The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-15
Death of DIR. G. NJ. Whittier.

Wednesday forenoon, January 81,
news was received by relatives in this
village, that DIR. " hitter had Just died
at his home in Cleaffield, Penn. He
was born in the village of Madison about
so years ago, and was the only son of
John and Lydia (MitchelD Whittier
Although it was known by his relatives
and friends here that he was seriously
i'll, yet there was hope, and to this sen.
der cord they chung still hoping that be
might conquer the disease and recover,
and when the sad news came that be
was dead 1t was a severe shock to all
who knew and loved him. DR.. Whittier
was a self-made man in every sense oil
the word. Thrown upon his own re
sources when quite young, he by his
ability, exertion, and determination Won
a place in the front ranks of his profes
sion. After obtaining a liberal educa.
ton, he commenced the study of medi
cine in 1873 under the instruction of DR..
W. H. Edwards, his brother in law, al
smithmills, Penn, and graduated from
Bellevue Medical College, New York
I ity, in 1876. He afterwards took a
number of post graduate courses al
Jefferson Medical College in Philadel
phia and at the University of New ork
but Immediately after his graduation
from Bellevue began the practice OF
medicine in Hotzdale, CleaI field county
Penn, where he at once built up a lu.
crative and extensive practice, remain
Ing there until about five years age
when he moved to Clearfield During
the last ten years of his life he gave
much attention to surgery and diseases
of the eye and was the best known mar
on these subjects in central Pennsylva
mia. He was called upon very frequent
ly by other physicians to perform, foi
them, difficult operations.
He possessed an extensive library and
was close and careful student all his
life, being especially fond of Natural
History, and took great delight in own
ing and driving fine blooded horses; also
very much enjoyed the pastime of hunt.
ing and nearly every year made visit to
his native state for few days or weeks
during the hunting season. The doctor
was the guest of relatives in this village
while in Maine on his last trip in the
fall of 1893, at which time he visited the
sporting regions of the upper tarrabas
sett and Kennebec valleys. In politics
he was a Democrat, was a member oil
The Masonic order, Knights of Pythias
Red Men, and several medical societies
His death was caused by blood poison
contracted while performing an opera
ton, after which he lived only two
weeks. Every expedient known to med
ical skill was used to save his life, but
of no avail.
he married Miss Elva House of Turner
Me-, and they had three children, and a
widow and two sons survive him Hit
ancestry on his mothers side dates back
to 1880 from the earliest settlers of Ded
ham, Mass through the Farringtons
Twitchells and Everetts, and on his
fathers side from Thomas Whittier and
Ruth Green, 1888. The burial was in
Beulah Cemetery, Ramey, Pennsylvania
Socially, DR. Whittier was one of the
most lovable of men and to know him
once was to know him always. He had
many friends and no enemies. He
never forgot the home of his birth MOI
the friends of his youth. Very sad, in
deed, is this untimely death of one
whose MONDAY sun was at its height in
brilliancy and power, with 80 many use
full years before him ripe with expert
ence and knowledge, and SO far away
from three score years and ten-UniOI
Advocate.