Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1881 — Sixty Years a Compositor. [ARTICLE]

Sixty Years a Compositor.

Leonard Field is one of the oldest printers in New York. Nearly sixty years ago he began work as a typesetter upon a book, “Roman Antiquities," published about that time. Afterwards he set type on the Commercial Advertiser , where he remained for eleven years. After that he worked on various morning papers for a few years, and thirty-five years ago he became a compositor in the office of the Sun where he has remained steadily ever since, working every day at nis case and never losing a day by slokness. On Tuesday he celebrated his seventy-ninth birthday, but did not even on so auspicious an anniversary, neglect his case. In 1849, he visted New Orleans, remaining away from New York not over seven months, and two months of that time was spent in the Journey by sea. While in New Orleans, Mr. Field was ill with yellow fever. Excepting that time ne does not recollect that he was ever sick. . Mr. Field lives with his son in a cosy and homelike apartment in Fourth avenue. His wife is seven years his junior, and is a white-haired laly with a handsome face and pleasing manners, who regards with evident pride and affection the partner to whom for nearly sixty years she has been married, Hie sturdy old gentleman clings to his stick ana case with a devotion bom of long and faithful service, and would be broken in spirit if he could not each day present himself at the copy hook, ready for work. Smith Whittier, otherwise known as “Dr. James," a Chicago specialist, was attested for attempted malpractice on ayoong woman named Mary Held. He was released in SSOO bail.