The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-10-03

The PosT presents in this issue Il
cut aud biographical sketch of DR..
George p. Miller, late of Middle.
burgh.
DIR. Miller was born January ninth,
1867, at the old Miller homestead in
Penn township, where his parents
still reside and which place was first
the property of Frederick Miller, the
original ancestor who acquired title
to it October 25th. l7Ss. He was the
third child and second son OF Chas.
Miller and Lydia, his wife, youngest
daughter of Philip Kantz, deceased
and was fifth in lineal descent from
Frederick Miller. He was named
for his paternal and maternal grand
fathers, his great grandfather on
his fathers side OF the house having
also been named George.
He was educated in the common
schools OF his native township, at
the Missionary Institute, Selins-
grove, taught school for three years
and was graduated April 1891 from
the Medico-C Chirurgical College, of
Philadelphia. He iocated IN Mid
dleburgh about the first of May Of
that year and met with singular sue
cess from the start of his profession.
alpractice. In September 1893 while
driving with some friends to the
Lewisburg Fair he was seized with
severe cold, which settled upon
his lungs and eventuated in con
sumption or tuberculosis. 1t was
apparent to his family and friends
that he was quite perceptibly failing
in Eealth but despite the earnest en-
treaties Of his friends he refused to
quit his practice and seek medical
relief, until it was too late to arrest
the progress of the ailment.
In September 1894, upon the ad-
vice of DR.. Shoemaker of Philadel-
phia he went to Asheville, North
Carolina, hoping to gain benefit from
residence in high climate. He
remained for eight months and his
physical appearance upon his return
seemed to indicate that he had sue
ceeded in, at least, checking further
progress ofthe trouble, if, indeed he
had not materially gained in many
respects as to the condition of his
health. He was fully aware at all
times, after his consultation with
DR.. Shoemaker. who was one of his
Professors at College, of the immi-
nent peril to his life and regretted,
not so much for himself as for suf-
fering humanity the world over, that
the profession to which he belonged
could do nothing but theorize,
speculate upon and prayerfully re-
commend, what ut best was only an
uncertain precaution, when the ter
rors of tuberculosis had once made
themselves manifest in the patient.
After his return from the South he
spent two months at his fathers
home and then went to Kane, Penn
sylvania, on the top of the Allegheny
Mountains in MKean county. The
cir there although very pure and on.
tirely free from humidity failed to
afford him any marked relief and
steadily sinking he expired on Wed.
nesday, September 18th last at two
o'clock p. Nj. DR.. Evan O'Neil Kane,
nephew of DR.. Kane of Arctic fame
gave his patient, DR.. Miller, vigilant
and unremitting attention in his
Sanatarium, but none realized bet
ter than himself that he was past all
human skill, and having made all re-
paration and preparation common
with those who stand in the presence
OF death, he passed away TRANQUIL
ly without murmur OF regret at
J his early demise.