Middletown transcript., 1899-11-18
WILLIAM TAYLOR.
Blessed are the merciful; for they
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Blessed are the nerciful; for they
shall obtain merey.-Mat. v;
How beautiful are the Beatitudes Of the In
comparable sermon ON the mount How mo-
BILE that Characteristic In life which reminds
Of one Of them! Charity Is Christ-like, and to
remember the poor is to give to the Lord. A
big, generous heart wins and holds friends.
Such was one of the chief characteristics OF
win am Taylor, q resident of Middletown and
a Well-known lumber dealer throughout the
State and Peninsula, The attendance upon
his funeral on Tuesday from his residence
| here attested the friendship of rich and poor,
white and colored. The fullness Of his gen
erosity will never be all told-he was merciful
1 to the poor.
The citizens OF Middletown as well as hosts
OF friends within and without the State twere
startled on Saturday afternoon, NoY. uth, by
the announcement of the death Of Mr. Taylor.
He had been i'll only since o'clock that
morning (not friday when DR.. Charles A.
Ritchie was called in because Of q gastric
hemorrhage, though he had been feeling poor
ly for several days. The doctor was sum-
moned again just after noon having seen his
patient about 0 that morning. MI. Taylor
was suffering from s'smothering sensations"
caused by lack of circulation. DR.. I. 8. VAL
landigham was hastily sent for but "heart
failure' claimed the busy, active life about
Las o'clock. The sad words were quietly but
swiftly passed from one to another-William |
Tay lor is dead. His loss to the community |
and TO the 200 employees over the peninsu a |
cannot be repaired. No man could have been |
taken who win be more missed in the COM
munity. The nervous, biS-hearted life is |
ended.
Mr.. Taylor was born Jan. Is, 1850, at Dinah's
Corner, near Dover. His parents were Reese
and Annie Taylor, his N other survives him, re.
siding on Crawford street In her comfortable
home where the filial love In substantial form
greeted her In the weekly envelope every Sat
urday without exception Mr.. Taylor was
married Feb. "a, 1874, to Mss Annie Jones,
of Mr.. Purnen Jones, then residing
on farm near Union Church, the burial
place OF the beloved and sainted Bishop Levi
Scott. He leaves to mourn their irreparable
loss his mother, his widow, daughter, Mrs.
Edgar Clark; two sons, John Gray and Julian;
three sisters, Mrs. Sallie Smith, Leipsic, Mrs.
gu sic Allaback, Philadelphia; Mrs. Mollie
Cummins, Leipsic; nd two brothers, Mr..
Lewis Taylor, Rhodesdale, Nd; and Calvin H.
Taylor, Of this town, and a host Of relatives
snd friends.
Mr.. Taylor's business interests were large
and his executive ability in their manage
ment was superbly shown during the period
1f depression OF four years ago. He had large
holdings in valuable timber tracts and car
led insurance Of $4,000, partly paid up. He ]
moved to Middletown about 10 years ago and
las been a prominent citizen ever since.
Eleven years ago he united with the M.
>hurch of this town, became an official MEM
'er and was always q generous contributor.
lis doors swung full open to the Methodist
ministry especially. The church will miss
lim.
The funeral services at the home he loved 9
o well on Tuesday at O'Clock were largely i
ttended. Flowers were everywhere. Under t
aker Emerson having three aids In handling
hem, two carriage loads being taken to the !
'orest Cemetery. Rev. e. W. Caswell had I
haTge Of the es ercises and raid beautiful 8
ribute which will appear next week In the :
in its entirety. Rev. F. 81.
loore of Forest Church, read the Scri ptral :
election and the following former pastors =
aid merited tribute to the good qualities of
cart and life Of the deceased: Revs. Alfred | q
mith. 3. II. Adams, G. W. PIettyman and
dam Stengle. Revs. Chas. A. Hill, L. H.
aswell and Mr.. Prouse were also present.
The Honorary pall-bearers were: r. L,
Holiday, Supt. Del. Div. Penn. r. r., Of
over; g. W. Creighton, Supt. Sunbury Div
enn. r. r., of Williamsport, g.; Jos. L.
ibson, of Odessa; r. P. Snowden, Of Cam o
an, N. j.; L. j. Allen and ]. B. Book, Of E
lay ton; Jos. A. Euydam, A. G. Cox, Jos. q. n
arker and s. M. Reynolds of this town. The t
;tive patl-bearers were: F. p. Foley, and !,
:. @. Davidson, Of Philadelpnia; M B. Bur. Ii
s, DR.. T. II. Glpin and J. 8. Crouch, of this p
'wn; John W. Barclay, Of Clayton; F. r. a
homas and James II. Nichol, Of Haddon-
cid, Nj.