The Portland daily press., 1899-01-24

improve the system at the Inilrmary. and
also help those who are not able to pay
such prices for glasses. l went to the
Eye and Ear Infirmary, thinking IL would
not cost so much. The first timo l went.
DIR. Holt asked a few questions about my
eyes and how long they had troubled me
Then he sent me into another room and
said DIR. Clough would attend TO my case.
He looked at my eyes when my turn came
and told me ! must go to DIR. Holt 8
Office ut O'CLOCK and it would cost me
nothing. l went with my mother and
Mrs Dodge. / went into the Office and
he tried TO ut me to glasses at once, and
Insisted Oh my ordering a pair made.
said would speak with mother first.
she said for me TO tell him l was not pre-
pared that day. He was very indignant
because did not order them then of him.
l went to the Intirmary quite number
of times and they did not take any notice
of me a. all. Then / made up my mind
/ would have my prescription when !
went again. In a few Gays / went acd
while waiting in the room, saw Dr.
Clough give quite number OF prescrip-
lions, l supposed, for that was what he
and the different patients ware talking
about. When my turn came, l asked Tor
my prescription, so l could get my gias'
SEES DIR. Clough asked me who was go
ing to make my glasses; l said had en-
gagged Mr. Murdoch to make them. he
smiled and said, we don't give presorip-
tiog unless the patients get their giasses
of DIR. Holt / said that | thought they
were supposed 10 treat their patients and
give prescriptions and they could get
their glasses where they ohose. lie said,
Oh no, AMI / went down stairs at ce
and told MIR. Murdoch how they had
treated me. Most likely he will remem-
Der IL today. He at once advised me to
go to you and write "a letter which j
brought you when l came stating the facts
to you and how they had used me there
He asked you to lit my eyes, which you
did. You ask IL l remember how much
DIR. Holt would ask me for glasses; III
remember rightly 1t was eight dollars,
and had the frames ana they would not
use them as they were old fashioned, he
said. Perhaps you may be able to get
some more information from Mrs
F. H of Hollis. She was having
her eyes treated at the same time ! did
and they played some kind of u game on
her. II l remember rightly they promised
to make her n pair of glasses for "A certain
sum, and when she came to get them.
they ha charged her quite good deal
more than agreed, and also from "a Mrs.
W D. of Hollis. She was unable
to get glasses from them bat they Kept
her running there for long time.
Hoping this may be of help to you, l
am,
Yours very truly,
Miss A H.,
Bar Mills, Me.
Case II. " Mrs. ID. g. c., 2Oi Pine
street, was at the InflImar about June,
1897. l will read her own written state
ment, which came to me unsolicited after
these charges were made pubic. l had
previously examined her glasses, and
found they should cost three dollars. She
was charged and paid six dollars for
them.
DIR. Bowers,
Dear Sir-I thought | would write out
whole statement with regard to my Wis
it u the Inhrmary. As near as / can
Judge, | went there about the LIST of June,
1897. l got two cards, one for my eyes
and one for my ears. / was treated by
DIR. Clouah. also my eyes tested by other
doctors that were there. l think only
went there four times, when DIR. Clough
wrote something on the back of my card
and told me to call at such u number
Congress street at : o clock. l went and
found IL was DR.. Hollis, He also tested
my eyes and told rue to sit up while ne
would examine my ears When he got
through he told me to call such q day
for my glasses. When | got my glasses
DHlu MIN SlA iOF uilu Hf
always told me To call at such time
whea / was leaving. So continued 60
ing until August and people began TO
tell me l would have to pay DIR. Holt.
The next time / went | asked him If |
had to pay for this treatment; he said
yes, he supposed so. told him could
no afford 1t, and left or, and he sent
in a bill for seventeen dollars. When his
collector came to collect the money. l told
him should not pay 1t until l was com
PEELED TO.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs. D. c..
file with you as evidence in this case
two orr ginal bills and letter threatening
suit.
Case e. Mrs. NJ B OF South
Waterford, Maine Called at the Innrm-
airy about May lst, 1897. After the exam
inatiou she says she made request for q
prescription. This was refused and she
was told she must get her glasses at DR..
Hollis Office. She finally went to his
Office ana was told the glasses would cost
four dollars. Upon refusal to take them.
he allowed her to have them for three dol
lars. have examined her glasses and
find she paid just what they should have
cost, although she was at first charged a
dollar too much. have no written state
ment from this patient, but the story Is
corroborated by an aunt of the patient
who went to the Infir mary with her, and
also to DIR. Hollis Office. She resides In
this city, and would be willing to testify
before your board II necessary. l call your
attention TO the fact that this patient re
quested prescription, and that the same
was refused.
Case &C." Mrs F. H. of Bux-
ton. Was examined as an Intirmary pa
tient in June, 1895, and again in Novem-
Der of same year. The FIRST time she was
sent to DIR. Hollis house, and paid four
dollars for glasses, without having new
frames, and the second time she was
charged live dollars for glasses. l have
letter from her as follows:
Buxton, Dec. 30, 1898.
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