. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. parents and other members of hisfamily to Pennsylvania, taking up res-idence at Shade Gap. His educationwas received in the public schoolsand later at Milnwood Academy. Pre-paring himself for teaching, he follov/-ed this occupation for 7 years. Threeof these years he spent in the MountUnion schools. In 1884 Mr. Taylorentered the P. R. R. freight office inthis place as a ci-erk. He continuedin this deparluiont for several 1SS7 he was married to Miss ViolaFuller, eldest of W. , then freight agent at MountUnio
. History of Mount Union, Shirleysburg and Shirley Township. parents and other members of hisfamily to Pennsylvania, taking up res-idence at Shade Gap. His educationwas received in the public schoolsand later at Milnwood Academy. Pre-paring himself for teaching, he follov/-ed this occupation for 7 years. Threeof these years he spent in the MountUnion schools. In 1884 Mr. Taylorentered the P. R. R. freight office inthis place as a ci-erk. He continuedin this deparluiont for several 1SS7 he was married to Miss ViolaFuller, eldest of W. , then freight agent at MountUnion, and in 1S96, after serving 12years in the interest of the railroad,he abandoned that line of work andentered the campaign as a Republicancandidate for Register and Recorderof this county. Alvhoui;ii disappoidt-ed in his ambiMou. Mr. Ta^lnr becamein the following year (1897) postmas-ter of our town, which office he hasheld ever since with much accept-ance and ability as well as enjoyedthe esteem of his constituency. Heis the father of 5 children: Ralph,. I. Newton Ta^viur, Postmaster 032 Rlith, Helen, Jane and Newton, Taylor has occupied several bor-ough offices in his time, being atpresent a member of the School-boardsHe is a sincere and conscientiousman and exercises the duties of with grat care and is an elder in the Presbyterian,church and superintendent of the pri-mary department of the SabbathSchool. He is a citizen who is de-voted to the best interests of thetown, viewed from a social, pcliticaland religious standpoint. RALPH F. TAYLOR Ralph Fuller Taylor, was- born in:Mount Union, August 1, 1888, the Mr. and Mrs. I. Newton grew up under influences- con-ducive to learning, and entering ourschools, he giaduatsd in the cl«iss of190G. Returning the following year^Mr. Taylor took some graduate work,which beca:i:3 of the advanced,courses of study inaugurated previous-ly in our high school, enabled him toenter the Classic
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