Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-17

Death occurred more from the break
ing down of the system, from sheer old
age, than from any special or specitic all
ment. Confined to his bed for just a
week, he seemed to hold his own well
against the approaching dissolution
until within twenty-four hours Of the
final end, when he lost ground rapidly.
and Yesterday morning it was recog-
nized that death was but a question OF a
few hours. He died quietly and peace
fully, and will be widely and sincerely
mOurned.
John Frissell was born March 8, 1910,
in Peru, Berkshire County, Mass. de
came of mixed English aud Scotch an
cestry, his father being Amasa Erissell,
a farmer, whose antecedents were
Scotch, while his mother was Of Eng
lish parentage. John Frisseil, the
Youngest OF four sons, chose the medi-
cal profession for his life work. His
early education was such as was AFFORD
ed by the common country school,
which he attended in winter, working
upon the farm during the summer
months.
Later, he attended Old Hadley Acad-
envy, and from there be entered Will
Jams College in the autumn OF 1897,
graduating four years later Bachelor OF
Arts. He at once entered the office OF
DR.. Ebenezar Emmons, at Williams
town, distinguished practitioner and
professor of chemistry and natural his
tory In Williams College. There young
Frissell was assistant for two years
in the chemical laboratory. In the
fall of 1882 he attended lectures at
Berkshire Medical College, Pittsield,
Mass, and in the spring OF 1888 Prof.
Willard Parker invited the young ply
stefan to Woodstock, VT, where he be-
came demonstrators of anatomy, and at
the end OF the same year filed the same
position for Prof. Parker in the Berk-
shire Medical School, including in his
duties that Of performing the dissec-
lions for the Professor, and afterwards
recapitulating,to the class the Profess
sor's lectures, while carefully superin-
tending and instructing all those stu
dents making dissectiong. He continued
TO ill these duties during the year 1884,
at the same time attending lectures, and
graduated M. d. from the Birkshire
College at the close OF the term, in the
fall OF the year, receiving the degree OF
A. NJ. from Williams College. He. re-
NAMED in PittSield for another year,
instructing students in anatomy, ma
terra medica, ETC., and demonstrating
his fourth and last course of lectures.
June 8, 1886. DR.. Frissell removed to
this city and began practicing and at
the same time Reaching. His practice
being small at first, he delivered lee
lures upon temperance, phrenoiogy
and physiology, and taught botany,
rambling with classes through the sur
rounding country. He also delivered
an occasional lecture in the schools OF
this city. He possessed taste for geo.
logy aud minerology, and this was
also INDUCED, He became teacher and
leader Of the choir OF the First
Presbyterian church of this city, out
this was not long continued, the rapid
increase In his practice, largely arising
from bis skin as surgeon, completely
filing up his time, and he soon achieved
. wide reputation for exceptional skill.
He was soon appointed physician to the
Convent OF the Sisters Of the Vista
ton, to St. VincentS College and
for the Mt De Chantal school.
In 1871 DR.. Frissell achieved
reputation as en- oeulist, aud became
celebrated for the success OF his opera