Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-21

only when at extreme point of necessity Is
destitute; lives smallest possible allow
ance; bags for some honest means by which
to earn her living ; nationality, American.
Case Four-John ; carpenter; got
work up country and a ticket to 90 to it; had
not another cent; was worthy, and received
80 cents to get his washing from Chinese
laundry nationality, American.
Case Five-Niiliam --; carpenter !;
once well TODD here wife and four children
all been very sick he came near dying was
on his back all winter; is up now and at
work says the aid given him is but loan ;
every cent shall be returned the family was
supplied with provisions and medicine; a
very severe case; nationality, American.
Case Six.Mlchael -; an old man /;
sick a long time must have starved hut for
the aid given nationality, Irish this case
is one for continuous charity from some
source.
Case Seven-Bridget -; widow !;
two children ; she is just out of the aims
| houae is destitute; was supplied with food
and fuel nationality, Irish.
Case Eight Emma --; husband CON
! frned drunkard a separation has taken
| place between them; she has small house
! and lot; it is mort2aged for $500; has four
| children; by working at washing she pays
| the interest on the mortgage, which is less
than she could rent for; is given provisions.
and occasionally secondhand clothing and
| shoes for the children; has been assisted for
three years she earns enough to buy half of
her fuel and provisions nationality, Irish.
Case Nlne-Am eha .--; husband killed
himself; she has three children; is destitute
neighbors aid her the Society gives her some
few food provisions; nativity, American.
Case Ten-Mrs. M; widow; has
four children; is aided by donations of wood
and shoes occasionally; helps herself all she
| can; one child is earning something nation
atty, American.
| single; destitute is helped chiefly to fuel.
Case Twelve-A Spanish family, consisting
| of woman, her husband, her mother and
one child the three adults long sick the
younger woman is dyirg Of consumption :;
live in an alley hovel have been helped to
food and clothing A very sad case" say
the officers.
Case Thirteen-Michael --, widower;
has six children; has been supported largely
by wealthy charitable lady Of Sacramento
he asked society aid this winter is baker
by trade out of work anxious to get work
nationality, Irish
Case Fourteen-F--; man, wife and
five children: nearly all sick and all very
poor hope to be able to stand alone and
make their own living soon; nationality,
French
Case Fifteen-Mrs. -; husband a
drinking character cleared out and left his
wife and four children one at the breast:
the wife drinks too; horrible case helped
to wood, shoes for children, and food /; ma
tionality, Irish.
the Towards off and on for years, to wood
and provisions she and her son are sick; the
latter has consumption; husband got her to
deed away her farm in another county and
brought her here; he cleared out to Aus
tralia nationality, American.
Case Seventeen-Mrs. NJ; family of
six all been sick; used up their means and
were still sick asked for occasional aid the
man of the family found work abroad; re-
spectacle and worthy family; will soon be on
its feet again; nativity, American.
Case Eighteen-A family twice burned
out; the couple aged and poor; nativity,
Irish.
Case Nineteen-A young widower; sick in
bed probably dying; helped some by
brother; his wife died while he lay sick he
was injured by an accident relieved some in
his distress by the Towards; nativity, Pc
ruvian.
Case Twenty-A policeman. who lay sick
and until he died was aided by the Howards
ilC vac tSSIiSuCC uStJINiLN. IGaI!dl HIS CttSe
was not within the last thirty days, but some
what farther back.
Case Twenty one-Bertha -: widow,
with five or six children; willing to work and
calls for help only when i'll is not drag on
the Society; nativity, Irish.
Case TwentY-two-AIrs. -; deserted
wife, husband once a merchant here six
children at first, one died recently most of
the time lived in a miserable shed at S25
year rental; the Towards found the wife, her
mother and the five children in a miserable
is now helping herself some and two of the
children at work Towards have helped
the family and kept the wolf off for over
year nativity, American.
Case Twenty -three-Mrs. -; Ger
man widow confirmed invalid, with five chill
dren; friends pay her rent the Society gives
her food has aided her four years one child
now at work; case of great restitution.
Case Twentyfour = James L.; he
drinks and is shiftless; his wife and six chill
dren are destitute the wife is French, the
husband Irish she is industrious, neat and
worthy, he worthless and miserable Society
aids her temporarily she will soon stand
alone.
Case Twenty-Five = Mrs. W; an
Irishwoman witL eight children; one girl is
now out at work the husband is away seek
ing work; officers say it is a worthy family,
and will, with help little longer, get on its
feet
Case Twenty -six-Samuel -; Ameri- 4
can has a wife and three children he is an
invalid, and the family must be helped or
starve
Case Twenty -; widow
Irish; been helped by the Society, off and
on, for thirteen years she is always in bed
when relief officer is sent for; sometimes
she is really sick; she has three children; one
is weakly boy; she is helped to food occa-
sionally.
Case Twenty-eight-Mr --; Union
soldier; American; from injury received in
the army contracted a disease necessitating
amputation of his leg recently; has a wife
and four children he is a machinist; is very
destitute; his wife a good, helpful woman
the family now in rags; the man is recover
ing, but it will be some months before he can
get out.
Case Twenty nine-Mrs. o.; husband
was a drunkard she never applied for aid
till she was a widow; has four children;
worthy, hard-working woman; tried to start
a laundry; friends gave her wash house
room neighbors furnished her horse and
wagon when needed to take washing home
others gave her soap; but she could not COM
pete with Chinese laundrymen their prices
would not feed her family she begs for work,
and is ashamed to be forced to call on the Sc
ciety Scotch.
Case Thirty-Mrs. P; Irish wild
ow owns house and lot has two small chill
dren is a feeble, sickly woman; destitute.
Case Thirty-one = Mrs. l.. F;
widow English woman; has four children
the husband a brute and tyrant ; the two
have separated; she has recently been con-
tued ; a lady gave her her basement to live
in Society aids her, but not the husband
the children at work. are kept so out of
charity largely, by kindly lady OF wealth !;
the Society Will cut off this case soon
Case Thirty-two-Mrs. s.; Irish
fat, plump and healthy; husband in Insane
Asylum she has three children, one -, one
IL the boy earns his living; she wants to
be divorced, that she may marry some one to
support her; the Society has aided her for
years, when she was in absolute want; she
helps herself some; gets but little aid now
from the Towards. which paws her rent eyery