Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-07
Druggists, Association.
Meetings festertiay At The Atheneun.
 Papers Rsad, Onieers Eiected and In


 Atheneum shortly before Il o'clock. Dwight Phelps reed reports of the delegates to the American Pharmaceutical association and the National Retail Druggists association, both held in Washington early in September. The reports were unanimously accepted and re- ferred to the committee on publication. The chairman of the executive committee, which consists of Walter R. Francis of New Haven, F. S. Stevens of Bridgeport, W. W. Mosher of Meriden, c. W. Whittlesey of New Haven, L. H. Goodwin of Hartford and Frederick Wilcox of Waterbury, read their report and referred to the deaths of three members of the sssociation-S. R. McNary of Hartford, Jonathan Hoggson of Stafford Springs and Samuel Moves of this city. Their obituaries were also read.
 A paper was read on "OIeate of Mercury" !" written by Jacob F. Haehnen of Waterbury. It recommended that druggists should have the oleate on hand at twenty per cent. strength, as it could easily be reduced with olive oil when required.
 The committee on "queries," Charles A. Rapelye chairman, made a report which was accepted and referred under the rule.
 A resolution was presented that the adop- tion of the metric system would be detri- ment to the pharmaceutical interests,
 MT. Frisbie spoke at length in favor of the resolution and read letters which he had re- sent out to members of the association asking for their opinions on the matter. The ma joTity of his correspondents were;in favor of the old system of weights and measures. MT. Frisbie expressed the opinion that the English sy stem could be managed so as to answer all requirements.
 Emil A Gessner moved to table the sub iect He said that once let the metric sys- tenn be adopted, no druggist would ever go back to the old system, in present use.
 On the question to table being put, there had to be a rising vote taken, as it was evi- dent that the members had strong feelings on both sides of this important question. It was tabled till afternoon, 21 to IA.
 The next thing in order was the election of officers: E. A. Gessner, in nominating W. R. Francis, of this city, for the office of president, said that inasmuch as New Haven was the birthplace of the association, and as no New Haven man had yet 5een it's president he thought it only fair that MT. Francis or some other man from this city should be elected. No OCu0E uau0 Whb pIhCSu III ana when Druggists Whittlesey and Beers had collected the ballots Mir Francis was declared elected, he receiving 30 out of the 40 votes cast He made a few re- marks accepting the position. Messrs Nichols, New London; Thomson, New Brit ain; Frisbie, Hartford, and Bristol, of Anso- mia, were then nominated for the position of first vice president. MT. Nichols was declared elected. B. w Thompson, of New Britain, was elected second vice president. The pres ent secretary, Frederic Wilcox, of Waterbury, and the present treasurer, s. P. Chandler, of Hartford wsre.the unanimous choice of the meeting. The president elect was then empowered to appoint the nominees for the pharmacy commission.
 MT. Monson, of the committee on address es, reported on various matters. recommend ing summer meeting and the binding of the reports of transactions of the society, the cost to members to be three dollars. The question of raising 8 committee on no official formulas raised in the report was made a topic of debate. It was finally referred to the committee on the progress of pharmacy and queries.
 The question of appointing a committee on "The State Medical society"-one of the subjects in the report-Was disposed of by a direction to the secretary. After acting up- on some minor matters of the report and ad- dress the convention took a recess for dinner.
 At the afternoon session the newly elected officers were installed. President Francis at once assumed the craftsmanship of the meet ing. A paper on Abstracts" by Professor Bedford of New York, was read and Mr Linde, of tbis city, read paper on s'Aloes D
 The following candidates were admitted to the association: Bennot c. Atwood, Watertown; James W. Hague, Torrington; Joseph P. Nugsnt, Waterbury; George E. Dresser, Putnam; Roland E. Dunning, FTorrinot0n. Mocoo Hall port; c. H. Rose, North Manchester; W. F. Smith, CollinsviEle; J. F. Burpee, Hartford; W. D. Archer, New. Haven; D. B. King. New Haven; Henry Mer- riam, New Haven; T. L. Parker, Deep River; J. R. Child, Deep River; J. s. Lernsworth Bridgeport B. A. Herriok, Norwich; J. M. Brewer, Norwich; Frank D. Peckham, w. P Keegan, Branford; W. A. Bragg, Bridgeport; c. P. Gladding, Hartford; F. B. Buell., New Haven; Herbert B. Church, Bridgeport; D. P. Curtis, M. D., New Haven.
 A vote of thanks was extended to the New Haven members of the association for their kind reception and entertainment Much interest was shown by the druggists in the exhibits Of fine chemicals and merchandise connected with pharmacy, which were taste fully displayed around the sides of the hall. Among the exhibitors were Lundberg, per- f1mer; Henry Thayer E Co.,, manufacturing g chemists, Cambridgeport, Mass; Waterbury Paper Box company; Low, Son & Haydon, London; Grosvenor & Richards Boston; Ran dolph Paper Box company, Richmond, Va j; and J. W. Heaton, Boston, representing the Cushing Process O.. purifiers of liquors for medical use. By this process, which is con- paratively recent, liquors are purified after course by warm air and liquor when three years old will be rendered by this process as pure as that which by the old way had to stand ten or twelve years. All hoe ita aF1,IIT nd with interest by the druggists.
 The association adjourned about o'clock after profitable session
 Obituary.
 Mir. Edward Hart Fenn, brother of Mir. Wallace B. Fenn. the merchant of this city, died on Tuesday afternoon in New York after brief illness with rheumatism of the heart. Yesterdays Hartford Courant says of him: He was 8 native of Plymouth, born August 7th. 1928. Orphaned while boy of fourteen by the death of his father, he deter mined to take care of himself, and coming to this city succeeded in obtaining clerk ship in the dry goods store of Joseph Lang don. His brightness and business ability attracted the attention of his Sunday school teacher, MT. Collins, of the large wholesale house of Collins Brothers, who persuaded Mr. Langdon to let him enter their employ. Here he rapidly rose, proving exceedingly efficient and valuable, and when he was "A years of age he was admitted into partnership, the firm becoming Collins Brothers & Co.,, and later Collins Fsnn. He travelled exten- sively through the West, and greatly extend ed the business of the house. He was espe- cially good as judge of credits. In 1870, through MT. Fenn's efforts, the firm secured the sole agency of all the Sprague prints, and Mir Fenn had the chief responsibility of of them. They held this account for three years, when the trustees of the Sprague estate finding it necessary to raise a large amount of moEey-larger than the firm was willing to advance-the contract WAS terminated and the firm of Collins & Tenn decided to go out of business, the part nsrs retiring with handsome fortunes.
 Since that time MT. Fenn has spent much