DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-04-02
The Orange City News
Miss c. A. Babcock Editor
Editor

married life they moved to the
State of Ohio and settled on a farm
near the city of Cleveland, and here
Philip Wesley was born, February
~. 1924. During his boyhood and
early manhood he lived on the farm
working summers and attending
school in winter. aft er the manner OF
the times. When about 8 years
of age the natural bent of his mind
for relieving suffering decided his
vocation in life; he was advised to
! study for physician, Accord
ingly, after teaching school for two
or three terms he Went to Cincin-
natl to commence the study of
medicine, with the result that his
course was completed and he was
able to begin practice at the early
age Of a.
DR.. Hill was married early in
life. Seven children were born to
him, Of whom only three survive
him.
He lived in several towns in
Hamilton county and had good
success in his practice, until he de-
sired to locate permanently at
Madisonville where he built a nice
permanent home. Here also he
set up a fine drug store, and was
prosperous, so that by means of the
store and dealings in real estate he
was considered quite a wealthy
man.
During the period OF the civil
war he made a visit to the West and
was in Lawrence, Hans, when the
raid from Missouri occurred. He
then joined the militia and served
under old John Brown in a COM
pany formed to protect the town.
He was we'll and personally ac-
quainted with Oss awattamie Brown
and his sons. and had many inter
esting anecdotes to tell of them and
their dOings. In the course of a
few months he returned to his
home in jacksonville, where his
native kindness of heart wrought
his financial ruin through signing
notes to help a brother in need;
giving up all his earthly possessions
he resolved to start anew in a new
country and hearing much Of
Florida about that time, he took a
trip to see the country for himself,
intending to visit Orlando, but
injecting DR.. H. G. Hammond on
the boat coming up from Jackson
vile he was induced to visit Orange
City, where he spent a week at
Christmas time in the winter of
1879. DR.. Hill then returned to
his home in Ohio and, with his
family and household goods, moved
to this place in the spring of 1889,
where he has lived continuously
ever since, not returning even for a
visit to his old home.
During middle life DR.. Hill
studied dentistry, and did good
work for a number OF years as a
ID. S.
AS physician he was exception
al for his kindly heart led him
again and again TO spare his last
dollar and his last meal with a
needy patient. One of the most
pleasing memories OF his life was of
the many lives which he had been
instrumental ir saving in the course
of sixty years practice, No call
10 duty was ever neglected, and
though a man of strong feeling and
opinions, he could bear no malice,
and his bitterest enemy could COM
mend his faithful and sympathetic
service at any time.
In matters Of religion Dr.. Hill
was no doubling Thomas. He was
a member of the church for over
fifty years, having a perfect faith
in God and an overruling Provi-
dence, yet he ever felt that "he
serves God best who serves his
fellow men. He has been heard
TO say he made a religion OF his
profession. With his clean, tenn
perate and sober life he was an
object lesson for the young men of
this generation.