Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-21

week; have no one to work for me, I
nave no complaints against the
priest; Mr.. O'Bricn gave two fulI-sized
pair OF shoes and two children's.
JAMES O'BRIEN.
My house is shingled; have COW and q
little milk and part of one barrel of meal. nv
wife is sick for last week; one girl i'm st. Pam,
sentm So; / have wood for a week given f.
me by the priest told Morris people that VIZ
always wanted provisions since we came here.
i worked for farmers and worked for father
Ryan twenty-four days; Father Ryan received
Sl5 from farmers which earned; / asked him
Tor shoes and he said to come on Monday: |
iI. asked him to give me my money; he said,
90 away you scamp or | will kick you:'I have
little bed clothes, two beds and one feather
bed; Mr.. O'Brien left two pairs fulI-szed shoes
ana Two pairs child's shoes, and also beef, tea
andsngar.
Comments OF committee This family re-
qure more nourlshment, as his wife is sick
and children look delicate.
Father Ryan's remarks: Since Aupust 81 7
gave O'Brlen 600 pounds of corn meal. 100
pounds OF Hour and three pairs of boots: also
store goods amounting To S26: received
from Z. killeen and /. B. Gomez. for whom
O'Brien worked, S112O; on Sunday, 2Isr,
O'Brien called for boots; told him In come on
Monday and l would give them did not nsr
the language stated by OBrien; Edward
Douns is witness to that effect.
THOMAS CoNRoY.
Saw his boy; my fathers house is shnglcd:
we have a COW; seventy-five pounds of flour
and lOO OF meal; wood for about four weeks:
| worked in st. Paul, and came home; nv
brotherls there now. Mr.. O'Brien gave this
boy one pair mans shoes and one pair wo-
mans.
THOMAS CURRAN.
Met him at O'Brien's house; my house is
shingled. l have a COW and plenty of wood:
got a load from the priest; got 200 pounds
of flour, which 1 have in the house; gave
some of the meal got to the COW; work for the
priest and work for others; had one girl and
two boys in st. Paul. they all came home and
gave me S25. Mr.. O'Brien gave him two
full sized pair of shoes.
ANTHONY CONNOLLY
have gotnine children; two girls living in
st. Paul; they never sent me any money; forty
pounds of meal in the house; the Morris peo-
pie thought to speak to me but could not
understand or speak to- them; my wife cannot
speak English, or any one CT my children; the
Morris people had no one to speak TO us in
Irish; my house is not shingled; had no one
to do it; Mr.. O'Bricn left at this mans house
two pairs full-sized shoes and four pairs chill
drens arctics; met Mrs. Connolly on her wav
home from Graceville; she told the same story;
Mr.. O'Brien gave this man all things neccs-
sary for his present condition.
Comments of the committe: We are of opin-
ion that this man, who is now, as far as we
can ascertain, dangerously i'll, should, if posi-
BILE, be removed to a hospital, and until il j.
done extra nourishment should be supplied.
Father Ryan's remarks: Since August &c,
s26 worth of provisions; since November % !
have given him I q cords of maple wood; also
gave him $3.50, sent by his girls in St. Paul: I
also paid DR.. Hulburt, of Morris, for a pro
fessional visit, SIS, for Connolly, his boy, aged
26, who is at home; refused TO aid the carpen-
ter 20 shingle the house.
JOHN FOLAS.
My house is shinged; one COW with milk;
fonr boys; one at st. Thomas; boys all grown
up; got part of a cord of wood sent out
by the priest Pat Faherty is in the same
house and got wood also; We have wood
enough for Il week; | have, in the house, 100
pounds flour and part of barrel of meal;
one feather bed and two beds; now that the
boys are at home VIC will be short of bed
clothes. q. Have you anything to say about
the priest a. / am very thankful TO him:
the Morris men called and offered me
little pork, which L refused; they asked
me If l had wood; / said yes, and food also.
PATRICK FLAHERTY.
live at present with Lud Folan, as my house
is shinging; have six children, the youngest
fifteen; COW gives milk; two boys and two
girls grown up; my boys working on thresh-
ing machines; have one feather bed and two
straw beds; | am badly off for bed clothes now
since all the boys came from st. Paul; | have
OOpounds of flour and 100 pounds of meal.
and wood for week. Q. Have you any
thing to say about the priest? \. / am
thankful to him; got S25 from children in
st. Paul. Q. Why did they return: No
work.
KATE COoNEY.
Wife to Joe Cooney; house shinglcd; four
children; COW gives milk; two girls and two
boys, all grown up at home; worked around
all summer; had in the house fifty pounds
flour and 100 pounds meal; wood just out, but
notified was on the way to their house; was
bnrning hay; were called on by Morris people:
they gave me fifty pounds flour and little
pork; had in the house when they came fifteen
pounds OF flour and part of barrel of meal:
iced the meal TO the COW; We have two straw
beds and two blankets; put all the clothes over
us when we go to bed.
MICHAEL. CURRAN.
House not shingled. Q. Why not? car
penter came to my house at night, and if he
came in the morning / told him I would hel n
him. Mr.. McBrady, carpenter, was present when
this statement was made, and he Immediately
said he went to his house at o'clock; he
does not speak English; wanted to teach him
how to shingle, ana his girl told me if the
bishop wanted to single the house he could
do it, but her father would not help
Interview continued with Curran: My
COW gives milk; l have 200 pounds flour
in the house, 100 pounds left by Morris people;
l had the other 100 pounds before they came:
also 100 pounds meal and wood; / have three
boys and one girl: one girl and two boys grown
up; one boy working in st. Paul and one on
the railroad; got $50 from them; youngest boy
Ia worked for month in Graceyille.
In conclusion, we beg to state that Rev. J. Ryan
called on this committee and presented his re-
marks of each ease, as given, and also requested
through us that his pariShioncrs in Graccvillc
will use their influence to have him relieved
from the burden of having to attend TO the
personal wants Of the twenty-four families,
known as the Connemara settlers.
Signed:
d. ]. BURKE, Merchant, Gracevillc.
J.. ID. GROVE, Farmer, Graccyille
F. ID. O'PHEIAN, Farmer, Graccvillc
December IS, 1850.