Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-06-13
SOME DOCTORS.

physicians IN betnei, maue oy our Ooi
week ago set us to investi-
eating the subject of doctors in Oxford
County. BY consulting the Name Beg
tster, and noting such changes as we know
to have taken place and not recorded, we
find that there are fifty-fve physicians
in this County, as follows:
Albany, none; Andover, CD W. W.
Barnes, G. L. Quincy; Bethel, (s) j. A.
Morton, C. W. Gordon, G. X. Wiley, j. A.
Twaddle; Brownneld, (2) Jesse p. SWEET,
John A. SWEET; Buckaeld, a. c. B. Bridg-
ham, ]. c. Caldwell, A. c. Whitman, c. ID.
Bradbury; Canton, a. c. A. Coolidge, +.
2. Wing, B. X. Swasey, d. w. Davis; Den
mark, (l) Sidney T. Brown; Dixdeld, 90
Z. w. Bartlett, c. f. Philoon, b. w. Ting
lev; Fryeburg a. ID. Lowell Lampson, w.
C.. Sowle, Chas. f. Hill, +. A. Mitchell;
Gilead, none; Grafton, none; Greenwood,
none; Hanover, none; Hartford, Cd l.. III.
Maxim; Hebron, none; Hiram, (2) J. l..
Bennett, Irwin Mabry; Lowell, (2) j. Chan
der, A. n. French; Mason, none; Mexico,
N) V. NJ. Abbott; Newry, none; Norway,
Isl A. Danforth, c. +. Evans, +. ii. Til
ton. T. s. Turner, - Pike; Oxford, CD A.
L. Hersey, Grin Stevens; Paris, CD 5. b.
Morse. Isaac Rounds, Edwin Green, Z. b.
Holden, O. r. Hall, c. X. Gates, +. ii.
Packard; Peru, none; Porter, (D L. X.
Chellis; Roxbury, none; Rumford, 90 j.
W. Stuart, II. +. Abbott, F. Z. Small;
Stonehsm, none; Stow, none; Sumner, ~
c. NJ. Bisbee; Sweden, none; Upton, none;
Waterford, (2) c. l.. Wilson, Fred c. Clark; ;
Woodstock, % r. p. Sawyer.
The population of Oxford County in
1880 was S2,625, and there is one phys
ician to every 59S persons. In addition
to this. Oxford County has sent many
eminea, physicians to other places, chiefly
to Portland. Drs. Tewksbury and Green
both now deceased, were from this Coun-
". and there are now of our natives prac-
ticing in Portland Drs. Thayer, Gordon,
and Merrill.
Ofthcse who remained in Oxford Coun-
ty many have been very successful in the
practice of their profession, and in accu-
mulating property. So far as we know,
nearly all those who have remained long
in one place. have acquired competency.
DR.. Thomas II. Brown of Paris was reck-
oned one of the weslthieSt men in town,
and his predecessor, DR.. Kitteredge, was
also wealthy man at the time OF his
decease. OF those now practicing in this
vicinity. probably DR.. A. l.. Hersey of
Oxford is the veal,hiest. He has splen-
did reputation as physician and rides
long distances 10 attend his patients He
practices no, only in Oxford, but largely
in Hebron, and in Norway and Paris.
He is frequently called in consultation
by his brother physicians in all towns in
the vicinity, when they have peculiar or
difficult cases in hand DR.. Hersey is
prominent man in his town, being deeply
Interested in its welfare; takes a grea,
interest in educational and musical mat
tiers, and has an elegant residence. He
has highly educated, social and musical
family which makes a visit at his home
an event Of marked interest. DR.. Hersey
has assisted greatly in giving Oxford sew
eral courses Of concerts and lectures; he
is President of Oxford County Musical
Association and annually entertains some
of the distinguished musicians OF the
country.
The Bethel physicians have very long
drives, there being no doctors at Albany,
Newry, Upton, Grafton or the unincor-
porated townships. 1t might take eight
physicians to cover the territory, and none
of them make much OF living. We
are no. acquainted with the financial re-
suits Of their labors however.
Drs. SWEET of Brownfeld and Lamp
son Of Fryeburg are well known in their
respective localities and are men Of wealth
and culture.
Or. Isaac Rounds of South Paris is
very popular and successful physician.
He is always interested in his cases, and
when he has one Of particularly danger
Gus character, he scarcely sleeps or eats
until the patient is out Of danger. Peo-
pie have great confidence in his skill and
know he has good heart. Perhaps he
will no. accumulate wealth so rapidly as
some, owing to this latter recommended
ton. He will not Cypress poor people
in order 10 collect his bills and annually
gives large amount of attention and
medicine to the deserving poor. We
never knew of his calling upon the town
for compensation in any such case.
A good many Of our physicians are
young men who are just starting in prac-
tice, and most all of them are graduates
of Bowdoin Medical School. We notice
that those who have the pluck to hold
out for 4 year or two in one locality soon
begin to have paying practice and re-
ceive the confidence Of the people. There
is a great amount Of quackery in medi-
cine, and though our people pay enough
for quack medicines to support ffty-fye
more physicians, We do not know of one
Oxford County doctor VINO is a quack or
one who resorts to unfair means to in
crease his business.