[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] He is an upright man, an enterprising citizen, a true friend and a courteous gentleman. As such he will long be appreciated throughout the locality in which he lives and also the county at large. ALEXANDER TAYLOR, JR., Son of the preceding, and one of the most popular and successful young men in the county, was born in the city of New York, June 22, 1848. In early boy-hood he attended school at the Charlier Institute and finished his education at Churchill's Military Acad-emy, at Sing Sing. At the age of seventeen he en-tered his father's office in Wall Street as a clerk, and in a few years was taken in as junior partner. Four years of partnership with Taylor Bros, created an ambition to venture on his own account, and with his father as associate and adviser, business was estab-lished at No. 50 Broadway, under the firm-name of Alexander Taylor & Son. Later the senior withdrew to go to Europe, and William Taylor's younger brother, George M. Taylor, was taken into the busi-ness, under the firm-name of Alexander Taylor's Sons. Two years ago Mr. George M. Taylor retired to the country, and under the name of Alexander Taylor,