Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-03
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Poor.
The Worcester Relief Society has been organ
lzed again for the purpose Of dispensing charta.
bic aid to the poor in our midst, who from sick
ness and misfortune, are unable to provide them
serves with the necessaries OF lite. The Society
has again obtained the services of WILLIAM G.
MAYNARD as their agent. to receive and dis
burse such contributions as your generosity and
heneyolence shall plare in their hands during the
coming year, and he has entered upon the dis,
charge OF his duty, From the contributions
placed at his disposal last year. he was able to
furnish aid to upwards of one hundred families
who were suffering keen distress from cold hun
ger, sickness, and exposure. by the distribution of
over twelve hundred articles of clothing besides
a liberal supply of provisions and fuel That
timely but limited relief sent Joy and gladness to
many freside that would otherwise have been
dreary and unpleasant. Cold winter is again upon
US, and much suffering already exists in the
community, which presents strong claims upon
your sympathy and charity for relief
To the end that this blessed and philanthropic
work may be continued, the undersigned, in be.
half of the society, most earnestly, but respect
fully appeal to generous public for materials to
carry it on, and, judging from the responses
which have heretofore been made to similar an
peas, we have good reason to hope that ours will
not be made in vain.
Wearing apparel, bed fclothing boots, shoes
fuel, provisions, or any article which may IN any
way conduce to the comfort or relief of suffering
uuudDil)S VIII ue kllluly received ana nignly ap-
precated. There seems to be great demand for
chiidrens and women's clothing; it is therefore
to be hoped that the ladies of Worcester, espec-
tally those who have families of children, will Sc
lect from their wardrobes and closets, garments
adapted to supplying these wants. and make up
their bundles immediately-ready to be delivered
to the agent when he calls. or they may be sent
direct to his Office, No. Prospect Street
The agent, some other person duly author
lied by him, will call at the dwellings of our citi
zens next week, to collect such contributions as
they may be prompted to give, and it will very
much facilitate his labors if every family will
make up their bundles at once for delivery, that
he may be saved the trouble of calling second
time.
Farmers who may be willing to contribute from
the produce of their farms, load of wood, bag
OF meal or potatoes, any other article, can leave
them at the office of the agent, at any time, and
they will be iudiciously disposed of There are
many young men in the city connected with the
families assisted by the agent, who have no EN-.
ployment and are therefore unable to contribute
anything for their support, but would be very glad
to be provided with any kind of work for that pur
pose. 10 this end, the Committee would suggest
that any farmer, or other person, having wood to
chop, or other labor to perform, could not do a
better deed of charity than to call on our agent
and obtain through him the services of worthy
men. who would gladly earn their own support il
they can have anything to do
Office hours from 10 to IL A. NJ and from to
Z. M. at the corner of Summer and Prospect
streets. JAMES EsTABRooK,
J. p. KETTELL,
p. w. TAFT, E6ecotlVe
ICHABoD WAsHBuRN, Commute
DANIEL GODDARD,
Worcester, January l, 1857