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Show HAS LIVED A CENTURY But "Aunt Dude" Goods.il Works In Her Garden. "Aunt Dude" Goodall celebrated tho one hundred nnd flrst anniversary of her birth nt Marlon, III., recently. Mrs. Goodall was born tho year Illinois wns admitted to tho Union, nnd has lived all her llfo In that state. Sho Is In excellent health for n person per-son of her age, and works practically dally In her garden and with her chickens. chick-ens. Mrs. Goodall wns born In Sallno county. Her maiden namo wns Meredith. Mere-dith. Her husband has been dead for 20 years. She was the mother of 11 children, threo of whom aro still living. liv-ing. Mrs. John Charlda, Mrs. D. L. Thompson and Mrs. Georgo Pulley. On her one hundredth anniversary, held Inst jcar, tho entlro city and surrounding sur-rounding community turned out to do her honor Tho celebration took placo at tho largo Williamson county fair grounds, which was crowded all day with visitors. This year the family gathered at tho home for a dinner. |