New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-19
sErENTT-F0UR YEARS or WEDDED LIFE.
LIVING UNDER EVERY PRfsIDtNr-HKALTH AND
MEMORY STILL ISrACr

LIVING UNDER EVERY PRfslDtNI-HhALlh AMI
MEMORY STILL IVrACr
In the northern part OF estport, Conn,
twelve miles from Bridgeport. live Captain anI Mrs
Alfred Taylor He IL IN ninety 1ith year. shr Ih he
ninety-second and both are in good health They were
married IN 1872 Daring thirteen they dweit III
many houses in their native Town. but the CaptNh III
hcrted lar.e farm. built upon II. ana for sixy-ohe
years they occupied their present nome IL -
small uupretendng structure. but attracts attention
now from the fact that 1t contains couple VINO are
about to enter their diamond welding year Should
they live Till Friday they will complete seventy-tour
wears OF rarred life. Hitherto 40 far as known nut
one Instance the kind mas occurred IN Connecticut
Mr. and Mrs Zamon sturGes, OF Weston, who lived TO-
grher nearly seventyfour years but both died heiore
tts close In conversation Captain Taylor displays q
knowledge of affairs AMI monory of the past which Is
truIy wonderful. He has peculitr gift or recalling
names but troubled to remember dates 10 DIX tle
date Of any occurrence seventy and eighty years ago he
audes to his that t'm aud thus estao
fishes the period. Thus, when asked the date TIT
war with Great Britain broke out. he VIII say
Twas twenty-one years old When Napoleon aed
was thirty years old" Mrs Taylor. the contrary IS
perrect on dates hut troubled ab mt names Captain
Taylor Is a Democrat OF the Old school am never
voted any other ticket He wtntei to voe Tor James
Madison in 1912 but did not OF till three
weeks after election Of that year. hence ne was car
RED over to the campaign Of 1916 All beg inning Win
lanes NJ nroe he has voted every Presidential cleo
ton since. =, - ,,.,,.,.o,,,
IN. birth I'm 1901 occurred in George Washington
time And he has rQuenily lived under every Al
ministrstion. He has mach TO say about the war OF
1872 and an. personally "a large ndinDrr VINO Joheh
the armies Of The country at that lim- lie Nous nt
tue Mexican WAL d necessity Ou. i liiecO c''o'r
To any rcdnent trniiuF to sire ghen OPINION IN lh'
Rebellion was such. He thinks II could nave hern
avoided. and had II been Government ana IOWA 1rps
would he less nd his smaller lie Is large iahu'
holder and tax are important Items
In ls2l Captain Taylor Turned his attention 10
military affairs ected captain OF company J"
TIE 9lu Regiment Of the Connecticut mitt, serNlh-
three wears. The dutiAs or bis POSITION "srr
moi ner ua lie obliged 10 call his company out
for drill and inspection twice each year
and the object the sefvins vas MOI 80 nc W
dispay their talents fighting AS was 10 e>c pc
only man living stlned the petition to the Grhetd
inc.rp rated. He has lived 10 see the populstioh
| qua ruple ana us wealth vastly increase
| CAD ain Taylor ardent and cohsclenI'
| Gus Protest ant EIiscopalian and Is able 10 cor 4n-
front those who urge Views AT variance WIN
! inc doctrines Of that denomination. lie Ii -
been q yestryman of the church where he worship
lie rly hall century aud Is twenty year, NE senior %
lis senior warden Mrs Taylor has the sau-lt tOh oi
knowing that daughters, granddAughters ann sira'-
pranddsughters daily watching over herself all '
aged panon and This relief from worldly care Mas
! undoubtedly tended to pro,Ong their hNcs On J"'
Friday IN, sevtniyfpurth anniversary oornrs IL VIII We
celebrated informally by family gathering AT tue u
hntnesead scendants TO the numOcl OF thirty anu
many friends will improve an occtsion so rare 10 pay
| their RESPECTS to this aged couple.