The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1917-02-01
HOSPITAL FOUNDER PASSE
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oak at Hartford, Conn. to prevent its
being taken by. the English. Gen
Peleg Wadsworth, of Revolutionary
fame, was another famous ancestor
and his grandson, Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow, the beloved poet il will
be noted, bore the family name. d..
John Z. Wadsworth was born in
Hiram, as years ago, son of Hon. S
ID. Wadsworth. He attended Frye
burg Academy and later received a
college education at Dartmouth. His
medical degree was from the Maine
Medical School in 1896. During his
course at that institution he acted as
assistant to DR.. Stephen Weeks Of
Portland Following this he was
chosen, one of three from his class.
as house physician for a year in the
Maine General Hospital. Here he
operated and assisted at hundreds of
the leading surgeons of the state and
had unusual opportunities for obser-
walton and practice in all depart
ments of medicine. At the close of
his hospital service he settled in
Skowhegan which has since been his
home. In the early days of his
practice his Office was in the Griffin
building on Water street. but in 1902
he bought the property on Elm street
which has since become widely
known as the Somerset Hospital.
This was rebuilt and enlarged in 1910
and on June 10, 1914 its usefulness
was increased by the forming of a
corporation to carry it on. The off,
GERS then elected were Pres. DR.. w.
6. St!n Geld vice president, Or. E.
DR.. j. E. Wadsworth; directors. DR..
Harry w. Smith of Norridgewock
and Dr. o. B. Head of New Sharon.
DR.. Wadsworth has of course been
the resident physician and manager
both before and since this incorpora-
ton At the session of the Legis-
lature of 1915 this institution, found
ed by DIR. Wadsworth was recognized
by an appropriation of $500 for each
of the years of 1915 and 1916. This
was for the purpose of opening the
Hospital for charity work to resi-
dents of this portion of Maine.
Dr.. Wadsworth spent quite a por-
ton of the time during the years of
1909. 1912, 1914 and 1915 in post
graduate study in New York City.
bership in the medical asso
Citations of this county. state and
nation and has continually occupied
responsible and prominent positions
with relation to them. Other honors
coming to him were membership OH
the Board of Examination for Regis
teration of Nurses. This nomination
came from Gov. Oakley C. Curtis in
September, 1915 and within the past
year he was elected president
of the board A very recent honor
was his appointment as official ply
stefan of the Maine Reformatory for
Women. He had been school ply
stefan for Skowhegan since the en-
actment of the law creating that Of
flee
xtridn fnr norlV
Locke, 10 whom he was married De-
cember %, 1897 survives and two
children Prudence aged Is and
John aged l6, both students of the
Skowhegan High School. Two
brothers. Wallace of Cornish and
Ralph of the Hawaiian Islands are
living and one sister, Mrs. D. A. Ball
of West Paris.
DR.. Wadsworth was conspicuously
faithful in his friendships, untiring in
his devotion to the welfare OF his pa
tents and to them in every way a
friend Us well as medical adviser. His
death has deeply moved the entire
community and is distinct loss to
his profession. Funeral services
were held at II O'Clock this morning
from the home on Madison Avenue.
Rev. c. H. Mckinney officiating. The
pail bearers were Carlton NJ. Holt.
Fred F. Lawrence. Ernest Avore and
Clyde H. Smith.