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ernment of the province," and the regulation of its affairs was directed by officers, either appointed or elected, for the entire territory or for the counties comprising it. The several officers for the county were as follows:
JUDGES-1752 TO 1790
Various Acts of Assembly were passed before 1722, for a period of forty years, to establish the powers of courts for the purpose of protecting men in the enjoyment of their personal rights, of re- dressing wrongs, of adjudicating the rights of prop- erty, and of administering estates, and in that year the law for the several courts of the province became settled, continuing so till the Revolution, with the exception of certain amendments by two supplementary Acts passed in 1759 and 1767.
From the time of the erection of the county in 1752 down to 1776, the following persons acted in the capacity of justices, the length of service of several of them being unknown :
Name
Term
Conrad Weiser
1752-60
Francis Parvin
1752-66
Anthony Lee.
Jonas Seely
1752-66; 1769
Henry Harvey
.1752-62
William Bird
1752-55
William Maugridge.
1756-66
Moses Starr.
James Boone.
Jacob Levan.
1752-62
Peter Spycker
1763-90
Joseph Millard.
1768-69
Benjamin Lightfoot
1771-74
George Webb
1770-71; 1774
Thomas Rutter.
.1770-71
Jacob Morgan
.1768-69; 1772; 1774-77
James Diemer
John Patton.
1766-75; 1777
George Douglass
1768-73; 1775-84
Henry Christ
1766-71; 1784-90
Sebastian Zimmerman
1767-71; 1778-84
Nicholas Harmony
1766-71
Mark Bird. 1775-76
Daniel Brodhead
William Reeser
1778-84
Jonathan Potts.
1776-77
Balthaser Gehr.
1775-84
Thomas Dunlap.
In 1776, the first constitution of the State pro- vided that a Supreme Executive Council should con- sist of twelve persons, who were to be chosen by ballot by the respective counties for the term of three years. The apportionment gave one to Berks county. The following councillors were elected
Name Term
Richard Tea, elected in 1776, but declined to serve
Jacob Morganl. .1777-78
James Read. 1779-81; 1788-90
Sebastian Levan 1782-84
Charles Biddle. 1785-87
This Constitution also provided for the establish- ments of courts of justice in every county of the State. The following persons officiated as judges of the county from 1776 till 1790. The first three were president judges of the courts for a time.
Name Term
James Diemer
Henry Christ. 1784-90
Peter Sypcker 1776-90
James Read.
Daniel Levan
Valentine Eckert
1785
John Ludwig
1785
Jacob Morgan
Charles Shoemaker 1785-90
Paul Groscup.
1786-87
Jacob Weaver
.1785
John Otto ..
1786-87
Matthias Reichert.
1788-90
Nicholas Hunter 1788
Egedius Meyer 1789-90
John Christ. 1789-90
And it provided also that each election district should elect two or more persons for the office of justice of the peace, and that the president of the Executive Council should commission one or more for each district for seven years. The following justices were elected in Berks county, and commis- sioned, from 1777 till 1790- the dash after the year indicating uncertainty whether or not the full term was served, and the repetition of the year indicating re-election :
Name Term
Henry Christ. .1777-84; 1784-
Jacob Shoemaker.
1777-
James Read.
1777-
Daniel Hiester
1777-
Peter Spycker 1776-90
Jacob Weaver 1777-84; 1784-
John Ludwig.
1777-84; 1784-
Benjamin Shott.
1777
Christopher Schultz.
1777
Samuel Ely. 1777-84;
1784
Jacob Waggoner
1777
Daniel Rothermel.
1777-
John Old.
1777-
Chas. Shoemaker
1777-84;
1784-
Egedius Meyer.
1777-84; 1784-
Jacob Morgan. 1777-84; 1784-
Thomas Parry.
1777-
Michael Lindenmuth
1778-
John Eckert.
James Read.
1766-71
92
HISTORY OF BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Name
Terin
Gabriel Hiester
1778-
John Guldin.
1780-
Valentine Eckert.
1784-
Paul Groscup.
1784-
John Eckert
1784-
John Otto.
1785-
Matthias Reichert.
1788-91
Nicholas Hunter 1788-
James Diemer
1788-91
JUDGES-1790 TO 1909
The Constitution of 1790 provided for the estab- lishment of Circuit courts in the State to be com- posed of certain counties-not less than three nor more than six ; and for the appointment by the Gov- ernor of a president judge of the courts in each circuit, and also of other judges, not less than three nor more than four in number, whose residence should be in the county. All the judges appointed were to hold their offices during good behavior.
In 1791, in pursuance of the Constitution of 1790, the State was divided into five judicial circuits or districts, and each district became entitled to a pres- ident judge. The Third District comprised Berks, Luzerne, Northampton, and Northumberland coun- ties. In 1806, the State was divided into ten dis- tricts, and Berks, Northampton, and Wayne com- prised the Third District. In 1811, Schuylkill county was erected and included in the district, but it was cut off in 1815. In 1812, Lehigh county was erected and included in the district. In 1834, the State was divided into seventeen districts, and Berks, Lehigh, and Northampton comprised the Third District.
The county of Berks was erected into a separate judicial district by the Act of April 5, 1849, and called the Twenty-third District. It has since been a separate district, with this number in the judicial system.
In 1810 the associate judges were limited to two in number. The provision in reference to the tenure of office was modified by the Amended Constitution of 1838. whereby the term of president judge was fixed at ten years, and of associate judge at five years.
In 1850 an amendment to the Constitution was adopted which provided for the election of the judges for the terms mentioned. The first election was held in October, 1851.
The office of additional law judge was created by the Act of April 15, 1869, for Berks county, with powers and term similar to those of president judge.
The office of Orphans' court judge was created for the county by the Act of June 13, 1883, pursuant to the New Constitution; and on the 29th of June following, the Governor made the first appointment. His judicial powers are confined to matters which arise in the Orphans' court ; and the term of service is ten years.
The office of associate judge was abolished by the New Constitution, the incumbents to continue in office until their terms of service expired.
Before 1874, county officials took their offices on the second Monday of December succeeding their
election. The New Constitution provided that thereafter they should take their offices on the first Monday of January succeeding.
PRESIDENT JUDGES
Term
Name
Jacob Rush 1791-1805
John Spayd 1806-09
Robert Porter 1810-32
Garrick Mallery 1833-35
John Banks
1836-46
J. Pringle Jones 1847-48; 1851-61
David F. Gordon 1849-51
W. J. Woodward* 1861-71; 1871-74
Jeremiah Hagenmant 1875-79: 1880-89
James N. Ermentroutt 1890-1908
Gustav A. Endlich
1908-09
ADDITIONAL LAW JUDGES
Name. Term.
Henry Van Reed§. 1869; 1875
Jeremiah Hagenman|| 1869-74
Augustus S. Sassaman. 1876-86
James N. Ermentrout .1887-89
Gustav A. Endlich 1890-1908
Wm. Kerper Stevensf
1908-09
ORPHANS' COURT JUDGES
Name.
Hiram H. Schwartz* 1883-1891
H. Willis Bland 1891-19-
ASSOCIATE JUDGES
Name
Term
James Diemer 1791-1819
George Ege 1791-1818
Matthias Reichert 1791-97
Joseph Hiester 1791-94
Nicholas Lotz 1795-1806
Benjamin Morris. 1798-1809
Gabriel Hiester ..
1819-23
Charles Shoemaker
1820-22
William Witman. .1823-28
Jacob Schneider. 1824-29
Matthias S. Richards
1829-45
William Darling.
1830-38
William Addams
1839-42
John Stauffer . 1843-51
1846-50
Samuel Bell
.185I
Daniel Young.
1851-56
William Heidenreich. 1851-56
David Schall. 1856-66
* Warren J. Woodward was elected one of the associate justices of the Supreme court of Pennsylvania, on Nov. 3, 1874, for the term of twenty-one years. He took and held bis seat from January, 1875. till his death on Sept. 23, 1879.
i Jeremiah Hagenman succeeded Warren J. Woodward, by pro- motion, on Jan. 13. 1875, when be was sworn as president judge for the remainder of the term, ending Jan. 5, 1880. He was elected in November, 1879, for a term of ten years. Not having been re- elected, Judge Ermentrout was promoted by law to be president judge.
¿ Died Aug. 19, 190S, and succeeded by Gustav A. Endlich.
§ Henry Van Reed, a member of the county bar. was appointed on July 13, 1869, by the Governor, John W. Geary, to fill the office, and be held his seat till his successor, duly elected, was qualified, Dec. 6. 1869. He was appointed a second time by the Governor, John F. Hartranft, on Jan. 12, 1875, to fill the vacancy in this office, caused by the promotion of Jeremiah Hagenman to the office of president judge, until his successor, Augustus S. Sassaman, a member of the county bar, duly elected, was qualified on Jan. 2, 1876, for ten years.
| Jeremiab Hagenman was elected Oct. 12, 1869, to this office for ten years from Dec. 6, 1869. He was promoted to the office of president judge, for the remainder of his term. on Jan. 13. 1875, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Warren J. Wood- ward, who had been elected to the Supreme bench.
T Appointed, by Governor Sept. 10, 1908, to serve till first Monday in January. 1910.
** Hiram H. Schwartz was appointed on June 29, 1883, to serve in this office till Ian. 7, 1884. He was nominated for the office, for the full term, by the Democratic Convention in August, 1883, and elected in November following. He died before the expiration of his term, on Aug. 25. 1891, when H. Willis Bland was appointed bv the Governor, on Sept. 16. 1891, and he was elected, November, 1892, for a full term: and at its expiration he was re-elected.
Term.
William High
93
BENCH AND BAR
Name
Term
Name
Admitted
George D. Stitzel.
1856-66
Marks John Biddle.
Dec. 9, 1788
Charles Kessler.
1866-71
Jacob R. Howell.
Feb. 11, 1789
David Kutz*
1866-70
Charles Evans.
.Aug. 9, 1791
William Witman. Aug. 20, 1793
Frederick Smith
Aug. 4, 1793
Levi Pauling
Aug. 18, 1796
Bird Wilson.
May 14, 1798
Andrew Graff, Jr.
April
9, 1798
John Hiester . . Ang.
June
2, 1801
Frederick John Haller
Nov.
4, 1801
William Morris ..
Aug.
9, 1804
Anthony Morris.
. Nov.
6, 1804
Samuel D. Franks
. Aug. 10, 1805
James B. Hubley
April
4, 1809
John Spayd.
April
2, 1810
Samuel Baird, Jr
April 10, 1810
William Morris, Jr
Nov.
8, 1810
Thomas B. Smith.
July
4, 1814
James Biddle.
Aug. 9, 1815
Francis S. Muhlenberg.
May
8, 1816
Nathaniel P. Hobert. . Jan. 13, 1818
Charles Davis.
Aug. 4, 1818
Charles Whitman
.Aug.
9, 1818
William Darling.
.Nov. 13, 1818
Edward B. Hubley
April 5, 1820
James L. Dunn. .
. Nov. 10, 1821
W. C. Leavenworth
Aug. 18, 1822
Daniel J. Hiester Aug. 4, 1823
Lloyd Wharton. March 26, 1824
Lawrence S. Lardner
April
8, 1824
David F. Gordon.
Aug.
6, 1824
Thomas Morris ..
Nov.
1, 1824
Wm. Fullerton Duncan
Jan.
3, 1825
David Evans
Jan. 5, 1825
Henry W. Smith.
Jan.
5, 1825
John S. Wharton.
March
4, 1825
Edward P. Pearson
May 23, 1825
Charles J. Jack.
Aug. 1, 1825
Robert M. Brook.
Aug. 2, 1825
John H. Sheetz ..
Ang. 3, 1825
Joseph W. Roland.
Aug. 20, 1825
George M. Keim. .
Ang. 11, 1826
Philip Kendall.
Jan. 1, 1827
Elijah Deckert.
Jan. 4, 1827
Levi B. Smith.
Jan. 10, 1827
William M. Biddle.
April
4, 1827
Jacob Hoffman.
Nov. 10, 1829
Robert M. Barr.
Jan. 3, 1831
Peter Filbert.
Jan. 6, 1831
John Mayer.
.Jan. 8, 1831
Henry Rhoads.
April
3, 1832
William Strong. Nov. 8, 1832
George S. Wharton
Aug. 15, 1832
James Biddle
David Henderson
James Whitehead, Jr.
Edward Biddle
Daniel Levan, Jr.
Nov. 11, 1769
Collinson Read.
Aug. 13, 1772
James Potts
Aug. 1, 1773
Daniel Clymer.
May 4, 1776
Alexander Graydon
. May 14, 1779
John S. Richards
April 4, 1837
Garrick Mallery.
Aug. 14, 1837
Dennis W. O'Brien
Ang. 7, 1838
Jeremiah D. Bitting.
Aug. 8, 1838
Andrew M. Sallade.
Aug. 11, 1838
Jackson H. Sherman
Aug.
7, 1839
William M. Hiester
. Jan. 7, 1840
Peter Shearer.
April 7, 1840
Matthias Mengel.
April
8, 1840
George E. Ludwig.
Nov. 3, 1840
James Donagan.
. Dec. 22, 1841
Samuel Sohl.
April 5, 1842
Name
Admitted
James Pauling. .Nov. 7, 1833
Francis Aurand. Nov. 13, 1833
William Betz ... . Jan. 10, 1834
George G. Barclay. Newton D. Strong.
Aug. 3, 1835
Augustus F. Boas.
Aug. 4, 1835
J. Pringle Jones ..
Nov. 2, 1833
Anthony F. Miller
Aug. 15, 1836
Franklin B. Schoener
Jan. 3, 1837
Edward Scull.
Aug. 17, 1779
Nathaniel Potts
Aug. 14, 1781
Jacob Hubley.
Nov. 14, 1786
George Eckert.
.Feb. 19, 1787
James Scull ..
. Feb. 19, 1787
Joseph Hubley Aug. 14, 1787
John Spayd. . Feb. 14, 1788
Peter Hoofnagl
. Feb. 14, 1788
* David Kutz having died in office Tuly 20, 1870, Henry Rhoads was appointed by Gov. John W. Geary, on Aug. 3, 1870, for unex- pired term ending Dec. 4, 1871.
1870-71
George W. Bruckman
1871-76
Daniel Buskirk.
1871-76
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
The office of attorney at law is not an elective one. It never was. But it has existed time out of mind. It began with the administration of justice, and is inseparable from it. The history of attorneys would be the history of the courts of judicature. They have always occupied a prominent place. Their prominence has resulted from energy well directed in behalf of the rights and property of mankind, and also in behalf as well of the establishment as of the development of principles regulative of associations in every department of life.
A law was enacted in this State as early as 1710 in relation to this office. Then the justices were authorized to admit any attorney or attorneys to plead in any of the established courts during good behavior. No provision was made as to the number or ability. In 1715, however, the authority of the justices was modified. They might admit "a com- petent number of persons, of honest disposition and learned in the Law, to practise as attorneys who shall behave themselves justly and faithfully in their practice." And in 1727 a provision was made requiring such persons before they were admitted to take the following oath: "Thou shalt behave thy- self in the office of attorney within the court, ac- cording to the best of thy learning and ability, and with all good fidelity as well to the court as to the client ; thou shalt use no falsehood, nor delay any person's cause for lucre or malice." And these qual- ifications have continued to this day. Since the adoption of the State and national constitutions they have. qualified to support them. This last qualification is common to all statutory officers.
The following attorneys have resided in the coun- ty of Berks and practised in its several courts. The date after each name is the time of admission to practice.
Joseph H. Spayd.
Nov. 8, 1826
April 10, 1835
Henry Rhoads.
6, 1798
William S. Biddle.
94
HISTORY OF BERKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Name
Admitted
Name
Admitted
Jeremiah Hagenman
April 7. 1842
William M. Goodman. Aug. 13, 1864
J. Dundas Biddle.
. May 17, 1842
Edwin Shalter.
Aug. 13, 1864
Charles Wierman.
May 17, 1842
Louis Richards.
Jan. 16, 1863
George W. Arms.
March 8, 1843
Irenaeus Shalter Jan. 16, 1865
John K. Longnecker
Nov. 6, 1843
J. Ross Miller
Aug. 7, 1863
Henry Van Reed.
April
5, 1841
J. Dallas Schoener
Aug. 7, 1865
Henry A. Muhlenberg.
July
5, 1844
Isaac High Keim
.July
5, 1844
Peter D. Wanner
Nov. 4, 1863
Franklin B. Miller
Dec. 14, 1844
Llewellyn Wanner
Aug. - , 1866
Jacob S. Livingood
Jan. 7, 1845
William M. Rightmyer
Jan. 21, 1867
J. Glancy Jones.
. Jan.
7. 1845
George M. Ermentrout.
Nov. 27, 1867
Silas E. Buzard.
April
8, 1845
James N. Ermentrout.
Nov. 27, 1867
Edward W. Scudder.
Aug.
4, 1845
Geo. F. Baer
.Jan. 22, 1868
Edward M. Clymer.
Ang.
4, 1845
Chas. F. Evans.
April 28, 1868
J. Bowman Bell.
Jan.
5, 1846
Aug. 10, 1868
J. Lawrence Getz
Aug.
6, 1846
April 12, 1869
J. De Puy Davis.
Jan.
5, 1847
Henry C. G. Reber
April 12, 1869
James May Jones
.Jan. 5, 1847
Cyrus G. Derr. Aug. 12, 1870
John Banks.
April
7, 1847
Wm. L. Guinther
. Nov. 14, 1870
Samuel L. Young.
Aug. 10, 1847
Morton L. Montgomery.
Aug. 28, 1871
A. Lucius Hennershotz
Nov. 11, 1847
Aug. 12, 1872
J. Biddle Gordon
Jan.
6, 1848
Aug. 12, 1872
James A. Banks.
.Feb. 21, 1848
Edgar M. Levan
Aug. 17, 1872
J. Bright Smith
April
5, 1848
. Sept. 16, 1872
William F. Filbert.
Attg. 9, 1848
Edwin White Moore.
Sept. 30, 1872
A. Jordan Swartz.
Sept. 28, 1848
James .A. O'Reilly
. Jan. 13. 1873
Joel B. Wanner
Jan. 13, 1849
. Aug. 11, 1873
Jacob M. Sallade.
April
6, 1849
Dan'l H. Wingerd.
. Sept. 29, 1873
John A. Banks.
April
6, 1849
Hiram Y. Kaufman
Nov. 9, 1874
Hiester Clymer.
April
6, 1849
. April 12, 1875
Charles B. Weaver
Nov.
8, 1850
B. Frank Dettra.
April 12, 1875
Jacob K. McKenty
April
7, 1851
B. F. Y. Shearer.
April 12, 1873
Henry C. Kutz ..
April 24, 1851
. H. Rul
April 15. 1873
Wm. Edmund Banks.
April 25, 1851
April 15, 1875
Wm: S. Marx ..
Aug. 4, 1851
. Aug.
9, 1875
Albert G. Green
Nov. 11, 1851
Ang.
9, 1875
Edmund L. Smith.
Nov. 11, 1851
John B. Dampman
. Nov.
8, 1875
George DeB. Keim ..
8. 1852
Henry A. Muhlenberg.
Nov.
8, 1875
Charles K. Robeson
8, 1852
Daniel B. Young.
Jan. 10, 1876
E. R. Zimmerman
April
8, 1852
Adam H. Schmehl
Jan. 10, 1876
Carl O. Wagner
Nov.
5, 1852
Edwin B. Wiegand.
.Jan. 18. 1876
Michael P. Boyer
Aug.
8. 1853
Wesley D. Horning.
April 17, 1876
George J. Eckert
April 28, 1855
. Jan. 14, 1877
Frederick L. Smith.
Nov. 10, 1855
. Jan. 14, 1877
Amos B. Wanner
Jan. 12, 1857
Henry A. Zieber ..
April 10. 1878
B. Frank Boyer
March 15. 1857
Isaac Hiester
Aug. 13, 1878
Daniel R. Clymer
Ang. 20, 1857
Aug. 13, 1878
James B. Bechtel
April 14, 1858
. Nov. 11, 1878
William K. Loose.
April 14, 1858
Nov. 12. 1878 Nov. 12, 1878
Daniel Ermentrout.
Aug. 3, 1859
M. Brayton McKnight.
Nov. 12, 1878
Wm. H. Livingood.
Jan. 19, 1860
Israel C. Becker.
. Dec. 12, 1878
Daniel G. Guldin.
. Jan. 20, 1879
Thomas S. Brenholtz
Sept. 20, 1860
Aug. 11, 1879
J. George Seltzer.
. Feb. 5, 1861
Frank S. Livingood.
. Aug. 11, 1879
Abner K. Stauffer.
John W. Apple.
Aug. 11, 1879
Edward H. Shearer.
April 15, 1861
Henry D. Green.
. Nov. 10, 1879
John Ralston ..
Aug. 14, 1862
April 12, 1880
Frank B. Schmucker
Aug. 25, 1862
William O. Miller
April 12. 1880
William P. Bard.
. Feb. 9, 1863
Chas. M. Plank.
Nov. 22. 1880
Charles Henry Jones
April 14, 1863
William J. Rourke
.Nov. 22, 1880
Richmond L. Jones.
April 14, 1863
Albert R. Heilig .
Nov. 22, 1880
Daniel E. Schroeder.
April 23, 1863
Alonzo E. Ream.
Nov. 22, 1880
Charles A. Leopold.
April 23, 1863
Geo. F. Hagenman
. Jan. 24. 1881
J. Warren Tryon.
Nov. 14, 1863
Israel H. Rothermel.
Aug. 20, 1881
J. Howard Jacobs.
Nov. 14, 1863
John H. Rothermel.
. Aug. 20, 1881
Augustus S. Sassaman.
Jan. 9, 1864
Daniel F. Westley
Nov. 14, 1881
Israel C. Becker
Jan. 28, 1864
Charles C. Kehr
Nov. 14, 1881
Francis M. Banks
May 21. 1864
Henry Maltzberger
Nov. 14, 1881
Horace A. Yundt. .
Ang. 9, 1864
George J. Gross, Jr.
Nov. 14, 1881
Charles H. Schaeffer
Aug. 9, 1864
Henry. O. Schrader
Nov. 13, 1882
Franklin B. Laucks
Aug. 13, 1864
I. Comley Fetter
Nov. 13, 1882
Wharton Morris.
Nov. 15, 185.4
Gustav A. Endlich
Nov. 12, 1877
Simon P. O'Reilly
Wayne Hayman.
J. H. Marx. .
Jeremiah K. Grant
Walter B. Craig.
Chas. Ph. Muhlenberg
. Nov. 8. 1859
D. Nicholas Schaeffer
Hiram H. Schwartz. Jesse G. Hawley.
July 14, 1860
Sept. 20, 1860
Warren Woodward. Chas. P. Sherman.
Jan. 20, 1870
April
April
B. F. McAtee
Jno. F. Smith.
Jefferson Snyder
.Jan. 11, 1869
William B. Schoener.
Aug. 15, 1846
H. Willis Bland.
Ang. 7, 1865
William M. Baird.
April 12, 1844
Henry May Keim.
Harrison Maltzberger
Ang. 7, 1865
T. H. Garrigues .
Ben. B. Laucks
Garrett B. Stevens.
Horace Roland.
Frank R. Schell.
Stephen M. Meredith
John C. K. Heine
April 15, 1861
William C. Heacock.
BENCH AND BAR
95
Name
Admitted
Name
Admitted
James B. Baker
Nov. 13, 1882
William A. Hope.
May 21, 1898
Adam B. Rieser.
.Nov. 13, 1882
George D. Humbert.
Nov. 14, 1898
Ellwood H. Deysher.
Nov. 13, 1882
George M. Jones.
Nov. 14, 1898
Richard H. Koch.
Nov. 12, 1883
Harvey F. Kantner
Nov. 14, 1898
Henry P. Keiser.
Nov. 12, 1883
J. Milton Miller
Nov. 14, 1898
J. Edward Miller Nov. 12, 1883
Paul H. Price
Nov. 14, 1898
Felix P. Kremp.
Nov. 12, 1883
Harry D. Schaeffer
Nov. 14, 1898
Charles H. Tyson
Nov. 10, 1884
Henry Seidel Throm.
Nov. 14, 1898
William B. Bechtel.
Nov. 10, 1884
Frank K. Flood.
Nov. 10, 1884
Harry J. Dumn.
Jan. 3, 1899
Philip S. Zieber.
Nov. 10, 1884
Samuel E. Bertolet
Nov. 13, 1899
William Kerper Stevens
Nov. 10, 1884
Joseph R. Dickinson
Nov. 13, 1899
Howard P. Wanner
Nov. 9, 1885
Edwin W. Kalbach.
Nov. 13, 1899
William P. Schell
March 13, 1886
Edwin S. Livingood Nov. 13, 1899
Daniel F. Ancona.
Nov. 8, 1886
William H. Sadler
Nov. 13, 1899
Caleb J. Bieber.
Nov. 8, 1886
Edwin Sassaman.
March 28, 1887
Charles S. Shalters
Dec. 23, 1899
David Levan.
Nov. 14, 1887
Garrett Stevens
Dec. 23, 1899
Morris H. Schaffer.
Nov. 14, 1887
Foster S. Biehl.
Nov. 12, 1900
Ammon S. Strunk.
Nov. 14, 1887
.Nov. 12, 1900
Samuel N. Potteiger.
Nov. 24, 1888
John M. Frame.
.Nov. 12, 1900
Abraham H. Rothermel.
Nov. 24, 1888
William E. Fisher
Nov. 12, 1900
Herbert R. Green.
. Jan. 21, 1888.
Walter B. Freed.
Nov. 12, 1900
Ira P. Rothermel.
.Jan. 21, 1888
Earl I. Koch.
Nov. 12, 1900
George R. VanReed
Jan. 21, 1888
Oliver G. Lentz.
Nov. 12, 1900
Edward S. Kremp
Nov. 23, 1889
Frederick A. Marx.
Nov. 12, 1900
David F. Mauger.
Nov. 23, 1889
Charles G. Moyer.
Nov. 12, 1900
John H. Zweizig
.Nov. 23, 1889
Wilson S. Rothermel.
Nov. 12, 1900
John J. Kutz.
Nov. 10, 1890
Charles R. Wanner
Jan. 7, 1901
George W. Wagner
Nov. 10, 1890
J. Bennett Nolan
Nov. 18, 1901
William J. Young.
Nov. 10, 1890
Oliver M. Wolff.
. Sept. 8, 1902
Fitz-Daniel Ermentrout.
Nov. 7, 1892
John H. Bridenbangh.
Nov. 10, 1902
Lee Friday
Nov. 7, 1892
J. Fred Hartgen ..
Nov. 6, 1893
Ralph H. Mengel
Nov. 6, 1893
Thomas Iaeger Snyder
Nov. 10, 1902
Silas R. Rothermel.
Nov. 6, 1893
H. Robert Mays. . Feb. 20, 1904
Harvey F. Heinly
Nov. 12, 1894
William A. Shomo
. Oct. 3, 1904
Louis A. Sassaman.
Nov. 12, 1894
Spencer B. Roland.
Nov. 7, 1904
Walter S. Young ..
Nov. 12, 1894
Walter G. Steininger
Feb. 13, 1905
Sherman H. Hoverter
Nov. 11, 1895
William Abbott Witman, Jr ..
.Feb. 13, 1905
John H. Millholland.
Nov. 11, 1895
J. Howard Jacobs.
Aug. 14, 1905
Frederick W. Nicolls.
Nov. 11, 1895
James B. Mercer
Aug. 14, 1905
Robert P. Shick.
Nov. 11, 1895
Randolph Stauffer
.Feb. 13, 1906
Hiester A. Bowers
Nov. 11, 1895 H. Otto Lowe .. May 14, 1906
S. Leo Donovan
. Nov. 9, 1896 Robert Gray Bushong
. Sept. 22, 1906
Wilson Ferguson.
Nov. 9, 1896
Leonard G. Yoder
Sept. 22, 1906
J. Wilmer Fisher
Nov.
9, 1896 Frank D. Arnold.
Oct. 9, 1906
James P. Long
Nov.
9, 1896 John S. Rader.
. Nov. 5, 1906
William Rick.
Nov. 9, 1896 John K. Hahn.
March 11, 1907
Ira G. Kutz.
Nov. 8, 1897 John Arthur Keppelman. Sept. 19, 1907
Thomas K. Leidy
Nov. 8, 1897 Wayne W. Light
.Feb. 10, 1908
Howard L. Greenawald.
Nov. 12, 1894
H. Franklin Brossman 7, 1904
March
E. Carroll Schaeffer . Nov. 10, 1902
John B. Stevens. Nov. 10, 1902
Charles K. Derr.
Nov. 13, 1899
Edward D. Trexler.
Allen S. Hottenstein. Dec. 13, 1898
CHAPTER VI - MEDICAL PROFESSION
Practitioners of medicine were located in all the sections of the county from the earliest settlements, but their names have not been preserved because there was no place to register them. But they were scattered many miles apart. On this account, cases of ordinary sickness were generally attended to by the parents of the family, and the adminis- tration of home remedies was practised. The phys- icians in active practice were of the allopathic school altogether, those of the homoeopathic school not having started in the county until about 1838. Mid- wifery was in general use. Pow-wowing was prac tised to a considerable extent until in recent years, when it was gradually abandoned as education be- came more thorough and regular physicians more numerous.
MEDICAL FACULTY OF BERKS COUNTY .- The practising physicians of this county, having associated and become a body politic in law (incorporated July 14, 1824), under the above style and title, met agreeably to public notice, on Saturday evening, Aug. 7, 1824, at the public building of this borough, and duly orga- nized their institution. Dr. Isaac Hiester was called to the chair, and Dr. Charles Baum ap- pointed secretary. The charter and by-laws hav- ing been read, the following gentlemen were elected officers for the ensuing year: Isaac Hies- ter, president ; C. L. Schlemm and John B. Otto, vice-presidents ; Charles Baum, recording sec- retary ; William J. C. Baum and Edward Hay- dock, corresponding secretaries; George Eckert, treasurer ; Bernard M' Neil and Gerhard G. Bishop, curators.
The president delivered a short address to the association, and then proceeded agreeably to the by-laws to appoint a standing committee of three members for the examination of candi- dates for the grade of junior membership. The following gentlemen composed the committee : C. L. Schlemm, John B. Otto and Charles Baum.
The following resolutions were then offered, discussed and adopted :
Resolved, That the members of the Medical Faculty be requested to furnish monthly to the corresponding secre- taries, a list of the diseases and deaths that may occur in their respective neighborhoods, and an account of the general health of the county, together with such remarks as they may deem proper for publication.
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