Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-01-13
WATERBURY INSANE ASYLUM
Special Committee Begins its lnves'
tiuation at Montpelier.

Jan. 10, In the supreme court room
at the state house, Montpelier. GOV.
Bell and Attorney General Fits were
present.
George w. Wing of Montpelier, one
of the trustees of the Vermont state
hospital for the Insane at waterbury,
was examined, He was questioned
concerning the per capita ana per
week patients, He gave hgures 70
show The Increase per capita for the
last few years, beginning with 1894,
the Increase being from $2,sSO2 IN
1894 to $3,95 In 1904 and explained
that II was due to improved food ana
care of the patients. There Is an III.
surance expense account OF $5,0Oo
which Is under extraordinary ex-
penses which the attorney general
thinks should be under the head OK
running expenses. IL this Is added
Il would make the per capita for 1904
S4.05. other expenses are being DIS
cussed, which, II put under running
expenses, will make the per capita
expense for the past year $4.lb.
Mr.. Wing testified that the only
emolument he had ever received white
trustee was head of cabbage and
half box of matches. He advised en-
gaging a steward to relieve the su-
perintendent of purchasing the sup
plies, and declared the cost per cap.
tia of inmates would be increased
this year because of the new law re-
curing the trustees to advertise for
bids. The only person to receive
rebate, he had been informed, was
Mr.. Bridge, a former fireman, who
got 81 or 50 apiece for bath tubs
placed in the asylum. He said the
superintendent had tried to carry out
the wishes of the trustees, and al
fairs were running smoothly.
1t was decided to admit newspaper
men to the hearing If they did not
attempt to go ahead of the matters
being considered.
DIR, Marcellus Hutchinson. super
intendent of the institution, testified
Wednesday. Jan. II. He detailed the
improvements made at the asylum
since he was appointed in 1899. The
expenses of renovation and changes
made by and with the consent of the
trustees went into the ordinary run
ming expense account and improve
ment and repair.
DR.. Hutchinson gave as some u
the increased expenses, the salary OF
the first assistant on the medical stan
from $1,000 to s1,500; second and
third assistants, from $500 TO Sl,2Og;
senior assistant in laboratory, $500;
new position. Passing from these,
sub firemen, from $40 to $40; farm
hands, S22, 1923 to $25 and s2S; nurses.
trained, $14, SIS and SIS to SIG, Sls
and s22; graduates. s24; men, $40,
500 and s25 to 1922. s25, s2S and $50;
graduates. $50; farmers, $1,000 10
1900, with house rent and fuel;
amounting in all told. outside the
officers. to about $4,000 a year, made
about two years ago.
The following changes were made
because of difficulty in retaining help
who could get more to go elsewhere
He did not have the power OF re-
moval of under officers This was
left with the trustees. His wife, and
the wives of the physicians hold no
positions and receive no compensa-
ton.
DR.. Berry received last year $l,SOO
and laboratory assistant $500. DR.,
Berrys duties merged with those OF
Dr. Warson, and the latters salary
was increased by $500, effecting a SAL
airy of $1,000.
DR.. Hutchinson thought the heat
ing had increased possibly per cene.
The asylum had plenty OF coal on
hand. He said the contract for but
ter eggs and poultry had been bet TO
one firm, Smith, Wright & Co, OF
Wil,iston. and the coal contract to
ELIAS Lyman without competition,
although they had made inquiries to
ascertain that the prices were as gooo
ms could be secured. The hearing
was adjourned until February and 3
at Waterbury.
The commission chosen at the re-
cent session Of the legislature to re-
wise the public acts of Vermont met
at the state house at Montpelier FIJI
day. Jan. 6, to begin the work.
Henry Odell, 40, and his daughter,
Lizzie. IS, were drowned Saturday
night, Jan. T. in East creek at Or
we'll. The girl went down to the
creek to get some water. made a
misstep and fell in and the father
lost his life in trying to save her.
Mrs. Odell is left with four younger
children.
Monday, June 9, Eber Cobleigh
gave to the town of Lyndon Sl5,Ooo
for a public library on condition that
the library be built within two years.
The town will act on the matter at
once. The library will probably be
known as the Cobleigh public library.
It is also probable that the bequest
Of $4,000 by the late Isaac W. SAN
born and the sum of money raised
5y the Woman's club of Lyndon,
amounting to nearly $1,000, will be
put with the money given by Mr..
Cobleigh, making about $4,000 avail
able for the purpose.
Mrs. Ann Eliza (Brainerd) Smith,
widow of Vermont's distinguished
war governor and railroad president,
John Gregory Smith, mother of ex,
GOV. Edward Curtis Smith, and
of Lawrence Brainerd, a
noted abolitionist and one of the
founders of the republican party |
lied of cerebral hemorrhage at her !
home in st. Adams, Friday, Jan. 6. /
she was the eldest of IL children |
md was born in st. Adams Oct. Z,
1919. She had high literary gifts and |
vas the author of numerous essays, |
poems and miscellaneous writings, |
md of four novels, Dawn to Sunrise, |
Soda, Selma and Alta. Mrs. Smith
S survived by five children, George |
Gregory Smith. now in Florence. |
italy, ex-Gov. Edward Curtis Smith
ma MISS Annie ID. oHlitH VI 81. AL
pans, Julia B., wife of Oliver Croker
stevens of Boston, and Helen L., wife
If the Rev. DR.. Donald Sage Mackay
If New York city.
The Vermont Dairymen's associa-
ion opened its annual meeting at
Tuesday Jan. 10. An
address, of welcome was delivered by
Mayor F. M. Cory. which was re-
ponded to by Victor I. Spear, of
randolph. The report of the secre-
ary F. L. Davis, showed total re-
eipts, $1,695.09; expenses, $1,507.67;
balance, $178.27 The report of the
reasurer was also presented and the