The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-09
DOCTORS MEETING.
belmont County Physicians in SEES.
sion ovor ct Bridgeport.
TIE TIMELY TOPICS DISCUSSED
And tho Business Transact cd.-.Nioro
Frequent Meetings TO bc,lIold In tho
Futurc...h Proposed Law Objected
to...Inaugural Address Of President.
elect lICwctsOn.

An interesting meeting OF the Bel
mont county medical society was held
yesterday afternoon at tho y. NJ. G. A.
hall in Bridgeport. Owing to the
absence OF Dr.. u. 0. Williams, Of Mar.
tins Ferry, the retiring president, the
meeting was called to order by tho
newly elected president, DR.. A. II.
lIewetson, of st. Clairsvillc, in IN clo-
oucnt inaugural address. lie thanked
the iratcrity for the honor conferred
upon him, and addressed himself to
the subject, 'Tho benefit OF organiza-
lion and tho duty Of tho profession Of
our county, to sustain and advance tho
interest OF tho Belmont county medical
society,"
The doctor showed how closer union
Of the medical fraternity would be for
the mutual benefit OF tho members. lie
also dwelt OH tho necessity for reforms
in the medical Jurisprudence. He 70.
.erred to tho beneficial results OF frc.
ouent intercourse and consultation, to
prevent unfriendly feelings from arising,
iIc closed by saying: "Tle greatest
GOOD We can do TO our populations in
this profession is to do the greatest
good for our patients"
DR.. William Estop, OF Lloydsville,
was announced 10 read q paper upon
"Lacerations OF Pcrineum, "but was un-
avoidnbly detained. DR.. D. W. Long,
OF Bcllairc, read an interesting essay
upon Therapeutics and Matcrio Mcdi-
ca" showing the value Of drhgs recently
introduced and their uses by improved
methods.
This was followed by very interest
ing discussion i'll which all present par
ticipatcd, and many novel ideas and ex-
pcrencos in the use OF new drugs were
brought out by different members OF
the society.
Tho society decided to mako tho next
meeting place at Bellaire, and to meet
once month instead OF every three
months, and to make tho meetings Of
moro practical use to members, by dis
cussions OF diseases and their treatment,
and not 10 devote too much timo to
didactic papers.
DR.. Cooke, OF Bridgeport, introduced
aresolution to protest against tho adop-
ton OF n recent bill introduced in the
Ohio legislature in regard to the APP
pOintment OF state medical board OF
seven members, on account OF its unfair
representation OF the different branches
Of the profession and tho charge of S.
Tor each successful practitioner and an
affidavit rs to their diploma; also tho
charge OF $50 for the examination OF
each graduated medical student.
The doctor protested vigorously
against these charges and the paying OF
biz salaries to this board, which is to be
the superior governing body Of all tho
physiciansin tho state. III II
Three delegates were appointed to
the American Medical Associations
meeting in Detroit, and three to attend
the state convention to be held in Gin
cinnati in June. Those present were
DR.. a. II. Hewetson, president, OF St.
Cairsville: DR.. Hobson, OF Flushing;
DR.. Colville, Of Huntsville; DR.. j. II.
Cooke, OF Bridgeport; DR.. J. P. West, OF
l'ellairo; DR.. Thompson, OF Lloydsville;
DR.. Mcclellan, OF Bellaire; DR.. c. L.
kurz, OF Bcllaire; DR.. D. W.5Long, Of
Bellairc; DR.. S. L. West, OF st. Clairs-
vile, and DR.. Cooper, secretary, OF