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| MRS. KORNER GROWS REMINISCENT ON HER 90TH |
THE TWIN-CITY DAILY SENTINEL, WINSTON-SALEM,N.C.
January 19, 1916
BIRTHDAY
Kernersville, Jan. 19. In celebration of the 90th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Sallie Korner, which occurred on
Sunday, a surprise was tendered her by a number of her relatives and friends.
It was arranged to have Mrs. Korner away from home in the morning, and when she returned about 11:30 o’clock
she found a large company assembled to wish her many happy returns of the day. Owing to the inclement weather
there were a great many intended participants absent.
About 1 o’clock the sumptuous picnic dinner was spread on tables in the dining room, and with the aged but
sprightly honoree sitting at the head of the board the feast progressed right merrily.
The afternoon was spent in taking pictures of the company and in sitting around the fire discussing the events of
the long past and the future. Mrs. Korner grew reminiscent and brought forth many old photographs and
documents of years ago and talked interestingly of the progress of the world since her girlhood. She told of the
first time she ever saw the “steam cars.” It was in 1851, and she had gone with a company of settler to Indiana.
There was a train of five wagons and a carriage, and four weeks had been occupied in the journey from North
Carolina to the Hoosier State.
When nearing the Ohio river they had passed the tracks of the steam cars a number of times and were most
anxious to get a glimpse of the wonderful invention. They were rewarded, for on reaching Madison, Ind. And
passing near the station they were told that the train would soon be in. Their party of twenty left the wagons and
stood around the depot with gaping mouths and wondering eyes as the engine rolled in. They registered it as quite
the most wonderful think they had seen on their trip. The iron rails had but recently replaced wooden ones, and
the whole achievement seemed to them beyond imagination, altho North Carolina was at that time building a few
railroads of their own.
The company of North Carolina settlers, which had left Salem, and while en route had camped at Bethania and
numberless familiar and unfamiliar places, disbanded after reaching Hope, Indiana. They scattered to various
places in the State to form a part of the large population of Tar Heel Hoosiers there.
Mrs .Korner, who was then Miss Gibbons, remained for two years and returned to Salem with Mr. and Mrs. John
Richards and Mr. Abraham Butner.
Another wonder which the Wagon party paid particular attention to was the telegraph system, then most primitive.
But to them, the wires over which words could be sent were most marvelous, and, as they talked about them, they
had lengthy discussions as to whether they would be able to hear the messages if any should be sent while they
were passing the wires.
Mrs. Korner spoke of how the telephone and automobile were undreamed of and that the steamboat was hardly
beyond the experimental stage during her youth. Having lived to see the progress of the world thru ninety years,
during which time more has been accomplished than in centuries before, the aged lady carries with her many
memories of days and conditions which can hardly be conceived of by much younger minds. Therefore, those
reminiscences have an especially interesting and almost pathetic, value as a memorial to days that are no more.
Mrs. Korner, who reached her 90th mile stone Sunday, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Christian Gibbons.
She comes of old Moravian stock, having been born in the Friedland neighborhood, on the old “plank road” which
was quite a well known thorofare in those days. On February 8, 1863, she was married to Mr. Philip Korner, who
has been dead since 1875.
Mrs. Korner has made her home in Kernersville during the greater part of her life and is known thruout the section
as “Aunt Sallie.” She is strong and very active for her age, and her mind is as clear as a person of twenty. It was
the repeated prediction on Sunday that she will live to reach 100 years.
A number of letters from friends and absent relatives were read on Sunday, and the honoree was the recipient of
some pretty useful gifts.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Atkins, Mrs. Em Atkins, Mr and Mrs. J.J. Korner, Miss Estelle Korner, Mrs. Bryant
Stanley, Master Bryant Stanley, Mrs. Tom McCuiston, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gilmer Korner, Mrs. John Snyder, Mr. Joe
Gibbons, and Miss A. Dore Korner.
January 19, 1916
BIRTHDAY
Kernersville, Jan. 19. In celebration of the 90th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Sallie Korner, which occurred on
Sunday, a surprise was tendered her by a number of her relatives and friends.
It was arranged to have Mrs. Korner away from home in the morning, and when she returned about 11:30 o’clock
she found a large company assembled to wish her many happy returns of the day. Owing to the inclement weather
there were a great many intended participants absent.
About 1 o’clock the sumptuous picnic dinner was spread on tables in the dining room, and with the aged but
sprightly honoree sitting at the head of the board the feast progressed right merrily.
The afternoon was spent in taking pictures of the company and in sitting around the fire discussing the events of
the long past and the future. Mrs. Korner grew reminiscent and brought forth many old photographs and
documents of years ago and talked interestingly of the progress of the world since her girlhood. She told of the
first time she ever saw the “steam cars.” It was in 1851, and she had gone with a company of settler to Indiana.
There was a train of five wagons and a carriage, and four weeks had been occupied in the journey from North
Carolina to the Hoosier State.
When nearing the Ohio river they had passed the tracks of the steam cars a number of times and were most
anxious to get a glimpse of the wonderful invention. They were rewarded, for on reaching Madison, Ind. And
passing near the station they were told that the train would soon be in. Their party of twenty left the wagons and
stood around the depot with gaping mouths and wondering eyes as the engine rolled in. They registered it as quite
the most wonderful think they had seen on their trip. The iron rails had but recently replaced wooden ones, and
the whole achievement seemed to them beyond imagination, altho North Carolina was at that time building a few
railroads of their own.
The company of North Carolina settlers, which had left Salem, and while en route had camped at Bethania and
numberless familiar and unfamiliar places, disbanded after reaching Hope, Indiana. They scattered to various
places in the State to form a part of the large population of Tar Heel Hoosiers there.
Mrs .Korner, who was then Miss Gibbons, remained for two years and returned to Salem with Mr. and Mrs. John
Richards and Mr. Abraham Butner.
Another wonder which the Wagon party paid particular attention to was the telegraph system, then most primitive.
But to them, the wires over which words could be sent were most marvelous, and, as they talked about them, they
had lengthy discussions as to whether they would be able to hear the messages if any should be sent while they
were passing the wires.
Mrs. Korner spoke of how the telephone and automobile were undreamed of and that the steamboat was hardly
beyond the experimental stage during her youth. Having lived to see the progress of the world thru ninety years,
during which time more has been accomplished than in centuries before, the aged lady carries with her many
memories of days and conditions which can hardly be conceived of by much younger minds. Therefore, those
reminiscences have an especially interesting and almost pathetic, value as a memorial to days that are no more.
Mrs. Korner, who reached her 90th mile stone Sunday, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Christian Gibbons.
She comes of old Moravian stock, having been born in the Friedland neighborhood, on the old “plank road” which
was quite a well known thorofare in those days. On February 8, 1863, she was married to Mr. Philip Korner, who
has been dead since 1875.
Mrs. Korner has made her home in Kernersville during the greater part of her life and is known thruout the section
as “Aunt Sallie.” She is strong and very active for her age, and her mind is as clear as a person of twenty. It was
the repeated prediction on Sunday that she will live to reach 100 years.
A number of letters from friends and absent relatives were read on Sunday, and the honoree was the recipient of
some pretty useful gifts.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Atkins, Mrs. Em Atkins, Mr and Mrs. J.J. Korner, Miss Estelle Korner, Mrs. Bryant
Stanley, Master Bryant Stanley, Mrs. Tom McCuiston, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gilmer Korner, Mrs. John Snyder, Mr. Joe
Gibbons, and Miss A. Dore Korner.