The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-12-30

assistants IN such manner as YOU might
see proper. We will be gratified ii we can
help YOU in the way suggested, and hold
ourselves ready to help you carry out any
plan you NAV direct.
BY order of the beard of directors.
JOHN MONTGOMERY, JR-,
President.
To the foregoing Mr.. Hickman. last
night sent the following reply:
MAYORS OFFICE, CRY OF SEDAIIA,)
December q, 1884.
To Jno. Montgoln ry. President, and the Members
OF the \. NJ {. il, of Sedalis:
GENTLEMEN: Your litter of even date is
at hand. In ply, allow me. on behalf of
he poor If t, city of Sedalis, and of its
many good and charitable CT iz-rs, to return
to you heartfelt thanks and gratitude for
your kind wor,s and gsnerous ard timely
offer, aud, ia s., far as they relate to myself
individual ly, To- say thai, while | am duly
grateful for yOar kind eommeudatiOns, do
not consider that am entitled to any praise
Tor the simple discharge of my duty as the
ex cutIve officer OF the city, as i assure YOU
L would De u terly pOEerless in the accom-
plishmeht of anything but for the kind and
generous cooperation OF the good and
charitable citizens OF Sedaiia, who have left
no effort undOne to prott CT the innocent
poor as far as possible. There is no duty
deyolsing upon the city officials SO difficult
as that Of ferreting out the needy, and dis
eliminating between the deserving anC the
undeserving. ard il is a task that can only
be accomplished BY thorough cooperation
and orgsriZ ,tiou. Your sugg stlOn re.
garding the formation of ladles's society
is a most excellent one, and il undertaken :,
will not only meet my hearty appreciation,
but every assistance In NV power to enable
1t to sccomp, ish, So stima ticaily aud intelll-
gently, the object for which Il is formed.
l shall most gladly avail myself of YOUR
generous offer to make use of your hall so
soon as arrangements can be made to do so
TO the best advantage. Again thanking
you for your generosity.
i am respectfully,
JOHN B. HICKMAN,
Mayor.
This is a bright indication and the Y.
NJ. c. A deserve not only the ihar ks of the
community, but The hesr,y cooperation OF
every one in making IN, If generous offer
the medium for the most effective and
credilable work. Sedalia ought to care for
her worthy needy ones in he best possible
way, and indeed her renown for SO doing Is
as wide as the state, but, the lane should De
so strongly drawn that her bounty should
give no announcement To- vice or ld.t ness,
and every Que aid-d should be required 10
aid themsely veg all they can, and this can
only be- accomplished by thorough and
systematic work entrusted to careful hands,
CHARITY CHIPS
The mayor, yesterday, paid visit to-.
Mrs. Money, mentioned as In destitute cir
cumstances at the cOrLer Ninleenth and
Montgomery streets. he found her TO be
a hard working woman, but as she owns
the property where she lives and has
mooey In the bank he does rot consider
her case one which calls for public char
ity or city aid.
Charles Allen sent 50 20 the city poor
officials yesterday.
Mrs James Fleming, wife of conductor
Fleming, yesterday, sent lot OF
clothing and 81 in mouey TO
Mayor Hickman for the poor
Mr.. J. n DARBY,
a vegetable yender who resides in the
sou, beast part Of the city, yesterday after
reading the account of the city poor. In
the BAzoo, gathered up load of his veget-
sbles and reported to Mayor Hickman, in
East Sedalia, that ne wanted to make
free distribution. That worthy fuuctionary
added huge basket Of fresh meat to his
load and gave him list of the most needy
and he started upon his rounds. Among
others visited by him was the family OF
ED. CLARKE,
a blind man residing on the corner of En-
gineer and Saline streets, with his wife and
two children, the former of whom is Sc
riously Ill. Mr.. Darby gave them boun--
teous supply of provisions for temporary
needs but reports them very destitute. He
visited quite q number of other parties,
one was the colored man, Henry Jones,
10 whom he gave supply OF delicscies pre-
pared especially for his case by Mr.. Darby's
wife. He saws, moreover, that the
colored people have not yet ,
offered him aid and that he is still lying on
the cold floor. When the reporter learned
of. Mr.. Dsrbs's generosity and called upon
him ne begged no mention should be made
Of the matter, but as he is poor man
himself and has large family to support,
his petition has been disregarded, because
such an example, like good seed in good
ground, is calculated to produce fruit, when
well sowD. ALI honor to Mr.. Darby.
Shobe & Mcdonald contributed one
dozen chickens for the relief of the sick
charity patients yesterday.
Mrs. OConner sent fifty POUND sack of
-four TO Mr.. Kelly for the poor yesterday.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, residing at the Lexing-
ton junction. west end Of town, applied
to the mayor for aid yesterday, but as she
is able bodied il was not given. She IS,
very needy. and has number OF
children to support.
Died.