The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-30
EITa A NUMBER 0E 0IHER GgESTS
Make the Annual Tour Of Inspection
and Eat a Good supper With super.
iatendcnt Walters-Eyerythiag Is.
Found in Good Condition and the
Inmates well Fed and Healthy.

SahhHerythtng Is.
Found in Good Condition and the
Inmates well Fed and Healthy.
Yesterday the old board Of county.
commissioners made their annual tour
Of inspection Of the County Indrmary
at Elm Grove. About twenty Of the
visitors went out on O'clock motor,
while others followed ON later motors
or in sleighs.
Among those present were tho re.
firing board: President Frank Cruise,
AdOlph Fritz, Phillip yoellinger John,
Koch, James Mckinley L w. Blayney,
John Hall, +. @. Babe II +. McGregor
and DR.. w. ]. Bates OF the new board
present besides the reelected members
were: 7. B. Dobbins. w. w. Irwin,
Otto Tyson, Daniel Maxwell and Jacob
Kindleberger. The guests we're ex.
Presidents Joseph speidel and George
Woods, Tony busch, Prosecuttng At
torney John A. Howard, s~heril.elect
A. A. Franzheim, James Baird, Charles
Klein, Dir. Carter, DR.. Shields; OF Tria-
delphia; DR.. Cracraft, OF Elm Grove,
tine physician OF the intirmary, and re-
personalities of the INTEpLiGgScRR and
Register.
1t is the custom Of the board,to make
athorourh inspection Of the premises
each year, and this was made doubiy
interesting on account of its being the
expiration OF the term OF Office. Tho
new board takes hold the first OF Janu-
AIRY.
After a brisk walk OF FIVE minutes
through the snow from tito station to
the farm, the party was received by
Superintendent Charles Walters, who
had everything in readiness for the in
spection. The eccentric Character,
Joe" who il known TO all who visit
the poor farm, was also on hand, and
greeted each arrival ctfustvely, calling
all Pap The inspection was started
Immediately and it consumed over an
hour to make the rounds.
All ofthe roomssin both the women's
and mems wards were foupdSneat and
CIeNIi Auu t4easeihr SVHn44tnVttt1VIe
gree ny steam. tlelfoones ave almost
all furnished ahke, shettwo wards peIng
divided by q Q y partltlon: me
furniture oftha rooms consists of iron
cots, with plenty of bed clothes, chairs
and a stand. The floors are bare, but
as white as soap and sand can make
them. In some Of the rooms the in
mates have endeayoredsto brighten up
the q Win cneapl otna-
melts andsprigntcoloIsu spistutes CIV
lngtte Q q more cneef1a appear
ance.
Al present tnere lns
ina!es. y men are a.s.gsaan to1 TS y
lour 10 eacn sleeping apartment
women are nc SO Closely quatIeteu.
a new nMat oHs yesSel
DAY afternoons. alpilna "a Who .has
been staying Iofi the past lwo years IN
me Tome Mome
Attef y!siIl1g allstne espln apar57
ments a visit was paidsto the hospital,
which was ton;d lnsequal.y gooaicon-
altlon, only lew patlents pelnR mere.
MOST OF them are ,su.erers RON some
chronic disease Nlsits were also paia
totne barn ana Stables win eqnaliy
good result. me tafm conslaefaole
1--we stockton hand. Yaotses, ntIeen
head OF cattle, mllcnlcoWs, helters ano
calves, and hummer OF goou ~ Porks
ers, besides poultry. A port1on y
tne eataoles Q the t1pie 10
direct from thelaftn, such sVegetaDtes
and good milk.
The cellars were found clean ana
Wholesome some of the compartments