Democrat and Chronicle from Rochester, New York • Page 21

2i SEW A OVER Tl SEMES TS CITY'S OLDEST WAR VETERAN IS TAKEN BY DEATH Samuel T. Lawrence Dies at Age of 98 Years. Would Have Marked 100th 1 Birthday Tico Years Hence SALESMEN WANTED Mem to 9H trt tb retail tnr. Bltf -r and a fall line. ht.tt.

aad out town. C. (. IIALiU INC. MR WATSON KOCHESTER DEMOCRAT AXDCmiOSICLE.

WEDNESDAY. MARCH 15. 1022. FIREMAN IN EARLY DAYS 5J East Artnut WANTED SALESWOMEN ith Thorough Experience in SLITS. AND DRESSES I MARCH 15 th vi I r- I 'Income Tax Day Married Men Allowed $2500 Exemption Some would Rather Pay the Tax: Single Men Paving the Tax would Rather Have Exemption, It's Hard to Please Everyl)ody but We Make a Business of It In Hats Married or Single Young, Middling or 0 whether you have a bank-roll or whether you're on a pay-roll NATIONAL SPRING HATS $6.00 $2.85 AT '1 1 IN 6 -a Joined Volunteer In Hii Youth and Fought Stubborn Front Street Fire Served with Engineers in Civil War Before Lee Gavs Up.

Sauipel T. Lawrence, the olden Civil-war veteran iu Korhester and one of the oiiier trterans in Nw York 'ate, yesterday at bin home. No. 4o2 Ktreet, aed OS years, t'unrral services, in which t'ivil-niir vetemn nf Mi.itm.. oocnly will take lrt, will be helil at 2 rt'clock tomorrow afternoon a No.

"1 I.ake avenue. Interment will be made iu Mount Hope cemetery. Mr. Ijiwrence was born in Stillinicr. Saratoga entinty, in JXH.

His' father foiiKbt miller the American 0.ii on (lie hillh eras in the War of 1M2 with England. Mr. fjiwrenre rame to in JsH. Hf attemlei) mhool here for a short time ami then became nn in the carpentering trade with Jason Bnssett, ha had a little ehop iu Aqueduct street. Ii was in in that yuuns Ijiwn-nce cast his first vote, balloting for llenrv I'lav.

He he- rnie a member of a volunteer fire so-Iciation an.l at the time of bis death tue oldest exempt fireman in IS hester. Came Here in 1841. When he first came to IWhrMrr in 1S41 he look up hii residem-e in Msin I street, lie maiTinl in uml Ins rirt wife died in lS'HI. lie was the father of six children, two of whom died. In 1SW he moved into a dlone house in (lenesee street, a few rods south of Hronson avenue, then named Hunter street.

This house only recently was sold anil will be torn down. (In August which was his birthday, Mr. Lawrem-e enlisted in t'ouipany E. Fiftieth Engineers. Ho joined the Army of the Potomac, under tieneral and remained until Lee's surrender, four and half years later.

He was slightly wounded in the leg. He had four brothers in the war. due, Charles Lawrence, was killed in the of St. Mary's Heights. As a corporal of the Fiftieth New York Engineers, Company Mr.

Lawrence heliied to construct the hriilre over stream at Farniviile. near Hichmond. for the I nion soldiers to pass over when they forced (ieneral Lee to surrender. The engineers were ordered to stay by the bride, so they couldn't see the surrender. Lived in Chicago a While.

After the I'nion soldiers had forced Lee to surrender Corporal Lawrence received his honorable diachargo anil returned to Rochester to live. Here he followed his trade of carpenter ami builder until 1S71, when he removed to Chicago with his family. He lived in that city for nearly thirty years, but returned each year to Hochester ou a visit as long as his parents lived. In .1000 he returned to Hochester to live and had made his home at No. Magnolia street since that time.

Mr Lawrence was descended from a family of fighters. Samuel Townley, his mother's father, fell in the Hevolutionary war. His father. Smith Lawrence, served in the War of 1X12. Three of his grandsons saw service with the American army overseas in the World War, Samuel and Harry Lawrence, both of Chicago, and timnni Lawrenoeft of Valparaiso, who was killed in action in France.

As a Civil war veteran Mr. Ijiwrence took an active interest in the affairs of the Engineers' Brigade of the Army of the Potomac, and every year attended the annual reunion of the brigade nt Geneva. He always wt at "'e head of the table at the reunions. Fireman in Early Days. Besides having been a war veteran, Mr.

Lawrence nlso was a veteran fireman. When he was barely of legal age Mr. Lawrence joined old Engine Company 5, which was housed in Main street, east of St. I'auT street. In a fire that burned half one side of Front street about 1S4J he contracted a clod which the doctors thought would be fatal, but he recovered in three or four days.

After the illness that followed the Front street fire, Mr. Laurence joined Engine Company 4, then Iocs lei I near Buffalo bridge, lie was secretary of this company for seven or eight years, or until he left the city in or to go to Niagata Falls, and with that removal his connection with lire fighting companies ended. In telling of the early days of the Fire Ilepartnient a year or two ago, Mr. Lawrence recalled the story of the immense cheese that was presented to the lire fighters in the '40s and which was cut up into small portions and sold about the city. These sales netted $000, which was the nucleus of the firemen's pension fund which has now grown to an amount never anticipated by firemen of those early days.

Afterward, whenever money was given to the men after a fire as a token of appreciation of owners of property, it went into that fund a a volunteer effort of the men to take csre of thoM of their kind who might in future heiume disabled or otherwise need the assistance the fund could give. Since then, a state law made this disposal of donations obligatory. Once a City Cadet. Mr. Lawrence also in his youth was a member of the Hochester City Cadets, a military organization of the young men of the city.

Mr. Lawrence leaves bis wife, Louise liwrence, and four children, the oldest of whom is more than 70 years old. They are: Edwin. Charles and Samuel l-a-rence. nil of Chicago.

He also leaves eighteen grandchildren and tweuty-two great-grandchildren, as well aa several nephews and nieces. Thousands of Young Men are faiiuj the most serious problems of their lives. That is tbo cboosint of a crer. Many hav drifted into this or that kind of work beeasa they had not thorough tminioi to enable them take res(onille position in business. F.x-roll in the Rochester Business institute next Monday.

March 20th, and thus secure the knowledge which will guarantee your success. Rochester Business Institute. 172 Clinton avenue south. Ad vertisement. Cocoanut Oil Especially aelerled for Toilet mid Massage Bottle, 25c ltottlrtl In ear mn laboratory.

The Paine Drug Company, rrrcrittiin porifilKt Kslnblisllril lv.ii S4 2 Fast Main St. Rochester's leading l'rug Store, for l'C Warn. FOR SALE Two high class corner lots for ale at reasonable price, in Browncroft Section XX-25, THIS OFFICE WANTED $21,000 SECURITY FIRST MORTGAGE Central Real Estate Value $65,000 Payable $350.00 monthly or leu and 6 interest. Thla' one A one anad you should investigate. ADDRESS XXI 4, THIS OFFICE.

A Moment's Consider ation i or oaraner pacierna win mow that attractiveness and dia- tinctiveness are achieved by I me exceptionally ariituc conception of the piece a a whole. Every line, curve and proportion, at well ai the color value and character of covering, unite in the achievement of exquisitely beautiful Up-hoUtered Furniture. fcj maln7995-Chajl76J ll 1 1 474 Part m.r..i.... Jt "win i a ivi tni urtmrnwe; i t.fj lift I 't 8 YELLOW I Many but-in-- mm tnktf SI of the nine ur II; A (tinnrilv, lout In ii-qmr- If -if itn t.v kfMMMnir H.ioi!)t I i ft imnt with tlltw vxU. I The rtmiM it with which yi'llowK r.ptunl nuikps in- I 9 crraHed I'fflrti-m'v on th a 9 purr of lb' htmineKa uitn 1 1 poMibtfv Try it itie 1 von have an apimin I II diMauca ftMin your oth If If Rochester Taxicab Co.

jfl Main 375 1 1 iPOlM KM SAMUEL T. LAWRENCE. ANNIVERSARY DINNER TO BE JOINT AFFAIR National Engineering Societies Co- operate in Saturday Event, The American Institute of Electrical Engineers, American Society of Mechan-ial Engineers. American Association of Engineers, American Legion Engineer's I'ost and American Society for Steel Treating are the national engineering or-ganirations which are co-operating with i the local societies to make the joint an niversary dinner, Saturday evening, an event never to be forgotten. In addition to Charles IS.

F'reeman. the principal speaker, there will be addresses by Charles C. F.vans, architect and by Claude Kragdnn, the well known specialist on artistic illumination of theatrical and public occasion. The program Committee, ,1. If.

Cath-er, C. A. Carpenter and V- A. Ilerenor, are getting out a souvenir program, which will have a cover design by Mr. Bragdnn, appropriate with his plans for the lighting decorations.

That the wives and woman friends of members may be present at the nntisual occasion, seats have' been provided for them in the balcony of the ball room, tickets for which may be obtained from F. T. I'yrne. No. liO Stone street, or at Engineering building.

No. 67 South avenue- MEMORIAL DAY PLANS Younger Veterans Have Been Asked to Take Mors Active Interest. At the annual meeting of the Memorial 1 and Executive Committee officers were elected as follows: Commander, JameK H. Splaine; senior vice-commander, litns i Sachs; junior vice-commander, John Pit-j man: adjutant, R. M.

(ienthner; quarter- master, Charles T. Peck; sergeant-major, II. E. Norton; chief marshal, A. 13.

Mas-t tcrs; chairman Flower Committee, S. C. Tierce. The Civil war veterans and Sens of Veterans have for many years with the aid of school boys placed flowers and flags on the graves of all veterans. There is a large increase in the number of graves to lie decorated this year, due to the number of Civil war veterans who! have been "Mustered Out," and the ad- dition of the graves of Spanish and i World war veterans.

The younger veterans have heen in-1 vited to take a more active part in Meu'orial Day work under the direction of the Memorial and Iwveeutive Com- mittee. INSPECTION OF FIRST FRATERNAL REGIMENT Event Takes Place This Evening-Major Willard in Command. i The twenty-second annual inspection and review of the First Fraterna' Regi- meDt will be held tb is evening at Convention Hall. The program will begin 1 at. 8 o'clock.

Mayor Clarence I). 'an- 1 Zandt and Public Safety Commissioner Harry jJ. Bareham ill reTiew the regi- i ment. 'A dance will follow. Major P.

Wtliard is president of the First Fraternal Regiment and the 1 committee in charge of the inspection to-night consists of Charles F. Teller, Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Purccll. Cap tain James 11- Taylor, Harrison Koeth and Sergeant-Major J. Charles E. Hall.

LETZ QUARTETTE TO PLAY HERE TO-NIGHT Noted Chamber Music Four WiU 1 Appear la Kilbourn Hall. Thd noted Let QuarhMt will mnko 1m flrpt apparancr In Kilbourn TIall. of the Ea strain School of Mimic to-niffht. Tt personnel Vs eomponefj of Hun I.eta. tint violin: Edward Bachmxnn.

second riolln; Edward Kreiner. viola, and Horac Briss, violoncello. The follnwfn program will be tfiven, beginning at o'rlmk 1. Quartette in I major Haydn AHejrrvftn Manuel to I Allirn.r 1 Kin a If lPrii) i 2, yuartMte in Hut major, Op 67 Hrahu) ivnc( A ikIm tt ft A lit to Allt'urel lit it on troppn) I'tK'o con VHrinzioiit 5. Tr.x U-xit finale, from Qurit ic in luiwttr Knvel ON H0LY0KE COMMITTEE Mrs.

Albert C. Snell Elected by Graduate Council to Serve. At the eighth an. mil session of the firaduate Council of Mount Ilolyoke Colleje. which took place at the collese in South Hadley.

on Friday and Satnriay of hst week, Mrs. Albert C. Snell. of No. Highland Heights, was clecteil to serve on the local alumnae association's committee for the ooniin; year.

Ths (Graduate Council, which ia composed of about fifty mcmUrs represent-1 inr the'eolloge and the alumnae, meeu at Mount Holyoke each year to discuss) eolle matters, that the alumnae! thro'isbout the country may made I acquainted with eollejo matters. Mrs. Seth B. Carkin. of No.

Tf7! ASetdeen Itiwd, repr.tmtH the RiM'h-eter Mount Holyoke Alumnae AsMH'ia-j tioimt. the recent cotmcil session. Offer You Your Hat at Your Price, Sir Makes no difference who you are what you want or what you're able to pay, there's a Spring Hat here at The National for every type of man, mentality or means and that means you. Stylo to your heart's content and sizes to your head's contents the biggest assortment of new shapes, shapely styles, and smart shade3 any Spring has ever brought to The National. And are they different? Wait'll you see the new Heather-hue, Sand-tans and Oyster-grays satin-lined or not, high-banded or low, dark or light choose your own.

You'll find plenty to choose from. You'll Have to Come In to Buy, But You Won9 1 Have to Buy to Come In, I I TO Street Eait WILL SUGGEST MEANS TO SAVE CASH CROPS Monroe County Market Gardeners to Meet Thursday. The Monroe County Market As-ioriaiion xil bold special nicvt ing Thursday evening at o'cUn'k in lirangc Hall. Irondcj-ioit. the s(M-akcrs will be Trnf.

A. F. (lustufMin. extension sjicrialisf from the I lopartiueiit of Agronomy, state college of asrrir-nl titrc. His subject will be "Cheaper Sour.es of Drsanic Matter for Gardeners." At a meetitig of community lcsdeis of lrondeouoit in February it devolovcd that the most difficult problem facing market gardeners of thir kei'tion is a cheap source of orjranic matter.

T'ro-fe-sor tlnstat'son will means of eroding organic matter as cover crops without Koriously interfering with the production of cah crois. A "W.VI"' AO. IS ALW AYS TIMM.Y PON GET Br.VFfU A HAT TUAT'S BENEATH YOU. Y0V CA! TRY ON A HCTMU ALL BirmexT. A rm 115-117 Main members of the clas are asked to attend the regular meeting of the claws on at which time it is e.vpwted a date for tire dinner will be divided on.

RESIGNS AS ADJUTANT lieutenant Beutley to Be Succeeded by Lieutenant W. F. Butler. The resignation of First Lieutenant IMancey L. Rentier as adjutnnt of the Third Ilatlalion.

HMh Infantry, X. was announced yesterday by Major T- Smith, commanding othecr. He will be succeeded by Lieutenant William F. Butler, at preent junior comroandin; officer of the How itzer Company. Lieutenant Bsntley entered the National Guard in July.

19Vi. He i service at the Mexican Border as adjutant to the late Major Frederick S. Coucbman. Lieutenant Butler saw service on the Mexican border and served two years and 11 dnys in the World war. He wis wounded while acting as a oiit for Company A.

I'eUh Infantry, on Srptem her V.H. TV YOt? nvrt YOLK HAT AT THE NATIONAL THIS YEA YOU CAN'T n.vn it. ROCHESTER MEN'S BID FOR ROAD WORK LOW Beat Out Ten Others in Competition for Improvement Job. Albany. March II K.

W. and .1. J. Crouch, of His hesler. to day submitted the bid for the imiirovrment of highway No.

1.4M. Llm irove-ltidge, Slonroe oounty, in eometition with ten other contractors. The bid was II- Murray, of Kochestcr, put in the next lowest bid, $70.14 On the proposal to improve road No. 1.4S0, Leon-Markham Dayton, part 1, Cattaraugus county, the lowet bid was that of the Cold Spring Construction Company, Buffalo. IfKl.l.

George Metijer. F.mporintJ!, bid low on the proposal to improTe road No. 1.611. rnrfville-Carroll. Cattarangus countv, Snl.l.lC.

Tait Clasa Dinner Postponed. The annual dinner of the Tait Class, which vm to be held on Friday nizhr, lias liven postuied for a few weoks. The XlltMV tlWRT, (Dl'XtV or A. Allcs. elHidtilT, vk.

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