Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-01-20

Col. Taylor ate his first meal with his
son, Linn ID. Taylor, and the latters
family, they having just moved there to
make a home for him, and he seemed
particularly happy over the prospect of
his home life. About $50 Friday morn
ing he had an attack of neuralgia of the
heart, due to hardening of the arteries,
which had caused heart attacks on pre-
vious occa sions. \ physician was called
at once and Col. Taylor was made as
comfortable as possible, but he failed
gradually and had another attack shortly
before his death
Herbert Edward Taylor was born in
Guilford Oct 13, 1897, and was a son of
jeremiah and Mary (Edwards) Taylor.
There were four children i'm the family,
all sons, two of whom died in childhood.
The only survivor is Joseph G. Taylor of
this town, who formerly was associated
with Col. Taylor in the insurance bust
ness. Col. Taylor attended the common
schools in Guilford, the seminary at
Westminster and Powers Institute in
Bernardston, Mass. His father was a
farmer, and during the vacation periods
the son found employment on the home
farm. where he spent the early years Of
his life. He went from Guilford to
! Illinois, where he became travelling
salesman for the Deere agricultural tool
| concern and lived in Moline.
When the Civil war broke out Col
| Taylors patriotic blood quickly prompted
him to act in defense of his country. An
cestOrs on both maternal and paternal
sides had fought in the Revolutionary
war. His mothers grandfather was Capt
John Stowell, who commanded a company
of soldiers in Seth Warmers regiment in
the battle of Bennington. Col Taylor gave
up his position in Moline and returned to
Guilford, where he enlisted in Company f,
| 4th Vermont Regiment. He was enrolled
! Aug. 81, 1861, ana was mustered out Sept
! 30, 1864, on account of disability because
| of wounds. He served in the battles of
| Williamsburg, Goldings Farm, Savage
| Station, White Oak Swamp. Champions
Gap, Antietam, Fredericksburg. Mayre's
| Heights, Salem Heights, Gettysburg,
Funkstown, Rappahannock Station and
| Wilderness
In the battle of the Wilderness Col.
! Taylor was wounded twice. from the
| effects of which he never fully recovered
| The first wound was caused by frag-
ment of a shell. The fragment was tri-
| angular in shape and weighed three and
| a half ounces. 1t struck him in the left
| side of the back, passed the spinal column
and lodged in the right side After re-
naming a time in the hospital he was
| sent to- his home in Guiford, where the
: late DR. George f. Gale of this town
removed the piece of shell the following
| September. AS he was being carried
| from the field of battle after his first
wound Col. Taylor was struck in one heel
| by a minnie bullet which fractured the
| bone and caused a trouble with the leg
| from which he was a constant sufferer
Col. Taylor remained in Guilford until
! 1862 when he came to Bratteboro and
| bought a clothing store and mems fur
nishings business, the store being located
where Donnell & Davis's millinery bust
ness now is, which he conducted until
| 1879 In 1879 he was appointed deputy
| collector of internal revenue of the dis
trict of Vermont. serving in that ca
pacity until 1885 In the following year
he was appointed deputy sheriff and elect
| ed tax collector. holding both positions
several terms. He was doorkeeper of the
House of Representatives. in 1888.
From 1886 to 1888 Col. Taylor served as
| captain and provost marshal of the LIST
Vermont Regiment. and from 1883 to 1890
he was colonel and aide de- camp on the
| STAFF OF Gov. William p Dillingham; He
| was elected commander of the Depart
ment OF Vermont. G. A. r. in 1883 and
always was prominently identified with the
| Grand Army. He attended many alton
al encampments in various parts OF the
| United States and gave freely OF his
| time and strength In interests of the
old soldiers and pensioners.
On Nov. 23. 1885, Secretary of the
| Treasury William Window appointed Col.
| lHylOT special Inspector OF customs, with
| official station at st. Adams. which posi-
| ton he held until Nov. /. 1898, operatin
| upon the northern frontier and In Canada,
| and he often related some interesting ex-
periences which he had In preventing and
| detecting smuggling and other frauds
| upon the treasury department
| In 1887 Col. Taylor and his brother be-
| came associated in the insurance business
| in Brattleboro In 1889 his brother moved
| from town and Col Taylor's son. Linn D.
| Taylor. became actively interested in the
business, The firm name OF Taylor
Brothers was retained until Col Taylor
gave up his government position in 1898,
when he devoted his time to the lnsur-
ance business and the firm name was
changed to II, Il. Taylor e. Son. The
business was conducted In Hooker build
ing until Jan. |, 1900. when the firm
bought out the Chids agency in Crosby
block, one of the oldest and strongest
agencies in the state. and moved then
to the room occupied by the Childs
agency. In recent years the business has
ID. Taylor and II has been successful I'm
n marked degree, Taylor & Son have
been general agents of the National Life
Insurance company and have represented
a variety of strong fire insurance com
panles. The business will be conducted
hereafter by Linn d, Taylor
Upon the death of DR.. Dan u. Webster,
postmaster, in March, 1904 President
Theodore Roosevelt named Col. Taylor
for postmaster upon the recommendation