Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-25
Word Received Of Death Of
d.. f. J. Taylor
After Short Illness at Sisters
Home in Dryden, Ne.
Taken III While In Pennington IT.
tending Relatives Funeral.

The sad news was received here at
$50 o'clock Monday morning of the
death of DR.. Floriman J. Taylor OF TINS
town, which occurred in Dryden AT the
home of his sister. Mrs. Mary Ranger,
where the doctors mother. Mrs. Alb
biz Taylor. also makes her home" The
doctor. with Mrs Taylor. left mere
week ago Saturday for Pennington t"
attend the funeral of relative AMI
expected to return home the following
Monday after passing sunday with
his mother and sister in Dryden. soon
after arriving in Pennington the d""-
tor was taken ill with cElll ana II"
VAS taken as soon as possible to Dry
den. His condition was such that much
anxiety was felt by friends from the
start, but it abated somewhat ~
Thur sday, when it was thought he was
gaining from an attack of the grip and
tOnsilitis. 4 post card written under
the direction of DR.. Taylor was receit-
ed Saturday by DR.. F.. a. Porter OF this
town and read aloud at the sunday
school at the Free Baptist church sun
day forenoon, giving the many friends
OF the doctor secured feeling for MS
recovery, and the sudden news Of his
death came as great shock 10 the
tcwnspeople in general. ON Friday
night pneumonia developed and al
though everything possible. was done
medical aid being obtained from Port
land in consultation with local phNsl-
clans there, he rapidly sank under the
conditions of the disease.
DR.. Taylor was born in Jay Dee. IL.
1854. He attended the common school.
Wilton Academy and Pennington Nor
MAI school. graduating from tn" latter
in 1876. The year following he taught
in the Abbot Family school in Farm
inglo,, or the Little Rlue school as it
is generally known, and the next year
he taught at Glenwood, Ill. He Their
returned to Maine and entered the
Nichols Latin school in Lewiston. tax
ing the college preparatory course.
teaching several terms during the time.
In 1873 he began the study "i medicine
and graduated from Rush Medical Col
lege, Chicago, Feb. %. 1881 The fol-
low ing March he settled in this town.
where he had been q very successful
physician. having q large practice and
today many homes here and in this Vi
entity mourn his loss as personal. In
ali the wCrk for the moral and mate rial
advancement of the town he was in
tereSted.
He was closely identified with the
Free Baptist church. of which he was
I, member. having served as supern-
teildent OF the Sunday school for many
years He had also been a member of
the church choir for years. He was a
trustee and member of the executive
committee of Maine Central Institute.
He had served for some time IL Secre-
tary of the Board of United States Pen
sion Examining Surgeons for Snnler-
set county He was a valued director
OF the Pittsfield National Bank. He was
a member OF the Cd Fellows.
About the year 1883 he was married
to Miss Nellie V. Vaughan of Chester
vile who survives. Besides the widow
the mother. who is aged and the sister
mentioned, two brothers, Will and Au-
gustine both of Waverley. Iowa. sur
vive. The remains will be brought here
for burial and arrangements for the
funeral services will he announced lat