Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-11-15


for full term. We find also tickets Of ad
mission to the Royal lnfrmsry Of Dumfrie
and Galloway, as Assistant House Surgeon
for one year; also admission for one year, I,
the Royal Infrmary Of Edinburgh, in tn,
| capacity OF Assistant House Surgeon; ant
| from the Principal Of each of these nstitu
tions certificates Of approval as to moral de
pertinent and professional skill in discharg
ing the duties aud obligations devoviEg up
on one engaged in these highly responsible
stations.
The names of the following professors are
found upon his tickets and certificates; Pill
lans, Dunbar, Barclay, Mlligsn, Hope, Rus
sci, Duncan, Allen, Thompson, Campbell
and Spaulding. His diploma bears date 1926
given BY the faculty of the Edinburgh col
lege and signed by eleven of the royal prof
How long after receiving his diploma before
he opened an Office islHk tnewn to US. The
frs, account we hs lIsp opening an Of
fee, is in village NJ Gathers residence
called, we believe, monhive. There, i
seems. he commenced his professional caree
in Dumfriesshire. But he did,,no, remain in thi,
location very long; but, of the cause of hi.
change, we have 10 account. From here he
removed to the town of Wigton, Wigton.
shire, Scotland, where he remained in the
practice of his profe until the spring o
1893.
Here be became acquainted with the pre-.
sent Mrs. Hewetson, who was his first pa
tient at Wigton. She had been under treat
ment for spinal disease, about twelve months
prior to his locating in this town. They
were married April 18th 1880. There are no
incidents ofspecial Importance connectedxith
his practice here. Une circumstances al er
may be named,as Characteristic of the man ,.&
one which evinced but a natural trait,as those
quainted with him know 70 have been strict
ly observed in all his intercourse, both pro-
lession1 and relative ip the transactions of
lite, showing firm adherence 10 principle,
and an snwilingnsss to yield to influences
on principle, whether those in
fuences were calculated to operate for or
aganst4is own personal interest
In the exciteme Mt connected with the pas
sage Of the reform bill by the British parlia-
ment, he and but one more os all the voters
of the town of Wigton, cast their votes for
particular candidate. Party spirit ran high
and there were feelings INDUCED which
threatened to affect adversely, his pecuniary
and professional interests. In this state of
political turmoil and proscriptive feeling, a
depuation came from a neighboring town
where the vote had been thrown as strongly
in favor of the Doctors candidate, as in his
own locality ir had bsea against hun. That
d-putation solicited his removal, making
specious promises Of reward, tor his political
opinions and firm adherence to these under
circumstances most discouraging in their ma
ture. A wide field for developing his profess
sioral skill, with lucrative patronage suti-
cient to afford rich reward, was hello out. -
But they were mistaken in the man. His
opinions were fixed in the belief, that the
duty of medical men was to stand npon their
profess ional merit alone, and under no cir
cumstances to compromise the honor and
dignity of the profession, for mere pecuniary
or selfish considerations. Possessing these
views and feelings, he declined accepting th e
offer. Time and sober reflection allayed the
excitement, and having their confidence pre-
viously as medical man. things returned to
their old channels, without materially afIec-
ting his professional interest. But in consequ.
ence OF an attack of acute disease resulting in
a fixed chronic nffection.h scouceived the no.
ton Of quitting the practice of his profession
And always being favorably impressed with the
simple and unmolestiug beauties Of agricutu-
rad lite, determined to adopt it; and with this
conclusion, the notion OF emigrating to Ameri-
ca was muturcd. Accordingly, in the spring
oil 1893, he with his wife and two sons, sailed
in the ship Britannia from Liverpool. His
original destination was for the then far ,pest
Mrs Hewetson's relatives were then residing
But from the opinions formed, of the portion
of country through which they had passed
the design OF going further west, was for the
preaent abandoned. They removed from
Pittsburgh to Washington County, Penn.
sylvana. The seas"n being too far advanced
to favor commencement OF agricultural pur.
suits, and not feeling satisfed to live uuem-
poyed, concluded, for th6 lime being, to re.
sumo the practice Of medicine, until he coulC
settle upon his future course and permanent
location, where he could commence his con.
templated occupation as farmer. He con
tinued to practice until the spring of 1885,
In April of that year he removed % Belmont
county and settled upon farm near st
Clairsville, (the county seat for that county,
fully determined to abandon his professiona
pursuits, believing that his health would there
BY be improved, anc lie more fully enjoyed
Soon after this, quite number of cases o
small pox appeared in the vicinity Of his re-
sdence. Some discussion, as to the true
character or grade OF the disease, amongs
the attending physicians was in existence
aud they, not being able to agree, he wa
consulted, more perhaps rom his supposed
acquan ntance with the disease, from its m ore
general prevalence In the old country than il
this, than from any knowledge OF his profes
sonal skill or medica education. knolhe
circumstance, as related by his neighbors
probably tended more to involve him again il
practice than the one above. A neighbor
as lunderstsnd it, while attending threshinI
machine had his hand and arm badly mutil
sted, by being drawn into some part of tn
machinery. physician vas called, an
upon examining the limb, seemed at loss, ,wha