Gloucester County Democrat., 1909-01-21

surgeon, and drew lots with his coll
leogue, DR.. Luther F. Halsey, as to
which one of them should go to the
war-the lot falling on DIR. Halsey. (g)
He was a great reader, most of his
reading being accomplished while rid
ing over the country visiting his pa
tients. In politics he was thorough
going Republican.
He literally worked himself to
death, continuing in practice till Nov
ember, 1871, when he had a paralytic
stroke, which incapacitated him for
further work. When he died in 1875
from softening of the brain, the medi-
cal profession nthis county and State
lost valuable member and many
people lost a life-long friend and
benefactor.
DR.. Charles F. Clark, father of Dr.
Henry G. Clark, and grandfather of
DR.. Henry H. Clark, all of whom
practiced in Gloucester county, was
born August IL, 1900, at Paulsboro,
and was educated at Woodbury. and
Burlington. After he had finished his
academic courses, he studied medi-
cine and graduated from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania in 1928. For
some time he kept a drug store at
Fifth and Arch streets, Philadelphia,
and then settled in Clarksboro, thence
he went to Paulsboro, and in 1885 he
moved to Woodbury. where he prac-
ticed for thirty-three years. He was
said to have had the largest practice
in the county, and was greatly be-
loved by all who knew him. He Ewas
a friend and helper to all young pracv
titioners, and had a large consulta
tion practice with them.
In 1885 he helped to re-organize the
Gloucester District Medical Society,
and in 1916, after Camden county was
set off from Gloucester county, he was
one of the five doctors that organized
the Gloucester County Medical So
ciety. He lived in the large, old-fash
ioned house south of the Academy on
Broad street, afterward occupied by
Amos Thorp, on the site of Green S
Opera House. Upon retiring from
practice, he changed his residence to
Camden, and in 1869 he was elected
honorary member of the Camden City
Medical Society. He had a humorous
turn at times, and meeting one of his
colleagues one day, who asked him
how he felt, he replied: when I be-
gan to practice medicine | had fif
teen remedies for every disease, now
that | have been practicing fifty years
have fifteen diseases without
remedy for any of them" He died in
Camden September, 1875.
Doctor John Rowan Sickler is an
other physician who has left his mark
on public affairs in this county and
State. No man in his day and gener-
alton in Old Gloucester county had
greater power for good than he.
Prominently public man ,and withal
a fine physician. He was born at
Chews Landing in this county, Sep
tember 20, 1900, the son of Christopher
and Sarah Sickler.
When eighteen years old he studied
surveying and conveyancing, which
he followed for several years. When
twenty six years old he entered the
office of DR.. George Mcclellan, father
medical student, and graduated at
Jefferson College March IS, 1929, and
began the praeticU of medicine at
Chew's Landing the next day
While attending lectures in 1927,
weekly paper published in Camden,
as editor as we'll. This paper was
Democratic in politics, and the young
editor remained Democrat as long
changed owners two or three times,
and is now and has been for long
time the West Jersey Press.
He practiced his profession at
Chew's Landing till 1882 when he
opened a drug store on Federal St.,
Camden, near the ferry. This was
the first drug store in Gloucester
county, and to attend to it properly
Dr. Sickler moved his residence to
Camden, retaining part of his coun-
try practice. His health failing, he
returned te Chew's Landing and staid
there two years. In November, 1884
he removed to Woodbury., the county
seat, but in March, 1886, he changed
his location again, this time locating
at Carpenters Landing, now called
Mantua, where he lived the remainder
of his days. He was charter MEM
ber of the Gloucester County
Medical Society when it was reorgan-
lied in 1916, and President of the
New Jersey Medical Society 1859
His public offices were many. When
twenty-five years old he was elected
a Justice of the Pc ace for Gloucester
township, while he lived at Chew's
Landing. When he was twenty
years old he was one of the Justices
selected to serve on the bench;
among his associates being John
Person Franklin Davenport, Eph-
RAIN Miller and Christopher Sickler.
In 1874 he was again appointed, this
time having seventeen associates. n
1852 he was elected for five years, and
in 1857 and 1862 he was continued for
two full terms. In 1867 both houses
of the legislature being Republican,
William d. Scott, of Woodbury., was
chosen his successor Judge Sickler
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