The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-03-24
SINGING PILLS
lNCALEDONIh
s. YEARS
DIR. Truman K. Stiles
Is Still In The
Harness

Writing to the Vermont Alumni
Weekly, published by the Univer-
sity of Vermont, Dr.. 7. K. Stiles
takes pardonable pride in his long
years Of service as a physician in
Caledonia county. His letter add
dressed to the Editor Of the Alum
nj Weekly follows:
| am inquiling through the col
umns of the Alumni Weekly how
many NJ. DIS are now in active
practice in this state, and have
been continuously since 1869, and
who are alumni of that year OF be
fore, or, in fact, from any other
medical school of that year or
prior to. that year That was my
year and | have since then been
in active practice in Caledonia
county, first locating in HardWlck,
when at that time there was only
one physician (Dr. Ward,) and no
railroad. 4 remained there until
October of the same year when |
moved to Sheffield, practicing
there and in Wheelock until May,
! 1890, and then went down stream
TO Barnet. In 1887 | again went up
stream TO st. Johnsbury, where /
have been singing pills ever since,
and am the only physician still IN
practice who was located and prac-
ticing in this county at that time,
and am the only doctor now living
with one exception CDR. Henry
Newell, who hasn't been in prac-
tice for the past ten or twelve
years on account Of old age and
other infirmitieS). | joined the
Caledonia County Medical society
the next year, and have belonged
to same ever since, and the Yer
mont society most of the time
since. am now an honorary mem
Der Of both societies as Il contnu-
Gus membership Of forty years en-
titles me to the same with all ices
paid). | was secretary of the Coun-
tx association for two years prev
iou- to moving to Barnet.
| have held many st. Johnsbuly
office, among them village trustee,
Superintendent OF the water works,
town representative, 1898-99, coun-
tv senator, 1902-03, director Gale
donia county fair for ID years and
it, president for eight years, mem
Der state board of health six years,
United States pension examiner
for % years.
7 am now and have been mem
Der Of the following orders: Ma
sonic, Odd Fellows, Knights of
Pythia,, n. l.. O. T., Red Men.
Up until ten or twelve years
wa continually a political fighter
for myself and others, when | quit
Of my own accord, never havino
been defeated for any office to
which | aspred, but believing that
the time to quit was when was
still ahead. | believe, that could
put up Il pretty stiff fight now,
but doubt if | could win against
the boys, and do not believe that
I should as | believe in giving the
young fellows the same chance /
had.
In this connection, I think, con-
Sidering my age, | may be pardon-
ed for remarking that think | am
fairly good for an cold has-beel, y
which | think is better than On the
language Of another) "a never was
en-" | am not yet quite ready to
lay down. Having cut out general
practice, | have moved out of the
city to st. JohnsbulV Center,
where a good comfortable home,
and with my wife and daughter am
taking great comfort and pleasure
! still have an office in the city
where | go every day, summer and
winter, with my auto to relieve
suffering humanity of their physi-
cal ills, and to REGULATE the morals
of the other doctors, were it posi-
Bile.
didn't intend to write this mess
but had in mind what | would like
to know how many others can beat
this record, who they are and
where they live. I've got where |
like to brag, 80 will Just remark
that | run and care for my own
auto, milk my own COW. fees, my
own hens and pigs, care Tor my
own garden, and enjoy it all very
much. With best wishes for the
Weekly. | am,
TRUMAN r. STILES, NJ. ..
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