Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-06-11
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FROM PORTLAND.

Asnoaa Meeting Of the MiddIesex klec.
tric Light Co.
PORTLAND, June 10.
The annual meeting of the Middlesex Elec.
trlc Light Co., Tuesday, elected the follow.
ing officers:
Presidenr-George W. Fickle.
Vice President-CharlesR r. Kimball
Treasurer-John H. McAlvin.
Clerk-Clarance Hale of Portland
Dlrectors-G. w. Fickle, W. A. Ingbam.
Loren N. Downes. G. r. Kimball, Willis p
Burbank, &. L. Huntoon, E. p. Dennis. All
OF Lowell, except the clerk.
Death of Shipmaster.
Capt. Daniel Boyd, of the late firm of Yea.
ton & Boyd, shipping agents of Portland, died
Wednesday morning of paralysis. He was
an old and we'll known shipmaster.
Maine Medical Association.
At the forenoon session of the Maine Med.
ical Association, DR.. Z. 4. Holt read a paper
on cataracts, and DR.. A. S. Thayer read
report on acute rheumatism. Dr. C. q
Hunt, superintendent of the Maine General
Hospital, called attention to the recent i'm
provements in the building and invited the
members to visit the hospital
At the afternoon session of the Maine
Medical Association, Dr. Weeks of the COM
mittee appointed last year to consider the
propriety OF inviting the Ameaican Medical
Association to meet With this association next
year, reported no action deemed necessary
The following officers were elected:
Presdent-Dr. Sumner Laughton of Ban
gor.
First Vice Presdent-Dr. C. G. Adams of
Portland.
Second Vice President-F. 4. Hitchcock
of Rockland
Corresponding Secretary. C. Caldwell
of Rockland.
Publication Committee-Drs Charles ID.
Smith, fex-officio) of Portland, c. o. Hunt
OF Portland, A. M. Peables of Auburn, O.
Ii. o. O'Brion of Bristol.
Business Committee-Drs. S. p. Warren
of Portland, G. d. Smith of Portland.
Board of Censors-Drs. Geo. II. Cum
mings of Portland, B. F. Sturgis of Auburn,
K. Adams of Litchfield, H. E. Hill of Saco,
A. l.. Hersey of Oxford.
DR.. S. II. Weeks made remarks on the
neck of femuer, illustrating by exhibition of
actual specimens.
DR.. j. 0, Webster of Augusta read a
paper on local boards of health.
DR.. w. A. Albee of Camden read a paper
reporting a case of displaced ovary and
phantom tumor.
DR.. Gordon reported the results of Tait's
operation.
The necrologist reported the deaths of
Drs. Eaton of Wilton, Sturtevant of Scar
boro, Parcher of Ellsworth, Manson of Pitts
field, Brooks of Portland. Harlow of Au-
burn.
At the evening session of the Maine Medi-
cal Association Dr. w. P. Giddngs of Gar
diner was elected to membership. DR.. S.
H. Weeks then delivered the annual Grafton,
He traced the progress and development of
medicine from the early dawn of history.
The orator believed it should be the senti-
ment of the association that no physician
should encourage a student to study medi-
cine unless he has degree or diploma from
some high school, or all students should be
IeQulEeu W pass uOdIu VI CANhihSio uSioio
entering on their medical studies. The pos
sibilities for the discovery and progress for
medical science are yet unknown. Must the
category of incurable. diseases always remain
as large as now? warm tribute was paid
to the ability represented by the new State
board of health, and hope expressed that
from it's labor, aided by that of this associa-
ton, may produce rich harvest.
After the meeting receptions were held at
the residences of DIR. T. A. Foster and DR..
c. L. Holt
Maine Medical School.
Hon. James W. Bradbury of Augusta has
been here in conference with the committee
of the Maine Medical Association and COM
mittee of the of the trustees of the Maine
Medical School, with reference to the re-
moval of the school frem Brunswick to Port
land. 1t is thought the school will come
here in the near future.
Regatta in the HarbOr.
The spring regatta of the Dirigo Rowing
Association was held this evening between
and o'clock. The course in the harbor
was about mile and a half. Referee, w.
O'Connell The four cared race was won
by Greeley, Williams, Gibbons and Prinn,
beating Joyce, McNulty, Myers and Barry
No time taken. In the single sculls the en-
tries were NJ. G. Davis, Randall and Nc
Lean. Davis took the lead and kept it, CON-
ing in a length and half ahead. Randall
second Time 10.23a In the double sculls
Greeley and Williams beat Prinn and Glib
bons one length. 1t was close contest.
Time 9,30s.
annual Conference of the Congregational
Churches.
The sixty-fifth annual meeting OF the Cum
berland conference of the Congregational
churches WAS held today in Scarboro. There