The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1904-05-11


to DIR. Hoffman. a mine physician
and surgeon at Thomas. West Va,
We learn is soon to locate per-
manently at Ashland. Kentucky.
Joe" as he is Familiarity known
in this section, is a SON of the late
Henderson Miller. Esq. of Beech
Hill; and on his fathers side is de-
scended from the Miller, Hender-
son, Clendenin and other of the
earliest aud most historic families
of the Kanawha Valley and of old
Virginia. And on his mothers
side from some of the best known
families of central Kentucky.
His is not an instance in which the
scion has attempted to live on the
prestige of his pedigree, but from
his entrance upon college course
at Morris Harvey College West Va.
and thence through the University
of Nashville. Tenn one of the old
est and most favorsbly known edu-
cstional institutions in the south,
he won honors in both over many
worthy competitors. He then
entered the University College of
Medicine of old Virginia at Rich.
mond, which during his course
was under the presidency of DIR.
Hunter Mcclure, one of the most
famous of American Surgeons,
who has recently been honored by
his state by fine bronze statue
on the Capitol Square at Rioh-
mond. Immediately on his gradu-
alton from this we'll known insti-
tuition of Medicine, with highest
recommendations from its faculty.
he became first assistant to DIR. o.
81. Hoffman, chief ply sician and
surgeon to the Davis Coal & Coke
Co. at Thomas and Coketon, West
Va, one of the largest mining
plants in the state. In this he
was fortunate, indeed, as DR..
Hoffman is among the most re-
nowned and successful practition-
ers in northern West Va being
one of the surgeons of the West
Va. Central & Pittsburg r. r
Consulting Surgeon of the Noun
tain State Hospital at Keyser, and
to the Western Maryland Hospital
at Cumberland. He is also the
consulting physician to the famf-
lies of Elk Senator II. G.. Davis
and Senator S. B. Elkins, and 9TH
ers of that family Such associa-
ton, together with heavy prac.
tice in medicine and much surgery
of all kinds has been of inestimable
value to Dr. Miller, in equipping
himself for the general practice of
his profession.
And we learn from one of our
friends that DIR Miller had receiv-
ed high commentator from DIR.
Hoffman and also from the people
of Thomas, both as physician
and as citizen. By the way Joe"
mas also done some good things as
historical writer, having as q
recreation from his work as a physi-
Dian, for the pleasure of it, CON-
tributed number of articles to the
Richmond papers, and to the Vir-
ginia. West Virginia, and William
& Mary Historical Magazines.
which have been SO highly esteem
ed as to give him the honor of be-
ing elected life member aud cor.
respondent of both the Virginia
and West Virginia Historical and
Antiquarian Societies. He is also
a member of the Virginia Society
of the Sons of the Revolution.
We always try to pay just trib-
ute to our young men, who go out
from this county and are successful
among strangers; and as it takes
long and steady effort to make
suoh attainments as have been ac-
corded to DR.. Miller we take pleas
ur in making known his achieve
ments, as a commentator to him
in his new home, and predict
that he will continue to win as
great success and make as many
friends in his newly adopted state
as he has in the past in West
Virginia,
Senator Lodge defiantly said
just before Congress adjourned.
1--WE will not revise the tariff now;
we will not investigate the Post
Office Department now; we are
going straight ahead and when we
- I'll j.