The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-08-05

George r. Wales, whose hand was
crushed between the bed and platen OF
a job press in the Register office last
week, was obliged to lose the injured
member. 1t was hoped that /. part at
least OF the hand might be saved, but
gangrene set in and the arm was ampu-
tated, Wednesday morning, little be-
low the elbow. Drs. Porter, Sutton
and McHugh performed the operation.
This is sad blow to young man de-
pending wholly upon himself for liv-
ing, and calls for the deepest sympathy,
which ought to take practical direc-
ton. George was Woodworking, hon.
est and thoroughly reliable boy, and
his terrible misfortune appeals to every
one who has heart enough to realize its
extent. A subscription paper has been
started to aid him. and we hope every
one will feel willing to give literally,
for we knew of no case more deserving.
The funeral services of the late Mr..
John O'Connor, last Sunday morning,
were very largely attended. A long
procession attended the remains to the
Catholic church, where the services
were conducted, Rev. Father Mallory
officiating. The church was complete
ly filled, and many of those attending
were unable to find room inside. A
large proportion of the business men of
the village were present to show their
respect for the deceased, who was so
long and so favorably known to all
The procession to the cemetery was
with one or two exceptions the longest
in the memory of those present, there
being over seventy teams in it. The
fire company marched in the procession
in their uniforms. The bearers were
Mr.. O'Neil of Bristol, Louis Hope,
Horace Cushman, John Powers, George
E. Barnum and John Brennan.
The following resolutions on the
death of Mr.. John O'Connor were
adopted by Washington Engine Com
pany, No. 1, Middlebury, August 2,
1881:
Whereas, In the Providence of God we, as q
company OF firemen, have been called to mourn
| the loss of John O'Connor, one of our members,
we deem II right and proper that we should ex'
press our feelings In a public manner by adopt
ing the Following resolutions
Resolved, That in the death of our worthy bro
Their fireman, John OConnOr, we have lost one of
the best members of Washington Engine Com.
| phnyp NJ. IL ont WHO ever ylgllant care OF
the interests of the organization and welfare OF
each of its members. lie was an "honest man, the
noblest work of God."'
Resolved, That in the death Mr.. OConnor we
lose more than his hands upon the brakes-we
lose his wise counsel, his cool and correct judg.
ment, his uniform courtesy, and pleasap treat
ment 10 all the members OF the company his fra.
ternal good will manifested to each on all occa.
sons.
i Rosoired That we tender his wife, children and
relatives our deepest sympathy in their hour OF
DARK ainictlon, and hope they may be comforted
from the fact that their loss may be his greai
gain.
Resolved, That copy of the foregoing resolu
lions be presented TO the Addison County Jour
nal and Middlebury Register Tor publication; and
also copy be put in suitable frame and presen
ted to the family of the deceased and al one to
be hung in Firemen's Hall as a memorial.
Henry l.. Sheldon, our local anti.
quarian, has shown us a volume con.
tanning part of the numbers of the frs
volume of "The Vermont journal an(
the Universal ADVERTISER" published
at Windsor in 1783,by Hough 81 Spoon
r er. 1t is curious looking old sheet
: made up of news from the foreign pa
pers, several months old, and of politi
cal papers, with an occasional poem O
the kind that goes into waste basket
nowadays. Local notes and editorial
: are religiously excluded. OCCASIONAL,
there is an anecdote republished from
: the English papers, which shows that j
: did not take much wit to excite the ri
, sibilities of our fathers. There are
fair number of advertisements. Tn
paper is small three column folio
0 containing about as much reading a
one page of the Register. The Vel
J.. mont Journal is the oldest paper in tn
g state, being thus nearly hundred year
s old. With the exception of shor
lived sheet started at Westminster
was also the first. 1t was publishe
|, for years on the identical first press s,
" up in New England in 1880, which IL
n publishers purchased and brought I
D. Vermont with them. The press W,
"A capable of doing very fair work, as IL
sheet is well and clearly printe,
q, Among the advertisements we find
;s notice 10 the delinquent tax payers
70 Orwell, then in the county of Rutlan
IS Altogether those issues are a curiosi
II to-day.