Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-11-15
Obituaries.


FIsK.--Ded at Trading Post Kansas, October
~, 1882 Dr. j. H. Fisk, son OF the late Clark
Fisk. Esq. OF Montpelier, aged forty-nne years
Dr. Fisk was native Of Eden, Vermont, and at
the age OF twenty years went TO Oberlin, Ohio,
and subsequently graduated from the medical
college Mt Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1851. AT the
breaking ont OF the war he enlisted in the first
Vermont cavalry and served three years, when
he was returned as contract surgeon and thus re-
manned till the close Of the war. During his
army service he contracted disease which has fol
owed him sharply all these succeeding years
and from which he has suffered patiently though
most keenly, most OF the time, until death has
finally brought him release DR. Fisk was man
of marked ability and integrity, and possessed
superior skill In his profession, though exception
ally quiet and retiring In his ways That he
gave his life for his country Is as unquestioned ny
If he had fallen on the field OF battle and yet he
ther complained at the sacrifice nor sought to
be pensioned by the government which he died
to maintain. While at Oberlin he experienced
religion and united with the Congregational
church, which profession he ever maintained and
adorned A wife and child and large circle OF
devoted friends are left to mourn his untimely
death The remains were taken To his native
state for their final rest with his kindred dead.
THAYER.-samuel White Thayer, NJ d. LID,
died at his home in Burlington, November 14th,
at eight o'clock, A. NJ. DIR. 1hayer was native
Of Braintree, and son OF DIR. Samuel White and
Ruth Packard Thayer, born NAV 2lst 1917. He
passed his youth In Braintree attending the COM
mon schools OF the town till 1882, when the
family moved to Thetford for the advantages of
the academy there. Here and at Hanover, New
Hampshire, he fitted for college with the inten-
ton Of completing the course in Dartmouth.
| medicine with his father. Fitting he attended
lectures in Dartmouth medical college. In 1887
he went to Woodstock where he was elected dem
onstrator of anatomy in the medical college, which
position he retained until 1871. In 1888 he took
his degree of NJ d., and after practicing in Wood
stock for about two years, removed to Mortified,
| the headquarters of the Vermont Central rail-
road. Here he acquired skill as n surgeon and
| showed also marked taste as naturalist, collect
| ing one of the best cabinets in Vermont. This
cabinet he finally gave to the academy at
| Mortified. In 1854, DIR. Thayer removed
| to Burlington where he soon took rank with
| the first physicians. Here he interested him
| self in everything to strengthen the profession
| throughout the state. Better to fit himself for
| his profession, DIR Thayer in 1855 visited Nova
| Scotia and the British provinces. In 1867 he
spent several months in Great Britain, France
| Austria and Italy. Ia 1869, in company with Ex-
| Governor Smith, DIR. Lord of Montpelier and
| Minnesota and Dakota, along the route Of the
Northern Pacific railroad Later and at the re-
| quest of Governor Smith, he removed to Mime
| sofa and organized "A system of medical service
| for the employees OF the Northern Pacific road
| In 1879, Dr. Thayer completed a collection Of the
woods and grains In the region OF the Northern
| Pacific railroad. This collection was exhibited at
| the Vienna Exposition. In the winter of 1873, he
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went to Europe In 1878 he made the trip around
the world, going by way of San Francisco, Yoko-
hama and India, returning through Europe.
| Upon the breaking out Of the rebellion and to
aid Vermont in raising her quota Of troops Gov
| ernor Erastus Fairbanks appointed Dr. Thayer
| chairman of the state board of medical examin-
ers, the others being Dr. + f. Phelps of Wind.
sor, and DR.. s. Newell of st. Johnsbury. This
| position DIR. Thayer held until he appointed
| surgeon general of the state In 1864 by Governor
| Smith. Here he showed his energy and organic
| ing power. Besides the general duties of his
office, he established military hospitals at Bur-
| lingtoD, Montpelier and Brattleboro DIR. Thayer
was sent by Governor Smith also to Wash
| ington to consult with reference to a raid
threatened upon Burlington. President Lincoln
| gave him instructions to General Dix, then COM
| mander of the department of the east. DIR. Thayer
| also obtained a commission as assistant army
| surgeon, U. S. A., from the general gov
| ernment, and was breveted at the close of
| the war. In 1866 Dartmouth college conferred
| upon him the degree of A. NJ, and in 1877
the University Of Vermont that Of Ii. D.
| But DIR. Thayer's monument, besides that which
| will remain in the hearts of hundreds and thou
| sands he has in his practice couuseled and deliv-
cred from suffering, is the medical department of
| the University of Vermont, at Burlington. Sell
dom are more zeal and devotion shown than by
DIR. Thayer in resuscitating the medical college in
the University and bringing it up to the position
| it now holds To bring out his plans and efforts
and their success at Burlington would be to write
the history of the medical college from 1850 to the
present time. As physician and surgeon, DR..
| Tbayer took high rank. His sympathy with
the sick and suffering comforted those whom his
counsel and skill relieved of bodily distress He
| gave himself for mis- patients DR.. Thayer was no
| less active and generous as citizen and friend
| than eminent as a physician and surgeon and an
org nicer of institutions and agencies for the in
crease of learning the security and honor of the
state, and the welfare of man. We, with many
others to whom he has given the same wise coun.
sell shown the same tender regard and brought
great relief, grieye for him as for friend and
| brother.