The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-16
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APPLICANTS
FOR LICENSE
To Practice Medicine Are Being Ex-
amined by the State Board
of Health.
THE SMALL PoX SITUATION
In Fayette and wetzel Counties
May be Discussed-Embalm-
ers' Board Meets.
THE SMALL POX SITUATION

THE first session OF the meeting Of thu
West Virginia state board Of health was
called to order yesterday afternoon at
o'clock, in the chamber of the second
branch OF council city building, with
President C. B. Blubaugh of Parkers.
burg, presiding; Dr.. II. A. Barbee. Of
Point Pleasant, at the desk, and these
members present: DR.. A. r. Barbee, OF
Point Pleasant: DR.. ]. e. Robins. Of
Claremont; DR.. A. O. Flowers. OF
Clarksburs; DR.. c, w. sprangler. OF
Maybeury: DR.. T. +. Lanham Of Graf
ton; DR.. d. II. Taylor of Wheeling. and
DR. George Lounsbery. OF Charleston
the last named being the only homeo-
pathlc physician on the board. The
other member, DR.. s. N. Myers, of Mar
tinsburg, is expected to arrive this
morning.
Som fifty applicants for license to
practice medicine and surgery had ex-
pressed their Intention to appear before
the board to be examined, and Of that
number all but fourteen appeared. and
were put through portion of the ex-
animation during the afternoon. AT
sessions this morning and afternoon and
Saturday forenoon. the examination will
be continued. Those taking the exam
are:
William F. Ferguson. Salem, Va
H. N. Dean, Parkersburg.
N. L. Eddy. St. AIary's.
w. s. P. Donehoo, Pittsburgh, Pa.
]. R. VermillIon, Athens, w. Va.
L. B. Boyers. Fairmont.
D. F. Ireland. Burnt House. W. Va.
r. E. Wine. Forestvlllc. Va.
G. B. Kidd. Murrayvillr.
]. L. Gallaher. Harrisburg, Pa.
c. W. Bigger. Cameron.
L. F. Kornmann, Clarksburg.
]. W. Brown. Wheeling.
EFT. Cecil. Catle,tsburg. Ky.
]. D. Fife. Charlottesville. Va.
J. NJ. Trach, Warrington.
W. L. Strother. Salem.
a. L. Ruble, Inverness, o.
]. c. Berry. Dlll's Bottom, O.
NJ. T. Sinclair Montgomery.
c. W. Hotchklss, Wheeling.
A. B. Tubbs. Bridgeport, O.
]. w. Shallcroft. Wheeling.
L. ]. Marshall. Marlinton.
W. w. johnson, Wheeling.
P. c. Casio. Buckhannon.
p. r. Roth. Warrington.
B. F. Bone, Fairmont.
F. T. Dare, Wellsburg.
E. H. Johnston, Berkeley Springs
w. L. Edwards. Blueheld.
S. A. Washington. Sewell.
A. o. Fortney, Reedsville.
R. P. Cunningham, Clay.
G. D. Lind. Meadow Creek, W. Va.
L. ]. Otis. Aledo, Ills.
During the morning the board held
an executive meeting, at which nothing
Of public interest was done. II is un.
derstood the board will discuss the
small pox situation In Wetzel and Fay
cite counties to-day. In Fayette,
among the colOred coal miners princi-
pally, there are about 100 cases of the
disease. while in Wetzel, among the
Short Line railroad laborers, the num-
Der Of cases Is estimated at fifty or
more.
DR.. Taylor. the local member of the
board. will bring up the matter OF puri-
iication OF the waters OF Wheeling creek
within the limits OF the city OF Wheel
Ing to-day. The city board of health
cannot act. us the two fertilizer plants,
which are claimed to have caused the
Objectionable odors. are located outside
the limits OF the city. The problem has
about solved itself for the winter at
least. by the approach Of cold weather,
but next summer the same vile stencil
Will herald the coming OF spring to the
people of Wheeling, and II possible. DR..
Taylor will have the state board take
action that will do away with the nuis-
ance. At the mouth OF the creek, says
DR.. Taylor, the city Itself should take
steps to clear away the refuse that has
accumulated through the building OF the
Baltimore & Ohio bridge