrance. re-membrance. Among the ' guests waa Mrs. Anna Herbel of Cape May county, who will be 102 years old this summer. Mrs. Chard was born in Brandywine, Chester county, Pa., on April 20, 1789. Her maiden name was Hannah Milden-berg, Milden-berg, and she is of old Pennsylvania Dutch parentage. Her father died when she was about 5 years old, and she went to live with a Quaker family, with whom Bhe- stayed 17 years, when she married, the wedding taking place in a log cabin on the ground where the Methodist Episcopal Epis-copal church now stands in Hardingville, Her husband died 12 years ago, when he was 91 years old. Twelve children were born to them, four of whom are now living. She has 48 grandchildren and 140 greatgrandchildren, great-grandchildren, the most of whom were present. She gathered the family about her in the afternoon and told many interesting stories of occurrences that happened 80 and 90 years ago. One particularly interesting in-teresting narrative was how she gathered rifle balls on the battlefield of Brandy-.wlne Brandy-.wlne when she was 6 years old. Her health is exceptionally good, and her bearing and seeing faculties serve her . well. She is an ardent Christian, and while she cannot readily read has a chapter in the Bible read to her every day by some member of the family, and on pleasant Sundays she attends church. She finds great comfort in her clay pipe, which she smokes four times a day. New York Herald Special. |