Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-06-14
Maine Medical Association.


The Association rc-assembcd in Portland,
at o'clock Thursday morning
DIR. c. +. Webster of Portland. delegate
to the Connecticut Medical Society, present
ed a report of his visitation.
DIR. q. A. Horr of Lewiston, read paper
ON 'Amputation of Ceryex Uteri." being a
report of case occurring under his obserya-
ton.
DIR. +. +. Sanger, chairman of the com
mittec on malpractice, being absent, his re-
port was referred to the committee on publi-
cation.
DIR. ). &. Gordon reported verbally a case
OF ainputation of the leg of an octogenarian,
who was suffering from senilc gangrenc.
DIR. }. W. Beede Of Auburn, necrologist of
the society, submitted his annual report.
| DIR. J. NJ. Bates of Yarmouth, made a
| verbal report OF a case of fractured arm,
asking the opinion of the association as To a
method of Strengthening the limb.
DR. +. II. Gerrish, chairman of the board
of censors, made the following report, which
was accepted;
Time of next meeting--Third Tuesday in
June 1850.
| place-Portland.
orator--O. A. IIorr, NJ. D.. Lewiston.
| Delegates to other societies
New llampshirc-Drs B. +. Sturgis, Au-
burn |. Ingalls,. Falmouth
Nermont-Drs 4. X. =. Meservc, Buxton;
j. e. Manson. Pittsfeld.
Massachusctts--Drs. r. II. Gerrish. C. o.
| Hunt, Portland.
Rhode lsland-Drs. +. A. Stanley, Port
land; J. l.. Bennett, East Hiram.
Connecticut ut-Drs. A. J. Fuller, Bath; {.
+. Webster, Portland.
New York-Drs. A. =. Snow, Winthrop;
A. {. Iiamlin, Bangor.
American Medical Association-Drs. NJ. c.
Wcdgcwood, Lewiston; T. II. Brown, Paris :;
:. Laughton, Bangor; c. 4. Packard. Bath :;
i. :. Haskell, stockton; J. +. l.. kimball,
Saco J. j. Linscott, Pennington; A. +.
Page, Bucksport; l. F.. Kimball, Wiscasset; :;
+. F.. Hitchcock, Rockland; A. S. Thayer,
\. \. llcrsom, Portland.
Visitor to Medical School of Maine for
two ycars--Dr. A. j. Billings. Freedom.
Visitor to Portland School of Medical In
structon-Dr. ID. l.. Lamson for one year;
Dr. J. NJ. Bates. Yarmouth, for two wears.
Visitor to Maine General lIoSpital-Dr. j.
T. Gilman. Portland
Special subjects:
Injuries of the Eye" DR.. James A. Spald-
ing, Portland.
New Remedies" DIR. A. J. Fuller. Bath.
"Lithotrity," DR. II. +. Hall, Biddeford
"Trcatment of diseases of the Cervex
Itcr,' DIR. F.. II. Ilill Lewiston.
"Mental Diseases" DR.. G. W. Foster,
Bangor.
''Progressivc Locomotor Ataxia," DIR. 4.
l.. Hersey. Bangor.
"Zymotic Diseases of Eastern Maine" DIR.
:. Hunter, Machias.
Neurology" DIR. J. w. Beedc, Auburn.
"Small things to be observed in the lying
in chamber" DIR. r. A. Foster. Portland.
In the case offs. b. Sprague of Milo, who was
expelled in 1876 who has applied for men,
bership, the petitioner has leave to withdraw.
The admission of J. NJ Jonah of Eastport
is inadvisable.
Dr. Q. \. IIorr offered resolution in
structing the committee on entertainment to
provide for Il collation. next year, which was
adopted
DIR. Hutchinson read paper on ''Diphthe-
ria" which was discussed by Drs. Dunn.
Adams, osgood. Weeks, ingalls,, O'Brion,
and referred to the committee on publication.
The president appointed as committee on
entertainment, Drs Dana, Small and Hersom
of Portland, Bates of Yarmouth IIorr of Lew
iston.
DIR. j. &. Pierce of Freeport made YER
bal report of a case Of a tumor attached to the
head of an infant at its birth, occurring in his
practice. Ii was discussed by Drs. Weeks,
Gordon. Small, OBrion. Bates Horr Hutch
inson and was referred to the committee on
publication.
Adjourned sine die.