Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1898-07-16

IogeAed with the portrait, and
simplifying the gift wonderfully from
an historical standpoint, are a number
of personal papers that had belonged
to DR.. Vale and had passed into the
hands of his son. Among them are q
number of tickets that had admitted
the youth u Vaile'' TO medical lee
lures, from 1880 to 1888; certificate
of efficiency from his preceptor, Levi
Rawson, dated July 30, 1888; ties
timonial of good character from Otis
Converse, pastor of the Baptist church
at Grafton, Massachusetts. and who
afterward married DR.. Vale to his life
partner; a set of resolutions on his
death, adopted by the medical society
of this city, June %, 1865, the cay
following his death. and a set of
resolutions by the G. A. r. post at
the same time, bearing the date July
}, 1865. The resolutions of the ply
sicians bears the signatures of Elias
Fisher, r. f. Haughton, Drs. Tenn $,
Hartman. Hibberd. Hobbs, Waring
Weist, Harris and Kersey. The reso-
lutions from the G. A. R bear the sig
natures of Post Commander j. J Fin.
ney. with those Of ID Lesh. and w. P.
Wilson, members of the committee on
resolutions, and that of the adiutant.
J. II. Swaine. There is also the orig
lnai commission given by Oliver P
Morton to DR.. Vale as surgeon in the
Ind. cavalry, the commission bearing
the date of September %, 1861. And
IN precious tin case. the receptacle
and all being j ,st as he had received
~ five
the diploma that had originally given
the doctor the privilege of praeticing
medicine and surgery. 1t is in all
precious lot of relics. and a case or
cabinet will be made for their preserva-
ton, at the Vale building on south
street.
Accompanying the other relics is s
long clipping from a paper of this
city at the date of DIR. Vaile's death.
The article was written by Col. W. T.
Dennis, and Is indeed high tribute TO
the merits and usefulness of the de-
ceased. 1t is not reproduced here, ex-
eept in so far as it pertains to his
biography:
DR.. Joel Vale, was born at Win
hall. Vermont, September |, 1903. re-
on his fathers farm until
20 years of age. Then went to Provi- !
ience, Rhode Island. and taught |
school two years; from thence to
Grafton. Massachusetts. and COM
nenced the study of med cine with his |
lncle, Levi Rswson. He afterwards |
vent TO Boston and attended lectures,
himself for medical college,
rom which he afterwards graduated |
It Castleton, Vermont. After gradu-
.ting. he went to Brookfield. Massachu-
etts, and commenced the practice of /
lis profession. In the meantimeI
III his earnings were used TO educate
rs brothers and sisters, and to main
ain his parents, who were quite aged.
in Brookield several years,
Ie was married to Miss p. w. Har-
ington, in 1896. His health being
cry much impaired, he removed to
he west, first stopping at Lafayette.
or the purpose of going into the drug
Not liking Lafayette he
Tent to Brownsville, where there was
settlement of q few former friends
rom the east. He came to Richmond
or the purpose of entering into the L
rug trade. having stock which he
rought from Boston, but not seeing
favorable opportunity for the bust
ess at that time, l1S39. he ex-
hanged his drugs for his present !,
selling. where he has resided since
$40. I:
His first patients in Richmond was
fr. Gilbert's family, daughter now
wing. Mrs Davis being his first |
atient. From this time until he
uttered the army as army surgeon, be