Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1914 — HAS CANNON FOR HIS COFFIN [ARTICLE]

HAS CANNON FOR HIS COFFIN

Pennsylvania Veteran of Civil War, Active at Eighty-Six, Also Is Preparing His Grave. X Philadelphia.—Gen. John P. Taylor, a Civil war veteran, although apparently in good health, is making preparations for his funeral. He has placed an order for a solid bronze coffin to be cast from old cannon and a vault has been sunk in the private cemetery on his estate near Reedsville, Pa. The general plans to have this covered by a big granite block to be surmounted by a bronze statue of himself. General Taylor, despite his eightysix years, is still robust and enjoys a horseback ride almost daily. He is a member of a national commission and a former commander of the Legion of Honor. Supposed Drowned Man Returns. Passaic, N. J.—Stephen Wokan, supposedly drowned two years 'ago, came back-to his wife and three children and was arrested for failing to provide for her and* the children during that time.