Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-06-16
OBITUARY..
JOHN MURPHY.

Died, at the Fanny Allen Hospital in
Burlington, on Saturday, May 20, 1911,
John Murphy of Middebury in the 18th
year of his age, from disease of the
kidney.
Mr.. Murphy was a son of James and
Catherine (McCaffrey) Murphy and was
born in Peru N Y, in 1887. He grew
up and spent most of his early years in
that part of New York state until he
enlisted in the regular army of. the
United States. He had previously had
some considerable schooling and showed
a great fondness for learning and ac-
curing information of every kind and
from all available sources. His service
in the regular army was in the 9Th
United States infantry and continued
for about five years. During the period
he saw much hard service in helping to
quell the Indian disturbance in what
was then considered the 'far West"
But he returned to northern New York
after this five years service, and be-
fore long enlisted in Co. H of the 96th
regiment of New York Volunteer in
fantry in the Civil War, and with this
command he served for nearly two
years, not being discharged until after
the official close of the war and after
having Idhtl part Ill some nara cam
paigning with his regiment.
Soon after his discharge from his
latest service Mr.. Murphy came to Mid
dlebury to live and passed nearly all of
the remainder of his life here. On No
vember 20, 1866, he was married to Miss
Elizabeth Mcmahon of Mddebury. and
they had three children, namely, John
c. Murphy, now of Portland, Me-. Miss
Mamie, now Mrs. Thomas F. Bpnning
of Weathersfield Conn, and Jennie,
now deceased, who was Mrs. j. T. Me
Carthy of Weathersfield He also leaves
brother, Edward Murphy, now in the
Soldiers home at Noroton Heights,
Conn, and a sister, Mrs. Kate Clear
water, for many years a resident of
Brooklyn, N. Y, but lately becoming a
resident of Middlebury. 1t is thought
that his fatal disease was brought on, or
at least accelerated, by the unceasng
care which he had bestowed upon his
wife, who had been i'll for many weeks,
and who was in the same hospital where
he died, following him there in about a
week after his entrance and where he
had been for about four weeks. The
| funeral services were held in the chapel
| of the cathedral in Burlington on Tues
! day, May %, the Rev. Father Crosby
otilclatlng and singing the high mass.
| The remains were taken the same day
to Hartford, Conn, and were buried in
Mount St. Benedict cemetery in that
city. The stricken widow was taken
the same day to Hartford and is now
being cared for in St, Francis hospital
there. John Murphy was a man of
strong character. He had ideals and
lived up to them. In politics.he was an
intense republican, and he never failed
to stand up for the party ticket. He
was charter member of William P.
Russell post, No. SO, G. A. R., of Mid
dlebury and held several important DO
stons in the organization. Always
true and steadfast to his friends, genial
and entertaining in his chosen circles
There is no record that he ever inten-
tionally injured any human being, but
on the contrary, he always wished for
the best good fortune for everybody,
evensif he couldn't care much for some
particular persons, of whose good faith
and honesty he had reason to be doubt
full. Requiescat in pace