Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-12-27

iOu, and in that time be became eminent !
IS a successful practitioner, aud Boted asa I
generous humanitarian. for the good quail
les 81 his head and heart. Like true
American, he possessed the enterprise Of
he Yankee, aud being fascinated by the
glowing stories connected with the beau
lies Of the then " far west" he made up
bis mind to cast his lot in this land Of
beauty, with the hardy pioneer, for the
bettermeut Of his own condition and that
Ct his young and growing family. In the
fall Of 1885 be landed in the town Of
Washington, where few Of his early
friends had preceded him, aud where his
reputation was not unknown, and whore
he has resided ever since, til The time Of
his death. DIR. Wood, in his new home,
very soon built for himself an enviable
reputation in his profession, not only as an
eminoutly successful practitioner, but also
for his literary attainments, inferior to
but few, as well as for his quiet dignity,
and native inherent goodness Of heart. He
was the true Christian gentleman; gencr-
Gus and humane to fault, ever ready to
apologize for the faults of others, public
spirited, and ever foremost in the advnce-
mept Of the progressive age in which he
lived. At the time when Dr. Wood set
tied in Washington, the vast prairies
north, south and east Of the village were
nothing but wild and uncultivated
waste, the settlements generally following
the timber districts, hence his practice
was very extensive and his rides laborious,
extending from the Macklnaw river on the
south to Grow Greek on the north, and
from Peoria on the west to Indian Grove,
in Livingston county. on the east, CON-
prising an area of 1000 square miles /:
but as the country became settled his
rides became more circumscribed, but still
holding a professional business and the
confidence Of the people, far in excess OF
his physical ability, in his accommodating
age to perform. DR.. Wood was man
who never Jagged behind in his profession,
and notwithstanding his enormous country
practice, he always found time to keep
pace with the intellectual and scientific
progress of his chosen profession, which be
\ loved so well, and which hes made more
progress during the last fifty years, ii
the discovery Of truth and the laws tha
! govern health and disease than it hat
, during the previous two centuries. Tht
!; DR.. loved his profession not alone for th
intellectual pleasure it gave him. but 70
the good that it enabledhim to accomplish
in relieving the sufferings of mankind
t Dr.. Wood was held in high esteem by al
! who knew him, not only those who wer
= the Recipients of his knowledge and ski
n in times Of sickness and distress, but b
/! was olmost revered by the younger mem
y bers of the profession who were settln
!. and growing up, around him, seeking
/, share with him the confidence of the pee
t Die, in their abiitylto relieve the sicknes
and SUFFERING. To'this class of his profc'
sional brethren he was peculiarly gracor
and kind he would take them by tn
hand and encour age them with his faterl
advice when they were gloomy and cal
% down from disappointment and, this, to-
t without either ostcntation or display an
!, beyond and above all this, he was neve
:. kDowa to disparage the knowledge orsu
9 cess ofieven one who was rival for pu
IS lie favor. AS an instance Of this, | ma
: be permitted to menticn little incidel
that occurred lS46, between himself al
/ hts partner in practice, in relation to Il
'f writer Of this article. Their practice
'sl that timo extended all over this scctio
of .Woodford county. ! had settled
y Metamoru, and had began to do a lit
6, business in the town and neighborhood.
= was young, friendlcss ana poor; the do
D. tors partner was not only ambitious, b
at he was what might be called ayariciou
e. hence hecould no. bear the idea of allowi
ID "a rival for publicaiavor to obtain a fot
Of hold even within seven miles of him, co
le sequcntly he proposed to the old doct
p that they should get rid of me by sol
ih means, srwhether it be '.fair or fou
OF @ No." saidthcsold doctor, a Ifthc you
I'd man has 10 ability, we will soon be rid
II. him without any underhanded or unpl
III fessional means on our part, because I
&c people will very soon ascertain the, FAC
1T. but if he has ability, and is posted in
to profess on, you may stay his progress, |
vo YOU never can break him down, and yc
Of efforts to do 50 will only rccoil uwon yc
on own head. In regrad to this matter
sal will, Of course, do as you please, but
en- forsme and mine, we will have none Of
,Iyl but, on the contrary, we will take !
off by the hand. bid him Gods speed Q
9, II -. H y 1 :..Ll. !. L.. .,-.r,l :,