The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-01-26
AN IHTERESTIEG
BIT OF HISTORY

Deep in the woods of Maryland. in tbs
Valley of Ansietaas, Surrounded by Its MA
jestic hills taere Lived Ia tue last century, =
man WIG. by tae results Of pe.s>yuring ssady
and scientific inves$satial, secured for kim-
self the lasting gratitude Of his ewn and
following generations Nsite 0s<ers were
bent on measures Of war during those revo-
lutionary tiaes he was quietly following out
a missisn Of peace and goodwill to nlen, !"
by ministering TO the wante Of the SICK and
afflicted. Means of transportation in those
early days were, OF course, very meager, being
limited In the main, TO travel on horseback;
but even that form Of transportation was
denied to him of whom these few lines are
written, for. when a boy, he had met with an
accident which lad caused a curvature of the
spine, giving him the appearance OF a
''hunch back" hence he always travelled
afoot. The distance from farm to farm and
valley to valley was oftenumes very great,
but distance had no herrors for him if he
Thought his help and skill was needed. hence
1t was that be sscaas kne~n, not only in the
section OF Mary land wsese be lived at thzt
time. but in parts of Pennsylvania and vir-
ginia as well The ssaa OF whom we write
was old DR. Peter Fahrney, the grandfather
of the present doctor, who bears the same
name. HIS life was not only devoted to
scientific research, but he was also an active
leader and pillar iR the churca to which he
belonged. Ii was these com AHMED qualities
of heart and mind which end AIRED him to the
people and which have isstuated the descend
aats OF those sElesg whom ne labered to row
honor his nIeEiery as man and csizen. With
that end in yieS, the Fasrney Memorial
Association was recently organized at San
Mar, nd. 1t has secured control of the
"old medical shop" which was used BY him
as Office, laboratory, etc. 1t is yet in fairly
good state of preservation. This shopp
las it was then called) is now to be enclosed
by an iron fence and covered by a copper
roof, so as 10 hereafter protect it from the
rayages OF the weather. Near the shop -
is the same water spring, bubbliBg up be- |
tween the rocks as it did over loo years ago, |
and which, even in those days, afforded |
weary travellers many refreshing drink |
This spring is now TO be turned into a free |
public fountain for the benefit of travellers
along that highway-iDdeed, a most fitting
commemeration Of the life and services of
one who so untiringly ministered to both the |
physical and spiritual welfare of the people |
1t does not often happen that the memory of |
p man who lived such quiet and unassuming |
existence, occupied as he was, solely in the |
Aciu VI ISniN<h itoCaiNh. HopliS iISltbA 10 |
benefit his fellow men, is 50 highly Teyered |
by fourth and fifth generation. One thing |
is certain, when, in this cold and prosaic age |
a community makes such public recognition |
OF mans services and Is willing 10 place |
itself 80 such expense in homorng his |
memory 50 that future generations may also |
knowaahout him, that man must have been |
above the ordinary and his liie and activity |
not ia vain. So much in honor OF the dis |
coyerer of DR. PRTER's BLOOD VITALIZER.