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of May, 1853, married to Miss Ellen E., dangh- | fulness. Bright in intellect, well grounded in the knowledge of law, with great urbanity of mummer and many genial qualities of heart, he was destined to high position and honor in his profession, when he sneeumbed in the heroic struggle for life. The bar of the county paid fitting tributes to his memory and the loss they had sustained in his death. Darwin Melian began the study of medicine with his father, and ter of James and Eliza Jackman, of Liverpool, Perry County. Their children are Rebecca Murray, Anna Jane (deceased), Brodie Jackman (deceased), James Woodburn, (deceased), Darwin Melwan, Martyn Payne, Edgar Druitt. The death of Anna Jane occurred May 12, 1867 ; that of James Woodburn Angust 28, 1867. Brodie Jackman died on the 27th of July, 1863, aged twenty-seven years. He was educa- i entered the University College of the City of
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ted at the select schools of Mifflintown and the New York, from which he will graduate in Airy View Academy, Port Royal, under Pro- 1886. Martyn Payne has adopted the profes- sion of a druggist, and Edgar Druitt is a stu- dent in the Mifflintown High School. fessor David Wilson; entered the sophomore class of Princeton College at the age of sixteen and graduated with honor three years later. Deciding upon the law as a profession, he en- tered the office of Alfred J. Patterson, Esq., of Mifflintown, and was admitted to the bar in 1881. While still in feeble health, he began practice in his native place. His career, though brief, was replete with the promise of future use-
DR. JAMES FRow, a native of Fermanagh township, studied medicine with Dr. Ezra Doty, and began practice in Mifflintown in 1817 and continued until 1820, when he located for two years in Thompsontown and returned to Mifflin- town and continued until his death, which oc- cured in April, 1865, aged sixty-eight years.
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Ilis son, Thomas Frow, is a resident of Lewis- town.
Jons Hvis, M.D., son of James Harris, of Bellefonte, and grandson of John Harris, the founder of' Mifflintown, studied medicine in Bellefonte. He practiced his profession in Mifflintown in the years 1820, 1821, 1822, and returned to Bellefonte, where he practiced many years and removed to Philadelphia. Soon after 1865 he was appointed consul to Nice and died while at that station, aged eighty-seven years.
DR. ISAAC W. SNOWDEN was a practicing physician in Thompsontown from 1821 to 1830. A fiilleraccount will be found in medical chapter of Perry County.
DR. Jons GREEN' was also a practitioner at Thompsontown prior to 1835, and became a Methodist minister. He was succeeded in his practice by Dr. B. F. Fahnestock, who died in 1844.
DR. JOSEPH KELLY was born in Milford township, November 18, 1795. During his youth he pursued a course of study in the class- ical school taught by Key. John Hutchison in Mifflintown, distant three miles from his home. He studied medicine with Dr. John Harris, of' Mifflintown, afterwards United States consul to Venice. He graduated at the Medical Depart- ment of the University of Pennsylvania Feb- ruary 20, 1822. The following autumn he com- meneed the practice of medicine, and continued in that work for thirty-seven years. His wife was Annie B. Stewart, of Tuscarora Valley. He bought a farm in Spruce Hill, where he made his home for nearly forty years. His practice covered the greater part of Tuscarora Valley, and often extended into parts of Perry County and Black Log Valley. As a physician he was greatly respected by the people, and stood high in his profession. He was on the most friendly terms with the other physicians of the county, of whom were Drs. Frow and Crawford, of Mifflintown. He was very tem- perate in his habits, and when visiting patients always traveled on horseback. Six young men read medicine with him,-Samuel Floyd, of Pittsburgh, N. E. Hackedorn, of Cation, Ohio; J. P. Sterrett, of Pittsburgh ; James
Kelly, of Patterson ; E. E. Gilson and J. P. Deyor, of Texas-of whom only two are now living. He enjoyed the practice of his pro- fession, and responded to the calls of the rich and poor alike, often traveling at night many miles distant in the most inclement weather, In early life he mited with the Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Church, of which Rev. John Coulter was then the pastor. In this church he was a ruling elder, and in its Sabbath-school and be- nevolent work he was ever an interested and diligent worker, and commanded his household after him. He took an active interest in Tus- carora Academy, and was from its organization a trustee until near the time of his death. Ile was an advocate of the temperance canse and in full sympathy with his pastor in his efforts to suppress the excessive use of intoxicating bever- ages. He only ceased his practice in medicine when the infirmities of age prevented him from giving his patients the care they needed. After the death of his wife, which occurred May 16, 1870, he removed to Port Royal, where he died May 26, 1877, in his eighty-second year, and was interred at Academia. Juniata County has not had another physician with a career so long and so ilhistrions.
DR. THOMAS WHITESIDE began practice in Harrisburg, and in 1825 purchased Oakland Mills, and removed to that place and practiced medicine in the vicinity until 1842, when he moved to Millerstown, and died June 27, 1845. Dr. Abiram Stees, his son-in-law, also practiced in the vicinity and removed at the same time with Dr. Whiteside.
JERMAN WALKER BEALE, M.D., was born in York Springs, Adams County, July 9, 1802; married Am S. Laird ; studied medicine with Dr. MeConnell, in Lewistown ; graduated at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia ; prac- ticed medicine in Port Royal for some years ; then located in Lewistown, Pa., where he con- tinued to practice his profession until 1847 or 1848, when he returned to Port Royal. He is still living, at the age of four-score, but has not been engaged in work for some years, on account of age and debility.
DR. MienARL, SURLA.ENBERGER, a native of the county, read medicine with Dr. Sammel
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Mealy, of Millerstown, and began practice in Richfield in 1826, and continued about fifteen voars.
DR. Pinto ILmix, a nephew of Dr. Ezra Doty, was a native of Connectient, born in 1800. Ile came to this region with his muele, who was cast on a visit in the year 1815, and entered his office as student of medicine. He graduated at Jefferson Medical College in 1826, and upon his uncle's death, in 1828, succeeded to his practice, and continued actively engaged until 1866, when he retired from active work. He was beloved by the community, and had the esteem and confidence of the physicians of the township, with whom he was often in consulta- tion. Ile died in Mifflintown June 28, 1879.
DR. Jonx MeCrunogen was a native of Juniata County, and of the family of McCul- longh, who were of the early settlers on the west side of the river. He was born November 15, 1806. He graduated at Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pa. ; read medicine with Dr. Joseph B. Ard, of Lewistown ; attended medical lectures at the Medical Department of Pennsyl- vania, and gradnated in March, 1829. He located first at Me Veytown, later at Alexandria, Huntingdon County, and a few years later at Petersburg, where he remained in practice nntil 1852, when he was elected to Congress. At the expiration of his term he removed to Hunting- don, where his death occurred May 15, 1879.
DR. WILLIAM ELDER began the study of medicine with Dr. Thomas Whiteside, of Oak- land Mills, about 1830, and practiced in Mifflin- town in 1831-32, and removed to Philadelphia. Ile was the anthor of the " Life of Dr. E. K. Kane," of Arctic fame, and several other works. Ile died in 1885.
DR. Joux Inwix was born in Union County, Pa., in April, 1809. Hestudied medicine with Dr. Thomas Van Valzah, and graduated at the Med- ical Department of the University of Pennsyl- vania ; began practice in Millerstownabout 1833; continued in that about seven years, and in 18 10 retired to a farm near Thompsontown, where he died March 11, 1853.
DR. GEORGE I. CUDDY was born in Ire- land. He studied medicine in Dublin. After graduating he came to Philadelphia, where for!
several years he pursned the business of a phy- sician and druggist. In 1848 he located in Port Royal and soon after married Miss Priscilla Gracy. He continued in active and successful practice until the time of his death, which oc- curred on October 30, 1855, aged thirty-eight years.
DR. SAMUEL FLOYD studied medicine with Dr. Joseph Kelly in 1813-11; graduated in Philadelphia; commenced the practice of his profession at Doyle's Mills, Juniata County, where he remained some years, and then moved to Pittsburgh, where he continued to work and reside until his death, which occurred about 1878.
DR. J. W. PEARCE studied medicine with Dr. C. L. Weymer, then of Northumberland Con- ty, began practice in Richfield, in 1814, and continued in practice in that place mitil his death, in 1879.
DR. LEMUEL KINSLOR was a practicing phy- sician in Mexico from 1844 to about 1850, when he moved West.
DR. HUDSON practiced also in Mexico from 1851 to 1860, and in the latter year removed to Tennessee. He was succeeded by DR. JOHN APPLEBOUGH, who remained a few years, re- moved to Port Royal, where he practiced a year, and located in Harrisburg. DR. Joux Mc- KEEHAN succeeded Dr. Applebongh and re- mained in practice until 1876, when he was succeeded by DR. GEORGE ARNOLD, a student of Dr. Hook, of Loysville. Dr. Arnold is still in practice in Mexico.
DR. HENRY HARSHBARGER was born in Potter township, Centre County, February 18, 1818. He studied medicine with his brother, Dr. Abraham Harshbarger, and from 18 11 practiced four years at MeAlisterville. He then attend- ed lectures and graduated at Jefferson Medical College, after which he practiced several years at Gratztown, Dauphin County. In the spring of 1856, on the removal of his brother, Dr. Abraham Harshbarger, from MeAlisterville to Port Royal, he removed to the former place, began practice and continued until his death, January 28, 1883.
DR. WORK MURPHY was born in Lack township; educated at Tuscarora Academy; at-
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tended a medical college in Philadelphia ; com- meneed the practice of medicine near Porn Mills, but died from the effects of small-pox abont 1850.
DR. NOAH E. HACKENDORN Studied med- icine with Dr. Joseph Kelly about the years of' 1815- 16. He graduated in Philadelphia ; prac- tived his profession for several years, in Port Royal, after which he removed to Galion, Ohio, where he still resides.
DR. JOHN P. STERRETT, son of Robert and Margaret ( Patterson) Sterrett, was born in Mil- ford township April 26, 1826. His wife was Annie Kennedy, of Chester County. He was educated at Tuscarora Academy, and studied medicine under Dr. Joseph Kelly, of Spruce Hill. In the fall of 18 19 he opened an office in Johnstown ; in the spring of 1850 removed to Academia, where he practiced in his profes- sion until 1875, when he removed to Port Royal, where he practiced until the spring of 1879, when he removed to Pittsburgh, where he continues in the profession up to the present time, enjoying an enlarged practice. A man of fine appearance, genial in manners, skilled in his profession, he left the county regretted by many friends. Ilis brother, Andge James Sterrett, raised at the same homestead and well-known for his attain- ments in legal lore, also lives in Pittsburgh, or- enpying a seat on the bench of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. They still own the old homestead in Milford.
Dr. WILLIAM CROUSE was in practice in Richfield from 1819 to 1851.
DR. J. W. WALras came to the same place in 1850, and is still in practice.
DR. A. A. MURRAY, of Centre Co., was also in practice there, and remained about ten years.
DR. J. B. HOOVER, of Lancaster County, about 1850 located in Richfield and remained three years.
In 1872 J. W. DECHART studied medicine with Dr. Stites, of Millerstown, and in 1873 graduated at a medical college in Cincinnati ; settled in Richfield, and is still in practice.
DR. C. L. WEYMER, for many years a prac- titioner in Northumberland County, settled at Richfield abont 1855, and lived there until his death, a few years since.
Dr. Josern P. Kink, son of William and brother of James Kirk, the merchant, of Mifflin- town, was a tailor by trade, but soon devoted his attention to medicine. He traveled much in his day, having, it is said, been seventeen times to Cuba. He practiced medicine in Wat- erford for a number of years, and died there in 1867.
DR. GEORGE M. GRAHAM was born in Tur- bett township (now Spruce Hill), in Juniata County, on the 21st of March, 1829. Ile was reared on his father's farm until the spring of 1840, when, with his father and family, he moved to Carlisle, Cumberland County. At the age of eighteen he entered Tuscarora Academy, then under the care and direction of Professor David Wilson ; was for a time a student of Dickinson College; taught school for several torms; studied medicine with Dr. John Armstrong, in Carlisle; graduated at Jefferson Medical College, Phila- delphia, in 1853; located at Port Royal, and then associated himself, for the practice of med- icine and surgery, with Dr. George I. Cuddy ; remained in partnership with him until Octo- ber 30, 1855 ; was married to Rebecca J. Kelly on Jume 1, 1851; has contimied to practice his profession to the present time, hav- ing his residence in Port Royal.
DR. JAMES KELLY was born in Milford township, Juniata County, Pa., in 1826. He pursued his studies at Tuscarora Academy ; studied medicine with his uncle, Dr. Joseph Kelly ; practiced for a time at Johnstown, in .Inmiata County; then spent some years in California, and on his return, in 1853, located in Patterson, where he continued to practice his profession until the time of his death, which oc_ curred abont 1859 or 1860.
DR. PETER L. GREENLEAF was born in Lan- caster County March 25, 1830; studied medicine with Dr. E. Darwin Crawford, of Thompson- town ; attended lectures at the Medical Depart- ment of the University of New York, from which institution he graduated in March, 185-1, and at once entered into partner-hip with his preceptor, Dr. Crawford, and upon the removal of the latter to Mifflintown, in 1857, came to his practice, and continued until his death, October 2, 1876. He was a close student, and a man of
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fine medical requirements, and enjoyed a prac- road extending from Newport to Lewistown, tive beyond the ordinary field of a physician.
DR. A. J. Fisten studied medicine with Dr. Thomas Van Valzah, in Lewisburgh ; graduated in Medical College, and began practice in Me- Alisterville in 1857, and still continues.
DR. SETH F. MYERS, a native of Fermanagh township, studied medicine with Dr. Benuey, of Boal-burg, Centre County, and Dr. Baldwin, of Shirleysburg; attended lectures two years at the Medical University of New York, and one year at Pennsylvania Medical College. He gradu- ated in March, 1857, and settled in South Bend, Ind. In 1861 he was appointed assistant surgeon in United States navy, and surgeon, March 23, 1862, of the Seventy-third Regiment Indiana Volunteers, and surgeon of the Post Hospital, Nashville, Ton. After the war he returned to South Bend, and in 1867 moved to Philadel- phia, and resided there nutil 1884, when, broken down in health, he moved to Me Alis- terville, where he now resides.
DR. LOUIS E. ATKINSON, a native of Walker township, Juniata County, studied medicine with Dr. P. 1. Greenleaf, of Thompsontown, attended lectures at the Medical Department of the University of the City of New York, and graduated from that institution in March, 1861. He enlisted in the army as assistant surgeon of the First Pennsylvania Cavalry, and later be- came surgeon. On his retirement from the ser- vice he studied law, was admitted to the bar of Mifflin County, and is now in practice at Mifflin. Hle is at the present time (1885) the Represen- tative to Congres- from this district.
DR. LUCIEN BANKS is a native of Fer- managh township, son of David and grandson of Andrew Banks. He was born May 13, 1811, and after attending the public schools of the township he became a student at Tuscarora Academy, at Academia. He studied medicine with Dr. David M. Crawford, Mit- Ilin; attended lectures at the Medical De- partment of the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated in March, 1867. He began his professional career in Millintown, where he now enjoys an extensive and Incrative practice. Ile was chosen one of the surgeons of that section of the Middle Division of the Pennsylvania Rail-
entailing a large amount of responsible work in surgery, there being a hospital at Mifflintown. He represented his district in the Legislature in the session of 1879-80.
DR. THOMAS A. ERDER was born at Milllin- town March 9, ES13. He was educated in the common schools and private schools of the vicin- ity, the Tuscarora Academy, at Academia, and the Pennsylvania Agricultural College, Centre County, Pa. Ile enlisted, while a student, for the emergency of 1863, and served during the continuance of the Rebellion, after which he went to Minneapolis, Min., and studied medi- cine with Dr. Alfred G. Ames, attended lectures at the Rush Medical College in the winter sesions of 1866-67 and 1867-68, and graduated in February of the latter year. He remrned to his native place and began the practice of medi- eine, which continued three years, when he attended lectures at Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York, from which he received a degree March 1, 1872. He resumed practice at Mifflintown, and continued until January, 1884, when he attended lectures three months at the New York Polyclinic, and in September, 1884, removed to Aurora, Ill., where he now resides and is in practice.
DR. ISAAC N. GRUBB was born Angust 25, 1840, in Wild Cat Valley, Perry County. He sindied medicine with Dr. P. L. Greenleaf from 1866 to 1869; attended lectures at the Medical Department of the University of New York and graduated in March, 1869. He be- gan practice in Thompsontown and succeeded to the practice of his preceptor, which he still continues.
DR. OLIVER H. MCALISTER, son of Hugh MeAlister, of MeAlisterville, was born in Oc- tober, 1832 ; studied medicine in Philadelphia, and graduated in that city March 11, 1871. Ile settled in his native town and followed his profession until his death, February 15, 1883.
DR. WILLIAM KOPP THITLE SARIM, son of Rev. Peter and Susm (Tride) Sahm, was born in Johnstown, Cambria County, June 19, 1850. His father was descended from a German family that settled in Lamenter County at an early date ; he became a mini tor in the lah
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cran Church, was recognized as a preacher of great ability, and had conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Divinity. . I. T. L. Salı, district attorney of Juniata County, 1866-69, and later, for a time, partner of Ezra D. Par- ker, in the legal profession, was his oldest son. The subject of this sketch took a preparatory course at Selinsgrove, then entered Penusylva- nia College, at Gettysburg, from which he graduated in 1872. Ile read medicine with Dr. S. W. Bird, of New Berlin, and graduated at Jefferson Medical College, in Philadelphia, in March, 1877. After practicing a few months with Dr. B. P. Hooke, at Loysville, he re- moved, in April, 1878, to MeCoysville, where he entered into partnership with Dr. Samuel B. Crawford. This partnership was terminated by the death of' Dr. Crawford, in July of' that. year. Since then Dr. Salim has continued alone in this large field, occupying the place made vacant by his able and lamented prede- cessor.
DR. DAVID L. ALLEN, son of' Isaac Allen, of Mifflintown, was born in Walker township; raised in Milford ; read medicine with Dr. L. Banks ; graduated at the New York Belle- vne Hospital Medical College, and practiced his profession at Academia for six years, com- meneing in 1874. Hoping to recover his fail- ing health, he removed to Shenandoah, Iowa, where he at once took a high rank in his pro- fession, but soon died a victim of' consumption.
DR. A. W. SHELLY, son of Henry and Catharine (Gingrich) Shelly, was born near East Salem, July 26, 1850. His wife was Annie M. Herr, of Mexico. He was educated at Bloomsburg State Normal School, in Colum- bia County, and read medicine with Dr. II. R. Kelly, of Galion, Ohio. He graduated at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York, and commenced the practice of medicine in Port Royal, Pa., in April, 1874, in partnership with Dr. G. M. Graham for two years. In March, 1876, he commenced the practice of his profession in Harrisburg, but after remaining there seven months, he returned to Port Royal, where he has been in practice up to this date.
Dr. R. M. Quic, son of Dr. F. W. and F. A. Quig, was born at Carasanqua, Lehigh
County. He was educated at the Grammar and High Schools of Catasauqua ; graduated at Jefferson Medical College, in Philadelphia, in 1875. He practiced medicine with his father in Catasauqua ; removed to East Waterford, where, in 1883, he married Belle, daughter of A. J. Ferguson, and has been in active practice there to this date.
DR. JACOB L. SANDOE, a native of Mifflin- town, was born May 8, 1855 ; studied medicine with Dr. Lucian Banks, attended medical loe- tures at the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated in March, 1878. Ile began practice in Mifflintown and, after a few years with Dr. Banks, opened a drug-store, taking the principal charge, and still continues.
DR. JAMES C. HEADING, son of William M. and Mary J. Heading, was born in Allenville, Milllin County, February 10, 1859. Ile re- ceived his education in the Allenville schools ; read medicine with Dr. J. G. Lightner, of Alleu- ville, 1879-81; graduated in 1882 at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, at Baltimore, Md. Ile commenced the practice of medicine on April 3, 1882, at Johnstown (Walnut), Jumiata County, and has remained there ever since.
DR. SAMUEL. A. SULOPE, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Aughey) Suloff, was born in Fer- managh township, September 12, 1857. His youth was spent at the mountain home farm of his parents, who gave him the best training and education they could afford, receiving his educa- tion partly at Chicago, Il. He commeneed to read medicine with Dr. Thomas A. Elder, of Mifflintown, in January, 1878, and graduated in the Illinois Eye and Far Infirmary in Feb- ruary 1881 ; on February 22, 1882, he grad- uated at Rush Medical College, in Chicago, and opened an office in Newport, Perry County, where he practiced medicine one year. He then removed to Patterson borough, where he has continued the practice of his profession to this date.
DR. J. C. WEIDMAN was born at Oakland Mills in 1860, and studied medicine with Dr. A. J. Fisher, of Me Alisterville, and graduated at Jefferson Medical College in 1882. Hle be- gan practice at Me Alisterville and still continues there.
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HOMOEOPATHY.
The first physician of this school who prae- tieed in the county was Dr. RexnonD, who settled at Mifflin and practiced there a few year -.
DR. FREDERICK LONG, a native of Hesse Darmstadt, graduated as an allopathie physi- cian in Germany, and upon his arrival in this country entered the Homeopathie College in Philadelphia, where he graduated, and in 1855 settled in Thompsontown, where he practiced until 1877, when he removed to Reading, and later to Harrisburg, where he died.
DR. WILLIAM SMITH and DR. B. F. Book, the latter a native of Mifflin, graduated at the Hahnemann Medical College, in Philadelphia, in March, 1883, and settled in Mifflin, where they remained until March, 1884, when they removed to Lewistown, where they are now in practice.
DR. LEWIS P. WILLIG, a 'native of Chester County, studied medicine with Dr. J. W. Pratt, of Coatesville, and graduated at the Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia in March, 1883, and began the practice of medicine in Coatesville. In March, 1884, he came to Mif- flin and succeeded to the practice of Dr. B. F. Book, who removed to Lewistown.
CHAPTER V.
COUNTY SOCIETIES -- AGRICULTURAL GRANGES. - VETERANS' ASSOCIATIONS.
JUNIATA COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. -This organization may be regarded as having it- headquarters at Port Royal. It was organ- ized February 26, 1852-President, Hon. John Beale ; treasurer, John P. Shitz; secretary, Lewis Burchfield. It held fairs alternately at Perryville and Mifflintown, ou grounds tempo- rarily rented for the purpose. Finally it was incorporated, December 10, 1859, by the Court. It now cutered on a new and enlarged career. June 5, 1860, three acres and sixty-two perches were hought in Perryville for six hundred and seventy seven dollars and fifty cents, and to this were added, January 6, 1871, six acres and one
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