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ner, was appointed Professor of Obstetrics in tlie Philadelphia Medical College in 1848, served one year, and then came to Lowell, where he has since been in successful practice. Dr. Cyrus M. Fisk, who is associated with Dr. Savory in practice, is a native of Chichester, fifty-seven years of age. He is also a graduate of the Dartmouth Medical School; commenced practice in Con- toocookville, and subsequently removed to Bradford, where he remained iintil 1872, except the time spent in army service as surgeon of the i6th Regiment New Hampshire Volunteers. He has been in practice in Lowell for the last ten years. He is one of the censors of the Massachusetts Medical Society, and has been for several years a member of the staff of St. John's Hospital.

Dr. Joseph H. Smith, who had long been prominent in the medical profes- sion, in politics, in public life and as a newspaper publisher, in New Hampshire, removed to Lowell in 1867, where he has since resided. Dr. Smith is a native of Rochester, graduated at the Brunswick (Me.) Medical College, in 1829, and immediately commenced practice in his native town, removing to Dover in 1832, where he remained until his removal to Lowell. He was a member of the New Hampshire legislature in 1837, of the state senate in 1844-45, presidential elec- tor in 1848, and a member of the executive council in 185 1 and 1852. He also held various other responsible offices, corporate and municipal, and was for several years publisher of the Dover Gazet/f, — all this in addition to an exten- sive medical practice. In 187 i he established in Lowell the Middlesex Dem- ocrat, a weekly paper devoted to the interests of the Democratic party, and a year later started the Lowell Daily Times. He sold these papers in 1873, but took charge of them again in 1875, continuing their management till 1S79, when he sold to Campbell & Hanscom. the present proprietors.

Dr. Hermon J. Smith, son of the above, born in Dover in 1836, has been for several years a prominent physician in Lowell. He graduated at Tufts College in 1858 — the first graduating class of that institution ; studied in Harvard and Dartmouth Medical Colleges, graduating from the latter ; was two years assist- ant surgeon in the general service in the army, during the late war ; practiced five years in New York City, and has been in practice in Lowell for the last eleven years. He iilled the office of city physician for five years, was eight years in charge of the Lowell Hospital, and is now president of the staff in charge of that institution.

In journalism, as in all other professions. New Hampshire representatives are also here conspicuous. The two leading papers of the city, the Times and the Courier, representing the opposing parties in politics, are both practically in the hands of New Hampshire men. Campbell & Hanscom (James L. Camp- bell and George A. Hanscom), the proprietors of the Times, though the latter is a native of Maine, were long residents of Manchester, and joint proprietors with J. M. Campbell and A. A. Hanscom in the daily Union of that city. They removed to Lowell and purchased the Times in December, 1879, and under their management it has greatly prospered and increased in circulation and influence. It is the only morning paper in the city, and is largely patron- ized by people of all classes.

The Courier, an afternoon paper, published by Marden & Rowell, is also a vigorous and prosperous journal. Both the proprietors were born and reared in New Hampshire. George A. Marden is a native of Mont Vernon, and Ed- ward T. Rowell of Concord. They were classmates at Dartmouth College, graduating from that institution in i86t. Both served in the Union army dur- ing the late war, the former as Leutenanl and Quartermaster, and the Kuter attain- ing the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. They located in Lowell ami purchased the Courier in 1867, ^^'^^ \\a.yQ since conducted it, Mr. Marden having had some previous journalistic experience at Concord, Boston, and at Charleston, West

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