The Forrest City times., 1894-01-12

Just as we were about to close the
 forms of THE TIMES last week, we learned of the appointment of our friend and fellow-citizen, Hon. Geo. r. Taylor to the position of Brigadier- General of the Arkansas State Guard.
 In the hurry to catch mails and get tue
 paper out on time, we could not give the time and space which We would
 have done under other circumstances, t" expressing our feelings of pride at one of our citizens being thus honored,
 and to extending proper cOngratula- tionS both to our friend Gen. Taylor,
 and to the State Guard, on his selec- tion.
 It has long been known to TIE
 TIMES that Governor Fshback has the
 levelest head in the state. and that he
 knows when and what to do at any
 and all times aItd,nnder all circumstan- ces. On behalf of the citizens of St.
 Francis county, and, in fact, of the
 whole of Eastern Arkansas, we thank
 him for his wise selection and the hon. or conferred upon one of our best and
 most highly respected citizens. It is
 appreciated the more because wholly |QDsought and undesired, and accepted only in order to restore harmony among the. soldier boys. General Fay
 Tor IS d man among men and enjoys the friendship of perhaps larger num-
 Der of personal acoualntanceS than any man in Eastern Arkansas. Of mag
 niiicent physical proportions, standing over six feet high and weighing above
 l95 pounds, he attracts attention ili any
 gathering. He was born in Cooper county, Mo-, October IS, 1850, and traces his ancestry back to John Taylor, of Scotch and Irish descent, who was the founder of that branch of the fami- ly on this side of the continent, and
 who came to America before the great stamp Act" and ';Boston Tea Party" occurred, and settled among the colo
 nistS Ot South Carolina. He was loyal to the country of his adoption when the great conflict began which an nOunced the birth of the greatest nation on the face of the globe, and gave one of his sons to the cause of freedom.
 Early in the history of Kentucky John
 Taylor emigrated to this territory. and here was born and reared his son, upon
 whom was bestowed the family name of John. He grew to manhood Tn To- cality even then thinly settled, but, be-
 ing lured by the tales of the new region
 across the Mississippi, followed the train of emigrants westward. and
 among the prominent names in the early history of Cooper couuty, Mo, ap-
 pears that of John Taylor. He was
 there married to Miss Cue,lrell. After
 remaining in that county until the
 breaking out of the war he moved to St. Louis. Geo. P. Taylor spent his life in his native state, and attended school
 at Boonville, conducted by the Rev. Dr. kemper. He was fourteen years of age when his father removed to St. l Louis, and in 1867 removed to Arkan-
 sas,, settling in Lee county on planta- tion, where he remained until 1873. Then he came to Forrest City, and died here in 1879 of yellow fever, hls wife preceding him about one year.
 George F. Taylor located as citizen of St. Francis county in 1870, where he was engaged in farming, being married | in February, 1873, to Miss Alice keonce
 native of this county. She IS the mother of six children-Edgar F., Wal
 ter R., Ava J., Alice N.. Mamie, and George D., 1T. In 1874, after the recon struction act, MT. Taylor was elected representative of St. Francis county, though at that time only twenty-f0M
 years of age. He was reelected m 1878.
 and in 1880 was appointed county col lectOr. In 1880 he entered into the real estate business at Forrest City. In 1885 the Forrest City Manu.actur- ing company was formed, with MT. Taylor as president, but a S5 900 the shortly afterwards caused the dlssoiu-
 tion of the company. In 1884 he formed partnership with Hatcher x Maun in the mercantile business. re- maining for two years. December, :,
 1886. he was associated with James NJ. Stewart as real estate agents and brok-
 CTS. then the only firm of the kind In
 the county. Heis one of the organizers
 and is secretary of the Forrest City
 Hotel company. a corporation with a capital stock of S24,00O, and IS also a stockholder and director Of the Bank oi
 Eastern Arkansas, located at Forrest
 City, which has a capital stock of Sl00,-
 GOO. Both enterprises yield good re-
 turns. and their stock is quoted above
 par. MT. Taylor also owns several large plantations. in this county, and IS