Born within a year of the birthday of The Lyons Republican and a few months its senior, the Hon. James Galloway of East Palmyra is today one of the most active farmers in Wayne county for his years and easily the best-informed of any living pioneers in this section of the country.The Galloway family is one of the best known in Western Wayne, Mr. Galloway being an uncle of the late D. W. Parshall, for so many years a banker in this village.The subject of this sketch passed his 90th milestone last October and appears good for another 90 years.

A recent visitor to the Galloway homestead farm found "Uncle James," as he is known to almost everyone within a five-mile radius of his home, busily engaged in repairing a fence in the northeast field which slopes down to Ganargua creek. Upon being hailed, the fence contract was dropped, together with a cane, and the nonegenarian half-vaulted over the upper rail without any assistance, climbed into the buggy and started the conversation.

As the above photograph (taken by none other than Dr. Elton himself) shows, Mr. Galloway by no means looks his years and his clear skin and bright eyes belie his age. He still reads his newspaper without spectacles, looks after his farm of upwards of 150 acres and enjoys life generally. The only difficulty that he feels in the least is his deafness, which is not an infirmity, he having contracted it a half-century ago during long years of operating a sawmill in what is now known as the old Galloway malthouse.

A phenomental memory adds interest to the anecdotes and reminiscences in which Mr. Galloway occasionally indulges and the accuracy of his recollection is wonderful.Going back to the early thirties and the almost primeval conditions then existent is no strain whatever upon the memory of this pioneer resident. In his dooryard today there is a large stone half-hallowed out on the surface and this a century ago was the wash-dish for the Galloway family. Another relic of the past is some well-seasoned cherry furniture which Uncle James has stored in his attic for a definite purpose but it is a purpose which his many friends hope will not be carried out for many, many years to come.

Uncle James well recollects when living was cheap in old Wayne county and whiskey sold for less than $20 a barrel and was drawn from distilleries in Sodus.But it must not be inferred from this that Mr. Galloway is anything other than temperance itself.He smokes daily but not continuously and is moderate in both eating and drinking.