THE "OLDEST INHABITANT."

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14563, 14 January 1913, Page 6

THE "OLDEST INHABITANT."

If not actually tho oldest, .11 least one of the olest inha'i ants of London celebrated his 101 th birthday at tho Too.ing Home in November )a*x Th» career 01" David Jackron—l , at i* the veteran's name—has been an iiui r< sting one. Born near Lynn in I?US. Jackson bejyin wo.k at eigh. >-\".-s of age. his first wages being earv.ed as a scarecrow. he \\\:s ai>pr to the mcrcV.ant marine, obi.unexl a capt in's cettiflcflto, and v timatdy sarod .sufficiont ironey to pnrrhi'je his own v."s?ol. But the ship w-i- jo t, and Jackson fcutid l:im?elf practi • >lly <seslituto. I'o canio to London 111 ISoO, and for twonty-thrro years was enRH'jocl by a firm of wir.dow blind inami-, - fieturers. He continued to d<» old lob* till wHbin two days of his 9'Jth . birthday, when ho >» as indued to ontor iho \\ andswo t\ W"ork'"ouso T rni'-c lie was transferred to the T. 011.1.5 Home. Ho has a very retentive jvrivory, and can remember tho penco being proclaimed after Wateiloo. Ik 1 a'.£o rfcollects the great rejoicings tlicro wore on that occasion, and s:i,rs that "some of the women nearly went >t;!k1." When asked if he wa> cornfortr.bl % in Irs new s"vroun "inss Pnvii i cie.rhfly replied. "Hnppv ns a bird," J and pointing" to Mr iP'ckniett. tho J of tho home. adfVd. "and he i= ! tLo kindest man in the world."