Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-03
DEATHS DOINGS.
THREE WELL-kNOWN CITI-
ZENS DEAD.
a Local Minister, . wei. K noWn Busi-
ness MAN aud an Aged Uontenar-
ian Pay She Last Debt
Of Nature.

Rev. William W. Taylor, more famil-
inrly known ss Father Taylor, died At
bis residence corner Of b and OlAymont
streets, South Wilmington, on Saturday
evening At z 80 O'Clock, after q short
bus severe Illness OF pnenmouiA.
Father Taylor was In the SO b year Of
his age, Gnd WAS born In Fruit and /;
WlcomicO county Md. He begun life
81 . sailor, and Father Taylor has often
told In his religious experiences Of his
way aywaEdness, his disregard for the
Sabbath and religious restraint, but in
snswer TO the prayers Of . piouV mother
he was converted when he was twenty
years old, ard uniting with the M E
Church, he remained not what iB com
monty called only . consistent mem ber,
but an aggressive, hAEd.Working mem.
bsr z
His light was not hidden under a
bushel, but II 81 o e forth brightly, Civ
log light to many btn'ghtej, ia qaiTinR
souls and making Brilliant the paths Of
pure christian life. he was man Of
the most tender s'n1ibilltler, weeping
copiOus showers OF tear In his tarnsss
exhortAtions. Whatever the world may
uay Of Others, Of Father Taylor there
was but one opinion, and that was that
he was godly pioua man.
After he removed to this city he
worked At blaCksn1ithing and being o
local preacher he was active In mission
work. He was the John the Baptist
that led tbs way for the building Of
Kinaswood M. Il. Chapel, Hnd also tire
starting Of CookmAn NJ E Chapel . few
months ago At Eourteeuth and Scott
streets. He was = member OF Asbury
@. II. Church, and his funeral will Is Ike
plScs from that church on Wednesday
afternoon next, at 8 O'Clock. Intermsnt
ln Mt, Salem Cemetery.
Father Taylo1 took q very active part
In the butcher temperance movement
In this city some twelve years Ago; In
fact he never missed any opportunity
for taking part In any good work. For
the last few years OF his life he has been
employed In the Lobdsll Oar Wheel
Oompnny's Works, but owing to . Grip
pied hand, which tnterfered with bis
labors, be Was about to relinquish 90.
tive labor, and the 12sh Of December
was set IS the day upon which he was
to start for Denver, Colorado, to spend
the remainder Of his days with his
children, who reside there.
He was twice married and leaves
wife and six children. His daughter,
Mrr. Anna Walker, Of Denver, will ar
rive here on Tuesday.
The Oookman NJ. r. Sunday sohool
| yesterday afternoon took appropriate
recognition Of the death OF Father Tay
lor, anu made . suitable contribution
towards defrAyinR the funeral expenses.
Resolutions Of respect will be passed Of
. meeting OF the teachers TO be held to-
morrow night.
William d. Merrill, superintendent Of
tha upholstering department Of the
jackson and Sharp OompADy's oar
works, died ct his residence, No 1103
Adams street, at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning, after brief and severe attack
Of erysipBlAs, aged 73 years. He is
native OF Salem, Mass, and learn d the
trade OF upholslernR. About 1856 he
sd with the hIm OF Kimball & Qorton,
oar builders, but when that hrm ceased
operations he came here snd engaged
with the jackson 8 Sharp Company.
at that time, twenty three years ago,
he did ell the work himssli, but he lived
10 see the business increase and he be.
came the foreman Of twenty men.
Mr. Merrill was q gentleman of ex
emplaRy habits, with a moral FeotItude
uuquestloned, q business man OF rare
sagaoity, bright and comprehensive
intelligence and an unsWervinR Rspub.
lioAu above partisAnship. He leaves no
family but = wife, an only child, q
daughter, Who-WAs the Joy of the houss,
having died some ten years ago. The
time for the funeral had not been de-
oided upon this morning.
John Crawford died at the residence
OF his son, Thomas Crawford, No. Al2
Orange street, Saturday morning, at
the advanced age Of 102 years. The
cause OF death was pneumonia.
The deceased was Q native OF Done
gal, ireland, where he resided until
about 81 years Of age. At that time his
wife died and he was left alone. Not
1ithltAndiDR his nearly ave score
years, he determined to come TO
America, and arrived here safely in the
year 1880.
Since his arrival he has divided his
time with his son George, who Ia Q
farmer, living near ELAN, Delaware
county, Pa, his son Thomas in this
city, and his daughter Martha.
The deceased was very vigorous and
enjoyed extremely good health through
ont his long life. While stopping on
his sons farm, he would rise % early
as O'Clock in the morning and begin
the day 3 work By going to the barn aud
caring for the horses and cattle and
keeping general oversight upon mat.
ters generally. About q week ago,
however, he contracted q heavy cold,
which developed into pneumonia Dr..
b. Harvey Day, Of TAlleyvIlle, OF.
tended him during his illness and on
making his uauAl call yesterday morn.
inR found that he was dead
Mr.. Crawford comes Of Q family noted
Tor longevity. Two brothers and one
sister survive him, and Ihslr combined
ages aggregate 29t years. One brother,
living in Phlladelphis, is 100 years old
he is now sick. The other brother, q
farmer OF Lancaster County, Pa, is SO
years old. 1he surviving sister lives St
West Grove, lOhester County, Pa, and
Is 9S years old.
The funeral will take place on Tues.
day, and intermsnt will be made In the
New Cathedral Cemetery.
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