and goes on to speak of the many questions that were asked and answered regarding the method and results of its employment. Numberless instructive cases have been reported, which have stimulated im- portant discussions. At nearly every meeting an essay has been read upon some subject of interest to the members and importance to the community. Following are the names of active members, Janu- ary, 1883: Names. Residences. Offices. Allen, William George Mansfield. Baker, Harry Beecher Dighton. Bassett, Elton James Taunton Censor. Battershall, Joseph Ward ~.Attleborough. Bronson, John Richardson Attleborough. Brown, John Peaslee Taunton ........ Vice-President. Bullard, Herbert Cutter Attleborougb. Burden, Frederick Lysander Attleborough. Cogswell, George Badger North Easton. Deans, Asahel Sumner Taunton. Foster, James Wolcott North Atfleborough. Gage, William Hathorne Taunton. Galligan, Edward Francis Taunton Secretary. Gerould, Joseph Bowditch N. Attleborough Librarian. Golden, Michael Charles Taunton. Howe, Charles ...I Taunton Censor and treasurer. Hutchinson, Marcello Taunton. Mackie, George Attleborough. Murphy, Joseph ..Taunton Councilor. Paige, Nomus .................. Taunton Commissioner of trials .................and councilor. Presbrey, Silas Dean Taunton Councilor. Randall, George Henry North Rehoboth. Ransom, Nathaniel Morton Taunton President. Richmond, George Barston Dighton. Robinson, Walter Scott Taunton Censor. Sproat, Henry Hamilton Freetown. Tilden ' Frank Elmer North Easton. Totten, John Edmund Attleborough Censor and councilor. Wellington, James Lloyd Swansea. Wilmarth, Alfred Warren Taunton Censor. Wood, Alfred Taunton. ~ Bristol South District Xedical Soeic)ty.-At a meeting of the councilors of the Massachusetts Medical Society, held at Boston April 3, 1839, the charter of the society was granted, as appears by the following extract from the records : "To ALEXANDER READ, ANDREW MACKIE, PAUL SPOONER, SAMUEL SAWYER, JULIUS A. MAYHEW, WILLIAM C. WHITRIDGE, fellows of said society, greeting: Your application, made in due form, requesting that a district or subordinate medical society, residing in the following towns in the county of Bristol, viz.: New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton, Freetown, Fairhaven, Dartmouth,, and Westport; in the county of Plymouth, Middleborough, Rochester, and Wareham ; in Duke's County, Chilmark, Tisbury, and Edgartown; and Nantucket was duly considered at a meeting of the councilors held at Boston on tile 3d day of April, A.D. 1839, and it was voted that your requests should be granted. " BE IT THEREFORE KNOWN, That pursuant to an act of the Legisla~ ture of this commonwealth entitled 'An Act in addition to an act en- titled " An Act to incorporate certain persons by the name ofthe Massa- chusetts Medical Society," 'authorizing the councilors of said society therreunto a distinct or subordinate society by the name of the Southern District Medical Society, is hereby established, to consist of those fel- lows of the Massachusetts Medical Society now residents within the limits aforesaid, for the purpose ofelacting officers and transacting such other business as they shall deem expedient. " IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the president, pursuant to the aforesaid vote of the councilors, has hereunto subscribed his name and affixed the seal of the corporation at Boston this 18th day of April, A.D. 1839. GEona E C. SHATTUCK, President, Attest: S. D. TOWNSEND, Recording Secretary." Since the grants of the foregoing charter the society's name has been changed to the Bristol South District Society, and consists of all fellows of the Massachusetts Medical Society residing within tile following cities and towns, viz.: New Bedford, Fall River, Westford, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Middle- borouc,b, Rochester, Mattapoisett, Wareham,. Nan- tucket, Edgartown, Tisbury, and Chilmark. The records of the society having been unfortu- nately lost, it is impossible to give a list of the origi- nal members or of the officers of the society, but be- low is a list of all who have been members of the society from its organization in 1839 to the present time, March, 1883 Adm. Name. Residence. Ret'd. Died. Age. 1853. Abbe, Edward P.New Bedford. ....... ....... .... 1854. $Abbe, Burr R.Hartford, Conn. 1864 . .... 1877. Abbott, John H.Fall River. ....... ....... .... 1839. *Archer, Jason H. Wrentham. 1834. 1864. 69. 1837. Atwood, George. Fairhaven. ... I ....... .. 1. 1839. tBartlett, Francis D. South Dartmouth. 1865 . .... 1833. wBartlett, Lyman. New Bedford. ....... 1865. 57. 1867 Bass, William M. Monument. ... I ....... .... 1865: *Brackett, W. T. S. Edgartown. ....... 1862. 34. 1867. Bowen. Seabury W. Fall River. ... I ....... .... 1867. Butler, Winthrop. Vineyard Haven . ....... ....... .... 1942. *Clark, Johnson. New Bedford. ....... 1861. 1880' Clifford, Arthur. New Bedford. 1881. 1881 . .... 1881. Chagnon, W. J. B. Fall River. 1847: *Colby, EliJah. New Bedford. 1846 t.Comstock, William W. Middleborough. 1878.,77. 1829 . Cornish, Aaron. Now Bedford. 1862. 1864. 74. 1865. COrD!sb, Aaron. Now Bedford ' ... I I : , 1867. Cornish, Theodore 0. Dartmouth. ....... ...... 1840. *Crary, William H. H. Fall River. ....... 1853. 1865. 1cleavoland, Daniel. Middletown, Conn . ....... .... 1866. IC lunawilli D. Fall River, ....... ....... 1 Vi iam 1867. TCloxk , Lod.'. Providence, R. I . ....... ....... 1847. Davis, Robert T. Fall River. ....... ....... 839. t*Doggett Perez F Wareham. 1869. 1875. 68. 1851.1 Dwoll.y, Jerome.* Fall River, ....... ....... .... 1847. ~ -EDra e, El,,, nezor W. Middleborough. ....... ....... ... di~ 1863. " 'Vi uun..New York. ....... ..... 1866. Eddy, George S.Fall River. ....... ....... 1829. t*Fearing, Elislot P. Nantucket. 1860. 1876. 91. 184 L Now York. 1863 . ....... .... 9 0" 'e 18Z I'o . r oh,aj, B ev.'j a DO I n. Wareham. 1839. t*Glazier Amory. Fall River. 1,46: 6: 1835. Gordon, William A. Dartmouth. ....... ....... .... 199-L G u 1839:1 *Goeen, Edward W. i~. and. 1853. 1869. 68. 1841. lHardy, BeuJamin F. San Francisco. ....... ..... . 1839. *Haakell, Joseph. Rochester. ....... 1873. 1864. Holmes, Alexander R. Canton. ...... I .... 1113-1 *11,.,.pr,,F st,:arle Fall River. ....... 1870. 63. . "Or ~. 1859. red k H....New Bedford. ....... ....... .... 1866. Howe, Woodbridge R. Hanover. ....... ....... .... 1837. Illubbard, Levi. California. ....... ....... .... 1859 Hartley, James W. Fall River. ....... ....... .... 1869 Hougl,:, G T..New Bedford. ... ....... .... oyes ;eCrg,, lsqq~JR Ile. New York. 1870.1Hayes, Stephen W....New Bedford. ....... ....... .... 1871.1Handy, Benjamin J...F.11 River. ....... ....... .... 1849*Jennings, John H..New Bedford. ....... 1882. .... 1841: ~Vones, Alanson S...New Y rk. 1845 . ....... .... 1877.1Jackson,Johnll:..Fall R P iver.......... ....... .... 1867 -lolluson' Henry-.New Bedford. : ISS11 1848.King, George. Franklin. .... .. ....... .... 1842.King, John B. Nantucket. 1839 t:Ladd, Azel P. Iowa~ li4": I :::: : 6 ... ... 1839. Learned, Ebenezer T. Fall River. 1851t~'Leland, Phines W. Fall River. ~6-2*.' 1870. 71. 1879:Leonard, Milton 11. New Bedford 1831. *Lucas, Ivory H. Edgartown. 1856. LeRch, Wil I iam. Vineyard Haven . ....... ....... 1824. f*Mftckie, Andrew.Now Bedford. 1861. 1871. 1850. Mackie, John H. New Bei ....... 1822. sMackie, Peter. Wareham. 1858. 1822. J431ason, William B.Dartmouth. 1843. 1856. 74. 1830. *Mayhew, Julius S.New Bedford. ....... 18,19. 1845. Millet, Asa. ....... .... East Bridgewater, 1876. McGrath, Eugene J. 'all 11ver, ....... ....... .... 1859. *Xarrisal, Fel i x V. Fail River 1881. 57. 1862. lNelag, A bial V New Loiclon, Ct. 190 . ....... .... 1866. TNoyes George 11- Fall River. ....... ....... .... 1852. *OKkes, T. Fletcher. Dartmouth. ....... ....... .... 1875. O'Connell, John D. Vineyard Haven . ....... ....... .... 1839. t*P~.rkins, John. I Middleborough. 1854. 1866. 88. 1840. Pierce, John. Edgartown. ....... ....... .... 1875. Pierce, A, Martin. New Redfoyd 1867. Prescott, Charles D. New Bedford: 1869. 1 Paun, Amos B. Middleborough. ...... ....... I The asterisk denotes deceased; the dagger (t) retired; the double dagger ($) removed from the State. Adm. Name. I Residence.iRot'd. Died. Age. 1844. Russell, Henry. dvvift 6 w Be, 18 1. Ricketson, Arthur. No forl. 1873. Redfoarn, Joseph. Fall River. 1879. lRichmond, Goo. B.,Jr . ........................... ....... ....... .... 1836. *Sawyer, Samuel. Cambridge. ....... 1119, 14* 1845. *Shiverick, Clement F. Edgartown. ....... 1857. 39. 1882. Sherman, Frank M. Dartmouth. ....... ....... 1839. *SissoD, Benjamin B. Westport. 1846., *SDow, George W. Middleborough. ....... 1839. *lSouthworth, Newton. Iowa. ....... 1863. fic. 2851. Spare, John. Now Bedford. ....... ....... .... 1848.1 Sparrow, William E. Mattapoiset 1821. 1 f*Spooner, Paul. New Bedford. I 1852., +,Siiekney, Charles 1). New Bedford. ....... ....... 1839.1 *Sturtevant, George.Middleborough 1852 57 1862. Sturtevant, Charles. Hyde Park. ....... ..... 1857. Swasey, Charles L. New Bedford. ....... ....... .... 1846. *Sweat, William W. Mattapoisett. ....... 1873. 1856, Sawyer, Frederick A. Wareham. ....... . .... 1866. *Smith, Isaac, Jr. Fall River. ....... 1881. 40. 1870. *Sullivan, Alexis J. Fail River. 1880. 1874. Smith, Lawrence S. Watertown. 187 9. 1 Smith, H. B. S.Middleborough. 1878.1 Taylor, William 11 Now Bedford. 1859.1 JTuttle, Charles M.' Littletown, N . H. 1873. ~ Tourtellot, J. Q. A. i Fall River. ....... 1875.1 Tucker, EdwardT,I New Bedford. ....... ....... 1822. *Thompson, Arad.I Middleborough. ....... 1843. 1867. VermYne, Jan. J. B. I New Bedford. ....... ....... 1840., f*Washburn, Lemuel W. I Wisconsin. 1842.1845. 1849. ~ *Webster,Joseph W. Acusbuct. 1876. 70. 1876., Webster, Joseph. Acushnet. 1880. 1881.1 Whito,A.M.W. Fall River. 1881. Whitney, E. M. Fairhaven, 1839. t4Velis, rhomas T New York 1839. 1842. 52. 1838. TWells, William It'. Middleboro'ugh........ ......I 1822. *Whitridge, William C. New Bedford. ....... 1857. 1841. *Wilbur, Thomas. Fall River. 1857. 58. 1832. *Willard, Henry, 1855. 54. 1842. Winslow, Charles-F.I tzon: ....... ....... .... 1864. JWilson, Benjamin'F.J Now Bedford. 1867,~Whitaker,JohnB..I Fall River. 1833.1 *Yale, Leroy M.Tisbury. ....... | |
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