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17. F. D. Giddings & Co. Beef, Pork, Lard, Fresh, Smoked, and Pick- led Fish. Groceries, Tobacco, and Cigars. Factory Point, 1877.
18. T. Perkins. Hardware, Building Materials, Paints, Oils. Manches- ter. 1877.
An 1877 Directory of Manchester lists these merchants also:
19. Wait and Hard. Druggists. Manchester and Factory Point.
20. Cone and Burton. Agricultural Implements. Manchester.
21. D. D. Bourn. Furniture. Manchester Depot.
22. J. M. Russell. Blacksmith. Manchester.
23. George Sessions. Contractor and Builder. Factory Point.
24. A. C. Connor. Restaurant. Manchester Depot.
25. A. R. Coy. Custom Boots and Shoes, Candy and Confectionary. Manchester.
26. Geo. W. Bennett. Decorative Artist. Churches, Halls, and Man- sions Frescoed in Encaustic, Oil, or Distemper. Manchester.
27. Mrs. L. D. Stockwell. Millinery Goods. Manchester.
28. A. C. Burr. General Merchandise, Rubber, Paint. Factory Point.
29. George Smith. Florist. Manchester.
30. A. G. Clark. Grain Feed, Leather. Factory Point.
31. H. W. Mattison. Tonsorial Artist. Factory Point.
32. J. A. Thayer. Livery Stable by Colburn House. Factory Point.
33. H. S. Allen. Photographer. Factory Point.
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34. S. B. Young. Manufacturer Nest Tin Pails. Jobbing in all its Branches. Factory Point.
35. John T. Beach. Carriage Maker. Factory Point.
36. John S. Bell. Blacksmith. Factory Point.
37. H. L. Blackenread. Tailor. Factory Point.
38. George Dalton. Blacksmith. Manchester.
39. John Harrington. Bakery and Saloon. Factory Point.
40. Omar M. Howe. Shoemaker. Factory Point.
41. E. H. Kelley. Meat Peddler. Factory Point.
42. Stephen T. Kelley. Tinner. Factory Point.
43. Theodore Lewis. Tonsorial Artist. Court House Block. Man- chester.
44. Thomas Lugene. Shoemaker. Factory Point.
45. C. B. Munson. Livery. Manchester.
46. L. C. Orvis. Clothing. Furnishing Goods. Manchester.
47. J. M. Shattuck. Photographer. Manchester.
48. C. A. Shattuck. Printer. Manchester.
49. Swallow and Garet. Blacksmiths. Manchester Depot.
Undated letterheads from The Whipple Collection, but probably before 1886, as the name of Factory Point was then changed to Manchester Center :
50. George L. Howard. Watchmaker, Jeweler, Engraver. Factory Point.
51. H. E. Thompson. Dealer in Pianos and Organs. Factory Point.
52. H. Trombly. Dealer in Oysters, Fresh Fish, Sausage. Manchester Depot.
53. N. G. Taylor. Watchmaker, Jeweler, and Engraver. Factory Point.
54. D. S. Wilson. Manufacturer and dealer. Furniture, Coffins and Caskets. Factory Point.
55. Clark and Wait. Druggist and Apothecary. Factory Point.
56. Pettibone & Co. Druggists. Manchester Depot.
57. J. E. Chevalier. Pharmacist. Manchester Center. No date.
58. A. B. Walker & Co. Dealers in Nursery Stock. Manchester. 1879.
59. Burr and Manley. Dealers in General Merchandise. Manchester Depot. 1880.
60. W. C. Lampson. Dealer in the best Sewing Machines, Wagons, Carriages, and Cutters. Manchester. 1881.
61. J. Davis & Son. Stoves, Tin, Glass, Wooden Ware, Hides, Pelts, Wool, Old Metals, and Paper Stock. Peddlers' Supplies and House Fur-
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nishing Goods in Variety. Manchester Depot. 1882. Still in business 1895.
62. J. H. Whipple. Meal, Feed, and Mill Stuffs. Manchester Center. 1882.
63. J. H. Bartlett. Dealer in Grate, Stove, Chestnut, and Blacksmith Coal. Factory Point. 1883.
64. Robert Ames. Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Flour, Provisions, Crockery, Hardware, Boots, Shoes, Drugs, Notions, etc. Factory Point. 1884. Still in business 1895.
65. C. B. Dunham. Dry Goods, Groceries, Clothing, Hats, Crockery, Boots, Caps, and Shoes. Factory Point. 1884.
66. J. N. Hard. Drugs, Stationery and Fancy Goods. Manchester. 1884. Continued under his son, Walter Hard, until 1935.
67. W. A. Adams. Jeweler, Sewing Machines. Factory Point. 1884.
68. Truman Bentley. Mfr. and Dealer in Harnesses, Whips, Brushes, Combs. Factory Point. 1887.
69. Myron Morse. Meats, Oysters, Groceries. Factory Point. 1887.
70. W. H. Fullerton. Dealer in Foreign, American Marble and Gran- ite. Manchester Depot. 1888.
71. D. F. Merrow & Co. Hardware, Paints, Oils. Manchester Depot. 1888.
72. Pettibone & Co. Dealers in Drugs, Groceries, Meats, and Vege- tables. Manchester Depot. 1891.
73. R. Colvin. Mill Feed and Grain. Manchester Center. 1892.
74. J. C. Heinel. Tailor. Manchester Center. 1893.
75. E. O. Bentley. Dealer in All Kinds of Horse Clothing and Sup- plies. Manchester Center. 1893.
76. William H. Bundy. Dealer in Confectionary, Cigars, and Tobacco. Manchester Center. 1893.
77. Hoyt Spelman. Dealer in General Merchandise. Manchester Cen- ter. 1893.
78. A. E. Hamilton. Retailer of Fine Readymade Clothing. Manches- ter Center. 1894.
79. E. A. Fisher. Hardware, Tinware, and Stoves. Manchester Center. 1894.
80. A. L. Graves. Dealer in General Merchandise. Ladies', Misses', and Children's Fine Shoes a Specialty. Manchester Center. 1894.
81. A. C. Connor. Dealer in Spruce and Pine Lumber, Coal, Hay, Brick, Cement, Clapboards. Manchester Depot. 1894.
82. Colburn House, Livery and Boarding Stable. J. A. Thayer. Man- chester Center. 1895.
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83. E. B. Sherman. Hardware, Paints, Oils, and Agricultural Imple- ments. Manchester Depot. 1895.
84. Ora Whitman. Decorator, House, Carriage, and Sign Painter. Paper Hangar. Manchester Center. 1896.
85. Colvin and Houghton. Meal, Feed, and Mill Stuffs. Manchester Center. 1896.
86. J. H. Bonesteel. Dealer in General Merchandise. Manchester Cen- ter. 1896.
87. Bayless and Sowle. Drugs and Medicines. Manchester Center. 1896.
88. W. C. Spelman. Central Cash Store. Manchester Center. 1897.
89. Carleton & Lugene. Watchmakers and Jewelers. Manchester Cen- ter. 1897.
90. Manchester Construction Co. Electrical Work in all its Branches. Manchester Center. 1897.
91. B. I. Howe. Dealer Fresh and Salt Meats, Poultry, Fish, Oysters, Fruit and Vegetables, Cigars and Tobacco. Manchester Center, 1898.
92. E. R. Carpenter. Horseshoer and Jobber. Manchester Center. 1898.
93. Woodcock and Purdy. Hardware, Iron and Sewer Pipe, Lumber, Paints, Oils, Agricultural Implements, and Farm Machinery. Manches- ter. 1900.
94. J. H. Scott. Fresh and Salt Meats etc. Vegetables and Oysters in Season. Manchester Center. 1901.
95. B. J. Hebert. Heating & Plumbing. Manchester Center. 1905.
96. George E. Sexton. Dealer in Coal. Manchester Depot. 1910.
97. Harry L. Adams. Optical goods, clock repair. Manchester Center. The business, begun by his father, Warren Adams, has been carried on for ninety-six years.
98. C. E. Young. Shoe Store. Manchester Center. In 1955 Young completed sixty-one years of business, the last thirty of which were in the present location of Purdy's Store.
99. F. H. Heinel. Men's Clothing. Manchester Center. This business has been in the same location sixty-one years.
100. T. J. Healey. Grocery. Manchester Depot. In 1961 this store passed out of family control after fifty-two years.
101. Combination Cash Store. General Merchandise. Manchester Center. This business, begun by Mark Manley, has been in the family since 1909. It is now owned by his son, Howard Manley.
102. Wiley's Grocery Store. Manchester Village. This business was taken over in May 1919 by Leon Wiley from Frank McGuire and Oscar Coy.
CHAPTER XVIII
Pill Alley
M ANCHESTER in yesteryear had tragedies consistent with the times-workers crushed by water wheels or quarry equipment; fires and agonizing burns caused by accidents with kerosene lamps; riders thrown or tipped into the road by wagons and horses. Alcohol, too, caused trouble in Man- chester. About 1840 when the temperance craze arrived, it is said that Truman Purdy, Village tavern keeper, disposed of all his liq- uor, and Timothy Mead at Factory Point cut down his whole or- chard. Anti-saloon leagues for all ages quickly organized.
Manchester has had its share of disease from lack of immuniza- tion and from poor sanitation. Luckily, it has also had its share of doctors. In fact, so many doctors resided in the Village on the West Road at one time that it was nicknamed "Pill Alley."
One of the most interesting chapters in Manchester's medical history concerns a doctor who lived here less than two years. From May 1861 until March 1863 Dr. L. H. Sprague operated the "Man- chester Water-Cure" in one of the Equinox Junior buildings. A combination boarding house-nursing home, the "Water Cure" at- tracted many patients from out of town as well as from Manchester. During one week in June 1861 it registered twenty-six guests, more than had been received at either Vanderlip's or the Equinox House.
Sprague, a general practitioner for eighteen years before coming to Manchester, was described as a kind, sympathetic, and skillful physician. Medical application of water through "Electrochemical and Medicated Baths" was his chief remedy for physical and men-
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tal ills. He also used homeopathic medicines. An unsolicited letter from a member of the English Royal College of Surgeons said:
The bathing rooms [were] well planned, and the utmost cleanliness and order prevails. I was especially pleased with the Electrochemical appara- tus which showed that the Physician was not a mere pretender but a man of Science. If ladies only knew that many of the diseases to which they are peculiarly liable can certainly be cured by the electric baths . . . there would be much less suffering among the fairer and better halves of creation. 1
Sprague advertised that he "could restore the bloom of Health to many a faded cheek, and effect permanent cure of many diseases which have baffled the skill of ordinary practitioners."2 He planned to keep his establishment open all winter as "cold weather is favor- able for a speedy recovery in many diseases which depend upon a relaxed state of the nervous System and Muscular Fibres."3
Mrs. Sprague, mistress of the "Water Cure," was described as pleasant and kind. She supervised the patients at the baths, which were amply supplied with hot and cold water. The boarding house boasted a dance hall and gymnasium "as good as any in the State." Dr. Sprague certainly appeared to have "made a little Bethesda in Manchester."4
Manchester's worst epidemic came in the fall of 1918 when the town, in common with the rest of the world, was struck by influ- enza. As many as four persons in some families became ill. Many died and though the Manchester Nursing Association and the American Red Cross worked together, little could be done to alle- viate the stricken town until the disease had run its course.
The History of Bennington County published in 1889 explains that Vermont, unlike many states, required no register of practicing physicians and therefore "no record exists from which names can be taken." However, a fragmentary record of Manchester physicians can be drawn from old books, newspapers, and letterheads. Doctors Lewis H. and Lewis E. Hemenway are recognized for other achieve-
1. Manchester Journal, July 9, 1861.
2. Manchester Journal, July 16, 1861.
3. Manchester Journal, November 12, 1861.
4. Manchester Journal, August 13, 1861.
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ments, as well as those in medicine, in the biographical section of this history.
Dr. Azel Washburn appears to have been the town's first doctor. He is listed on the Revolutionary payrolls in 1776 as a "surgeon." Judge John S. Pettibone praised him as "an excellent physician."
Dr. John Page was also one of Manchester's first doctors. He came here in 1777.
Dr. Lewis Beebe was in Manchester in 1780 and took an active part in the town's early history while serving as surgeon in the militia. He was a corporator and the first secretary of the first medical society in Ver- mont. He was a member of the Council of Censors in 1785. He left Man- chester about 1787.
Dr. William Gould was a Yale graduate who built a house in the Vil- lage. He is responsible for having planted the many huge elms which once stood on either side of "The Street." He lived here about 1780.
Dr. Ezra Isham (March 15, 1773-1835) came to Manchester from Litchfield, Connecticut, in 1798. According to Judge Pettibone, he "possessed talents of a high character."
Dr. Elijah Littlefield (1775-1827) built the Hawley (pink) house in the Village in 1805. He held a surgeon's commission in the regular army during the War of 1812 and practiced in Manchester both before and after the war. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1814 and represented Manchester in the Legislature for three years.
Dr. George Tuttle (December 31, 1798-July 24, 1866) read medicine with Dr. Thomas Woodward. He began practicing in 1823 and was at Factory Point in 1824.
Dr. Elias J. Marks practiced in Manchester about 1840.
Dr. R. J. Burton practiced at Factory Point about 1843.
Dr. R. Button was a dentist with an office at Thayer's Hotel, Factory Point, about 1861. He was also active in the musical life of the town.
Dr. J. E. Hitt was a physician and surgeon at Factory Point about 1861.
Dr. Ezra Edson (1809-April 14, 1884) was a student of the celebrated Dr. Thompson. Edson practiced at Factory Point as a botanic physician for over forty years. He was moderator of town meeting in 1865 and otherwise prominent in community affairs.
Dr. George L. Ames was a physician and surgeon who practiced three doors east of the Baptist church at Factory Point about 1861. He was examining physician for Civil War pensions in this part of Vermont. Though he died in Michigan, a monument was erected in his honor in
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Dellwood Cemetery. His son, Joseph S. Ames, born in Manchester, was president emeritus of Johns Hopkins University at the time of his death in 1943 and was one of the nation's greatest authorities on aerodynamics.
Dr. Benjamin F. Ketchum was a physician and surgeon with an office on the main street in the Village about 1861. He was the first treasurer of the Bennington County Medical Society which organized September 11, 1861. He left town late in 1866.
Dr. Ezra B. Francisco (1818-1863) was practicing here in 1862 and probably much earlier, later moving to Whitehall, New York. His pa- tients are said to have admired him greatly. His home in Manchester was the present Orvis Inn.
Charles F. Orvis was a member of the outstanding Manchester family who are described in the biographical section of this history. Among his many other enterprises, he opened an office as surgeon-dentist in the Village about 1863.
Dr. J. S. Osman came from Greenwich, New York, to open an office in the Court House as early as October 1863. It is said that "he handled the knife on human flesh as any mechanic would on material before him." He left Manchester in April 1871.
Dr. D. H. Meacham ( -June 14, 1883) practiced here about 1864 as a physician and surgeon with "particular attention paid to Extracting or Filling Teeth." He later went to Wallingford.
Dr. Seneca Sherman Clemons (January 23, 1842-June 18, 1911) was graduated from the University of Vermont Medical College in 1865 and began practicing at Factory Point in November of that year. He was appointed medical examiner for invalid pensioners before medical boards were set up by the government. He was still practicing here in 1877.
Dr. James F. Stone was graduated from Williams College and the Bellevue Medical College, New York. He came here in March 1866 to practice with Dr. Ames.
Dr. G. C. Raynolds was a graduate of Williams College and was trained in New York hospitals. He opened an office as physician and surgeon over the Equinox Store in the Village in May 1866.
Dr. Ralph Thacher was an early physician about whom no informa- tion is known.
Dr. James W. Marsh (October 15, 1839-December 9, 1925) was a graduate of the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati, Ohio. He had an office in East Dorset about 1874, later moving to Manchester Center. An eclectic physician, he specialized in the treatment of cancerous diseases. He was the grandfather of Mrs. Helen Fowler, now living at Manchester Depot.
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Dr. Edmond L. Wyman (June 27, 1843-September 27, 1934) was the son of Peter and Lucina (Way) Wyman, his father having come to work in the local quarries in the 1830s. He was forced to leave college in his freshman year due to failing eyesight, but later read medicine with Dr. L. H. Hemenway. He was a graduate of Burr and Burton Seminary, Williams College, and in 1875, the New York Homeopathic Medical College. He was president of Factory Point National Bank, Vermont Homeopathic Medical Society, and the Burr and Burton Seminary Board of Trustees. He was a trustee of Dellwood Cemetery, superin- tendent of schools in Manchester, and a justice of the peace. As the only homeopathic physician between Bennington and Rutland for some years, he made his Manchester rounds by horse earliest in the day, later taking trains north and south to visit the sick of other communities. After 1877 he had an office at Factory Point at his residence. Upon his death, the Manchester Journal said, "The doctor is gone, but the mem- ory of him in his 'Prince Albert' coat riding on his two-wheeled gig will remain a long time. And so will the bottle of sugar pills he always carried for the delectation of children."
Dr. P. S. Loomis was a dental surgeon at Factory Point about 1877.
Dr. G. J. Crowley was a physician and surgeon at the Village about 1877.
Dr. George H. Swift was a dentist in Manchester from about 1877 un- til 1887. His office was in the Perkins block opposite the Music Hall in the Village. He spent the second week of each month traveling to Bond- ville, Jamaica, Weston, South Londonderry, and Townshend to attend patients there.
Dr. Edgar Valentine Trull (August 26, 1854-April 23, 1940) was graduated from Union University Medical Department in 1877 and read medicine in Cohoes, New York, where he practiced before coming to Manchester in the late 1870s. He was a specialist in lung, throat, and chronic diseases and had an office in "Pill Alley" opposite the school- house. He retired in 1937.
Oscar Cowles and John P. Lake (May 9, 1884-September 29, 1955) were both veterinarians here in the early 1900s, having started their practice before degrees and licenses were required by law.
Dr. John F. Page (1850-1907) was a veterinary surgeon who attended the University of Vermont veterinary department and was graduated from the New York Veterinary College. A principal stockholder and a member of the board of directors of the Battenkill Valley Industrial Association, he owned some of the best race horses in the country. He was Worthy Master, Battenkill Valley Grange.
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Dr. Frank E. Whipple (March 12, 1857-September 18, 1924) was a general practitioner in Manchester about 1900.
Dr. Linwood M. Kelly (February 17, 1877-February 20, 1941) was a graduate of the University of Vermont Medical College. He began prac- ticing in Manchester in 1904. He was commissioned a major in the Medi- cal Reserve Corps during World War I and left Manchester for some time, returning in 1930.
Dr. Leroy E. Pierce, who still lives in the Village, opened his dental office in the fall of 1901. He retired from practice in 1952.
Dr. James L. Lovejoy was born about 1881. He practiced here before World War I and afterwards, from 1921 through December 1926. He was commissioned a captain in the Medical Reserve Corps and was con- nected with the hospital at Verdun, France. He was a leader of the Man- chester Union Band for three years.
Dr. Luther J. Calahan (June 8, 1886-January 25, 1951) was gradu- ated from the University of Vermont Medical College. He practiced here from 1905 until 1917 and again after the war until about 1923. His office was at Manchester Depot. He and Dr. Lovejoy were given a community send-off into army life. He was gassed at the front as battalion surgeon, received a citation for bravery under fire from General Pershing, and was decorated by King Albert of Belgium.
Dr. Henry W. Eliot (February 27, 1866-October 21, 1944) was a graduate of the University of Vermont Medical College. He came to Manchester in 1918 to be the Bennington County district health officer. After the system was abolished, he remained in Manchester to practice and became the local health officer. Following service in the Spanish- American War, he remained in the Philippines on the insular board of health. During World War I he was commissioned a major in the Medi- cal Corps. In 1925 Eliot discontinued his Manchester practice to go to East Arlington. He returned to Manchester at a later date.
Dr. Claude M. Campbell (August 17, 1873-April 21, 1950) was grad- uated from the University of Vermont Medical College and was further trained at the Post-Graduate and Lying-In Hospitals in New York. He practiced fifteen years in Rochester, Vermont, before coming to Man- chester in 1915. A member of the State Board of Health for ten years and president of the Bennington County Medical Society in 1947, Dr. Camp- bell was also a trustee of Burr and Burton Seminary, and vice-president of Factory Point National Bank. He was personal physician to Robert Todd Lincoln. In August 1949, on completion of fifty years as a doctor, the entire community tendered Dr. Campbell a reception. He was so deeply revered by Manchester that every school and business closed at the time of his funeral services.
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Dr. John I. Cochrane was a physician who took Dr. Lovejoy's place here during World War I. He was still practicing here in 1922.
Dr. Eugene Pond was a specialist in genito-urinary disturbances and women's diseases who practiced here about 1920.
Dr. S. E. Lawton ( -September 18, 1924) was a physician who practiced here between 1900 and 1924.
Dr. Edwin K. Treat is a veterinarian still practicing at Manchester Depot. A graduate of Ohio State University, he came to Manchester in 1935 to do tuberculosis eradication work for the government. In 1939 he was president of the Vermont Veterinary Medical Association, and is now on the executive board. He is a native of Blandford, Massachusetts.
Dr. Arthur C. Pratt was graduated from Bucknell College and Tufts Medical School (1937). He practiced in Manchester from 1941 until late in 1947.
Dr. Robert D. Curtis was Manchester health officer from 1942 until 1944.
Dr. Mason B. Barney is a graduate of Rutland High School and Kirks- ville College of Osteopathy and Surgery, Kirksville, Missouri. He also attended the University of New Hampshire and Northeastern University. He opened an office in the Village in 1943 as osteopathic physician, but now practices at Manchester Center. He was vice-president of the Ver- mont State Association of Osteopathic Physicians in 1951 and president in 1952. He is now health officer in Manchester.
Dr. Esther Parry Barney (May 12, 1917-July 29, 1949) was also an osteopathic physician who began practicing in Manchester in 1943. She was appointed health officer of the town by the State Board of Health upon the resignation of Dr. Curtis.
Dr. E. J. Wilson was a veterinary assistant to Dr. Edwin K. Treat from 1944 to 1946.
Dr. Clifford B. Harwood was born in Rupert, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Harwood, and attended Rupert schools and the Granville (N. Y.) High School. He was graduated from the University of Vermont (1934) and the University of Vermont Medical College (1937). After interning at the Mary Fletcher Hospital in 1938, he became general practitioner in Whitingham until July 1941. He was discharged from the U. S. Army as a captain in August 1945 and opened a general practice in Manchester in November. He was president of the Bennington County Medical So- ciety in 1949.
Dr. Francis E. Harrigan was graduated from the University of Ver- mont Medical College in 1942 and interned at Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D. C. He was a fighter squadron surgeon four
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years in the southwest Pacific theater of war. Before opening an office in Manchester as a general practitioner in September 1948, Dr. Harrigan was resident staff member of the Manchester Memorial Hospital, Man- chester, Connecticut. In 1949 he was vice-president of the Bennington County Medical Society.
Dr. Ilsley Zecher was graduated from New York University in 1923 with the degree of dental surgeon. He spent two and a half years with Sir Wilfred Grenfell on the Labrador coast in charge of dentistry. He practiced fifteen years in Ridgewood, New Jersey, was a staff member seventeen years at Christ Hospital, Jersey City, and was school dentist twelve years in Ho-ho-kus before coming to Manchester to practice in November 1950. His office is at Manchester Center.
Dr. Robert J. Fisk was graduated from St. Johnsbury Academy, Green Mountain College, and Tufts Dental College. He was discharged as cap- tain from the U. S. Army Air Force in September 1952. In October he began the practice of dentistry in Manchester Village succeeding Dr. L. E. Pierce.
Dr. William Loomis is a native of Bennington, Vermont. He was grad- uated from Bennington High School, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth College Medical School, and the Cornell University Medical College. After interning at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital, Hanover, New Hamp- shire, he served as medical officer in the U. S. Navy on the U.S.S. Tanner. Dr. Loomis opened an office as general practitioner in Manchester Cen- ter in 1959, moving to the Village in 1960.
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