The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-12
THE WESTON ASYLUM.
Z rILtpAoNl's n cHaaoss strike
Tho rcop's-rhe t't.v'Ind s.tlr N,sieei'd-rh'
Meeting OF the Bostd--So Reporters Need Apply
for Admission This rims--A Vacancy 10 b..
fiiled-feAturss Of the lusiitution. IT,

Correspondence Qllhe htltIrcrr. r
WESTON, ". Va, April l0.-The letter
from your correspondent, Telephone" in
to.day's paper in reference to the Asylum
management has created d iurore OF excite.
ment-and especially among those inter.
csted. Tho fact Is, Telephone" Is with.
out doubt right in bis charges, and u great.
or portion Of the people here look with
constant suspicion on the acts Of the pres.
ent administration Of AsJ lum officers. But
the trouble Is known newspaper man
might as well face tho cannon'a mouth as
to attempt to get any information relative
to the condition Of the institution from
those who know tho ropes, aud this &C.
counts Tor the facts in "Telephone's' letter,
which had never come to my notice until
they appeared in tho paper to-day. ms
l was talking to An old lady this evening
whose son had been m inmate OF the
asylum. The young man was cured ut tbs
asylum with the usual dispatch, and when
thoroughly "done," he Tas carried away
and laid to rest in the little cemetery on
the hill above the hospital. Two days, ago
sho visited tho resting place Of her child,
and the pleasing spectacle that greeted the
eyes Of this aged and Borrowing mother
was the gate down, the palings broken and
destroyed in many places, and the tracks
and paths made by the hogs and cattle that
arc permitted to roam at large through tho
sacred rcsting ground Of the States unior.
tunate. Il might be well to inquire how
those who have friends and relatives buried
hero will enjoy the knowledge that tho
bodies Of their iriends are thus well cared
for.
MEETING OF TIE BOARD.
Tho Boa.d Of Directors meet on the 20 nd
Of April, and it is being circulated that
Dr.. Bland has insued a pronuncianento
against the reporters to the effect TINT the
newspaper men must 60; that they will not
be allowed to participate in the harmoni.
Gus Directory meeting. AS 1t is generally
understood that tho institution and the
Board belong to Dr.. Bland, in place Of Dr.,
Bland belonging to the Board aud the
State, that, OF course, settles il; and report
ers need waste no time sharpening lead
pencils i'll thu hope Of enjoying the Direc.
tory skirmish. 'gHD q 5aE.IF
One object Of the meeting Of the Board
will DO the appointment Of an assistant
physician to take the place OF the deceased
Dr.. Gettings. T n 49,
A SUGGESTION. III.
In this connection, in order to keep the
family circle uubroken, your correspondent
desires to nominate for Dr.. Get.ings' place
young Dr.. Mat Elmis:on. He is a son Of
the president Of the board, brother Of
one OF tho assistant physicians, md q
nephew OF the superintendent. He ia
fresh home with his sheepskin from medi.
cal college, and has qualifications that
some OF the other physicians don't pos
sess-and that is, to speak plainly, he
doesn't get drunk, being a sober square
young man. by his appointment the
whole family eau be provided for, and the
family circle will be unbsoken except by
tho presence Of DR.. Lewis.
Nov, this DR.. Lswia Is the best man in
tho institution, but not being connected
with the rest Of tho family, be is looked
upon rs the black sheep Of this promising
flock. He would have been bounced long
since, but he knows too much. However,
it looks IA though it would be necessary TO
remove him il any other OF the family
sprouts should take to the study OF medi.
cine. There is still DR.. NJ. B. Bland, a
brother of the Superintendent, who might
be prevailed on to accept Dr.. Lewis place
il it becomes necessary TO extend the iami.
ly circle in order to keep out the newspa.
per reporters end manage the institution
IN tho prescribed iorm to rebound to the
glory and honor OF this most fortunate and
happy family. Let tho good work 20 on,
NOTES. @s -
The County LCourt WIS in session this
week and refused to grant licesae ior sell.
ing the ardent. This action On the part OF
sae cou!t meets. with the approval Of a
large majority Of our best citizsns. For.
although no apparent attempt is made to
enforce the ordinahccs here, a large mum.
Der Of our people are opposed to licensing
what they consider an evil. ~
The friends OF Dr.. Holt, editor OF the Re-
pubh;cn, have been talking OF suggesting
him as delegate from this district to tbs
Chicago Convention. Che Doctor ia staI.
wart enough to DO his duty. .7
Chairman Z. NJ. TunstilI, Of the County
Executive Committee, has called the Rs.
publican County Convention for Saturday.
April 10th. The convention will appoint
delegates to the Moundsvlle and Martins.
burg conventions. r.,
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