ST. BATHANS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 339, 3 September 1875, Page 3

ST. BATHANS.

'.'"'.. ;' 4 "* iV".". ; , dit.:(,-bcK :■» '-'■■" August 29 r .- • Tbo ..njeefcrrigs' hold in the°',%chbp]r66'm" lastnight-Ptf*M4%-Hospital Committee ■ .was n6t'neaFlys*6 weJTa't£eri;ded.as.it should' have been/arid' those who Werei not otherwise., engaged.; "tut simply parading the street• or"idly'stfpporting some door-post during the-time appointed ior ; the meeting cannot be comphrncnted_on..such.appareni indifference to a gogd cause. I hope that such indifference is but apparent, and that when called upon for their subscriptions all wilbbe-found td give willing support to the hospital. Mr. Ewing was' called/tp.the" Ghair, andrtho;following per,-, sons agreed to .s.erve as.a Hospital Com r mittce for twelve "months—viz!;' Messrs. Stewart, Kenny, P. Hanrarran, Gallagher, "Smith, Prescott, Wood, G-. Purtoil, Mulvey : , acid tfte'Chairman- -fivijv to form a quorum.. It was also resolved, [*' TtikmWsd\iti'Tfi\Msv of Cambrian be QpHinritiei." : I persons above named then went jnto Com-iiriittee,-s.wJt§a£> <$ s That? Messrs., WQo<J ; .ajid objectors for' Surface Hill," Messrs'! Ewing, Prescott and Bunny for the townshipV'and Messrs. i Smith and Thurlow for Cambrian." iThe Secretary was instructed to communicate pnce.a month with Secretary of the Dis--tpiet--6omprit-te;e;'Naseby. He (the |3ecretary) informed the Committee that the /Clmstmag -wererrpso^eeds:.;:of Hospital. liabq,; £ls 75.; - balance subs.ccip,tions liandVd'mm by'Mr.Pyle ..when leaving-the district £2 r 5§V; : and" proceeds Mr. Arm- •■ string's.; Leclufe-"last March;- £4 17s. 6d.- : altogether £22i9si 6d: The meeting then "tiamj to state reports have been circulated here regarding the-treatment of i;patfenti r in the 1 ; which.would probaiblyd'o Mth harm to the. ; .of .a :.coatrary "and'laydrauTg nature cr is t jjot- fprthcoming" •frohr -resfdeirfs' wTi&have experienced treatment and attendance during a prolonged, stay thestt.'t ?Ib,n)igfi't r however add to" the public confidence if members of Committee, fact subscribers of certain annual sums, could at any time, or say certain days r ih the. week, demand an inspection of premises;'b^ds,&c y question patients, "and report ~qti wEat they have heard and sben', &f. The knowledge that such inspection misfit, take -them, unawares would cause Officials to guard against unif pertcliance "they—were' Be , eiiher negligent or unclean in the perfofmance ofHheir duties.v h -; : \' ; './"',' .:-