The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-26
THE ASYLUM BOARD
WHICH MET AT WESTON, WEST VA.
No Reporters Admitted In the Sacred Precincts OF
Political PAlaver-1hs Contracts Awarded.
Succ.saor Of Or. Gstiiuss Elsrs.d-Cost
ofths Fslsndiy Talk OF the Hoard.

re Political PAlavtr-1ht Contracts Awarded.
- :" suee.ssor Of Or. Gettiuss Elsc!sd-Cost
~ ofths Friendly Talk OF the Hoard.
Correspondence oftht Ltttligenor.
y WESTON, W. VA, April 9i.-The Hoard
oil Directors OF tho Asylum met here on
Tuesday-at least this statement is cur.
!. renty reported on thestrc Your cores
pondent don't know OF tho truth Of this
y fact from occular demonstration, as tho
door leading to the chamber oil tue above
;. ;. mentioned augus. and dignitied assembly
bears this iorcible and impressive legend /:
y mo reporters need apply" And TO pre.
l. serve this order intact the shotgun, bull.
dczing policy is thought by some 10 DO tho
: final tribunal, II necessary. All the mem.
bers cf the Board were present but Judge
Edmiston, who IL ut Eureka Springs, Ar.
| kansas.
. The Board passed resolution instruct.
iug the Secretary 10 funish al absract-a
carefully loYiHed and corrected abstract
of lis official proceedings to the papers and
: reporters.
This was tho work Of Col. J. J. S. lIassler.
OF the sandy plains oil Jackson, and was
olteredand passed because the Board didn't
want reporters on hand listening to the poll.
tcal discussions. OF course, 1t will be hard
to convince the taxpayer that these gentle.
men are paid 81 day and mileage to como
here and talk politics. But taxpayers and
the public are to understand that ,hev
faYe no interest in this matter, and they
must not be go impertinent 10 to question
either the motive or actions OF thtss oti.
GERS OF the Asylum or the members OF the
Board. II might b0 well to add that the
Colonel is q candidate for Democratic Sato
Auditor, and his liberalty to the press, ind
willingness to grant 10 his constituents the
privilege OF examining his official acts, will
mate these two forces aud give him tho
nomination by reclamation. -. 4s-,...-..
- CONTRACTS FOR DIEr. -
The Board awarded the contract to f,lrn.
ish the Hospital with beef to P. NJ. Hale,
at Sc 30 per 100 lbs.
A. W. Woodford was awarded the con-
tract to furnish flour and .meAl--the flour
at 81 90 per barrel, ard the meal at soc per
bushel.
DR.. Bland was instructed to attend the
National Convention OF Superintsnden.s OF
lnaane ABylums, which meets at philadel-
pha in May. It is not known what will
be the object OF this visit, but it is suppcs.
ed that it will be TO obtain better methods
by which TO conduct this institution, and
il 80, collections should be taken in every
| church in the State and the Board sent
along with tho Superintendent FREQ of
charge.
the "original resoluter," probably moro
widely known as the diamond thIcated,"
succeeded in displaying his delicate CHR.
ogrephy to good advantage on some rese!u.
tlons relstivo to the death OF DR.. Gettinps,
DR.. Gettings has been laid to res, and peace
to his ashes. And il the resolutions adopt.
ed and ordered recorded are true repre-.
sentation Of the character OF the deceased
| it is pleasure even to thoae who have So
verely criticizsd his official ac!s to know
that the late assistant physician at the hos.
pital is now playing on golden harm in
the reserved seat gallery OF the Inilaits.
Among the list who have applied ior tho
vacant phyaCian'g chair are G. P, Bryan,
Of Pocahontas; j. 7. Keegan, OF Louisville,
Ky A. L. Wsrder and c. g. uersman. OF
Weston, and J. W. Bowcock, Of Clarks-
burg. A. q. Higbee had elao applied for
the position Of druggist-thas il, il tho
board failed to appoint n physician. DR.,
Mat Elmieton dida't apply, and made
friends by his manly course. lie is quoted
as saying that there were enough Eimis.
tons connected with the Asylum"
| DIR. HERsMAS ELECTED.
The election was held this afternoon,
and on the third ballot c. G. Hersman was
elected, the vote standing: Hersman, 5;
Bowcock, .; Warder, l. Bowcock kicks
on the result, claiming tha. three Of the
directors had promised to vote for him,
while the tally sheet only gave him two
votes. The vote which he Claims would
come from Heraman, and would result ina
tic. 1t is stated thGt matters will bs
Strengthened and Hersman will be the next
assistant.
Dr.. Q. G. Hersman, graduated this spring
from the college Of Physicians snd Sur
geons, at Baltimore, and has heretofore
served faithful apprenticeship to the drug
business in Weston. His duties will bs
principally those Of druggist and no il well
qualified for the position. In addition 10
his medical qualifications he is 4 mcrllori.
Gus, upright, and honorable young man,
aud il the same good choice was made in
all the appointments there would be les,
cause for complaint against the Institution.
The only objection that can bo raised
against DR.. Heraman is that he is not lone
Of the family" So far as your correspon-
dent is able to learn he is connected with
no one connected With the institution,
This wholesale departure from established
usage is astonishing in the extreme.
Now figure up-the Board awarded tho
contracts to furnish meat, -four aud meal,
resoluted against Reporters, and, Oh the
death Of Dr.. GsttnGa, sent Dr.. Bland to
the Philadelphia convention, appointed Il
gecond assistant physician, looked over &C.
counts and reports, and OF courso pro.
nounced them as perfect as perfection, ex-
amined the halls, buildings and machinery
and probably the cemetery-and most
certainly. found everything oiled with hqr.
mony and greasy with goodness, and conf
plete aud satisfactory In every detail, and
cusaed and discussed the political etuation
in all its phsses. NJ N,.,a. rm,
| TIE COST.
Now what WAS the cost? The Secretary
said this evening tina. the average pay for
mileage and service would be $50 or 500
per member. To be liberal lot us say $50.
There arc only Elk members to count, rs
the three here at Weston yet no pay. Six
member at $50 would be $3.50. To this add
the board, which at an, hotel of note in
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