Boarding house for babies

Boarding house for babies

Little is known about how care for the children of patients was handled in curing days, but the following appeared in the police blotter in August, 1938, courtesy of Howard Riley's column in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Saturday, June 24, 2017.

Aug. 6, 5 p.m.

Call from Rose Bisson, 53 Neil St.

Investigated and Mrs. Bisson says that a week ago a fellow came to her boarding house for babies and left a young Indian baby with her to board. Said his name was George Hart. She told him she didn't board babies unless the $6.00 a week was paid in advance. He said he was going to the bank to get the money and he would be right back--that was Monday, August 1st. He hasn't been back since. She inquired around and found that his name is not George Hart but George Smart, the roofing man. She now has the baby on her hands and she wants to be paid for his board. She also said that when Smart came up with the baby he had an Indian girl in the front seat of the car with him. Advised her to see the Judge. -- Higgins