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310 HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY
On January 1, 1849, Dr. A. Brainard advertises in the Clarion that
his office is at the corner of Fulton and Washington streets.
Dr. Elwood Stanley came here during the cholera epidemic of 1849
and rendered efficient service during that and the subsequent cholera
periods.
Dr. George Hastings applied the healing art to the people of Groton
Township as early as 1810. He died in 1864. In Perkins Dr. Richard
P. Christopher performed a like service commencing in 1815, and in
Milan Avere Doctors GoodAvin and Guthrie.
Waitsell Hastings commenced the practice of medicine in Oxford
Township as early as 1811, but he afterAvards moved to Parkertown, a
hamlet of Groton Township, where he died. Doctor Strong succeeded
Doctor Hastings in Oxford, and Avas in. turn himself succeeded by Doctor
Carpenter, The latter subsequently moved West, and Dr. George
Carpenter took his place. Dr. Isaac Rogers, a botanical physician, also
practiced in Oxford. At Huron Dr. Anslem Guthrie located in 1813,
but after four years removed to Canada. Doctor McCrea, a former
resident of NeAV Jersey, practiced in Huron, ToAvnship at a very early
day. Dr. Charles H. Leggett came here in 1830 and practiced in the
village about two years. He Avas drowned in the Huron River in 1833.
Dr. George S. Haskins settled at Huron in 1832, and Dr. Joseph Caldwell
in 1833.
The first physician of Berlin Township was Dr. George S. Baker, who
located here in 1822. Dr. Xenophon Phillips, Doctor Guthrie, Doctor
Harkness, Doctor Fay, Dr. Daniel Butler, also David Butler—the latter 1
a "root and herb" physician—practiced here, but all were not resident
practitioners. Among others of later years were Prof.-L. B. Hill and
Dr. George S. Hill. In Margaretta Doctor Hartshorne established at
Venice as early as 1817; Dr. Samuel Carpenter at Castalia in 1824, and
at the same place Dr. M. J. Morseman came in 1836. Drs. James F.
Wilson, R. C. Luce and J. D. McKim Avere also quite early physicians
of Margaretta. Doctor Strong seems to have been the pioneer of the
profession in Vermillion. Dr. A. E. Merrill, formerly probate judge of
the county, and F. C. McConnelly were settlers of a later day.
MEDICAL SOCIETIES
On the 10th of April, 1824, an order was promulgated by the press
(the old Clarion) for the formation of a medical society. This was at
a time when Erie County was included within the territorial limits of
Huron, and at a time Avhen the idea of establishing such a county as
Erie was unconceived. The order read as follows:
"Medical Notice.—Pursuant to an act to incorporate medical societies
for the purpose of regulating the practice of physic and surgery in
this State, I hereby notify the medical gentlemen, resident in the counties
of Richland, Huron, Lorain, Sandusky and Seneca, that a meeting
will be holden at Norwalk, the last Tuesday of May next, at 10 o'clock
A. M., for the purpose of organizing a medical society agreeable to said