The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-05
STATE NOTES.
Gen. John w, Phelps was found
ad in bed at his Home inc uilford Mou-

day morning by one of his neighbors,
He was alone in the house, his wif> q
child being away on visit to North
field and the housekeeper having gone
to her room in the neighborhood for
the night. He was last seen shovelin9
snow near the house yesterday after
noon, and in the evening at s or o.
clock light was seen in the house. He
evidently went to bed as usual, and
died with out struggle.
STORY OF TIE YETER ANS LIFE.
Gen. Phelps was born in Guilford in
May 1918, and after graduating at West
Point, was breveted a second lieutenant.
He served in Florida and Mexican WITS,
and was promoted to captaincy for
galantry in the latter, but declined the
position. He entered the war of the Re-
bellion in 1861 as a colonel of the first
regiment of Vermont volunteers, and
was soon after brcvetcd brigadier gen
eral. lie was with Gen. Butler later in
the department of the gulf, and finally,
while stationed at Ship island, issued
his famous emancipation proclamation
to the negros, for which he was pro-
claimed an outlaw by the Confederate
government. His proclamation was also
unfavorably received by the war depart
ment, and led to his resignation. He has
since resided in Brattcboro until few
months ago, when he went to Guilford.
He was the anti-Masonic candidate for
President in 1880. HI has been, for a
long time, contributor to the Century
and other magazines and newspapers,
and was for some time president of q
teachers association in tins State He
was first married two years ago to Mrs.
Davis Of Northtield. He was a member
of the Episcopal church of Guilford,
where his funeral will be held today.
a Castelton man eighty-two years
old has been so careless as to let a $1,000
not coutlaW Oh his hands, when the prin-
cipal and endorscr are good for ten
times that amount. The holder of the
note has been saving money for sixty
years and has a grand list of $4,000.
with not chick or a child dependent on
him for support.
Major A. B. Valentine will rebuild
his large knitting mill at Bennington,
burned about two years ago. He is re-
ceiving bids for lumber, which he in
tends to purchase and thoroughly sea-
son before he begins operations. The
new mill will be of about the same di-
mansions as the old one, requiring 200,
600 bricks and 1870, 900 feet of lumber.
Louis Cougar, the New Jersey sa-
loon keeper who recently jumped from
a Paisumpie railroad train near Barton
Landing while crazcd by drink and Law
beside the track all night in an atmOs-
phere &c degrees below zero, died last
Thursday after intense suffering.
Father Sabin died last Thursday night
at Sycamore, III. He had been in public
life for over half century. lie had
charge of a church in this town for 80
years, was member of the house and
senate of Vermont, secretary of state of
Vermont and q member of Congress
from that State. He was in his 92dvear.
The sixth annual reunion of the Cen
tral Vermont Masonic association was
held at Hartford, Friday, afternoon
and evening. Officers were elected as
follows: President, G.. j. Jones of
Windsor; vice-presidcnts, G.. c. Per-
kins of Lebanon, n. H., j. V. John
son of Hartland and w. S. Hewitt of
Woodstock; secretary, j. p. Aiken of
Hartford: treasurer, A. l.. Pease of
Hartford; executive committee, S. II.
Potter of White River Junction and
j. V. johnson of Hartland; finance
committe, W. Jones of Woodstock. r..
j. Coffee of Windsor and G.. S. Will
son Of White River Junction. In the
evening dance at Pease's hotel was at
tended by ninety couples.