Middletown transcript., 1873-06-14
Local and State Affairs.
Tn. stat. Medical, Society Of D.,.w.r.

1
Net 10 the Town Hall Of this place on Tuesday
last, the 10th inst.
At IL o'clock, ~, the Society was called TO
order by DR.. llirons, OF Smyrna, the Vicc-Prcsi-
dent, who presided throughout the session, Dr..
Ellegood, the President, being absent.
The attendance was smaller than we expected,
there being only abop, thirty physicians present,
| not third Of the membership. Following their
| F" order Of business closely. the work OF the
Society was a routine OF little interest TO ou'sid-
crs. Not an address was made except such inn
promptu speeches US were ELECTED by their ordi-
nary proceedings; nor was there n paper on
any medical other scientific topic, read or re-
fcrred to u committee. Ths, think, was an
omission which ough, not to have occurred in
an assembly composed Of mon Of intellect and
scientific attanments, such rs We believe that TO
have been
i II is chiefly by comparison Of experience and
| opinions that u convention Of men pursuing the
same vocation, aud interested in removing the
mysticism which for ages has incrus'ed the sub
jeci Of investigation and study, can make the
desired advances toward cxactness and certainty
Medical facts have not been collected and classi-
fed with sufficient pcrspicuiy and dcfnitcncss,
and do not rest upon foundations sufficiently
fixed and pcrmancn, TO place the frdciies q ne
art above the reach OF fashion sc,,leri and Jug
glers who make u sport OF such sacred things rs
health and life. There Is. therefore, much left
TO be done TO place medicine upon the sure
found alton of n SciEscE and VIZ feel certain
tina; the Society OF Delaware can aud will con-
! tribute her full quota OF labor and material fer
r the construction Of the perfect cdiics. Quite
stride in the right direction was ukrn by the
society, VIC think, In the adoption oi resolutions
providing for ,ac appointment OF u principal aud
an attendant, In each case, 10 prepare aud read
AT the next meeting. essays upon mrmbtanous
| Group aud ccrebro-sp spinal-incnugiis. These are
diseases Of great and commanding interest, be-
cause of their frequent occurrence and fearful
| fatality Is is presumed that similar appoint
ments will bc made annually, and, IL so. the
adoption OF these resolutions will mark bright
era in the history OF the Society
: At ; o clock, 2. ~, rseess was ,akea, and
, the Society with a few Invited guests, among
whom were Governor Posdcr, Rev. Dr. Mccabc
and our humble self, tior which honor We now
8 return our thanksl went TO the National Hotel.
where splendid dinner had been provided by
tha, prince Of caterers, Mr., Morton. !. Is but
truth 10 say that the moal was, in all respects,
ercdi,ahlc to u first class house. After the sub
s,an,ials had discussed. brief speeches were
made by Gov. Ponder, the Rev. Dr. McCahc,
Drs. Porter, Askcw and others and the Society
8 returned TO the Hall to resume their business.
Several physicians were licensed 10 practice.
in accordance To the law OF the State, and ad
, mit,ci to membership of the Society. AmO :
them were Drs. ". II. Barr and Il B. Mckee, Of
J | this town.
: The usual committees hoard uf examiners and
officers op,hc Society Tor the ensuing year, Dr.
u Chandler, OF Brandywinc Springs, being made
. | President, were then appointed md elected,
and at o'clock, +. NJ, the Society adjourned
u +. S.-Wc are requested by Dr. q. Troup
= Maxwell, who was with pr. G. q Chanlberlaiue,
: the committee OF arrangements, 10 say that 10
i Dr. Chambcrlaine alone is due all the credit for
the admirable provision made for the comfoti
> and enjoyment Of lhe Society. {aimam gu
u meruf, fcrai.
It niddi~town ". T. sunday sehoot
Last Sunday was observed by the ". +. sun
: day School OF this place as -" Children Day,
and truly il nigh, he said OF ii, it was d" feas
o OF roses.
- The school room was very iastefulls decorate :
n with flowers and svcrgrecns, and presented quite
. N attractive appearance.
i After the regular cscros" Of the school th'
st Superintendent, \. .. Cox made brei rcpOr
OF the do.ngs OF the School Tor the past year,
oi from which We Learned the following
=, Number of officers aad teachers, -; number
of scholars on hand At the close Of the year, lis
O. being m increase Of a. Equal 10 gain Of ~
ii per cent also gain Of i PER cent IN their as
eragc attendance, There has also teru added IG
ir the Library over 200 volumes, and rcsnl, o
. the lnbors OF the School, twelve conversions.
'e The School reported to be in II more pros
S ucrous condition. than /, ever hai been aud biz
:, fair 10 become still more powerful auxiliary i'
81 tn. church The question How shall We re,nii
Of our larger scholars in our schools, has bscn
we think, solved by this School, the iarF
'e number in attendance is quite a noticeable feat
,d ufe
Allasion was made to the death of II Houston
c. Smith late assistant librarian of the school, an'
,c the Superintendent, on behalf OF the Pastor
Rev Vaughn Smith, presented the School ~it
., u very elegant slate blackboard, rs q mcmoris
hc of his son
Several pieces were sung by the School, Mis-
n Marion iiurn presiding nj tho organ, and nd
~ dresses made by the Pastor and Rev. John Hugh
- Presiding Elder OF the district after which III
be entire School visited the grave Of II ions'o
l., Smith, and decorated it with flowers, as n tohe
W OF their regard for him while living
he An extraordinary Affair.
r. Middleiown and vicinity will not be ou,-don,
Several OF the papers have been publishing "a,
e counts OF novelties aud curosities in the egg an
chicken line These accounts coming probably
10 the ears of the hens of lien-ry Clayton, Esq
they became (hlcnyious OF the reputation game
- by those other hens, aud determined that The
We would try what they could dc, and Mr.. ciayio
,r- brought 10 our Office few days ago, the trsu
+, OF their th h)endavor. This consisted Of an ord
~ nary hen-cgg, but when 1t was broken, alhong
en- /, was all righ, MS 10 the rhit, where the yol
should have been II contained aLo,acr small,
u' egg, producing the phenomenon OF m cg. witt
on in an egg.
w. For the M,iiioforn i I.Aiscript.
-, Our joviai friend, Weller, whose Falsagia
proportions were partly acquired by his habl,
ln- continually laughing At the mishaps aud iolll
- Of the world, a, the twelfth annual meeting OF
- few friends said 10 compose lazy club, 40
ee, which had deserved the name, for they had bee
heretofore too lazy TO change their place OF nee
NJ ing, the house OF one OF their nnmber. Aft
,ss sundry po,aiions sii around, with solemn eoul
+, tenancc, he thus addressed his companions. .
no an tired Of drinking the wine and eating u
"a. cake OF one man all the time, want TO recipr'
cate. Now propose that yon addressing I,
for host give me six gallons OF wine and send .
n, n pound cake, and we have til. next meeting
~ my house" We regre, 10 be Obliged to say 4
mt members Of the club, being influenced,
doubt, by envy and JEALOUSY toward the invent
Of such u noble idea, refused 10 entertain I
proposition. y.
eds Eshtom 4 siasssy's Railroad.
- Alta meeting Of the directors OF the abo
"a railroad company, held at Elkton, on the 10
sey inst, the surveys and estimates Of two roa'