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of it. Then the material to be used In
the construction of the road will de-
pend upon the service to which 1t will
be subjected. While the main and
business streets might require the Bel
gian brick, the side and residential
thoroughfares may have concrete or
macadam, asphalt or vitrified brick.
With either of the above a systematic
plan should be adopted, and this sys-
tenn must be carried out faithfully. In
a few years our cities and towns will
have arrived at uniform and bene-
eial result. The small amount of money
required to keep such roads in repair
will surprise the city and town govern
ments. Undoubtedly roads built under
these suggestions would prove not only
satisfactory but economical. In the
construction of road or highway
ample provision should be made for
drainage In the towns suitable cul-
verts should be first constructed, and
the shape or crown of the road should
conform to the conditions of water in
cident to the surroundings. In the cit
les this becomes more serious prob
lem. Before the construction of good
street an intelligent engineer should
make ample provision for drainage,
sewerage, water pipes and gas mains.
1t is a useless waste of money to build
a street to-day and tear it up to-mor-
row because some of these provisions
had not been anticipated.
I am in sympathy with this conven-
ton. 1 am confident that good results
Will ensue In my opinion 1t Is through
such discussion as we are enjoying here
that reform must come. Our present
laws, while not rigorous, are wisely
permissive. Every town is permitted
to control its own roads, and are at full
liberty to make them as good and as
permanent as public sentiment de-
mands. / am not prepared at the pres
ent time to recommend any legislation
that will limit or lessen the power of
the towns in the management of their
highways, nor am / prepared to ap-
prove the recent legislation in other
states of building roads at the expense
of all the people for the good of a linn
tied number. The laws are well
enough: let us learn how to build roads.
Let us realize that a permanent road
that needs little If any annual repair
is, in the end, the cheapest.
Let us learn that 1t is poor economy
to annually spend a little money over
a long distance. These results can be
reached only through discussion. Let
the discussion go on.
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FfFTI-E FIFTH ANNITEHSARY.
Mrs. George o. whitney Gives a Dinner
for Mr.. and Mrs. GAYLORD.

lot W. anu NlTs. 1AyIOrQs
Hartford, May 15.--Mrs. George O.,
Whitney gave dinner at 1890 o'clock
Wednesday at her home on Sumner
street to celebrate the fifty-fifth ami
versary of the wedding of her parents,
Mr.. and Mfrs. e. l.. Gaylord, of Rocky
Hill The guests present were Reuben
Rockwell Of Colebrook, who acted as
Mr.. Gaylord's best man. Mrs. Mary
Mallory of New Haven, who was Mrs.
Gaylord's bridesmaid Mr.. and Mrs. N.
B. Stevens and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Clark Of Winsted, all of whom attended
the wedding in Colebrook, May 13, 1S41.
The clergyman who officiated upon the
occasion was Rev. Alfred Ives of Maine,
now in the eighty eighth year of his age.
Mr.. Gaylord was born In Norfolk Litch-
field county, November 10, 1910. Mrs.
Gaylord was Miss Jane Seymour,
daughter of Deacon Allen Seymour of
Sandisville, Mass, in which place she
was born January ~, 1921. Later the
family moved to Colebrook, where she
was married.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord spent the first
years Of their married life in Norfolk.
For twenty-one years they have resided
in Rocky Hill. For about twenty-six
years Mr.. Gaylord has acted as secre-
tary for the Goodwin estate, relinquish-
ing his labors recently on account of
his advanced age. Mr.. and Mrs. Gay
lord have two children, a son, Edward,
whose home is in Topeka, Kan, and a
daughter, Belle, wife of George @.
Whitney. A group picture of those who
attended the dinner was taken at De
Lamater's this afternoon. Five years
ago Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord celebrated
their fiftieth anniversary at their home
in Rocky HILL
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VETERANS OF 1912.
Only Fourteen Living of Whom Two Are
From Connecticut,

From Connecticut.
A Topeka, Kan, correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times writes:
OF the soldiers engaged on the Ameri-
can side of the war of 1912 only four
teen are living at this time, as shown
by the records of the United States
pension office. A request sent to each
of the survivors brought accounts of
their services with "reminiscences of the
stirring time between June 10, 1872, and
February IS. 1S15-the period covered
by the war.
William C. Moss of Stonington, Conn,
furnishes this record: II was born in
Ware, Mass, on December 8, 1903, and
am now in my ninety third year, being
the last survivor, so far as 1 know, of
the forces that defended the village of
Stonington against the British August
10,1S14. I lived with my grandfather,
seven miles from the fort, and was sent
there with provisions. l remained at
the fort during the engagement, helping
to make cartridges and passing out
ammunition. I did not belong to any
regular company, but was volunteer,
and have been in receipt of a pension
for several years"
Elizur Smith OF Danbury, Conn.,, says:
81 was born in Grafton, n. H., on May
16, 1898. I was drafted near the close
of the war. and served fifty-one days
in Captain Nathan Johnson's company.
under Colonel Edward Lizer, New
Hampshire militia. 1 am now nearly
ninety eight years old, and can beat
the double drag, although not quite so
good as in my younger days Peace
was declared soon after was enlisted,
and was in no battle" Mr. Smith was
pensioned February IL, 1879.
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FAIR HATEN.

Diphtheria Quite Prevalent Death
Miss Sheehan- Illness Of MI .McDani
Funeral Of George G. Hart.
Nathaniel w. Kendall Of the Quinn
piac Brewing company holds ia shar
Of stock In the New England Improy
ment company and $50 shares as tru
tee. This is the company formed to /
asphalt street pavement,
Rev. e. G. Sage. Phi. D., Will be o
of the speakers at the Olivet Bapt
church anniversary service to-morrs
at p. m.
John Coyne of this place has bong
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fischel Belof the pro
erty at the corner Of Edgewood ayen
and Orchard street for about $4,000.
Health Officer Wright said yesterd
there had been a dozen cases of dip
iberia in the Eleventh ward, or large
in excess of any other ward In the Ct
during the past six weeks. The CHI
dren for the most part attended t
Woolsey and the Lloyd street schoo
The cases had been located on Jam
Woolsey and East Chapel streets.
Miss Mary A. Sheehan, daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeremiah Sheehan Of
Blatchley avenue, known In religion
Sister Alexine, died at her home, Thur
day, at the age of twenty seven yea
She had been a member Of Mt.
Joseph convent in Hartford for I'd
years, remaining there until her heal
failed.
Andrew Turner Of Baltimore Is "
iting with II. r, Chidsey of ExchaxI
street
The barge Sanderson arrived yestl
day with 100 tons blue stone and
tons cement for w. A. Warner & Bird
William McDaniels, the sexton
Grace church. is very Ill, being threj
ened with pneumonia.
The funeral of George G. Hart I'd
place in the East Haven Congres
tional church yesterday afternoon, RI
D. Clark officiating. Undertaken Cral
ford of this place had charge Of
arrangements. The deceased belone|
to the Branford lodge, A. o. U. W., d
members of the lodge acted as beard
The burial was in the East Haven Gel
etery
Fred Stevens and Rufus Oskins I'd
the second degree in Polar Star lod
Wednesday evening. The lodge nj
numbers nearly 200 members.
For the past two months 1t has b
necessary to run the Nonpariel Ila
dry over time and some evenings
late as o'clock, owing to the la !
amount of orders. About fifty hal
are employed.
B. s. Bradley has found it necess
to water his big garden patch at
corner of Maltby and Chatham sire
for the past two weeks, using the a
den hose night and day. He has
acre of the finest garden truck I'm [
vicinity. He says the plants are dou}
the size they would have been but
the. watering.
The receipts from the May breakf
held at the Montowese chapel amouI
ed to about $3.50.
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Mrs. Wall Buried.

The funeral of Mrs. Edward H. Wall
Of SO Washington street, who died
Wednesday from nervous complica-
tions, was held from the Sacred Heart
church at o'clock yesterday morning.
Rev Father Early officiated. The bear
ers were Thomas Bews, Thomas No
Ian, Christopher Ledwith, Thomas
Wrinn and George Bohan. 1nterment
was in st. Bernard's cemetery.
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Legacy for a Church.

Ex-senator T. J. Fox and Attorney
William Kennedy, executors of the will
of the late Rev. John F. Lenahan, who
died in Naugatuck December Is, on
Thursday paid 81. 400 to the trustees of
st. Francis church of Naugatuck.
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er Queen" Captain Carroll. The
are other trips to the Yellowstone PaI
in connection with visits to Colorad
and California, and also to the Pal
and return, while one party. May 4
will visit Glenwood Springs, Colorad
returning June 10. Descriptive circj
lars may be procured OF Messrs RAJ
mond & Whitcomb, 2Se Washingtd
street, opposite School street, Boston,
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To Contest the Will.

Boston, May 1.-THE will of the late
Mrs. Anna White Dickinson, which
contains requests to public charities
to the amount of 100000, is to be con-
tested by Chicago relatives of the de-
ceased.
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buy Hoods
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all others.
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of Yerba Buena, as the city was then
called. The event has been duly cele-
brated at Monterey, and the exercises
will be concluded today. To further
commemorate the event. Gov. Budd, by
proclamation, has declared the day a
legal holiday throughout the state, and
as such it will be observed.
In this connection. and on this occas-
ion, a brief sketch Of the man who first
raised the United States flag over this
great state, almost an empire in itself.
is of interest to every citizen of the
commonwealth. The Sloat family has
been traced back to Jan Petersen Sloat,
who immigrated to the United States
afrom Holstein in 1854. John Drake Sloat,
who became rear admiral. was born in
Goshen, Orange county. N. Y, in 1880.
He was the posthumous son of Captain
John Sloat, who was accidentally shot
by sentinel in Rockland county short
ly before the close of the war of inde-
pendence.
After the death of her husband Mrs.
Sloat who was a Miss Drake at the time
of her marriage, removed to Goshen,
where the future hero of Monterey was
born. She, however, did not long survive
her husband. and her son was taken care
of by her parents His grandfather
Drake gave him such education as the
schools of the time provided and in
+. stilled into his mind the necessity of be-
The herald., 1896-07-07
THE CAPTURE OF CALIFORNIA
An Eye-Witness Tells How the Conquest
Was AccOmplisiled

One of the guests in the Astor house
in New York, says the San Francisco
Examiner of Sunday, is Captain p G..
Watmaugh. who is probably the only
survivor of that little band of gallant
sailors who officered the United States
an-of-war Savannah when Monterey
was taken in the summer of '46, and the
stars and stripes were flung to the breeze
for the first time over Californian soil
He is 50 years old now but there is no
sign of age other than the white hair
and gray beard. The latter is neatly
cropped. The eyes are blue and bright
behind the captains gold bowed spec
tacleS, and many a man on the sunny
side of 80 is more bald than this veteran
His memory is strong and is stored with
interesting incidents. In figure, he is of
medium height, with considera BILE
breadth of shoulder and is well put to-
gether. He dresses with the strict sim
plicity that is characteristic of the naval
officer
Captain Watmaugh now lives in Phil
adelphia and his visit to New York was
made for business purposes Sitting in
his comfortable room last night he told
the story of the capture Of California
Il was young fellow then-a mid
shipman said. Early in 1S45 | was
ordered to Calloa I sailed in the Ports
mouth. w men we reached CallOd was
transferred to the Savannah, the flag
ship of Commodore Sloat's squadron
We cruised about the Sandwich islands
where we fell in with several British
vessels. They were all under the COM
mand of Admiral Seymour, who was
sailing in his flagship, the CollingWood
We fraternized great deal with the
British officers and there was the most
friendly feeling between the two squad
rons.
Our next port was Mazatlan, on the
Mexican coast. Here we lay for nearly
seven months. The youngsters aboard
ship were somewhat puzzled over the de-
lay there, but it soon became Whisper
ed about that our commodore was only
waiting for the expected announCe ement
of war with Mexico to proceed to Cali
fornia and seize it, The situation be-
came quite interesting when several
British warships, with the CollingWood.
entered the harbor. 1t has been denied
since. but we had no doubt then that the
Britishers We're watching us and would
try TO prevent us from taking Califor-
MIA. Still we We're cordial in our rela-
/ tons with them. We sometimes. in a
joke, remarked that our two sloups Of
war. the Cyane and LeVant both prizes
taken from the British in the war u.
We're good ships, and probably they did
not like to see those vessels lying in
/ the harbor, but they never showed any
sign of serious irritation
After while Seymour got weary Of
waiting and sailed for San Bias. He did
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Buena. As soon as we arrived we sent
| garrison of fifty blue jackets and ten
marines to San Jose. We remained
there from November until February.
San Jose was a struggling village of
matched huts, and Yerba Buena was
little better. We We're threatened sew
eral times by cavalry while there, but
never were attacked. Capt. Montgomery
or the Portsmouth had hoisted the flag
at Yerba Buena. My elder brother.
James Fl. Watmaugh, who is now liv-
ing In Washington, was with Montgom-
cry as paymaster.
Poor Montgomery, His heart was
broken with what happened there. This
Is the story. The captain had his three
sons with him. The oldest was a lieu
tenant. He was ordered to take a boats
crew and carry about $4,000 up the river
to pay garrison at Sacramento, think.
The two younger brothers went with the
boat. Some miles up the river there
was mutiny. The Montgomery boys
were killed, and the crew with the money
was never heard of again. Years after
ward. during the civil war; John Rut-
ledge of North Carolina told me he had
been called to a hospital in New York,
wher sailor was dying. The seaman
told Rutledge he was one of the crew of
the Portsmouth's boat. He said the
men had beaten the young lieutenants
skull in. thrown his brothers overheard,
way east overland.
What is now the beautiful city of San
Francisco was in those days a queer lit
tie town. What is now Montgomery
street was then the beach. and back
quarter of a mile there was block house.
The white residents were few. There
was family, a father and two girls
from Sing Sing, N. Y. The old man was
proud of the fact that he had once
shaken hands with Gen. Jackson. There
was a Mrs. Brown, Mormon woman,
who had hotel. She was a beautiful
woman. Then there was the Russian
consul and merchant who had sent
kanaka girl east. had her educated and
married her. This was the society of
the place. About thirty miles off was
the Murphy ranch. where John Murphy,
then boy, lived with his father and his
sister Ellen. a beautiful girl. who was
known as the belle of California.
I'm March, Az we We're ordered home.
We arrived in New York the following
September, and never since have l set
foot in California. OF the officers of the
Savannah I think I am the only one liv-
Ing. There was one, John Kell. who
afterward served under the confederate
flag, and another. Jack Tillotson, who
retired from the navy long ago. They
may be still alive. but the others have
all gone"
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ODD FELLOWS RECEPTION
United With Them in Holding the
Function Were the Rebekahs
All in Honor Of Past Grand President Fannie
Benjamin and Grand naster Warboys.
Speeches and Presentation

Last evening all the Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs' lodges of this city united
in holding grand reception in honor of
Past Grand President Fannie Benjamin
OF the Rebekahs, and Grand Master
Warboys of the Odd Fellows.
The large assembly hall was crowded
to its utmost capacity. The chairman OF
the RECEPTION committee was f. X. Nc
Creery, who presided over the meeting
Council James Ashman made the adj.
dress of welcome He welcomed the
grand master on behalf of each indi-
vidual Odd Fellow of the city. He stated
that Mr.. Pomeroy, the oldest odd Fellow
in the state, and the youngest in the
the latter was the youngest because
he had joined the order but last Saturday
night. He was sure that the principles
of the order would be maintained in
every respect. while such an officer as
| Grand Master Warboys was in charge
The grand master made an eloquent
address in response IL the welcome He
| gave an outline of the marvellous prog
| ress OF the order, which numbered 900,
600 active members, and which was rep
resented by branches in seventeen ma
| tions of the world.
The order of Rebekah had been es-
tablished in 1851 and had done vast
amount of good by supplementing tbs
work of the other lodges. He stated
that the order spent over $1,000 a day
for charity in this state alone. He was
sure that the whole principles manifest
in such great works would endure as
long as brotherhood needed an example
among men.
Mrs. Annie Liddell, district deputy OF
the Rebekahs, made an address of well
come to Past President Fannie Benia-
min. She gave a statement of the con-
dition of the order a year ago, when
Miss Benjamin took charge of affairs
She stated that the growth of the order
in the last year was the most rapid in
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its history; that the condition of ths
Rebekah lodges was superior to almost
all other lodges or societies, and that
no more beautiful ritual work was
known in any order.
Miss Benjamin made response to the
ADDRESS OF welcome. She stated that
the reception given her upon her cleo
ton year ago and on the present occa-
sion were among the pleasantest expe-
riences of her life. She gave an out
line of the present state of the Rebekah
lodges, and hoped that the grand pre-
cepts of the order would always be re-
membered and upheld.
At the conclusion of Miss Benjamin s
address Mrs. VIM McFeely, ON behalf of
Columbia lodge, presented to Miss Ben
Jamin beautiful gold breastpin of three
links set with diamonds, emeralds and
lrubies.
w. o. Burr made a short address.
At the conclusion of the addresses
the banquet room became the scene of
merriment, which continued until mid
night.
Tonight the grand master and other
members of the grand lodge will visit
Semi-Tropic lodge to witness the ini-
tiation of candidates and install the new
officers.
Those present were: Mrs. NJ. F. Benz
mich, Mrs Lillian Fern, e. D. Parker
and wife. Oakland: Mrs E. Johnston.
San Diego; Mrs. Noyes, Mrs. Marks.
Miss Ida Lawrence, Miss Gertie Law
renee. Mrs. Adams, DR., c. f. Taggart,
John Burr and wife, Prof. NJ. Carlson,
DR.. F. NJ Parke and wife, 1. D. Pfeifer,
DR. j. c. Stout, George S. Simpson and
wife. 1 M. Parmeter and wife,
Capt. Jas. Ashman and wife, ]. c. Ry-
der and wife. T.. Il. Overholtzer and wife,
DR.. L. j. Crandall and wife, ii. ]. Craw-
ford and wife. Henry Freed and wife.
Criminger and wife, II. Fl. White and
wife, Mr.. Gillespie and wife. Mr.. Wesner
and Wife. Mr.. Drake and wife, Mr.. Dore
and wife, Mr.. Lothrop and wife, Mr..
Long and wife. Mr.. Holtz and wife, Mr..
Simpson and wife. Mr.. McCreary and
wife. Mr.. Loomis and wife. Mr.. Woods
and Wife, Mr. Crimminger and wife. Mr..
Deeds and wife, Mr.. Gingery and wife.
Mr.. Markoff and wife. Mr.. Wilcut and
wife, Dr. Boyd. t. b. Guinther, Richard
Livingstone. H. s. Brown, G. w. Stock
well, p. Royer, NJ. T. Herzog Pomeroy
Butler, T. r. Sloan. s'N Fred Bak. K.
er, w. K. Kreiger. d. D. Parker of
Oakland. r. A. Brown. Edward L.
Hutchison, Mrs. Anna Howe, P. Marks,
NJ. A. Wesner, NJ. f. Patton, NJ. A New
mark. H. Mendenhall, Eva Merely. P.
Vernon, Mr.. Henze, Mr.. Tupper. Mr.. Nc
Neil, Mr.. Howe, Mr.. Conignard, Mr..
O'Neil. Misses Ida Lawrence, Fidelia
Anderson, Grace Anderson, Bertha Bon
nelll, Gillespie, NJ Wilson, BERTHE May
er, Rose Mayer, Mrs. Tuppin.
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Licensed to Wed

The following licenses were issued
yesterday from the office of the county
clerk:
John William Gates, a native of Indi--
ana, aged % years and a resident of Los
Angeles, and Amelia Aaron, a native
of Illinois. aged q years and a resident
of Pasadena.
Revilo Hurlbut, a native of Michigan,
aged 55 years and a resident of River
side, and Mrs. Emiline Elizabeth Mil
lard, a native of New York, aged 46
years and resident of Santa Barbara.
George William Smith. a native of
Iowa. aged 81 years and Addie S. Brock
way, native of England. aged so years,
both residents of this city.
Noah G.. d. Joyce, native of Connec-
ticut. aged % years, and Belle Hum
phrey. a native of Texas aged Is years,
both residents of this city.
Joseph o Duquette , a native of New
York. aged 20 years, and Frances Ma
bel Augustine, native of Michigan,
aged IS years, both residents of Los
Angeles.
Frank S. Teachout. a native of Min
nesota, aged "a years. and Ada B. But
tolph a native of Oregon, aged 10 years,
both residents of this city.
Paul Muller, a native of Holland
/ aged Sc years and Marie Ane Fiddes. a
native of Canada, aged 36 years, botf
residents of Los Angeles.
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purse which was offered him, but he de-
clined 1t. After that he was master COM
mander and went on a cruise on the Pa
cific in the st. Louis. In 1897 he was pro-
NOTED post captain, then the highest po-
sition in the navy, and took charge of
Portsmouth navy yard, remaining there
until 1874 during which time he superin-
tended the rebuilding of the frigate Con-
gress.
He was then placed in charge of the
Pacific squadron. and 1t was while in
that position that he took possession of
California in obedience to orders from
George Bancroft then secretary of the
navy From 1S47 to 1851 he was in COM
mand of the navy yard a Norfolk After
he had been placed on the retired list he
was promoted to commodore, and in 1866
he was created rear admiral. He died
in New Brighton on November %, 1867.