The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-27
PETERSBURG.

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In the Convention Of the State Medical
Society last evening, al: er the close ~ my
report, the following proceedings TOOK
places: "a n 49, ri3.1
: DR.. Eandon sB. Edwards, Of Richmond,
submitted bis report as secretary Of the So
ciety. During the year three Fellows ha6
died, aud seven, had offered their resigna'
tions after :payIng up. their dues in full: Al
this session forty.shree physicians bad been
= proposed and elected as members. - ."%
!" DR.. Cunningham, Of Richmond, reported
a case Of removal OF an eye for Sdrcomd OF
the iris. He received the unanimous vote
Of thanks OF the Society for his interesting
report and the pathological specimen ex.
= hihited. aan'sa'# 81, -!
p, A lengthy discusson,. participated in by
several Fellows. was elected by the report OF
the treasurer which shows that the debt OF
-. the Society has increased to some 5000. Some
of the speakers desired thattheex penditures
should be reduced to the actual CASH income
t
legal means should be adopted to collect the
amounts due, by delinqucnts; and others
proposed other schemes DIR. Edwards
promptly assumed the debt himself. To
cover tue deficiency the Society finally
adopted a resolution increasing the annual
membership fee TO $3.50 ,.: 49,. IL ' "l,a,,,y
The report OF The Neurological Committee
was referred. without reading, TO the Pnb-
LEGATION Committee. - =. L.,.f,-:l .~,H, -
d., The President announced that he would
take time TO appoint the general and speclal
committees, and announce them, through
the Firqinia Medica! Journal, ~" -
On motion OF Or. Latham, OF Iynchburg,
il was resolved that the,subiect for discus,
sion At the next annual meeting should be
"EtsoIogy md Treatment OF Typhoid
Fever" .s.I's.- l,.rr.. .'s "1,r' .".",' . u
After the usual resolutions Of thanks the
Society adjourned, at : O'Clock, to meet in
Richmond in October OF next year. 81 /"
The session was, one Of great interest and
profit to The! profession. The papers read
alltreated OF live and important subj ects sand'
were COMPOSITIONS OF real merit and practi-
cal infertnation.L @|9%H'Nd
AZ O'clock last night the Fellows Of the
Society met around the banQuet-tabie at che
City Hotel, where magnificent repast was
spread in their honor. Numerous yoiun-
teer toasts were offered and responded to,
and the festivities we're continued until
late hour. To-day the visiting doctors all
left for their homes. ~. - :.
4 special meeting OF the Common Couu-
ell was held at 40 O'Clock this morning, and
suitable resolutions OF respect to the men,
orr OF the late Charles Corling. formerly
Mayor OF the city, and at the time OF his
death member OF the Council, were
adopted. The funeral OF MIR. Corling took
Mace at IL o'clock from the Washington
Street Methodist, Episcopal church. Rev.
Joseph II. Riddick, the pastor, and Rev.
DR.. Witherspoon, OF the First Presbyterian,
church, officiatcd. The members OF the
Council attended in q body, as also the Be-
nevolent Mechanic Society, Of which he had
long been member. .Jt.H
. At Grace church yesterday afternoon the
funeral OF Mrs. Maria Fox, aged ninety
one years, took place, Deceased was for
merry aa'rcsidcnt of 4 Petersburg. but for
some years past had Fycd in Pennsylvania,
whence her remains were brought for Jin-
torment. She was buried in Blandford
cemetery, in the same grave that contains
the remains of her husband, placed there
some twenty. three years ago, and whose
coffin was found TO be entirely sound
Among athe carriers OF her body were a
grandson, two grandsons-in-law, and two
great grandsons., She leaves many, descend
ANTS in Petersburg and nnsylvania-even
down to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. She
was the mother-in-law OF our venerable
-towDsman Henry d. Bird, Esq. e'xg: I'll
The ward meetings next Monday night to
elect delegates to the Legislative Nomina-
ting Convention will be largely attended.
Thus far four gentlemen have protested
their Willingness TO serve the peopleif nom
mated and elected-viz.. Major r. FL. Glass,
Alexander Hamilton, George S. Bernard,
and Charles II: Walsh. The last-named Is
recommended as the choice OF the working.