History of Fairfield County, Connecticut

j " Jfcuolreit, *HU. That ardent i^pirit at all our future meetings be di<)- I continued. I **^ lie*ohetl, 7lli. Tliut Uie Clerk of tliis meeting be requested to trans- mit to the Secretary of the American Temperance Society tho foregoing i resolutions, with tho assuranco tliat we will chcoifully co-operate with Jiim in the pronuitiun of tempernuce." Humanity and philanthropy combined in favoring the f<junding of a hospital in a neighboring county. In 1829 it was "Toted, Thot we highly approve of the measure of establishing a gen- eral ho^] ital at New Iluvcn, and that wo will use pur beut endeavors to promote the same by encouraging subscriptions in our respective neigh- borhoods." Such was the Fairfield County Medical Society in its earlier days. The State society by degrees spread its hands out over it. The former became a tributary ; it is simply a part of the Connecticut Medical Society. Without detailing the several steps of the change, — a process hardly called for in a sketch, — we may look at the countA' society as it stands to-day in its relation to the State Medical Society. This can be done by selections from the by-laws of the State society : " Chapter I. — Section 1. This Society shall be known by the name of The Connecticut Bledical Society, ami it slijill bo composed of the niem- hors of the county associations and of honorary' members. "Sec. 2, The C<jnnecticut Medical Society shall hold an annual con- vention on the Thursday following the foutth Wednestlay in May. Tho annual convention shall assemble alternately at New Iluvcn and Huit- ord. Ten members shall constitute a quorum. "Sec. 3. The President and Fellows shatl hold an annual m«eting. " Sec. 4. The county associations shall hold iu their resiKMrtive counties an annual meeting. " C'n.M'TKK II. — ik-ction 1. The officers of tho Society shall consist of a l^resideiit, Yiee-I*rw>ident, Tieasurer, Secretar}',Comuiitteu on Matters of Professional Interest in the State, aiid the Presidents uf tho couuty a«dO* ciations, who shall be Vice-Presidents vjc-^tficio. " Cii.iiTKK III. — iy*c/(OH 1. There shall be an annual meeting of tho Presidents and Fellows of the Connecticut ]tledieal Society ou tho day preceding the annuiil convention of tho Society, and in the same city where the convention is to bo held. "CiiArTEK l\.—Srrtion 1. The memlwrs of tho Connecticut Medical Society shall meet annually in their n-M|ieclivu couulies, and at such other times and ]daces as huve been or may hereafter l>e agrin-d u|»ou by them. I'roriiltut, the annual meeting shall be at least four wi*eks lieforu the fourth Wcilnesday in Mny. Each county aB«o<'latinii Hhall be known and culled by tho name of the county in which it exists, and shall choosu from among themselves a President, Clerk, and such other umcens as may ho found neceytary. At their annual meeUiig (hey shall elect i>y Imllot, of their own number, in each county five — e-vcept In the county of Tol- hind, which shall eh'ct three — Fellows, to have part in the HU|H.Tiuleud- ence and nuiniigemeul of the Society. " i>ec. '2. The county assocliitiou», iu their res|)Ocllve counties, shall have i>uwer to adjourn mecllngM andtocallepeclul meetings from lime to time as lliey shall deem e\i>edient ; an 1 they may adopt such l>y-luws and regulations fur their own governnieui.aud lor the prumoliou of med- ical science, as they mny think proper, not contrary to the laws of tho StHio or tho by-laws of the C>jnnecti(-nt Medical Society. "Src. J. Any person of gu*Ml ntoral clianicter, found to poraess tho qnalit\cutlons pre>m:illK>d by the chiu-ter and by-laws of this Stx-lety, mny, by any couuty aSf«oriiition, at any uieeliiig legally holden, bu odmittt^^l to menil>ershlp by a uinjur vole of the mcmlnTs pri>sent, by ballot. /Von'Jrf/, he Is residing aud iiracticing in said couuty, and makes application for that purpose. " Sft. 4. All persons BO elocliMl shall, within one year after such elec- tion, aubscilbo the by-laws of the Society, or otherwiso declare iu writing their meut to the same, or such election shall be void. " ^>«'. 5. .\ny county asaocialiou may I y a nu\jor Tote OisiniM from tho MEDICAL HISTORY. Society anj- member who shall reniore from the State ur who shall leave the profession for other pin-suits, "Sec. C. Any county association may. if it is ilei-nicdrxpcili.-nt, recom- uiend to the I'resi<k'nt anil Fellows, for tlisniission froin ttie Society, any nienilier resiiling in that county whosliali apply foi- such Uisniissntn hy a written request to that elTect, ileliveietl to the Clerk of saiil county asso- ciation at lea.^t ten days hefnle the time of luililing any lej;al county meeting, anil also any member wlni shall refuse or neglect to pay taxes ; and upon the approval of such recommendation hy the I*resident antl Fellows in annual meetingthe connection between such member and the Society shall be dissolved. Proii'Icil, that no member shall be honorably dismissed from the Society until all his taxes shall have been paiil. ".St'c. T. All violation of the by-laws of the Connecticut ftledical So- ciety or of the IMedical Police adopted by the Society, or of the rules and regulations passed by the county associations in conformity with the by- laws of the State society, may be prosecuted and tried in the resjiective county associations, under the following regulations. . . . iVorii/ei/, that no sentence of expulsicui shall be valid until continued by the Tresiilent ami Fellows in annual meeting. 'M'H.vPTF.R V. — Siclioii 2. All the nu^niber.s of the Connecticut Medical Society have the privilege of attending all nn-ctingsof the rresiilent and Fellows and performing all the duties of Fellows except voting. " Sec, 5. Js'o member of the Society shall hold professional consultatiiin or intercourse with any other than licensed physicians and surgefuis in regular standing. " CluiTElt VII.— The Society adopts tlie Code of Elhii s .jf tlie Ameii- can Medical .Association as a pjirt of the Constitution and by-laws. "On the d.ay of the annual convention a dinner shall be pro\ idetl at the expense of those members partaking of it." Tlie presitU'iits (or moderator and ehairniiiii, as tln'y were foriiiorly called) and secretaries, — the only two offices lield in the Fairtield County Society, — have been as follows: 1825. — Gabriel Baldwin, Chairman; Elijah Jliddle- brook. Cleric. 1821). — .lohn .Tnd.son, Chairman ; Elijah Middlebrook, Clerk. 1827-28.— William T. Shelton, Moderator; Samuel Simoibs, Clerk. 1820.— Elijah Middlebrook, Moderator; Samuel Si- mon.s, Clerk. 1830. — John Judson, Moderator; Samuel Simons, Clerk. 1831. — Lloyd Seoley, Moderator; John Tomlinson, Clerk. 18.32-34.— Elijah Middlebrook, Moderator; John Tom- linson, Clerk. 183.5.— William T. Shelton, Moderator; E. Beach Middlebrook, Clerk. 1836. — Samuel Simons, Moderat(jr; Dr. Stnrjres linlk- ley. Clerk. 1837.— Elijah Middlebrook, Moderator ; Stiirses Bulk- ley, Clerk. 18.38.— Ruf'us Blakeman, Moderator; Sturges Bulk- ley, Clerk. 1830-40.- Elijah Middlebrook, Moderator; Hturges Bulkley, Clerk. 1841. — Daniel Comstock, Danbury, Moderator; Stur- ges Bulkley, Clerk. 1842.— Elijah Middlebrook, Modertitor; S. P. V. R. Ten Broeek, Fairfield, Clerk. 1843.— Samuel Simons, Jloderator ; S. 1*. V. R. Ten Broeek, Fairfield, Clerk. 1844.— Elijah Middlebrook, Moderator; S. P. V. R. Ten Broeek, Fairfield, Clerk. 1845.— Elijah Middlebrook, IModerator; (reorse Blaekman, Clerk. 1840. — D. Ctmistoek, Danbury, Moderator ; Samuel Beach, Clerk. 1847. — Elijah Middlebrook, Chairman ; Samuel Beach. Clerk. 1848.— Rufus Blakeman, Chairman; S. Beacli, CU'rk. 1840. — Elijali Mi<ldlebrook, ^Moderator; Samuel Beach, Clerk. 1850-51. — Elijah Middleltrook, Chairman ; Samuel Beach, Clerk. 1852. — Samuel S. Xoycs, Chairman ; Samuel Beach, Clerk. 1853. — G. Blaekman, Chairman ; F. ,L .Tudson, Clerk. 1854. — Elijah Middlebrook, Chairman; .lustus Sher- wood, Clerk. 1855. — Samuel S. Noyes, Chairman ; Justus Sher- wood, Clerk. 1S5G-57.— Elijah Middlebrook, Chairman; H. L. W. Burrit, Clerk. 1858.- G. Blaekman, Chairman ; M. B. Pardee, Clerk. 1850. — Samuel S. Noyes, Chairman; IM. B. Ptirdee, Clerk. 18(;0.— E. P. Bennett, Chairman; 1). S. Burr, Clerk. 1801. — George Blacknum, Chairman; 1). S. Burr, Clerk. 18(i2-03. — Wanting in record Ixnik. 18G4. — Samuel Xoyes, Chairman ; O. S. Hickok, Clerk. 1805. — Samuel S. Noyes, Chairman; William 11. Trowbridge, Clerk. 1800. — Samuel S. Noyes, New Canaan, Chtiirman ; Samuel Sands, Clerk. 1807-70. — .'-ianuiel S. Noyes, New Canajin, ( 'liainmui ; George L. Bur.^, Clerk. 1871-72. — Ira Gregory, Norwalk, Chairman; (ie<)rge L. Burs, Clerk. 1873. — Robert Hubbard, Chairman ; George L. Burs, Clerk. 1874^75. — E. P. Bennett, Chairman ; .1. G. Gregory, Clerk. 1870. — W. G. Brownson, New Canaan, Chairman ; J. G. Gregory, Clerk. 1.S77.— E. P. Bennett, Chairnum ; W. C. Burke. Jr., .; Clerk. 1878.— E. I'. Bennett, Chairman; \V. C. Burke, .Ir., Clerk. 1870. — W. (t. Brownson, Chairman ; W. C. Burke, Jr.. Clerk. 1880. — Curtis H. Bill, Chairman; F. M. Wilson, Clerk. The present list of members, as given in the " Pro- ceedings" for 1880, is as follows : I'reifidcnt. — C. H. Bill, of Bridgeport. Clerk.— V. M. Wilson, Jr., of Bridgeport. Cfusnrn.—W. A. Lockwood, C. II. I'.ill, James R. Cummings. Coiiiitij Reporter. — W. A. L(Jckwoocl. Brl(lf/ejwrt.—Dii\\d H. Nash, Robert llubliard. 28 HTST(^KV OF FAII!l'li:i,Ii ((irXTV. f 'ONNKCTTCrT. Andrew J. Smith, Aus;ustii» II. Abtriittliy, George F. Lewis, James R. C'limmings, George L. Porter, Rol)ert Lauder, Francis J. Young, Curtis H. Bill, N. E. Wordin, G. M. Teeple, Charles W. Sheflrey, E. T. Ward, F. M. Wilson, T. F. Martin, W. H. Bunnell, F. B. Downs, B. W. Munson, Miry J. Rising, AV. C. Bowers. Broohfieh1.—\. L. Williams. Danbury. — E. P. Bennett, James Baldwin, William C. Bennett, F. P. Clark, A. T. Chvsson. Darkn. — Sanmel Sands, R. L. Boliannan. New Canaan. — William G. Brownson. Bethd.—\. D. Barber. Grecnfiekl //i7/.— M. V. B. Dunham. Fuirfidd.-^. M. Garliek. Xorwa/t. — James G. Gregory, AV. A. Lockwood, John C. Kendall, Robert Nolan, F. V. Buesch, E. C. Clarke, W. J. Wakenian, A. B. Gorham. South XonvalL—R. L. Higgiiis, John Hill, W. C. Burke, Jr.