ARTHUR WARD, M.D.,

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

Arthur Ward was born at Belleville, N. J., December twenty-three, 1823, and died at Newark, N. J., July sixth, 1902. He was the son of Samuel L. Ward, M. D., for many years a practicing physician in Belleville. mother was Caroline Bruen Ward. Arthur Ward was educated at Bacon Academy, Colchester, Conn. After leaving the academy he entered Yale College, from which he received the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the class of 1844. Subsequently Yale conferred the Master's degree upon him. After graduation he took up the study of medicine under his father, and with the late Thomas Cock, M. D., of New York, who was one of the founders of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. He pursued his studies in the college, which, in 1847 conferred upon him the degree of Doctor in Medicine. Soon after he began practice in Newark. After a year here he removed to Belleville where he remained until 1865. Meanwhile his Newark practice became so large that he again removed to Newark. At the time of the establishment of the Hospital of St. Barnabas, he was made one of the attending staff. His connection with the Hospital terminated only with his death. For several years he had been president of the Medical Board. The Essex District Medical Society also honored him. In 1868 he was president of this Society. When the Medical Society of New Jersey created the office of permanent delegate, Dr. Ward was one of the six selected to represent this Society. He was permanent delegate at the time. He was also a member of the Medical and

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the deliberations of its sessions. His individuality and venerable presence will be long remembered by the older members of the Association.

In politics he was always a Democrat. He became interested in Masonry early in life and served as Master of Solar Lodge, High Priest of Montgomery Chapter, Bath, and was Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Maine, positions which he filled with signal ability.

In 1843, he married Harriet McLellan Marston, who bore to him three children, one of whom, a daughter, Mrs. Julia A. Barker, survives him.

In the death of Dr. Fuller this Association loses a genial and conscientious member, and removes from our midst one of the last members of the old school of medicine, one who had practiced medicine continuously for fifty-six years, and ministered in that time to thousands of the victims of disease. May his memory ever remain green in our hearts.

E. M. F.

Surgical Society of Newark, and had been at one time its president. He was also a corresponding member of the Medical Society of Connecticut, and a life member of the New Jersey Historical Society. He was for many years an elder of the North Reformed Dutch Church of this city.

In 1854 he married Anna C. Lee, daughter of Robert Lee, of Rahway. The death of Mrs. Ward was preceded by a long and harassing illness. Dr. Ward's care of her was marked by a tireless devotion; hopeful when to others everything seemed hopeless. Her death broke him down, and three months later he followed her.

HENRY CLINTON BUNCE, M.D.,

GLASTONBURY.

W. J. KINGSBURY, M.D.,

GLASTONBURY.

Henry Clinton Bunce, son of Herman Bunce, a paper manufacturer, and Philomena (Simons) Bunce, was born in Manchester, Conn., January 17th, 1825. He received his education in the Manchester Schools and at the age of seventeen began to teach in Manchester, leaving there to teach in New Jersey.

During the six or seven years he was engaged in teaching, he spent a part of each year riding and studying medicine with Dr. Scott, of Manchester.

In 1850 he graduated from the Yale Medical School and immediately began to practice in Glastonbury where he succeeded to the practice of Dr. Ralph Carter. Dr. Bunce was married November 6th, 1850 to Miss Eliza Rich, of Manchester, who survives him. Six children were born to them, three of whom, Charles S., of Glastonbury, Helen J., of New Britain, and John W., of Rochester, N. Y., are now living. Dr. Bunce died April fif teenth, 1903, of mitral stenosis.

October tenth, 1862 he entered the army as-assistant surgeon in the First Regiment C. V. Heavy Artillery and went at once to the front where he suffered sunstroke and was granted leave of absence. On returning to his post and finding himself unable to resume his duties, he resigned October eighteenth 1863, and returned to his practice in Glastonbury.

For nearly half a century he has been a member of this Society. He was Medical Examiner for Glastonbury from the time the office was established until his death.