Litchfield enquirer., 1850-05-02

IlTCHFIIa.D. Nay ;. 1850.
MEDICAL MEETING.

County Medical Society was held at The
Mansion House in Litchield, April 25th,
1850. BIB. NORTH, President, A. M.
HUXLEY, Secretary. EfE
VIM. Werden, n D., Of Salisbury, Ith-
amer H. Smith. N. Do Of Canaan, and
Horace G. Westlake, N. D., of West Win
sted. were admitted members.
A communication relative to Amend
ments to the Constitution Of the State,
Medical Society, was read and acted up
On by sections. gse
i Dr's. M. Peters. James Welch, G. H.
st. John and J. E. Smith were elected
Fellows. @ ass. h. .I
Dr's. Benz. WEIGH, R. M. Fowler, Geo
Seymour, Ovid Plumb and VIM. Werden
were elected Delegates to the National
! Medical Convention, to be held at Gin
cinnatti in May next.
Voted, That each Delegate have pow
| er to appoint substitute.
Dr's. Bostwick, Beckwith and Deming
were appointed committee to report
Resolutions expressive of thesense OF the
Convention in reference to the deaths
which have occurred in the Society dur
ing the past year. Ss.k a ~
Ths committee reported the following
Preamble and Resolutions, which were
adopted . ~
j Whereas, Since the last annual meeting Of
the Litch6eld County Medical Society, God
4 in his wise and mysterious providence, has
seen fiji 10 remove by death our fathers Of the
medical profession in this county, Benjamin
WEIGH, (sen.l M. d., and Reuben 5. Woodward
NJ D., and Gur much esteemed associates, X.
NJ woodruff, M D. and Peter Beardslee, M d,
Therefore.
! Resolved, Thatinvcw Of the death ofthese
4 venerable tatkefs ii ur Sociclys who had re-
iiled from the active duties OF pi ofessional life,
i having secuted be full respect and confidence
OF the whole community-sni their worthy
j associates and coadjutors iR~the midst of life
! and in tho il! meridian Of active usefulness,
i 1
4 fessional eminence, we recognize the hand OF
4 wise and inscrptable providence which, by
4 the same even-handed fiat, removes the faith
4 ers who have gathered their full harvest of
4 honnrs and reputation, and those who have not
yet attained the iull measure Of professional
eminence which seemed their legitimate in
Il heritance, US Of our mortality and
that neither venerated age, nor great moral
n worth, nor the eye undimmed by age, engaged
in the great work Of suffering humanity, are
a protection against the shafts Of the great
4 leveiler. NE $## "a
i Resolved, That our sympahies are with the
! families and friends of the deceased in these
/ affective dispensations OF our Heavenly Fath-
4 er, "who doth not willingly afflict nor grieve
4 the children OF men, "s4.ssl that we furnish
1 them wiihropies OF these Resontions, and
that the Clerk be instructed 10 place them.
upon our records and publish thenl with our
1 proceedings, as evidences Of The high veitera.s
4 tion in whichwe hold the memories Of those
1 deceased brethren 4 @S v
4 Samuel Catlin, Jr., was nominated for
| the gr1tuitous course Of Lectures at the
/ New Haven Medical College for the cur
j rent year. ga Aaa @ @ sa
| Herman Shove was recommended to
the State Convention to fill any vacancy
that may occur in other counties.
/ Dr's. Beckwith, Werden and West
lake we're appointed Dissertators to the
| next Convention. 's'
The following gentlemen were elected
officers Of the Society for the year ensu-
ing--piq 1c 3an5a asssa a1s@ ag@
RALPH DEMING, NJ. D., President
| JAMES WEIGH, NJ. b., Vice President.
| GEORGE SEYMOUR, NJ. D., Clerk. e
The President delivered his Annual
Address. ss fs.sa IA n
| Voted. That the thanks Of the Society
be rendered to DR.. North for his able and
interesting Address. 1865. $500,
Voted, That an abstract of the proceed
ings Of tho Society be published.
GEORGE SEYMOUR. Clerk. II
MELANCHOLY Coincidence -The nomi>
nation Of Hon. =. H. Norvell as us. Dis
irict Attorney for Michigan was under cons
sidcra tion in the Senate at Washington on
Tuesday afternoon, while he was dying al
his residence in Detroit OF erysipelaS. Mr.. |