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edness, as it is actually necessary that he should have money to pay his own as well as the debts of several other persons which he has unfortunately be- come liable for. A few dollars from each person who has received his ser- vices, will enable him to meet the demands against him.
"N. B .- The undersigned returns his thanks to his numerous friends for the liberal patronage he has received since he has resided in Cambridge, and informs them and the public generally that he shall continue to practice the different branches of his profession.
"MILTON GREEN.
"Cambridge, September 6. 1845." -Guernsey Times, Oct. 11, 1845.
That there is nothing new under the sun is fitly shown by the curious- advertisements of the early doctors. They widely exploited the efficacy of certain medicines or "healers" for the cure or relief of every imaginable ail- ment. It was considered that electricity had virtue in the treatment of a wide variety of diseases, as is testified by the following advertisement, appearing in the Guernsey Times for June 29, 1854.
"TO THE AFFLICTED.
"Doctor Barnes, Electropathic Physician and Surgeon, has taken rooms in the residence of Mrs. Abell, where, for a short time, he proposes to treat persons afflicted with Diseased Eyes, Deafness, Fits, Insanity, Spinal Affec- tions, Paralysis, Rheumatism, Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Palpitation of the Heart, Female Diseases, etc., exclusively by electricity. Those affected with any of the above named diseases would do well to call soon at his rooms, and inquire into his mode of treatment."
Of Dr. Andrew Wall, who died in 1898, then the oldest physician in the county, the Times in April of that year said, in speaking of his funeral :
"Dr. Andrew Wall, the veteran physician of Cambridge, whose goings up and down the town and country on errands of healing has been the expected for over forty years, passed into the borderland last Sabbath morning, April 17, 1898. He was stricken about three weeks before and seemed aware that his disease was unto death, that the art of healing was powerless to relieve the worn-out body, and that his labors for afflicted humanity were finished. He was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1829. and came to this state with his parents. He was educated at Muskingum College, Ann Arbor University, and the Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati. He was married to
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Miss Bridget Call in 1855 and came to Cambridge the same year. Five children were born to them, and all survive with the exception of a son, who died in infancy. The mother of the family died in the summer of 1884. The children are Cory L. Wall, the accomplished pharmacist, Miss Lizzie, a teacher in our schools, Mrs. Ross E. Moore and Miss Sallie. In recent years Doctor Wall married Mrs. Jennie Meredith, who survives him. Dr. David Wall, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Dr. M. Hawes, of Claysville, are the only remaining members of the Doctor's immediate family. During the war Doc- tor Wall went to the front as surgeon of the Seventy-seventh Ohio Volun- teer Infantry and served to the end of the war. He was division surgeon of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, and chief surgeon for the Columbus & Marietta road. The funeral took place from his late residence on West Eighth street, and was largely attended. The Masonic order, of which he was a member, held impressive services at the grave Monday afternoon.
"The familiar form of the old family physician, whose presence at the bed- side of many of the homes in our city and county brought cheer and hope, has vanished from our midst. Who can estimate the self-sacrifice, the labor and weariness that over four decades of medical practice may mean. The night as well as the day finds him always ready and equipped for the hasty sum- mons to relieve the distressed and afflicted, with no tarrying for favorable weather conditions. All others wait for fair weather and good roads, but the doctor is generally supposed to wear a coat of mail that is alike impervious to the attacks of weather and disease. A busy life is ended. The city paused to pay tribute in attending the last sad rites, and fellow teachers extended their sympathy to the sorrowing daughter by the dismissal of their schools. The grave is closed over him; he sleeps upon the hillside, but many remembrances of his services will linger in the homes of Cambridge."
Dr. Andrew Wall came to this county in 1845, when sixteen years of age. He attended the medical department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, where he laid the foundation for his future medical and surgical skill. He completed his studies under the tutorship of that most excellent Cambridge physician, Dr. Vincent Haynes, and with him first engaged in actual practice. In 1862 he took the degree of Doctor of Medicine at the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, and then enlisted as assistant surgeon in the Seventy-seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and one year later was promoted to surgeon, which position he held until 1866. The next year he formed a partnership in medicine with Dr. William Clark, continuing until 1868. With the passing of the years Doctor Wall devoted many years to the practice of his chosen profession and became very skillful. It is believed
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that Doctor Wall was the most eminent physician who ever practiced medi- cine and surgery in Guernsey county-so stated by old present-day doctors who knew of his life's work.
Another member of the medical fraternity in this county, but who did not long continue in practice, was Dr. Charles Perry Simons, eldest son of John White and Hester Ann Simons. He was born at Zanesville in 1842. The father was engaged in the iron foundry business, both in Zanesville and Cambridge, until he died in 1871. After his death the large business interests were carried on by his sons. Doctor Simons came with his parents to Cam- bridge in 1855 and was educated for a physician at the University of Mich- igan, but had only partly completed his studies when the Civil war broke out. He had also taken a course at the Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati, from which he graduated in 1863. In the spring of 1862 he was interrupted by the war cry and became an assistant surgeon. He was able, apt and quick to act. He was said to have been the youngest assistant surgeon in the United States army when he entered the Union ranks. He was later made acting surgeon for the Fourteenth Army Corps. He was with General Sherman on that famous "March to the Sea," and when mustered out was tendered a good position in the regular army at Washington, but declined.
His father's death in 1871 changed his life plans somewhat and he had much to do with conducting the foundry business in company with his elder brothers. His practice thus interfered with, he finally became a specialist as a surgeon and treated eye and ear diseases. He was quite a politician and ran for state senator on the Republican ticket, and was defeated, but cut down the Democratic majority largely. He had congressional ambitions and doubt- less would have been the candidate had the district not been changed at that date.
Dr. Samuel Hunt, father of Hon. Samuel Hunt, lived on the lot of recent years occupied by Richardson & Shairer's block, West Wheeling ave- nue. He sold his place to Dr. Milton Green and moved to Morrow, Butler county, Ohio, in 1843. The interesting account of his removal by flat-boat down the waters of Wills creek, Muskingum river to the mouth of the Little Miami and so on to Morrow, is given elsewhere in this book.
Dr. William K. Bolan, who practiced at Cumberland since 1879. was a graduate of Columbus Medical College. His ancestors were from Virginia, and the son was born in Loudoun county, that state. November 5, 1857. He began teaching school when sixteen years old, and began to study medi- cine in his eighteenth year, in Columbus, graduating in 1879, and moving to Cumberland began what proved to be a successful practice of medicine.
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Among the most prominent physicians within Guernsey county was Dr. Noah Hill, of Senecaville. He was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsyl- vania. in 1809 and died in Senecaville, Ohio, in 1894. He came of good old Revolutionary stock, of German ancestry, which went back further into France and were among the Huguenots. The Doctor graduated from the Cin- cinnati Medical College in 1833. He came to Senecaville and formed a part- nership with Doctor Baldwin, who died in 1844. Up to 1862 Doctor Hill practiced alone, but then his son was admitted to practice with his father. The young Hill was named John. Later the father was with Dr. W. Scott until 1887, after which the good Doctor did but little except an office prac- tice. He was a noted politician and his views on the slavery question caused him to leave the Methodist church and join the Wesleyan church. He was first a Whig, then later a Free-soiler and last a Republican. He cast one of the first three Abolition votes in Guernsey county, and assisted many a slave in getting over the "underground railway" north into Canada and to freedom.
Dr. Harry W. Holmes began the practice of medicine in Cumberland in the spring of 1883, being a graduate from Columbus Medical College. He descended from an old English family who settled in Virginia. Harry W. was born in Newport, Sauk county, Wisconsin, in 1855. His youth was passed in Cumberland, Ohio. He clerked in his father's store and began the study of medicine in 1877 with Dr. Charles Draper. He graduated from the Baltimore Medical College in 1883. He became a bright Mason and fre- quently contributed to medical journals. Politically he was a Republican.
Dr. Jonathan A. Kackley has been a leading physician at old Point Pleas- ant ( Pleasant City) since 1882, when he graduated from Columbus Medical College and had attended Michigan University, giving him a double course in medicine. He was born in 1857 in what was Buffalo township, this county, and from his earliest days desired to become a physician and has succeeded well in his chosen role, as physician and surgeon.
Dr. Thomas J. Miller, of Kimbolton, this county, was four years en- gaged in merchandising there and served as mayor of the village. He was born in Antrim, this county, in 1849, the son of David L. Miller and wife. He followed school teaching for a time after he reached manhood. Taking up the study of medicine in the seventies, he graduated from the Columbus Medical College in 1878, and first located in Kansas, where he practiced until 1886, when he entered the Cincinnati Medical College, taking a full course there, and then went to Topeka, Kansas, but on account of illness returned to this county and practiced in Cambridge for a number of years. He was
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again incapacitated on account of sickness and retired from medicine and engaged in business in company with W. C. McConaughey.
Dr. Winfield Scott, who has been so well known as the family physician at the village of Senecaville for many years, was born in 1848 on his father's farm. He graduated from the Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio, taking a practical English and scientific course, ending it in 1872, gaining a Bache- lor of Arts degree. He then taught school three years and took up medi- cine by entering the office of Doctor Wall of Cambridge. He spent a year at Ann Arbor, Michigan, and one year at the Cincinnati Medical College, graduating from that school in 1877. He then located at Point Pleasant, this county, going to Senecaville in 1879, where he had for a partner Dr. Noah Hill. Later he practiced alone.
Dr. Charles R. Austin, one of Byesville's practicing physicians, has come to be one of the busiest citizens of the town. As early as 1907 he was a mem- ber of the board of education; secretary of the Artificial Stone Company; postmaster of Byesville; an active member of the improvement committee, of the Merchants and Professional Men's Club; a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge, the Elks Club of Cambridge and alive to all the interests of his home town.
EARLY GUERNSEY COUNTY PHYSICIANS.
By careful research in old files and from the memory of pioneer doctors, the following list has been compiled of the doctors who practiced here in the long ago years. The dates opposite the name indicate that they were in practice, at least at that date :
1826-Dr. A. C. Thompson, Cambridge.
1837-Dr. J. C. McCollough, Claysville and Cambridge.
1837-Dr. S. P. Hunt, Cambridge.
1837-Dr. T. Nichol, Washington.
1841-Dr. Thomas Miller, Cambridge.
1837-Dr. Cope, Middletown, formerly Cadiz (botanical).
1840-Dr. Milton Green, Antrim, later Cambridge; he became one of the leading doctors of the county.
1841-Dr. James Green, Cambridge.
1841-Dr. S. B. Clark, Cambridge.
1838-Dr. J. McFarland, Washington.
1833-Dr. William Bradshaw, Fairview.
1835-Dr. J. G. F. Holston, Cambridge, became house physician to the White House for President Lincoln's family.
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1839-Dr. John P. Tingle, Cambridge.
1833-Dr. Enos Thomas, Washington.
1832-Dr. John B. Thompson, Cambridge.
1832-Dr. I. O'Farrall, Cambridge.
1832-Dr. J. G. Moore, Cambridge.
1833-Dr. Andrew Patterson, Washington.
1825-Dr. C. A. Harris, Cambridge.
1847-Dr. J. T. Clark, Cambridge.
1853-Dr. M. K. Wright, Millwood.
1853-Vincent Haynes, Cambridge. He finally practiced law and died at Cambridge.
1853-Drs. McConnell and Bell, Middletown.
1853-Dr. W. S. Bell, Middletown.
1854-Dr. R. S. Barr, Cambridge.
1856-Dr. Andrew Wall, Cambridge-see sketch.
1857-Dr. Milton Hoge, Cambridge, where he died.
1857-Dr. J. Dunbar, Cambridge, now a corporation lawyer at Steuben- ville, Ohio.
Very early-Dr. J. Baldridge, Senecaville, a noted doctor and Aboli- tionist connected with "underground railway."
Very early-Dr. Ferguson, Senecaville.
Before the war of the Rebellion and later, was Dr. Charles P. Simons. now of Caldwell, Ohio, practicing.
Dr. William E. Bolan.
Dr. Noah Hill, Senecaville.
Dr. John Hill, Senecaville.
Dr. Winfield Scott, died in 1909.
Dr. Crumbaker, died in Antrim.
Dr. Alpin, Claysville, an old time doctor.
Dr. Hawes, Claysville, died about 1904; had been an army surgeon in Civil war.
Dr. Chapman, Washington.
Dr. Ray, Washington.
Dr. Draper, Cumberland. He was a fine horseman and proud man.
Dr. Teeters, Pleasant City, a noted doctor of his day.
Dr. Connor, Cumberland. Dr. Belford, Pleasant City.
Dr. George Tingle, Pleasant City.
Dr. Forbes, Byesville.
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Dr. Milton Shafer, Senecaville.
Dr. Vincent Ferguson, Pleasant City.
Dr. Romans, Quaker City.
Dr. Brashear, Lore City, still living.
Dr. Day, old-time doctor at Birmingham, deceased.
Dr. W. M. George, Cambridge, died in 1904.
Dr. Chapman, Hopewell, died 1910.
Dr. Speers, a year or so at Cambridge and moved away.
EARLIEST PHYSICIANS.
Perhaps none of the above came before the following: Away back in the twenties, came Dr. Francis Donchonchett, Dr. La Rive and Doctor Bill, all three Frenchmen. These were probably about the pioneer doctors to locate here. Possibly a few may have practiced before the above named, but no one seems now to recall such.
PRESENT-DAY PHYSICIANS.
In 1910 the physicians of the county in active practice are as follows:
In Cambridge-A. R. Cain, W. N. Bradford, W. B. Young, R. H. Cramer, H. L. Wells, N. M. Dewees, L. C. Wells, C. A. Frame, E. E. Vorhies, F. Harrison, H. W. Sims, A. B. Headley, T. H. Rowles, George W. Hixon, L. M. Ross, C. R. Johnson, I. W. Keenan, F. W. Lane, W. G. Lane, O. F. Lowry, F. M. Mitchell, C. A. Moore, H. H. Price, W. T. Ramsey, A. G. Ringer, C. D. Romans.
W. B. Rosmond, Millinersville; B. A. Sauders, Winterset; Dr. E. E. Bird, Lore City ; Dr. H. W. Arndt. Lore City ; Dr. C. Bates, Senecaville ; Dr. R. H. Cleary, Senecaville; Dr. J. E. Robins, Buffalo (Hartford) ; Dr. O. S. Bay, Quaker City ; Dr. S. G. Bay, Quaker City; Dr. G. W. Jones, Quaker City ; Dr. J. B. Hollingworth, Quaker City ; Dr. J. W. White, Salesville; Dr. D. L. Cowden, Kimbolton; Dr. William Lawyer, Kimbolton; Dr. Charles R. Austin, Byesville; Dr. A. E. Fletcher, Byesville; Dr. J. E. Patton, Byes- ville ; Doctor Sprague, Byesville ; Dr. George C. Taylor, Claysville ; Dr. E. L. Lowthian, "Dogtown" (Mines) ; Dr. W. K. Bolon, Cumberland; Dr. H. W. Holmes, Cumberland; Dr. A. E. Walters, Cumberland; Dr. H. H. Bown, Pleasant City ; Dr. J. A. Kackley, Pleasant City ; Dr. D. F. Wallenfetz, Pleas- ant City ; Dr. W. W. Lawrence, Antrim; Dr. G. M. Witherspoon, Fairview ; Dr. G. H. Stout, Middletown; Dr. A. J. Arnold, Middletown; Doctor Thomp- son, Washington.
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Aside from the regular and homeopathic physicians in Guernsey county, as just named, there is an osteopath doctor in Cambridge, Dr. J. E. Gable, and an eye specialist, Dr. H. A. Green, of Cambridge.
MEDICAL SOCIETIES.
In common with every county in the state, Guernsey has had her full share of medical societies, associations and academies. The earliest we have any definite knowledge of was in operation in 1838. Its president was Dr. H. H. Evans and the secretary was Dr. S. B. Clark.
At a meeting of this society in November, 1838, the following fee bill was adopted :
"For performing capital operations, such as ampu- tating the extremities, trepanning, etc., each. . $20.00
"For reducing fractures and dislocations of the lower extremities 10.00
"For reducing fractures and dislocations of the upper extremities 5.00
"For attending parturient cases in town. 4.00
"For attending twin parturient cases in town 8.00
"For consultation in town.
5.00
"For visit and medicine, within one mile.
1.25
"For attendance and medicine in town, per diem ..
1.00
"For every mile over the first in daylight .37
"For every mile over the first at night. .50
"For prescribed doses of medicine, each. .25
"For extracting teeth, each. .25
"For bleeding .25
"H. H. EVANS, President.
"S. B. CLARK, Secretary."
After a number of years this medical society went down and in 1880, or about that year, the Guernsey County Medical Society (number two) was organized by a new set of physicians and was made up of the following phy- sicians : Doctor Boyd, of Kimbolton; Doctor Cain, of Senecaville; Doctor Clark, of Middletown; Doctor McPherson, of Cambridge ; Doctor Henry, of Washington ; Doctor Patton, of Washington; Dr. John Hill, of Senecaville ; Doctor Romans, of Quaker City; Doctor Gildea, of New Gottenger; Doctor Tingle, of Cambridge.
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This continued until about 1883, when a new society was formed, known as the Guernsey County Academy of Medicine, whose constituent members were: Doctors McPherson, Miller, both of Cambridge; Doctor Gildea, of New Gottenger; Doctor Ramsey, of Cambridge; Doctor Cain, of Senecaville; Doctor Scott, of Senecaville; Doctor Boyd, of Kimbolton; Doctor Rosmond, of Birmingham.
After a varied experience, this society served its day and went out of commission.
In 1904 the present Guernsey County Medical Society was formed. Its present officers are Doctor Frame, of Cambridge, president; Doctor Mitchell, of Cambridge, secretary, and Doctor Headley, of the same city, treasurer. Monthly meetings are kept up and much interest is manifested by the medical fraternity. The present membership will be seen by the subjoined list of physicians who belong to the society : Doctors Patton and Sprague, of Byes- ville, and these, all from Cambridge: Drs. William Bradford, A. F. Cain, Cornelius A. Frame, Frederick Harrison, Albert Headley, G. W. Hixon, Isaac W. Keenan, Fred W. Lane, W. G. Lane, F. O. Lowry, Frank M. Mitchell, Clark A. Moore, William T. Ramsey, T. H. Bowles, E. E. Vorhies.
KEENAN'S HOSPITAL.
Cambridge has the benefits of a first-rate hospital, a private institution where surgical operations, especially, are performed with great skill. When Dr. Isaac W. Keenan located at Quaker City in 1899, he established a hospital at that point, but in 1905 he took a special course in surgery at the Chicago Post-Graduate School and in the autumn of 1906 removed his hospital from Quaker City to Cambridge, locating on the corner of Ninth street and Gom- ber avenue. He gave up ordinary medical practice and devotes his entire time to his private hospital, where he has won a great reputation and has cases from all parts of Ohio and adjoining states. He now has trained nurses and they, in turn, teach the art of nursing to others. He is assisted greatly by his capable wife. The city is fortunate, indeed, in securing such an insti- tution, for in a manufacturing center and railroad place the demand for a near-by hospital is great.
CHAPTER XV.
THE NEWSPAPERS OF GUERNSEY COUNTY.
Since the introduction of the printing press, all civilized portions of the globe have employed them for the dissemination of intelligence from one class to another. Perhaps it goes undisputed that the art of printing and the invention of the printing press has been the greatest discovery in way of use- ful, universal achievements the world has so far discovered. Without going into the history of the invention, or what it has accomplished in all branches of man's purposes to elevate and enlighten, and to Christianize mankind, the writer will at once go at the task of outlining the various newspapers that have from time to time been published within the limits of Guernsey county. If any are omitted it is through ignorance and not neglect or intention, but likely there may have been papers run for a short period which have escaped the author's mind, with the passing of so many years.
The first newspaper published in Guernsey county was the Guernsey Times. A history of this paper is given below.
The first Democratic newspaper in the county was the Washington Re- publican, established at Washington in 1826 by Messrs. Hull and Robb. Mr. Hull dropped out in 1827 and Jacob Robb was sole proprietor. It was sus- pended for a time, but in 1838 resumed publication and changed its name to the Democratic Star, which the wicked Whigs called the "Dog Star." Its editor was Peter B. Ankney. It continued until 1847 and was then succeeded by the Jeffersonian, by Gill & Leach. The Jeffersonian is the same as that still published at Cambridge, having passed down through various hands. The chain is about as follows: Arthur T. Clark had it in 1850; Lewis Baker edited the paper in the first years of the Civil war, and was succeeded as pro- prietor by Charles E. Mitchner, who ran for Congress. Following him came George McClelland, who was the successful man at the head of the paper until he was succeeded by John Kirkpatrick, who sold to John M. Amos in January, 1886, and in company with his sons still edits and owns the Jef- fersonian.
The daily Jeffersonian was established as the first real daily publication in the county. The date of its starting was in 1891. since which time it has
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not missed an issue on a week day. The weekly is now on its seventy-ninth volume and the daily on its nineteenth volume. It is one of Ohio's cleanest, most newsy newspapers, and it is an honor to the newspaper fraternity of this county and the entire state.
Lewis Baker, editor of the Jeffersonian, carried under a subhead through- out the Civil war these words: "Our country-may she ever be right. But, right or wrong-our country. We are a unit ; party feeling has been entirely sunk all over the North. Political parties now rally to the defense of the Union and Constitution and under this banner every true man worthy the name American citizen can fight with a good heart-we are a unit."
In 1862, his motto was, "The Union as it was-the Constitution as it is. The Union of lakes, the Union of lands-the Union of States none can sever -- the Union of hearts-the Union of hands-the American Union forever,"
Before the Civil war-in 1850-the following appeared as heads of edi- torials in September of that year, and serve to show that the Jeffersonian has ever been alert to the interests of the party and the taxpayers of this county : "Against Railroad Subscriptions," "The Funded System," "Look Out for De- ception." "Old Federalism Sticking Out," "Stop that Falsehood," "The Great- est Fraud of the Age." Then these questions are submitted: "Farmers of Guernsey county, are your taxes already high enough? Have they become op- pressive? Then let all vote against railroad subscription." "Are the land- holders of Guernsey county prepared to mortgage their lands to money lend- ers to the amount of one hundred thousand dollars? Their vote against rail- road subscription."
THE GUERNSEY TIMES.
The Guernsey Times was founded by J. Aitken, at Cambridge, the first number being dated September 18, 1824. The subscription price was set at one dollar and fifty cents, if paid within thirty days after the time of sub- scribing; two dollars, if paid within six months, or two dollars and fifty cents if not paid until after the expiration of six months. Advertisements not exceeding a "square" were inserted three times for one dollar, twenty- five cents for each subsequent insertion. The first volume of the Times was not much larger than an ordinary office ledger. The paper consisted of four pages, each of four columns of leaded brevier, embellished with the atrocious woodcuts which were then in the height of popularity, and was made up mainly of foreign and political news, with now and then a local item. The advertisements were for the greater part demands for money by many of the merchants, coupled with threats of legal procedure, and a list of articles which would be taken in lieu of coin, which was at that time extremely scarce.
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