. A history of the Juniata Valley and its people; . hood was spent in De Kalb, Mississippi, where hisearly education was obtained in the city schools and under privatetutors. Later he entered Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, but wascompelled to leave that institution in 1877 on the death of his March, 1878, until September 8 he held a position in the officeof the surgeon-general at Washington, D. C, then resigning and enter-ing a commercial college at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, whence he wasgraduated in 1879. From that year until 1883 he was a clerk in Gov-ernor Hoyts office at H
. A history of the Juniata Valley and its people; . hood was spent in De Kalb, Mississippi, where hisearly education was obtained in the city schools and under privatetutors. Later he entered Vanderbilt University, Tennessee, but wascompelled to leave that institution in 1877 on the death of his March, 1878, until September 8 he held a position in the officeof the surgeon-general at Washington, D. C, then resigning and enter-ing a commercial college at Williamsport, Pennsylvania, whence he wasgraduated in 1879. From that year until 1883 he was a clerk in Gov-ernor Hoyts office at Harrisburg. In 1883 he spent a few months inIdaho, then returned east and spent a term at Columbia College, Wash-ington, D. C. He had previously spent some time in the study of medi-cine, and in 1885 determined to complete his course and settle down topermanent professional work. In 1885 he entered Hahnemann Medi-cal College in Philadelphia, whence he was graduated M. D., class of1888. He at once began practice in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in asso-. HISTORY OF THE JUXTATA VALLEY 969 ciation witli Dr. Hugh Iilcairn, l)ut after eighteen months in lliat cityremoved to Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. He (|uickly built up a goodpractice, and there remains well established and prosperous. He rankshigh in his profession, both in medicine and surgery, possessing theconfidence of his people and the respect of his brethren of the medicalprofession. He is a member of the Pennsylvania State Homeopathic[Medical Society, the State Aledical Society, Huntingdon County Medi-cal Society, the Alumni Association of Hahnemann College; serves onthe Huntingdon Board of Health, and is a member of the medical staf¥of Blair Memorial Hospital, which he also serves as trustee. Both thedoctor and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to ?Mount MoriahLodge, No. 300, Free and Accepted Masons; Standing Stone Chapter,No. 201, Royal Arch Masons; Hun
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