Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-09-06
Our Lewis County Letter.

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tiers at Asylum are abouta usual,
no sickness among the patients
except those of a chronic charac-
ter. Admissions the past week,
one male from Upshur, and one
female from Mineral county. One
male, Mr.. Bailey died with con
sumption, ] believe he was from
! Raleigh county. Inmates are
abundantly supplied with apples,
which appears to be the only fruit
in any quantity throughout this
locality. Vegetables are in fair
supply and furnished daily for use.
Peaches are not met with for sale
as far as I have observed. I un-
! derstand that they are in large
supply through your valley region
and I would suggest to those hav-
ing friends here, that a box of
good peaches might prove very
acceptable to many of the inmates.
You cannot realize the pleasure it
affords any or all who are remem-
bered by friends in the reception
of anything from home, and as
this character of fruit is scarce
here they would be very grateful
to their taste, Daily on each floor
a supply ofgood eating apples are
distributed to all who desire to
partake of such, ON the table they
are invariably found cooked in
some form.
was gratified to meet with a
resident of old Berkeley, in the
person of Walter James, who Wis
tied the institution during the
past week. 1t gave me pleasure
to renew boyhood acquaintance,
and converse about old times and
persons with whom we were mu-
tually intimate in the past. I was
pleased to afford him the pleasure
of seeing the working Of this in
stitution for the restoration and
comfort Of those afflicted as the
inmates of this asylum, and pleas
ed to note that the one in whom
he is personally interested. is
improving and may soon be per-
fectly restored to full mental abil-
ity. My presence here, I think
was gratifying to him and proves
to some extent an idea which I
have had in my mind for sometime,
that if the authorities could secure
attendants from each county
throughout the State, persons
visiting and patients themselves
might be benefited, by having &C
Guardianship with some one EN-
ployed or attached to the institu-
ton. There has been several de-
partures or dismissals Of patients
the past week, one is from the hall
on which I am engaged, with whom
I became closely associated and
held frequent pleasant converse
tons. I was gratified at his recov-
cry and return to home and friends,
but will greatly miss his pleasant
association. Every patient in his
department expressed regret at
the separation, showing that even
under circumstances surrounding
men here in this asylum strong,
lasting friendships are formed,
and the gentlemanly conduct of
one toward his afflicted comrades,
will gain the respect and conf
dence of his fellow beings.
On Saturday afternoon a com
pany performed for the entertain
ment of inmates of the asylum,
"Peck's Bad Boy" having an aud
fence of about three hundred pa
TENTS They appreciated the per-
Torrance and were remarkably
quiet, enjoying good laugh with
less confusion than is frequently
met in an audience Of sane persons.
The company certainly gave great
pleasure in exhibition, and the
orchestral music seemed to charm
every ear.
Religious exercises were held
yesterday, Rev. Mr.. Boggs, of the
M. E. church South, of Clarks
burg, officiating and preaching to
the general acceptance of his hear
ers. The inmates of this institu-
ton appreciate good preaching and
will criticise with as much acute
ness the manner, subject and style
of speaker, and probably with more
honesty and fairness than is OBJ
served in the world at large.