Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1908 — A GROUP OF OLD TIMERS. [ARTICLE]

A GROUP OF OLD TIMERS.

A row of old “fellers” were lined up on the bench in front of Eger Bros, store Monday morning, and it was a mere accident, too, whose combined ages amount to 487 years. Here they are in the order they occupied the bench: Stewart Hammond 80, Whitsei Lewis 72, Lewis H. Myers 72, A. J. Abbott 69, Larkin Potts 70, Henry J. Grow 65 and John Poole 59. These were soon reinforced by the presence of Capt. G. W. Payne, 78. To the right, Wallace Murray, aged 80, occupied a seat a short distance away, and up the street a short distance Simon Phillips, aged 86, Was holding down a very comfortable sitting place. And by the way, The Democrat is of the opinion that Uncle Simon can out run, throw down or out jump any one bunch. Premiums on butter—Home Grocery. j. ■J • . " ’ ' '■ l 1 ■—''."‘"i ■' ■— When you want any furniture caH on Jay Williams.