Aged Ninety—Mrs Sarah Bettles, of Church Lane, Wymington, celebrated her 90^th birthday on Tuesday last, when the Rev. C. L. Drew and Mrs Drew, of the Rectory, were present with her for tea. Mrs. Bettles is a native of Souldrop, where she was married in 1863, then moving to Wymington where she has lived for 60 years. Her husband was critically injured at the Wymington tunnels by a train about 29 years ago while going to work. He was removed to Bedford Hospital where he passed away. Since the time of her husband’s death Mrs. Bettles has been living with her daughter, Mrs. C. Odell. There are living four daughters and one son—Mrs James Smith, of High-street South, Rushden, Mrs. C. Odell, Wymington, Mrs. B. Smith, Robinson-road, Rushden, Mrs Frank Green, Alfred-street, Kettering, and Mr. W. Bettles, 25 Little-street, Rushden; also 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, of whom three are in Canada, one in America, and one in Kettering. Mrs Bettles is enjoying good health and her memory, fortunately, is remarkably good, especially of the events of the early part of her life. Unfortunately she has latterly been troubled with failing sight and has been unable to make her pillow lace, of which in former days she made some excellent specimens. She is very fond of music and has a cheery word for her many callers. Mrs. Bettles, in regard to longevity, said she had “more faith in the effect of the old-fashioned plain food than the modern patent food.” Starting work at the age of eight, she was not overpaid as is seen by the fact that seven years later, working at pillow lace, for twelve hours a day, she received 3d. a day! The late Mr. Bettles was churchwarden at Wymington Church for eight years.