The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-07


times a Week, and sometimes remained
not more than five minutes.
If that. in your opinion. Is right we have
no more To say. Mrs. Kendrick asked her
to remain and help or assist her, but
her excuse was that she was sick and
the consequence Is Mrs. kendrick Is now
sick in bed. Now. gentlemen. who VIII
take care OF the children; the poor board
or the neighbors? II IL is the poor board
II is about time they would sea TO II anu
not allow such man as DR.. PANE 10
come and abuse the poor people instead Of
administering TO their needs, which would
be much more to his credit.
=. J. Mullanney.
Feb. 2s. 1896.
MIR. GIBBONS DEFENSE.
As soon as Mr.. Lynott finished Di-
rector Gibbons took the floor and in a
determined style he resented the ac-
cusation against Miss KieSel. He said
that she is not in the employ of the poor
board, but she ought to be, for she Is
doing noble work. He would not per-
nit any one to assail her before the
board. for as body il has no right to
consider any communication with ref
erence to her, since her work Is under
the jurisdiction of the associated char
tiles, and the poor board does not meet
any expenses for her services.
DIR. Paine was present and he made
Kendrick family was i'll of typhoid
fever in January and he advised that
the patient be taken to the Lackawan-
ma hospital This was done, but for
some reason or another Kendrick left
after two days and went back home.
DR.. Paine treated him for ten days and
at the end of that time Kendrick re-
covered from the fever. The doctor
was away for three or four days In
Harrisburg at a meeting of the state
board of health, and when he returned
Kendrick was i'll of another ailment. He
had weak veins.
The doctor attended him constantly
during the fever illness and left him
cured. After coming back from Har-
risburg he went to treat him once for
the vein trouble and the next day the
family served notice on him that his
services We're no longer required. DR..
Paine did not consider 1t in any way
derelict on his part as outdoor physi-
clan for that district not to visit Ken
drick after he was well of the fever.
When the other ailment affected him il
was the duty of the family to send for
him.
MISS KIESEL' VERSION.
Miss Kiesel gave her version of the
case 1t was reported to the Board Of
to the house. Kendrick was i'll and the
family thought he was going to die.
The patient thought so himself and
thought If he had glass of lemonade
he could go over the bay with peace
full mind. She went out at a late hour
of the night and bought some lemons
with her own money and got SOME
milk for him, and did all in her power
to make him comfortable. The next
day Director Williams gave an order
of relief and the family was amply
provided for.
Mullaney got up to speak and charged
Dr. Paine with bringing a police officer
to terroriZe the people into submission.
DR.. Paine explained that on one of his
visits he met Patrolman Tom Lewis,
who was patrolling his beat along
Hampton street, and they walked along
together as acquaintances.
Mullaney had no ground for his
charges and the board dismissed him
without hearing further He left the
meeting room saying that he had as
many witnesses as they wanted outside
If the board wanted to give him fair
shake.
Attorney Scragg brought in Constant
Terion. the North End Frenchman, who
had some trouble with his niece not
long ago. He brought her over to keep
house for him, but she was wayward
and left him. She is now u charge of
the district. Mr.. Scragg told the board
that TeriOn cannot be held account
able for any relief they give her Tc-
rion wanted to be freed from any la.
bility and that was the purpose Of his
visit.
SHE WANTS TO GO HOME.
Mrs. William Pfeiffer, of the South
Side. applied for transportation for her
self and daughter to Germany. The
matter was referred to Directors Full
Ter and Williams. Mrs. Pfeiffer Is
of Rev. Carl l.. Wiss-
well known to fame in this
section.
a letter was received from Rev. Faith
ar Whelan, of st. Patrick's, West Side.
in relation to the family of Michael
Nee. The priest said that it would be
u charitable act to assist the mother
and children. Nee neglects to provide
for them. Mr.. Williams has had the case
In hand for some time and will con-
tinue to exercise supervision.
Peter F'uhr. OF Bethlehem township.
Wayne county, is n pauper. He claims
to be a charge on the Scranton dis
trict, and one of the overseers of the
poor Of that place was present to ask
to have him removed here. Fuhr saws
he was a resident of the South Side. |
He has been in Bethlehem only a short |
while. The proofs were not sufficient
that he is a Scranton charge and moth
ing will be done until something more |
definite is shown. Mr.. Gibbons spoke |
about the necessity of erecting a chapel |
at the home. but no action was taken |
In the matter.
The report Of Resident Physician B. |
F. Evans showed that on March 1. |
there were 1853 patients in the Hillside |
Home: six were received during the |
month of February, and three were dis |
The report of outdoor Physi-
clan Strang was that he made forty
six visits to ten patients. made out |
thirty-four prescriptions and made ex-
animation of one insane patient The
report of outdoor Physician w. A. |
Paine set forth that he made 112 visits |
to twenty-five patients, attended one |
birth and one death, and examined one |
insane patient The report of Super
intendent Beemer showed that there
are 164 inmates cared for in the home. |
There were 166 at the last report. and |
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