The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-12
EST va, THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 10, 1885,


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Y wEsros LErrEE.
The rows, the Churches and the Asyiua
Personal Notes,
I, Special oSreEOAdeas 0 Ne lAIaiisaaF.
wEsroS, July lo.-Weston Ia not dea
u although to an outsider she may appear :
be sleeping. But even superficial inves
tlga.ion will prove that the slumber Is
very light one, and Is simply the act pro
para.ory to vigorous awakening. As
predicted in former letter from thi
" place. the bus was brought out on th
% Fourth, and was made the center Of an I'D
A miring crowd Of patriotic members Of th,
. coming generation, with 4 fair sprinklinl
. Of the present one. The bus will max,
j. Its next appearance during the Lewil
county fair, which begins September IL
= was permitted 10 see an advance sheet o.
!, pare with the one Issued lust year. The
y difference was striking. Il 10 well known
that the premium list almost invariably
determines the success OF the exhibition,
and upon the premium list for this season
predicate the assertion that the coming
lair will be the most successful one ever
: given In Lewis county. Quite q number oi
2 81 ecial premiums are offered, among them
4 one OF $l75 for band contest. 10 the
best band 500; to the second $50, and TO
! the third SIS. Already hall score oi wind
> Amming combinations have been entered,
and the prospects for music enough To
satisfy even the inmates Of the asylum, Is
! most llattering. Several individuals have
offered premiums for various things.
CONCERNING TIE CHURCHES.
The Episcopal Church was the only one
in the city having regular services last
Sunday. The minister preached three pow.
. erlul sermons during the day-two from
his own pulpit and one at the Hospital
chapel. This church is prospering greatly.
The pastor 10 popular with his people, %.
pecially the musical portion and the choir.
He Is lover of fine music, and takes de.
rided interest In the music Of his church,
selecting hymns which all can sing. He 10
ably seconded by the choir.
The pastor Of the Methodist Episcopal
/ ID ~ lAAkt " Il
fresh air and theology in equal parts. The
other churches seem TO be moving quickly
along doing good at every opportunity, and
giving picnics when they seem TO be desi.
rable.
| TIE ASYLUM.
There are $50 patients In the hospital to-
day. In the language Of one Of Its physi-
cians at has long since ceased to be a
curative institution. and Is now simply q
house Of detention, where, imbeciles, idiots
and children mingle with maniacs, 10 the
great detrimept ol all. ! saw to-day sew.
eral children here who certainly should
not be within these walls. 0f course the
officers are not responsible for this, be.
cause the children come with papers reg,
ularly male out, aud nothing eau be done
but to receive them. One case particularly
attracted my attention. It was the case Of
4 young girl who was at the age Of Ave sent
here as an idiot. Exactly two years later,
from the same county which had sent her
here as IN idiot, came commitment papers
declaring that she was an intane person.
Some thing Is wrong here. | am told that
q dozen other cases, equally unexplainable
exist Beside this there are nearly 100
epileptics here, to occupy the TINE and
claim the attention al pHysieians, which
ahoRld bR given 10 other patients whose
condition oilers strong hopes oi sure. The
lack OF system In treatment 10 much 10
be depret ated, and Is the source, 30
II am told of much contention
among the physicians. However the outs
side barbarians hear but little Of IL hut
my authority 70 the hest possible one, aud
! I'LL stake considerable sum on It's ac-
curacy. The usual rumors are ty ibg about,
as well as some unusual ones. But the
board will meet and forgive, its the COM
mon practice, and then the old way 10 re.
sumed for another period. Bat marx what
say. There will be the biggest hpllaha,oo
IN this same asylum one Of these days that
you have seep ioF many days. 4 member
oithe board assured me that 'things were
not what they seemed" and the meeting Of
the Directory would be 4 remarkable one,
And this is not all. A reputable attorney
tolu me only an hour ago that he had
been approached by one attache Of the
house who desired to appear before q grand
jury Tor the purpose Qs having another o..
tsche Indicted hf perjury, 'l'l"' 1
foR FUTURE VsE.
In order that you may intelligently pur-
sue the features Of the campaign when the
fight does begin, ! present you with the
following war maps Of the relationships
existing here, Thla 10 moi Intended for
phAllsGRs, but 10 simply quantity oi good
faith, DR.. Bland, the Superintendent, Is
through his wife related TO Governor Jack.
son. Dr. Edmitson Is q nephew Of Or.
Bland; DR.. Gettings is a nephew OF the
sspe;;p,Rnlen,'s Vile. The matTon Is
relative Of Governor jackson, and by mar.
riage, | believe, with pr. Hand. She Is
also related to Mr.. Bennett, OF the Board Of
DIRECTORY The assistant matron is y
daughter Of the matron. By some strange
accident Dr.. Lewis escaped being relative
10 any one here. am expecting TO issue
q supplement to the above as soon as
fuller returns come in. | wish It
distinctly understood that | do
not object to this reunion, not
dn.s lam !. % s%gy ssE ESS ESS.Ie w. !, ssaSa iSs ;HS
tsdop Of Pr. Bland. ] found the rouP oil
that could be desired, the chicken tender,
the iced tea delicious, all the appointments
VI tHe puiAup petlept NJ betu tnfpuRn tnt
yiands served, the Doctor and his amiable
wife charming entertainers. The matron
has been here 90 many years, has always
rendered the State such excellent service.
that am sure that her many iriends In
Wheeling, her former home, will be glad
to know With what appreciation she Is re.
garded, both at the asylum In her official
capacity and In the village, for her social
qualities.
SUMNER VISITORS.
Quite number oi summer visitors are in
the place, among them Miss Gay Duncan,
Of Clarksburs, who 10 visiting alter season
Of arduous labor at music. Miss Duncan
spent some time In the east where her
voice attracted marked attention, and she
received several tattering offers to trayel,
and was rendered place In concert ut
Steinway Hall, New York. Her voice is
phenomenal. She sings the ave Maria
with great success, but "The Old Sexton"
and "0ratoris MUSIC with greater. Her
ysice reaches down TO O point reached only
by professional bassos, yet retains Its full
y Al. +.