Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1920 — IN ALMSHOUSE 76 YEARS [ARTICLE]

IN ALMSHOUSE 76 YEARS

Woman, 88, Public Charge In beta ware Since She Was 9 Years Old. Georgetown, Del—An inmate of the Sussex county almshouse for seventysix years. Martha Stanford, who was blind from childhood, has died at the age of 85 years. She was sent to the almshouse from the western part of the county when nine years old, and lived there ever since until the time of her death. ' Despite her affliction and her poor condition, she kept cheerful, always hoping that some time she would be taken from the almshouse. She had no near relatives. 9