Joseph W. MOORE who celebrated his birthday on Sept. 15 was visited by a Telegraph reporter yesterday at his residence. His figure is erect, his eyesight good and his hearing unimpaired. 'It is now something more than eighty years since I left my home in Cork and sailed for Halifax with my younger brother, Thomas MOORE. Soon after landing there I came to St. John, the appearance of which was little unlike that of an ordinary fishing village, and here I met James TAIT, a son of William TAIT of Diligent River near Parrsboro, N.S. who was a friend of our family in Cork, previous to his departure for America. James Tait was bound on a fishing voyage, and as he was to visit his parents before he returned to St. John, at his earnest solicitation, I accompanied him. It was very wild along the shores, even the garden of Nova Scotia, as it is now called, was in a large measure untilled. After visiting at Diligence River a few weeks, I took passage in a sloop bound for Dorchester, but by stress of weather we were compelled to lie up a few days at Sand River where there was a Grindstone Quarry and several men engaged in their manufacture. To amuse myself I cut a merchantable grindstone from a block of stone and that was the first sample of my work ever put upon the market of the province. In Dorchester I engaged in school teaching under a licence granted by the Governor General to which a big seal was attached. My earnings here ranged from 5 to 8 pounds per month with board and lodging .... My brother, Thomas, about this time went to England and made himself proficient in angular penmanship which at the time was becoming popular. When he rejoined me at Dorchester, he was one of the best penmen I have ever seen, before or since. We determined on making a tour through the country, giving lessons in penmanship at every point that we could touch at where a sufficient number of pupils could be secured to warrant us in doing so. My brother was very bashful in the company of ladies, and as it was expected that the majority of our pupils would belong to the fair sex, it was arranged that I should act as advance agent.' 'Well', said the old gentleman, and his eyes twinkled as he spoke, 'I was always embarrassed in the presence of ladies myself, but for Tom's sake I strove manfully to overcome my difference and I succeeded.'... 'We had classes in Wallace and Tatamagouche, and River John and Pictou.' ... 'After a time we got to Lower Granville, where I fell in with one WHITNEY, an itinerant jewelry pedlar who paid me 5 pounds a month to pilot him to Yarmouth. This was in 1828. Then I returned to Gaspereaux where I met my brother and we the winter's school.' ... 'Then I came to St. John on the "Maid of the Mist", returned on the "Henrietta" and proceeded to Ohio, Yarmouth Co. where I took lodgings with the Deacon SAUNDERS, at whose house the school teacher, Miss HANSON was boarding. She afterwards became Mrs. MOORE. I taught school at various places in Yarmouth Co. till 1853 when I removed to St. John where I opened a private school, teaching from 9 till 12, 4 till 7 and 8 till 10. Twenty or 25 years ago, I closed my school for the last time. (see original)