Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-02-11
Offora democrat.



from the several Reports as follows:
The trustees have votednol TO acccptthe
resignation of DR. Harlow. the SnPerin'
tendeut. which was rendered year ago.
The Tobey farm. the purchase money
for which the Legislature male provision
las, winter, has been added 10 the Huspi-
tai domain. The farm now contains four
hundred acres of arabic land. The new
South wing. in process of erection the
past wear, is advanced toward completion
as far n was expected with the apPro-
priatious made tor il by the last LeS'S'A-
ture. The Trustees ask for twenty-five
thousand dollars to finish and furnish II
ready for occupancy. Wequote from the
report;
When this wing i completed, the
Hospital building viii DC finished accord
ING to the original design, and will DC
as large a. j. profitable under one man
agement. But it will be seen by the re-
port Of the Superintendent that when this
Hospital is finished il will not be Of
sufficient capacity Tor the present wants
of tho State; 50, il the present system oi
treating the insane Is continued, and We
believe there j. none better, the Lcci>.a-
ture will early be called upon TO consider
the eNpediguyy of erecting another iiospi-
tai, probably in some other section Of the
State
WIKI view 20 oruamen,ing the ilospi
tai grounds. the trustees have caused q
typographical survey Of the premises To
be made. and a working plan which
exM.i,, the location 81 drivcways, walk~,
floNcr-hel> and &C every tree TO bcplsn,-
cd This plan covers over one hundred
acres of ground, embracing the width OF
the farm, including the Tohcy purchase,
and extending from the kennebcc river
on the West 10 the river road un the East.
We quote from the report:
The labor OF improyrg the Hospital
grounds, =, contemplated by Mr.. Cope
lands plsus, T., q labor Of many years.
-. o,b,- NC. .,.,r, D. 1,,r;.L.drs
for prosecuting the work, than those now
within our reach lon, If the progress ct
- a. 80 -. 49,. ~.
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OIL o.;., rr.r.r ,...,;.., .nl -,
treatment The unf,r.uns,, inma,, ,,npo,
c,;t,,;,,,r....,.,,~
There were remaining in The Hospital
al me close OF '1e last 's''' wear, ''''N
Nov 'm''F 'N'N' 'nre' hundred 'n' ''','E-
ma, patients one ''n'Ie' MY SIX macs
ano''' "'''''''n' ''l''l -'"''' .e'n''''.
Since '"'h' 'h''' nave '''N one huh'F''
ana ."'' N'h'''e''->'''h'S --'Ih' Aa.'''
aHd 'e''hiy-'"' females making '",
Whole number under treatment four
hundred and e'Sh'y-uac-t"' hundred
and thirty -i'ui males amt TWO huH"Fe"
amt Aiil live iema.,'-
One hundred AMI hiIy-i"o have been
discharged Ne''niN'h1e males ans
sev'n'y-sr'en females, leaving in Tho
Hospital 'n the '';h N''rm'r'' 1902.
three hundred 1NN ihf'y.v'ca-"u,
hundred and uu!-e'Gh, males and one
hundred aud >e'cniy-n'nc females. The
treasurer reports
Debt, dine the Ua,rrttl 500 40 -
Li"1il'c> lNo'"-oo
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Inc present Ci3S>IhCIu'oS Iu the female