Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-08
SHEARER MORTAL
PHYSICIANS TAKE ACTION ON TIE DEATE OF
TEE CITY HEALTH OFFICER.
Appropriate Resolutions Passed-Remarks Of the
Physicians in ExtOling the Character
Of the Deceased.

There was meeting of the physicians
of the city yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the rooms Of the Board OF
Education to take action on the death
of DR. 7. p. Shearer. Those present
were Drs. ]. L. Dickey. R. j. Reed, A.
F. Sufel, Robert Hazlett, j. A. Camp
bell, E. A. Hildreth, w. P. Megrail, S.
L. S. Spragg, G.. Aschmann and j. T..
Bnrnie.
DR.. Hazlett was chosen chairman of
the meeting, and DR.. Hildreth secre-
tary. On motion of DR.. Campbell a
committee of five were appointed by
the chair to draft resolutions of respect,
a copy of which is to be forwarded to
the home of the deceased. The com
mittee consisted of Drs. Campbell,
Dickey, Reed, Stifel and Megrail.
After the resolutions had been prepared,
read and adopted there followed brief
remarks on the character and services
of the deceased.
DIR. Campbell said that while he had
known DR.. Shearer but short time, he
was more than impressed with his
desire to improve himself by study and
make for himself mark in the world.
He was good student and a successful
practitioner; of a genial disposition and
always cheerful. Through the efforts
of the deceased the city to-day is in a
better sanitary condition than ever be-
fore All deeply deplore his death.
DR.. Dickey next followed in brief
remarks. He had not long known him,
but liked him. DIR. Shearer always
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all men. He was in a position as City
| Health officer to make enemies; he
made none. He was an old style Vir-
GINA gentleman, gentle and refined and
bearing the marks Of culture from his
home life His untiring devotion to his
sister during her late illness doubtless
had much TO do with Fastening his end.
| He was with her to the last, and looked
after her with care, attention and kind
moss. 1t certainly seems sad that such
young man with such brilliant career
and with so many friends should be re-
moved by such an untimely death.
DR.. Stife said he had not known the
deceased long, but was impressed with
his gentlemanly conduct and strict in
tegrity. He mourned his loss because he
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and mourned it all the more because he
died OF disease which might be pre-
vented in certain great degree, if
more care and attention were exercised.
DR.. Hazlett next followed with appro-
pirate remarks. He had little personal
acquaintance with the deceased, owing
to the speakers frequent absence from
the city, but had heard him spoken OF
by those who knew him well as being
possessed OF all those characters oics
that have been named He had a super
structure of good academical and medi-
cal training, and in his social, business
and professional career, short as it was,
he seems to have eXemplified in a
marked sense the elements Of that we'll
known aphorism, "He lives long who
lives we'll" The speaker then said he
regarded the remarks of DR.. Stifel rela
tive to the prevalence Of the disease per-
tinent to the occasion. We should
learn something of benefit to the living
from the dead. Typhoid fever is pre-
ventable disease, and he thought we
should exercise more force and energy
to learn more of the poisons and charac-
teristics Of this disease.
Adjourned