The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-07-29

|
ance society in Middlebury was orga-
nized January 1, 1880. Not person
Is living whose name appears at that
meeting. The first temperance society
formed In Bristol was organized in
December 1928. Two of the three first
subscribers to the Hedge are now liv-
Ing, namely, Geo. Q. Dayfoot, of Ham,
ilton, Canada, and Nathan Ryder, of
Brandon, VT, both natives of Bristol,
and neither of them have gone back, or
violated the pledge taken at that first
starting point In the temperance cause,
over fifty years ago. Brandon Union.
"Wednesday afternoon George r.
Wales, an employee in the Register prin.
ting office, met with sad misfortu ne
by getting his hand caught in printing
press which he was running, crushing
and mangling it fearfully to the wrist.
lie was taken over to DIR. Russel's
Office, and Doctors Russell and
McHugh dressed it. 1t is feared
that the hand will be to large. extent
permanently disabled, though it is hop
ed 1t may be saved 80 as to be service
able member. George is an honest,
steady boy, who minded his own bust
ness, and did his duty faithfully. II
is sad blow for a young man in lis
circumstances. and much sympathy is
felt for him. lie was taken TO his home
in East Middlebury.
mir. John O'Connor, whose severe,
Hines has been noticed, died yesterday
morning at three O'clock. His disease
was cancer in the bowels. He had
suffered much from it for long time,
but had been confined TO the house but
few weeks. The funeral will take
place on Sunday morning at nine
O'Clock, at the Catholic church.
Mr.. O'Connor was born in Ireland
December 16, 1926, but came to this
country when quite young with his
mother and an older brother and sister,
his father having died on the passage.
They settled in Plattsburgh, N. Y, but
afterwards removed to Burlington,
where his mother married again and
was again left a widow after few years.
Mr.. OConnor worked i'm the Pioneer
shops in Burlington until twenty-three |
years ago, when he came to Middlebury |
and went into partnership in the bakers |
business with Mr.. Edward Mcclure,
who had married his sister. Two wears
they bought the building |
on South Pleasant street now occupied |
by Peter Champagne, where they re-
NAMED until seven or eight years since,
when Mr.. O'Connor sold out his interest
and purchased the place he has since
occupied. He married November q.
1913, Miss Miranda Lamphear, of
Hydepark, who with one son and five
daughters survive him.
While not having enjoyed a college
Mr.. O'Connor had acquire
information and was con-
sidered one of our most intelligent and
useful citizens. He has been member
IF the graded school committee and a
village trustee for number of terms,
md much of the business of the board
If trustees was left to his recognized
good judgment for its execution. To
lis public spirit many of the village
may be considered due,
notably the purchase of the steam fire
engine. He also had charge of many of
he improvements in our streets. He
vas good husband and parent, ard
IN oblging reighbor. His death is
recognized as the loss to the
,lace of good and useful man. ii
EAST MiDDLEBURY.
H. Dewey is repairing his house.
The oat crop was never heavier
aden with grain than this year.
The late showers have DELAYED
iaying till some pieces are over ripe. /
The potato and corn crop show a
iecided Improvement since the rain. X
The wife of viii Allen, Jr., deal
It her mothers, Mrs. L. Howard, at II
fipton, on the "a, leaving a child few
months old. The services were held
It the church here, Rev. j. C. Tilley
'fficiating.
Mr.. James S. Burdetle, of New
York, the well known and popular
assisted by Landon's orches.
ra, gave an entertainment last TUESDAY
vening in the Good Templar's hall in +,
Cast Middlebury, for the benefit of Mr..
Kirby, a very deserving young man
Who had met with serious accident in /,
he loss Of three fingers, and who was
hereby prevented from working for a |
While for the support of family wholly
dependent upon the fruits of his labor.