Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-06-24
MASSACHUSETTS, MEDICAL SOCIETY

MASSACHUSETTS, MEDICAL SOCIETY.
At the annual meeting of the Fellows Of the Mas
sachusetts Medical Society, held on Wednesday,
June A, 1928, the following gentlemen were chosen
Counsellors for the ensuing year, viz:
For Stttolk--Drs. VIM. Ingalls,, John Dixwell,
James Jackson, Benjamin Shurtleff, John c. War
rem, John Gorham, John Randall, Geo. c. Shattnck,
JohnB Brown, Walter Charming, Jacob Bigelow,
George Hayward, Enoch Hale, jr. Solomon ID.
Townsend, John Ware, Zabdiel b. Adams, Daniel
Osgood.
For Esser-Drs. Benjamin L. Oliver, John D.
Treadwell, James Gardner, Richard Hazeltine,
Nathaniel Bradstreet, Joseph Kittredge, jeremiah
Spoford, Abel L. Person, Andrew Nichols, Joseph
Torrey, Thos. Manning.
For Middieser--Drs. Amos Bancroft, Calvin
Thomas, Abel Haywood Rufus Wyman, James
P. Chaplin, Thomas Bucklin, John Walton, Abra-
ham R. Thompson, Zadeck Howe, John Hart.
For U0rcester-Drs Amos Haskell Stephen
Batchelder, jr. John Green, Daniel Turbet, Benja-
min n Haywood, John Romans, Charles w. Wilder,
Amos barker.
For Hanpstire-Drs Eihu Dwight, Alpheus F.
Stone, John Stone, Joseph H. Flint, S. w. Viii
liams, David Hunt
For BERKSHIRE H. H. Childs, R. worthing-
ton, W. Ii. Tyler, G. Worthington, r. Fowle, B.
Rogers
Miller, John Bartlett, Robert lhaxter, Samuel Bug
bee, Jeremy Stinson Ebenr. Alden.
For Plymodh--Drs. N. Hayward, Hector Orr,
Gushing Otis, Andrew Macke, Ezekiel Thaxter.
For BriStoI-Drs. +. Billings, Alexander Reed,
johnson, Josiah Bachelor
AT a meeting of the Counsellors on the day fol-
lowing, the following gentlemen were elected Off
GERS for the ensuing year. viz:
James jackson, NJ D. President.
Amos Holbrook NJ D. Vice. President.
John Dixwell, NJ d. Cor. Secretary.
Walter Charming, NJ. D. Treasurer in the place
of DR. Bigelow, resigned
Enoch Hale, jr. NJ. d. Librarian and Cabinet
Keeper.
cEYsoRs.
For the LIST Medical Disttict, and for the Society," :
Drs. John Dixwell, James P. Champlin, Rufus wy
man, John Gorham Walter Claiming.
For the Cd District-Drs. John Green John Ho-
mans, BENZ. F. Haywood, Edward Flint, Charles W.
Wilder
For the Sd District-Drs. Elihu Dwight, Joseph
H. Flint, Daniel Collins, Elisha Mather, Job Clark
For the 4th District-Drs. Alfred Perry, VIM. H.
Tyler, Lyndon A. Smith, Hubbord Bartlett, Orrey
Wright.
A true copy from the Records
GEO. HAYWARD, Rec. Secretary
Boston, June 7, 1928.
Printers of newspapers throughout the Common
wealth are respectfully requested to nsertthe above
BALTIMORE, June 5. The recollections
of the oldest inhabitants of Baltimore can
not call to mind the occurrence of thun-
der storm of so awful character or so
long in duration as that with which we
were visited on Wednesday night. About
9 o'clock dark cloud approached from
the west, which threw out incessant fash
es of lightning. A short time before ten
the rain commenced, and the storm gradu-
ally increased in violence. From / I'M
til 10 past IL, the most vivid streams of
Lightning were constantly emitted from
the clouds which hung over the city, ac-
complained at very short intervals with
those peculiarly sudden, sharp, and loud
claps of thunder which always indicate
the descent of the electric fluid upon
some object Immediately at hand. Occa-
sional bursts of wind, and the fail Of rain
in torrents, mingled with hail, completed
the awful sublimity of this war of the
elements. The lightning struck in a
number of places in the city. A great
number of chimneys were demolished,
and many buildings were considerably in
jured.
The Boston packet brig Pocket, lying
at Powly's wharf.-the lightning cut off
the upper part of the fore royal-mast, and
descended the mast as far as the deck
only, when all traces Of its effects were
lost. 1t is supposed that the chain cable
at the bow of the brig attracted the fluid,
and passed it into the water. The crew
were asleep in the forecastle, and although
severely shocked by the conclusion, sus-
tanned no personal injury.
1t is circumstance worthy of remark,
that through the mercy of protecting
Providence, not single life was lost, al
though the electric fluid was poured in
such constant stream upon the city.
Bali. Am.
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