The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09
Another Son of Vermont

! Is. IangdOn, VINO dleu laSt week Neu
nesday at Minneapolis, after six
months illness. Mr.. Langdon was
born at Fair Haven in 1926, being de
seconded from pioneer settlers OF Yer
mont. He had his first experience in
railroad building as foreman of con
struction company ON the Bennington
and Rutland road in 1S4S Since then
he had been connected with the build
ing of important railroads in Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Tennessee,
Mississippi, the Dakotas and the North
west territory, being also one OF the
party to open ground for the first road
in Minnesota in 1858. Besides his con-
nection with railroads he was proml
nent in many other forms of business
enterprise in the west, especially about
Minneapolis, which he had made his
headquarters since 1866. He was re-
markably rugged and hard working
business man, being in active work
when he was attacked with his fatal
sickness. He had also considerable
influence in politics, having himself
been nine years in the Minnesota SEN
ate.
Col. f. X. Sibey, prominent in
New York city as banker and rail
road man, has just died in Victoria. b.
c. He was native of Westford, born
in 1S47 enlisted in the 1st VT. Cavalry
and served through the war, rising to
the rank of captain and being made
major for gallant and meritorious ser
vices in the field. He served with dis
tinction under Sheridan in the Shen-
andoah campaign. He was taken prls-
oner in July, 1863 and sent to Libby
prison, from which he was paroled in
November of that year. He served af-
ter the war on the staff of the govern
or of Vermont as aide-de camp with
the rank of colonel. Soon after the
war he went west and engaged in rail
He was assistant general
passenger agent of the Iron Mountain
railway in 1882 and general manager
and receiver of the Memphis and Lit
tie Rock railroad until 1885, when he
was made superintendent of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway and branches.
Later he was 4 member of the board of
arbitration of the Southern Railway
and Steamship Association and also. of
the Northern Passenger Association.
He was largely interested in railway |
anu 1lUdnc1di lnSt1IutlODS.
Myrn NJ. Parker of Washington, d.
T., Fairfax boy and 81 years old.
las been appointed special aide-de-
amp upon the staff of Gov. Woodbury..
col Parker was educated at the Fort
edward collegiate institute, and Co
university. graduating from
he law department thereof and is now
IN overseer of the university. When
nut a boy he enlisted IN Co. NJ, LIST
Iermont cavalry in which regiment
iov.. Woodbury. brother, Charles A.
Woodbury., also served as 1st lieuten-
mt of Co. b and was killed in action
.pril |, 1863. Col. Parker served as
rderly to that brilliant cavalry gener-
], George y. Custer, and at the close
t the war he was appointed to clerk
hip in the war department. which he
esigned in 1880 to accept the appoint
1ent of assistant city postmaster. Was
rand master of masons in 1881 and ,
$50, officiating as such at the dedica :
ion of the Washington monument. In Z
$50 was made chairman of the com
iittee having in charge the ceremon
IS incident to the oath triennial con
lave Knights Templar of the United 4
tates. Was vice chairman of the 4
inaugural committee at the
of President Harrison {
Larch 4. 1889, commanding the fifth
vision in the brigade parade. Was J
lie first president of the Washington
oard of trade holding the office for
,veral years. In 1852 he engaged in y
usiness in which he has been very
He is director in the Co q
Imbian National bank, American Sc
lrity and Trust company, the Colum $
ian Fire Insurance company, Column
ia Title Insurance company, United
tates Electric Light company. the .
tlantic Building company. the Union
hiding company and other financial .
He is also director in
e Washington Hospital for Found Il
ngs, the emergency Hospital and
esdent of the Washington Training p
hool for Nurses. Secretary of the .,
ashington Memorial association of "
nich the chief justice of the United ~
ates is president. On the Goth of
.bruary. 1898, was appointed IA com a
lssioner for the District of Columbia
President Harrison, L
DR.. j. F. Herrick has resigned from >,
e staff of physicians at the Spring "
Id, Mass, hospital because the death
Col. Franklin Fairbanks, his father.
law, has added considerably to his az
ties. and he wishes to be relieved of
e responsibility of hospital work. p'
The late Harry LeGrand Cannon at 1.
; death hequeathed $4,000 for the pur-
Sc of establishing an art prize for o'
ldents. Mr. Cannon was regarded
her as a society man than an artist. -
| yet he had unusual skill in model
:, and had necessity compelled him
pursue art he would have ranked ne
ong our best sculptors
Rev. W. H. Hopkins. son of ST.
oans, who only recently resigned his M,
'torate at Jacksonville, Fla, intend
to take much needed rest. has al
eived a call from the First Congre-
ional church of Poughkeepsie, n. Y. IL
Hopkins graduated from the Uni
sity of Vermont in 1885 and his first
torate was at Woodbridge n. j., r.,
ere he preached for two years. then
was called to Jacksonville, Fla. an
ere he has been settled for between
ee and four years past, but he found
climate of Florida too trying in the =,
season and resigned MAY 3lst. He u
entity declined a call to large nd
lrch at Atlanta. Ga. OF course it
lot known what answer he will make :
the call of the Poughkeepsie
rch.