The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-09-21
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estimable physicians and surgeons in
southern Pennsylvania, died at his
home in this place, on Thursday even
ing, September 7th, at $50 O'Clock,
aged 66 years, 6 months and 1S days.
DR.. William f. Trout, the Oldest son
of Jacob and Eloise p. Trout, former
residents of Chambersburg, was born
in Fort Littleton, Fulton county, on
January 20, 1888, in u house on the
farm property which he owned at the
time of his decease. The death of his
father occurring when the doctor was
quite youth accompanied by his
brother, Jacob S. Trout, he went to
Virginia to reside with an uncle, where
he received an early education. Com
pleting common school course he
matriculated at Jefferson Medical Col
lege in Philadelphia for a course of
study in medicine and dentistry. Upon
DR.. Trout's graduation in 1856 from
Jefferson college in medicine and den
tistry he engaged in the practice of his
profession in Ohio for brief period
of time. Some time during the years
'57 or '58, inspired bv the healthy am
bition of a young man and with de-
sire to visit the Holy land, he went to
Syria, where he practiced both sur
gerry and dentistry. Very interesting
were the DOCTORS reminiscent recollec-
tions of the experiences he met with
during this period of his life, spent
among the Bedouin Arabs, who con-
sidercd the frequent exhibitions of sur
gical and dental skill which he had
occasion to manifest, as truly among
the marvellous and many and almost
priceless were the relics of his Arabian
life which were his priced home pos
session. DR.. Trout was joined by his
brother, the late DR.. Jacob S. Trout,
while abroad and they practiccd their
professions together in Palestine. DR..
Trout returned to his native land at
the time of the commencement of the
war of the rebellion and associated
himself in partnership for while with
the late DR.. j. l.. Suesserott. During
the time of his residence in Chambers
burg just prior to the war he met his
bride-to-be, Miss Matilda, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Boxer, Phila-
delphia. Returning to McConnells-
burg in 1861 he became associated with
the late DR.. S. T.. Duffield in the prac-
tice of his protest is and so contin-
ued for several years. Upon the dis
solution of the partnership he prac-
ticed his profession alone continuous
ly until the time of his death. On the
29th of October, 1868, he was united in
marriage with Miss Matilda Boxer, of
Philadelphia. The doctor occupied
many official positions of trest, in
this place, serving as burgess several
times and as member of the town
council up to the day of his death. He
was also for many years member of
the Pension Examining Board of Full
ton county. In June, 1898, DR.. Trout
runaway accident on the Mercersburg
mountain which was the ultimate cause
of his death. In driving down the
mountain from Mercersburg towards
home his horses frightened at chute
used for getting wood from the top of
the mountain to the pike and ran
away, throwing the doctor and his
companion out of the buggy violently
to the ground and inficting injuries
from which he suffered until the time
of his death. About three weeks ago,
through severe pains in his right foot,
he was obliged to take to his bed;
through the constant increase of his
sufferings 1t was decided to summon
his son, DR.. N. c. Trout, of Fairfield,
Pa, to his bedside. The latter, upon
his arrival home, after consultation
with DR.. A. ID. Dalbey, the attending
physician, decided that amputation
was necessary and Drs. Suesserott,
Ramsey and Palmer, of Chambersburg,
were telegraphed for. The visiting
physicians performed the operation,
assisted by Drs. Dalbey, Garthwaite
and N. @. Trout. The patient never
fully rallied from the operation and
two hours and a half later passed
peacefully from earth to the better
country. Few men were better known
or will ever be held in more ELECTION
ate remembrance in his home country
than DR.. w. F. Trout and few pos
sessed a larger circle of cherished
friends elsewhere. In the doctor S
thirty-eight years of practice he never
refused call to the bedside of the
sick, it mattered not howpoor that pa
tient might be and how little chance
there wasfor any remuneration. Ever
of CHEEKY, genial disposition his
very advent in the sick room was a
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