Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1890 — Death of Edgar Taylor. [ARTICLE]

Death of Edgar Taylor.

The following notice of the death of Edgar Taylor is from the Bloomington, Ind., Telephone. Mr. Taylor was a most excellent and highly giftedyoung man and the sad news of his

death will be received with great sorrow here, where he had so many warm friends, and attracted such universal esteem during his year’s teaching in our town. Following is the extract from the Telephone: Word has been received of the death of Edgar Taylor, at Portland Oregon. Mr. Taylor died from lung. troubleand leffr his home at Smith-i ville Aug, Ist. with the hope that a • change of climate would be beneficial, but he was too far gone and on the 23rd he passed quietly away. His mother and sister accompanied him on the journey and were with him at' the close. His remains were buried at Portland. Oregon. Edgar Taylor was the only son of Mr, and Mrs. William Taylor, and was born

and raised at Smithville, When his parents moved to New Albany he accompanied them and there graduated in the high school, He afterwards came to Bloomington and graduated in 1887 from Indiana University. In 1887-8$ he taught at Paoli, and a year later was principal of the high school at Renssselaer, and taught the year out, though his health failed before the work was completed. Since that time his condition grew worse until the end. Edgar Taylor was fl young man of sterling principle, of the highest instincts of a gentleman, and, had he lived, would have been a valuable citizen to any community.