The Press., 1885-07-02

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 Regular meeting of D. P Corbin Post, No. "A, G. A. R., Tuesday evening, July 7th.
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 sourH COVENTRY.
 "A. s. Parker, local editor and business manager of Coventry Local Register.
 The road gang finished their season's work Tuesday.
 At q meeting held at the M. D. ciurch Monday evening committee was ap point ed to solicit funds necessary to pay for frescoing the interior Of the church.
 Mrs. Wm. Tibbals was in town the first of the week.
 Cleo. Robinson spent Sunday with Geo. Parker.
 Frank Spaulding is cutting the hay on the Tibbals' farm.
 Many times we nave divided Green leafs grindstone, built Eaton's box, wrestled with Quackenbos' repetends, and having for twenty-two consecutive years taught arithmetic, we will give our vote for Robinson's series of arithmetic, now used in this town, until we find better one, and we have studied other authors. Have several series in addition to those named which have been sent to us for ex- animation. Theprimary arithmetic teach es addition and multiplication in the most perfect manner, and if scholars go through this little book and learn it thoroughly they will show better scholarship than many whom we have seen s'ciphering in the roots. As to the practical, the gen. eral complaint is that there are too many fractions introduced in the examples be- yond fractions, and that the "brick meas ure'' Is not practical, whe the facts are that one Ewho understands fractions is not troubled by fractions, the brick measure is thoroughly practical, and a knowledge of both these rules is required of applicants as D test of scholarship when examined for higher schools. We should like to have Colburn's arithmetic intro lucedfor the use of advanced scholars in our common schools, and wish that no person, who does not understand this book, might be as teacher Then, as to gram mar, how eau chili learn to speak or parse correctly when the the teacher says, s'Put down them books and "Set down, or instructs a scholar that in the sentence, "The horse is an animal, ; that animal IS in the obi. ctive case after the word is? We know whereof we speak, our standard for the qua ihcation of teachers is not high enc ugh, and this is the reason why so many fail to be appreciated who are exam iued by the state board.
 H0CKVELLIs.
 Whites gingllam mill will shut down during August, owing to the depression ia business. MT. White now has on hand Sl00, 900 worth of stock.
 The Odd Fellows lodge has elected these officers N. G., Charles Phelps; V. G., ". B. Payne; treasurer, r. s. Hart anstein F. s. 0. E. Harwood; s., ID. l.. Heath. They will De installed by District Deputy Beers Monday evening.
 There is talk of holding open air tem- perance meetings on the park Sunday af- ternoon during the summer.
 As John. Fitzgerald, superintendent of Adams warp mill, was passing between the mill and dye house, Monday afternoon at ? 2+o'clock, q bale of cotton weighing 250 pounds, fe'l upon him from height of sixty feet. He received serious and per- haps fatal spinal injuries Doctor Storrs of Hartford and Leonardof Rockville at- tend-d him. Mfr. Fitzgerald is thirty eight years old and has been employed at this mill for twenty-five years. He is a
 
 Rockville. The, Hartford Comant says that Dr. Storrs of that city, who was call ed, found Fitzgerald lying on the floor With hls chm thrown up and forward He could see things in certain line of vision. but his head could not be moved and he was paralyzed below the shoulders. There was sensation Ill the arms, and Dr. Storrs. after an examination, found that the tro,i ble was a dislocation of the sixth cervical There was a depression at the back of the neck about half an inch deep. and the muscles of the throat were thrown forward. In cases of this sort there are but two methods of treatment in ordinary let the patient lie paralyzed until death relieves him or to undertake what is generally considered the risky op- eration of reducing the dislocation. So hazardous Is this latter operation that Of ten eminent surgeons hesitate to perform It. There was nothing else to be done. and Dr. Storrs at once made preparations to reduce the dislocation. The patient was etherized and placed on a bed, and while two men held his feet and one his head Dr. Storrs placed his hands near the patients chin. A pull brought the dislo- cated vertebra into place with snap that could be heard all over the room Fitz- gerald could move his head after the, op eration, and conversed intelligently though still somewhat stupefed from the effects of the ether. His neck was built up with heavy bandages and will be kept in them for some time At last accounts he was alive with prospect of recovery. His life hangs on the condition of the spinal cord which is enclosed in the spine. The dislocation pushed one joint by the other, and the great question is whether the en- closed cord was cut off or so bruised as to become useless. If such is the case nothing can save Fitzgerald, while if the cord Is comparatively rlninjured he may recover. The case is one of extreme rarity, and is of the greatest interest to all over the country. The medi- cal books on dislocations mention few cases where reduction has been success fully performed, and in none was it so se- rious as in this one. 1" Rai
 At last accounts MT. Fitzgerald was alive, and apparently doing we'll.
 SOMERS.
 From an old correspondent.)
 MI. James Hurlburt is out with new ly painted Concord wagon.