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Name.
Master. Tons.
Schooner Whistler.
Jolın Keefe.
90
Jolın Lozier.
S. L. Tisdale .. 100
Emma
D. M. White. 100
=
Salmon Washburn ..
A. Hathaway.
150
= Salle W. Ponder.
E. F. Lincoln
170
Sylvester IIale ..
G. L. Coleman
180
Robert S. Dean.
Lewis O. Coleman,.
185 200
M. M. Merriman ..
A. Simmons.
250
Abel W. Parker.
William H. Dean
350
William F. Greene.
C. F. Heath
375
Nathan H. Skinner.
J. W. Thrasher
450
Theodore Dean
Capt. Blake
500
Wild Pigeon
E. H. Doane.
500
Jolin E. Sanford.
J. E. Berry
600
Oliver Amies
Capt. Handy
600
William Mason.
Capt. Chace.
650
=
William D. Marvel
D. Keefe
650
=
Calvin P. Harris.
.0. Benton
700
Alfred Brabrook
J. M. Phillips.
800
D. M. Anthony.
William R. Huston
J. D. Crowley
800 900
Bertha F. Walker.
.J. Westgate.
1000
C. A. Briggs
O. G. Hammett
1100
Mabel L. Phillips.
Samuel Berry.
1200
Hettie S. Williams.
J. H. Bray
1300
Elliot B. Church.
William Conary
1800
46
Charles N. Simmons.
H. L. Babbitt
1000
B. L. Burt.
John Sent
1100
Bertha Dean.
II. F. Tripp.
1100
Nathan Lawrence
W. J. Harper.
I100
Josie Burt.
Alexander Burt.
1100
Barge Advance ..
J. F. Phillips
550
Pioneer
James Cook.
750
Star of the East.
W. W. Paull 850 Asa Hathaway. 1000
Transport
J. S. Cummings.
1000
Berkley.
J. M. Rogers ..
500
¥
H. J. Devenny.
Thomas Crowley. 900
Island Belle.
H. A. Dean.
Steamer Empire State.
J. M. Philllips 1700
Cora L. Staples
George Cummings. 150
J. P. White.
Benjamin Cobb. 75
66 Theodore Brierly.
Asa IIathaway 35
George A. Dean. F. P. Staples. 150
New schooners are being built for Capt. H. O. Ben- ton, and for Capt. Jonathan Thrasher, of nine hun- dred tons each.
The above-named large class vessels are owned
chiefly by Taunton parties in several joint companies, of which Capt. Jacob B. Phillips represents one, Capt. Samuel Walker another, William B, Church another. The barges and steamers are mostly owned by Staples and Phillips, who also own largely in schooners. The investment in the above fleet is about one million dollars; the aggregate tonnage, thirty- five thousand tons, showing a great contrast with the tonnage and investment of a century ago. Within ten years there have been added to the Taunton fleet over twenty vessels averaging one thousand tons capacity. Of these, three schooners, " Hattie S. Wil- liams," "Eliot B. Church," and ".William S. White," are four-masters ; the latter, a splendid craft, was run down and sunk some months ago, and the matter is in litigation. In addition, two more schooners of one thousand tons are now on the stocks. The larger schooners cannot be navigated up Taunton River, owing to the rocks and bars, and on their arrival at Somerset or Dighton their cargoes are relieved by cars or lighters. The owners are anticipating further appropriations from Congress for improving the channel to admit of a portion of the Taunton fleet.
The large freighting business carried on by the above Taunton fleet, besides cargoes to and from all the large cities in New England and New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, may be stated by hun- dreds of thousands of tons. Some 600,000 bushels of grain, 40,000 barrels of flour, 200,000 tons of coal, 100,000 tons of iron and other metals, 20,000 tons of sand, 10,000 tons of other merchandise, thousands of bales of cotton and feet of lumber besides are freighted here, while hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of manufactured copper, iron, ranges, stoves, and linings, nails, tacks, cotton fabrics, brick, locomotives, machinery, and other articles produced by Taunton industrial enterprises are conveyed away annually to the large markets.
CHAPTER LXVIII.
TAUNTON .- ( Continued.)
CORPORATIONS, BANKS, SOCIETIES, ETC.
Taunton Street Railway Company was organ- ized in 1871; capital, $40,000. The company has over four miles of track ; points of travel, Whitten- ton to Weir village; employs 15 men ; has 13 cars and 45 horses ; runs, averaging 85,500 miles, and car- ries 461,000 passengers a year ; now pays a dividend of six per cent. It has proved a great accommoda- tion for business men, for women, and for hundreds of persons employed in industrial pursuits. The officers are William C. Lovering, president; H. M. Lovering, treasurer; Orville A. Barker, elerk ; and George C. Morse, superintendent. Board of Directors, 1883 : Henry G. Reed, A. J. Barker, William C. Lov- ering, William H. Phillips, Henry M. Lovering, P. I.
Emma F. Angell.
Aug. Tripp.
1300
Petersburg
James F. Rogers
800
Satanella
Samuel L. Crocker
A. T. Deering
150
Sallie T. Chartre.
Thomas Spellman
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Perrin, H. W. Church, Charles Foster, N. H. Skin- ner, S. N. Staples.
Taunton Gas-Light Company .- Organized March 1, 1853. Capital, $45,000. Directors, Gardner War- ren, Samuel L. Crocker, W. W. Fairbanks, Albert Field, H. B. Witherell, William Mason, Lovett Morse ; Philip E. Hill, clerk. Dec. 1, 1853, capital increased to $60,000, and in 1872 to $80,000. Direc- tors, 1855, Willard Lovering, Lovett Morse, William Mason, H. B. Witherell, W. W. Fairbanks, William Meade, Jr., Albert Field; Edwin Keith, clerk and treasurer. 1856, James H. Anthony, elected in place of Lovett Morse ; 1857, F. S. Monroe, in place of H. B. Witherell ; 1858, W. B. Crandell, in place of Willard Lovering; 1860, John E. Sanford, in place of William B. Crandell ; 1862, Salmon Washburn, in place of W. W. Fairbanks ; 1869, George A. Field, in place of Albert Field; 1879, William E. Fuller, in place of F. S. Monroe ; 1882, Z. Sherman and Ed- ward Mott, in place of William E. Fuller and George A. Field.
W. W. Fairbanks, president from 1853 to 1855; Albert Field, from 1855 to 1869; John E. Sanford, from 1869 to the present time. William Meade, clerk from 1856 to 1869 ; Edwin Keith, from 1869 till death, 1882. Edwin Keith, agent and treasurer from 1855 till death, 1882; Henry B. Leach, agent, treas- urer, and clerk, 1882, at present time.
The Taunton National Bank .- The Taunton Bank was incorporated June 23, 1812, with a capital of $100,000. There was a provision in the charter that " one-tenth part of the whole funds of said bank shall always be appropriated to loans to be made to citizens of this commonwealth, and wherein the di- rectors shall wholly or exclusively regard the agricul- tural and manufacturing interest ; which loans shall be made in sums not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars, and upon the personal bond of the borrower with collateral security by mortgage of real estate to the satisfaction of the directors, for a term not less than one year, and on condition of paying the interest annually on such loan, subject to such forfeitures and rights of redemp- tion as by law provided in other cases."
The first board of directors and corporators were as follows : Simeon Tisdale, Samuel Fales, Joseph Tisdale, Samuel Crocker, Eliphalet Williams, Job Godfrey, Jr., Marcus Morton, John West, James L. Hodges, Nicholas Tillinghast, John Presbrey, Jona- than Ingell. Samuel Fales was elected president, James L. Hodges, cashier.
The next board of directors we can trace was elected in October, 1820, viz., Jonathan Ingell, Thomas Sar- geant Baylies, Samuel Crocker, John West, Job God- frey, Marcus Morton, Francis Baylies, Robert Dean, Silas Shepard, Galen Hicks. Jonathan Ingell, presi- dent, and James L. Hodges, cashier.
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The same board of directors were elected in 1821. Silas Shepard declined. In 1822 the board was re-
elected except Robert Dean, who died May previous, and Laban Wheaton, of Norton, was elected to the vacancy. The records from 1822 to 1827 are missing. The banking capital has been increased several times from $100,000 to its present capital, $600,000. In 1865 the bank was reorganized as the Taunton Na- tional bank.
Directors .- Directors elected in October, 1827. How long they had served prior to this election cannot be easily determined. John West, died in December, 1827 ; Job Godfrey, served until 1831; Marcus Mor- ton, served until 1835; Francis Baylies, served until 1830; William' Reed, served until 1831; Daniel Brewer, served until 1837; Nathaniel Wheeler, served until 1830; Benjamin Ingell, served until 1833; Samuel Crocker, served until 1837; Abiathar Williams, December, 1827, until 1838; William Bay- lies (of Bridgewater), October, 1830, until 1831; D. G. W. Cobb, October, 1830, until 1832; John M. Williams, 1828 until 1830; Nathaniel Crandell, Oc- tober, 1830, until 1838; George A. Crocker, October, 1831, until 1838; Abizer Dean, October, 1831, died 1835; Anselm Bassett, October, 1832, until 1840; Thomas J. Coggeshall,1 October, 1833, until 1838; James M. Williams, October, 1835, until 1838; Charles Babbitt, October, 1837, until 1838; Ellis Hall (of Raynham), October, 1837, until 1866; Enos W. Dean, October, 1837, until 1845; Samuel B. King, October, 1838, until 1840; Galen Hicks, October, 1838, until 1840; Stephen Rhodes, Jr., October, 1838, until 1851; Charles Robinson (of Raynham), October, 1838, until 1840; John Walker (of Digh- ton), October, 1838, until 1850; Abraham Gushee (of Raynham), October, 1840, until 1848; Edmund Bay- lies, October, 1840, until 1841; Matthew Briggs (2d) (of Dighton), October, 1840, until 1849; Simeon Wil- liams, October, 1840, until 1846; Lovett Morse, Octo- ber, 1841, until 1845, again October, 1849, to 1850, again 1851 to 1869; Elkanah Andrews, October, 1841, until 1845; Andrew H. Hall, October, 1843, until 1851; Charles R. Vickery, October, 1845, until May, 1849; Charles F. Davenport, October, 1845, died 1847 ; Allen Presbrey, October, 1846, died 1879; Thompson Newbury, October, 1847, until February, 1849; Na- thaniel Newcomb (of Norton), October, 1848, until 1850, again in 1851 to 1861 ; George M. Woodward,1 February, 1849, until present time (senior director in office) ; Charles L. Babbitt, June, 1849, until 1861; James M. Williams, October, 1850, until 1851 ; Philip E. Hill (of Bridgewater), October, 1850, until 1877 ; William R. Davenport, October, 1850, died 1874; Thompson Newbrey, October, 1851, until 1861 ; Henry G. Reed,1 October, 1851, until present time ; Samuel C. West, October, 1861, until 1863; John S. Brayton1 (of Fall River), October, 1861, until 1863; Chester I. Reed, October, 1863, until 1865; Henry W. Morse,1 Octo- ber, 1863, until 1869; William Mason,1 May, 1865,
1 Surviving members of the board of directors.
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until present time; Harrison Tweed,1 January, 1866, until present time ; Calvin Kingman,1 January, 1866, died 1867 ; John E. Sanford,1 January, 1866, until present time; Thompson Newbury,1 January, 1866, until present time; George A. Field,1 January, 1868, until 1879; C. J. H. Bassett,1 January, 1869, until present time ; Charles F. Johnson,1 February, 1869, until present time; Frederic L. Ames1 (of North Easton), January, 1875, until present time; Nathan H. Skinner,1 January, 1882, until present time ; Mar- cus M. Rhodes,1 January, 1882, until present time. All of Taunton except towns indicated.
Presidents, from 1812 to 1883 .- Samuel Fales, 1812 -18; Jonathan Ingell, 1818-28 ; Samuel Crocker, 1828 -37; James M. Williams, August, 1837, to October, 1838; Samuel B. King, October, 1838, to March, 1840 ; Ellis Hall (of Raynham), March, 1840, to 1846; Ste- phen Rhodes, Jr., October, 1846, to 1851; Lovett Morse, October, 1851, to 1869; C. J. H. Bassett, Jan- uary, 1869, to present time.
Cashiers, from 1812 to 1883 .- James L. Hodges, from 1812 until 1827; Samuel B. King, 1827 until October, 1838; C. J. H. Bassett, October, 1838, until April, 1853; Charles O. Vickery, April, 1853, died same year; C. J. H. Bassett, October, 1853, until January, 1869; George W. Andros, February, 1869, to the present time.
Bristol County National Bank. - The Bristol County Bank was incorporated in 1832, commenced business in January, 1833 ; capital of $100,000 ; capi- tal increased in 1836 to $200,000 ; in 1853, to $250,000 ; in 1854, to $350,000; and in 1861 to $500,000.
Organized as the Bristol County National Bank in 1865, being the first with a national charter in this city.
The following is the list of directors, presidents, and cashiers from the organization of the bank to the present time (1883) :
Charles Richmond, April, 1832, until 1837; Na- than Lazell, Jr., April, 1832, until 1835; William A. Crocker, April, 1832, until 1852; Peter H. Pierce, April, 1832, until 1836; Samuel L. Crocker, April, 1832, until 1846; Artemas Hale, April, 1832, until 1847, again from 1853 until 1863; Charles Babbitt, April, 1832, until 1833; Jesse B. Smith, April, 1832, until 1855; Sylvanus L. Mitchell, April, 1832, until 1836; Philander Washburn, 1833-47; Barney Dean, 1833-39; Horatio Pratt, 1833-40; Jesse Hartshorn, 1833-43; Nahum Stetson, 1835-38, 1839-53; Benja- min B. Howard, 1836-41, 1843-47 ; Oakes Ames, 1836 -38; Francis Williams, 1837-38; Willard Lovering, 1840-42; Robert S. Dean,2 1841-43, 1849-51 ; Charles Porter, 1842-45; Henry Washburn, 1843-44; Horatio L. Danforth, 1844-48; James W. Crossman, 1845-50 ; Samuel B. King, 1846-48; W. W. Fairbanks, 1847- 56; Lovett Morse, 1848-49; F. S. Monroe, 1848-65 ; James M. Williams, 1848-49; H. M. Pool, 1848-51,
1852-62; H. W. Church,2 1849-83; Elisha T. Wilson, 1850-51; Theodore Dean,2 1851-83; Edwin Keith, 1851-82; Cromwell Leonard, 1851-64; Salmon Wash- burn,2 1855-76; Charles Foster,2 1856-65, 1876-83 ; Oliver Ames, Sr., 1862-77; Albert Field, 1863-70; Laban M. Wheaton, 1864; James H. Anthony,2 1865 -83; Sylvanus N. Staples,2 1865-83; William La- tham,2 1865-76; N. Bradford Dean,2 1870-79 ; Josiah L. Bassett,2 1876; William O. Snow,2 1879-83; Oliver Ames,2 1877-83; Joseph E. Wilbar,2 1882-83.
Presidents .- William A. Crocker, 1832-52; Nahum Stetson,2 1852-53 ; Theodore Dean,2 1853-83.
Cashiers .- Golden Dearth, 1832-35; William Mueu- scher, 1835-57; William Brewster,2 1857-69; A. C. Place,2 1869-81 ; S. L. Cushman,2 1881-83.
The Machinists' Bank of Taunton was organ- ized in 1847 with a capital of one hundred thousand dollars ; increased in 1853 to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and in 1854 to two hundred thiou- sand dollars. On the 4th of March, 1865, it was or- ganized as THE MACHINISTS' NATIONAL BANK OF TAUNTON. The officers have been as follows :
Presidents .- William Mason, June 2, 1847, to Oct. 6, 1857 ; Marcus Morton, Oct. 6, 1857, to his death, Feb. 6, 1864; James P. Ellis, Feb. 11, 1864, to Oct. 4, 1864; Charles R. Vickery, Oct. 4, 1864, to his death, Jan. 12, 1883 ; Edward King, Jan. 12, 1883, at present.
Cashiers .- Edward R. Anthony, June 23, 1847, to April 23, 1849 ; Charles R. Vickery, April 23, 1849, to Oct. 4, 1864; Benjamin Church Vickery, Oct. 4, 1864, to his death, Feb. 5, 1876 ; Edward King, Feb. 11, 1876, to Jan. 12, 1883; William C. Davenport, Jan. 12, 1883, at present.
Directors .- H. W. Church, May, 1847, to Oct. 2, 1847; Jesse Hartshorn, May, 1847, to Oct. 8, 1850; 3 George B. Hood, May, 1847; 3 C. T. James, May, 1847; 3 Cyrus Lothrop (2d), May, 1847, to Oct. 2, 1847 ; Willard Lovering, May, 1847, to Oct. 6, 1857 ; 3 Na- thaniel Morton, May, 1847, to Oct. 7, 1856 ; 3 William Mason, May, 1847, to Oct. 6, 1857 ; Simeon Presbrey, May, 1847, to Oct. 5, 1852; 3 Horatio Pratt, May, 1847, to Oct. 5, 1858 ; 3 Isaac Pierce, May, 1847 ; 3 Samuel C. West, May, 1847, to Oct. 2, 1847 ; 3 Albert Barrows, Oct. 2, 1847 ; Artemas Briggs, Oct. 2, 1847, to his death, May 23, 1876; A. J. Barker, Oct. 2, 1847, to Jan. 13, 1880; Edmund H. Bennett, Oct. 5, 1858, at present ; 3 Marcus Morton, Oct. 5, 1858, to his death, Feb. 6, 1864; 3 Horace Lewis, Oct. 5, 1858, to his death, May 4, 1876; Nathan Rand, Oct. 5, 1858, to Oct. 4, 1864; 3 Thomas R. Drake, Oct. 5, 1858, to his death, May 13, 1873;3 George B. Atwood, Oct. 4, 1859, to his death, Aug. 4, 1874; James P. Ellis, Oct. 4, 1859, to his death, Jan. 12, 1875 ; 3 Charles R. Vick-
2 Indicates surviving officers, the senior, H. W. Church, having served thirty-four years; Theodore Dean, thirty-two years, and thirty as president ; James 11. Anthony and S. N. Staples, eighteen years each ; Charles Foster, sixteen years; others from nine years to one year.
3 Deceased.
1 Surviving members of the board of directors.
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ery, Oct. 4, 1864, to his death, Jan. 12, 1883 ; Charles L. Lovering, Oct. 4, 1864, to Jan. 8, 1867 ; Samuel Colby, Jan. 8, 1867, to his death, Dec. 13, 1876 ; B. Church Vickery, Jan. 13, 1874, to his death, Feb. 5, 1876 ; Samuel L. Crocker, Jan. 9, 1877, to his death, Feb. 10, 1883.
Present Directors .- Edmund H. Bennett, Oct. 5, 1858; Albert Alden, Jan. 9, 1877 ; Nathan Wilmarth, Jan. 9, 1877 ; Lemuel L. White, Jan. 9, 1877 ; Zaccheus Sherman, Jan. 13, 1880; Edward King, Jan. 12, 1883; Wm. H. Bent, Feb. 26, 1883.
The Cohannet Bank was incorporated in 1829, and went into operation in May, 1831, with the following directors : John Mason Williams, Daniel Wilmarth, Jr., William Reed, Henry Washburn, William A. F. Sproat, William Hodges, James W. Crossman, Benja- min Ingell, Frederick Crafts. John M. Williams was president, and Hiram M. Barney cashier. The bank continued in operation until after the failures of 1837 -42, and was compelled to close business. James W. Crossman and William A. F. Sproat were afterwards presidents, and the latter was cashier after Mr. Barney resigned.
Bristol County Savings-Bank was organized by an act of incorporation March 2, 1846. Presidents, Silas Shepard, May 9, 1846, to January, 1865; Joseph Wilbar, Jan. 2, 1865, to January, 1882; Joseph E. Wilbar, January, 1882, to present time. Vice-Presi- dents, Charles R. Vickery, Jan. 1, 1877, to January, 1883; William H. Fox, March 26, 1883, to present time. Treasurers, George B. Atwood, May 16, 1846, to January, 1872; Charles H. Atwood, Jan. 1, 1872, to January, 1881 ; Alfred C. Place, Jan. 24, 1881, to present time. Trustees, first board and incorporators, Joseph Wilbar, Stephen Rhodes, Jr., Horatio Gilbert, Hezekiah W. Church,1 Horatio Pratt, Lovett Morse, Sydney Williams, Allen Presbrey, Charles R. Vickery, Charles F. Davenport, Samuel L. Crocker, George A. Crocker, William A. Crocker, Nathaniel Morton. Present board (1883), James H. Anthony, Timothy Gordon, Charles Foster, Anson J. Barker, Joseph E. Wilbar, E. Maltby Reed, R. Henry Hall, Zaccheus Sherman, Hezekiah W. Church, William H. Fox, Philander Williams, Thomas J. Lothrop, Silas D. Presbrey, Ezra Davol.
Taunton Savings-Bank was organized in 1869, with the following members: Willard Lovering, Lovett Morse, Henry G. Reed, C. J. H. Bassett, A. K. Williams, Ezra Davol, R. S. Dean, F. B. Dean, H. C. Perry, N. S. Hoard, Edward Mott, Saul W. Eddy, P. I. Perrin.
Presidents, Willard Lovering, from 1869 until his death (1875); Jolin E. Sanford, his successor and still president; Vice-President, Charles L. Lovering ; Treasurer, Henry R. Wood, from its organization to present time; Trustees (1883), George W. Andros, William H. Bent, L. B. Church, William E. Fuller,
N. S. Hoard, E. T. Jackson, Charles L. Lovering, William F. Macomber, Edward Mott, P. I. Perrin, O. S. Paige, Nomus Paige, E. H. Reed, Henry G. Reed, John E. Sanford, N. H. Skinner, S. N. Staples, D. A. Trefethen, George A.' Washburn, A. K. Williams, George M. Woodward.
William H. Bartlett Post 3, G. A. R .- Post 3 was organized Jan. 2, 1867, with the following charter members: Robert Crossman (2d), Orville A. Barker, B. F. Cunningham, Lowell Maxim, L. O. Barnard,2 Alfred B. Hodges, Henry D. White, Alfred M. Wil- liams, E. W. Crossman,2 Z. Sherman.
The commanders in rotation have been Robert Crossman2 (2d), Mason W. Burt, Edgar R. Sprague, Alfred M. Williams, Harrie A. Cushman, Abner Coleman, George E. Dean, Charles H. Orchard, Henry D. White, George H. Babbitt, Jr.,2 William Watts, David H. Cahoon, Alfred B. Hodges, Charles S. Anthony, T. C. Lucas, J. W. Brewer, the present incumbent.
The object of the organization is to create a more fraternal feeling among those who fought side by side in the late rebellion, and help their disabled com- rades and their families who are left dependent upon them for support.
The amount paid out for relief of members and their families since the Post was organized aggregates eleven thousand five hundred and seventy-six dol- lars.
The number of members in good standing at the present time is one hundred and seventy.
The number of members who have died since the Post was organized, thirty.
Masonic .- Taunton Council of Select and Royal Masters.
St. Mark's Royal Arch Chapter.
King David's Lodge, instituted July, 1796.
Alfred Baylies Lodge, instituted 1866.
Ionic Lodge, instituted Dec. 18, 1867.
Charles H. Titus Lodge.
Southern Massachusetts Masonic Mutual Relief Association. President, Edward Mott; Vice-Presi- dent, Z. Sherman ; Secretary, George F. Pratt ; Treas- urer, Alfred C. Place.
Independent Order of Odd-Fellows. -- King Philip Lodge, No. 44, instituted July 29, 1844.
Naomi Encampment, No. 14, instituted March 30, 1846.
Good Samaritan Lodge, No. 19, reinstituted Feb. 22, 1877.
Daughters of Rebecca.
Knights of Pythias .- John Hancock Lodge, No. 40, instituted June 1, 1870.
Eclecticism and Eclectics in Taunton. -- It may seem uncalled for to define the principles of eclecticism, for they have been before the public for three-fourths of a century, still many inquire how it
1 All deceased but one.
2 Deceased.
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differs from other systems of medicine and what was the occasion of its existence. These questions we will briefly answer.
Early in the present century there was a wide- spread dissatisfaction with the prevalent "heroic treatment" of disease. The medical practice of that day consisted largely in the free use of mercurials, drastic purgatives, blisters, almost indiscriminate venesection, and other measures calculated to depress the vital forces. In 1825, Samuel Thompson advanced the theory that stimulants and relaxants were the true agents for the expulsion of disease. Five years later, Dr. Wooster Beach published an elaborate work called the " American System of Medicine," sharply criticising the system of depletion and introducing many new remedies, mostly American plants. Copies of his work were presented to several sovereigns of Europe. He received in return medals strnek in honor of Dr. Beach, and testimonials eulogistic of the reformed practice.
In 1836, a college of reformed medicine was in- angurated in Ohio, and in 1845 a similar institution was chartered and built in Worcester, Mass. At a meeting of the trustees of this institution the name " eclectic" was chosen as appropriate to the new school of medicine. Dr. J. S. Andrews, now of Taunton, was then a member of this board.
There are now in the United States six eclectic medical schools, twice as many State societies, a score of medical journals, and a literature embracing works on all the branches of medicine. In therapeutics especially eclecticism has added largely to the medi- cal knowledge of the world.
One of the earliest standard-bearers of eclecticism in Taunton was Dr. S. P. Hubbard, who has a large and well-established practice. Abont 1860 Dr. Paul W. Allen entered upon an extensive and lucrative practice in this city. He gave it up to accept a pro- fessorship in New York College, and was succeeded by Dr. J. S. Andrews. Dr. Andrews was at one time president of the Massachusetts Eclectic Medical So- ciety, an association of physicians if less in numbers yet equal in intellectual acquirements and profes- sional standing to any in the country.
CHAPTER LXIX. TAUNTON .- (Continued.)
Taunton in the War of the Revolution-The War of 1812-15-Taunton Companies and Men in the Rebellion.
Taunton in the War of the Revolution .- It has always been known that one of the "signers of the Declaration of Independence" was a Taunton man, Robert Treat Paine ; but long before that " Declara- tion" Taunton had a record which is highly credit- able to her patriotism and valor, and more than one man was ready to sign that " Declaration" and stand
to it. Fortunately, "the attic of Samnel Godfrey," grandson of Brig .- Gen. George Godfrey, was a safe repository of valuable papers, which came into pos- session of Mr. Edgar H. Reed, from which we are permitted to draw information concerning a por- tion of Taunton's share in the work of the Revolution. " At a meeting of the commissioned officers of the East division of the militia of Bristol County held in Norton, Nov. 9, 1774, George Godfrey of Taunton was chosen Colonel-George Williams, Lieutenant Colonel-Nathaniel Leonard, 1st major, Zephaniah Keith, 2ª major. This Division contained the com- panies from Taunton, Raynham and Easton. The captains of the various companies were as follows : Taunton, Capt. Nathaniel Leonard, Capt. Simeon Williams, Capt. John Reed, Capt. Cornelius White, Capt. James Leonard, Capt. Israel Dean, 2ª, Capt. Ebenezer Dean."
"On monday, ye 21st day of Nov. 1774, the East Division of the third Regiment in ye county of Bris- tol, met at Taunton and drawed up in a Battalion in Capt. Thomas Cobb's shed Lot so called, by ye Adju- tant Major Abijah Hodges, in manner hereafter de- seribed, vis: Ye field officers came in on the right wing, vis, George Godfrey next to the Battalion and George Williams on ye right, N. Leonard on ye left and Z. Keith on ye right and so marchª round sª Battalion until we came to ye centre-3 of sª Field officers with their hats under ye arm and G. Godfrey, his hat on and paid his compliments to each cap- tain."
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