Rochester, Monroe, NY Times Union July 17, 1925 MRS. ACKERMAN, 108 YEARS OLD, AND STILL HAD MANY FACULTIES; IS INMATE OF ST. ANN'S HOME (Photo) MRS ELIZABETH ACKERMAN Mrs. Elizabeth ACKERMAN, 108 years old last May, never even heard of Live a Little Longer Classes. Propped up on her pillows in her bed at St. Ann's Home she would rather talk about recipes for gingerbread and soup, the way she used to make it before old age crept up beside her, depriving her of the cottage and her little kitchen. There were no electric cleaners, electric washing machines or bread mixers in that kitchen in the early 1800's. Everybody worked hard, ate well and went to bed early nights. Authentic records show that Elizabeth RENWALD was born in Germany in 1817, coming to this country and to Rochester when she was seven years old. She was married in St. Joseph's Church and is perhaps its oldest member. She had four children, two sons and two daughters. Three of the children died before they were 20 years old and one of the daughters died while still a young woman so that Mrs. ACKERMAN is all alone in the world. Until 1899, when she was 82 years old, she still maintains her own home in the tiny cottage where she had brought up her family. When the small duties inside and the work in the garden outside became too much for her in addition to the work she was obliged to do to support herself, she retired to the old folk's home, then in Main street east. The nuns say that she was very active at that time, going out every day to help in some one's home and earn spending money. Even when she removed to the present institution in Lake avenue boulevard when it was built in 1906 Mrs. ACKERMAN was accustomed to go to her work in Kodak Park every day. She is now confined to her room, although she gets up several times a day to walk about in the corridors. Her hearing is good, although her sight has failed. She has no organic ailments and enjoys her meals as well as the average young person in excellent health. The old lady doesn't care to talk about old age. In fact she thinks it strange that she goes on living when her husband, the boys and girls passed on so long ago leaving her all alone with no one but strangers about her. When her memory reaches into the past at all it is to think about the little old kitchen where the good soup and molasses cake were made and where the bread was set at night by the light of home-made candies. Mrs. ACKERMAN is more interested in life than old age and all her thoughts of living longer, if she has any, center about the world beyond. **** SUFFERS SEVERE CUT ON FOREHEAD WHEN CAR HITS POLE NEAR AVOCA Avoca, July 17 - Mr. and Mrs. Joseph BUKOWSKI and three sons of Wilkesbarre, Pa., were all badly shaken up, Mrs. BUKOWSKI receiving a severe cut on her forehead, when the Packard sedan in which they were riding left the road and hit a large pole at Redmond's Corners, two miles east of here yesterday afternoon. The party was on its way to visit friends in Buffalo and Detroit when the accident happened. Mr. BUKOWSKI turned out to avoid hitting a car which stopped suddenly and ran his machine into the pole. Mrs. BUKOWSKI was thrown against the top of the car with such force that she suffered a very deep cut on her forehead. Her wounds were dressed by Dr. F. H. LAPP. They spent the night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William F. JACKSON here. The sedan was considerably damaged. **** TRAIN HITS TOURING CAR; DRIVER KILLED INSTANTLY Salamanca, July 17 - George BURROWS, 65, was instantly killed when his touring car, in which he was riding, was struck and demolished by a B. R. & P. train on the crossing of the Sugartown road over the B. R. & P. near the Brewer school house, about three miles north of Great Valley, yesterday. **** DR. WALKER RETIRES AFTER LONG SERVICE AT STATE HOSPITAL Dr. Irving L. WALKER, who retired from service at the Rochester State Hospital after 25 years service, has been succeeded by Dr. Charles (E. Or F.) GIBBS, it was announced at the hospital this morning. Dr. GIBBS comes from New York city, where he has been in charge of the laboratories of the state hospital for the insane in that city. He will continue with Dr. WALKER'S work here in the men's service. Dr. WALKER retired on June 1. After 25 years service doctors to the state employ are permitted to retire and he gave up his work at the Rochester hospital under that ruling. Dr. WALKER was well-known in the city for his work among the patients at the institution. **** SCOTT IS REPRIEVED ON SON'S BIRTHDAY Three children of Russell T. SCOTT, who was to have been hanged today at Cook County Jail, Chicago, following conviction on a charge of murder, are residents at Hillsdale Home in Monroe avenue. Robert, who is celebrating his seventh birthday today, and Russell, aged four, know nothing of their father's plight; but Dudley, aged nine, has been told something of the circumstances by his mother who has been in Illinois for several weeks endeavoring to persuade Governor SMALL to change his decision that SCOTT must pay the death penalty. Governor SMALL granted SCOTT a seven-days reprieve today, when a telegram purporting to be signed by SCOTT'S brother and confessing responsibility for the murder was received. **** OLLES SENTENCED TO AUBURN PRISON Sam OLLES, 27, this city, a produce dealer, was sentenced by County Judge Willis K. GILLETTE to serve from two and one-half to five years in Auburn prison, when arraigned on a charge of criminally receiving stolen property in County Court this morning. A fine of $500 also was imposed. **** Find ALL of the News Abstracts for Monroe Co., NY at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/NY/Monroe/index.html -- GjS