Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-09
STEWART LILLY AID WIFE RESIGN.

The Resignation Accepted Yesterday and
"a New Steward and Matron Appointed.
Yesterday at a meeting of the Board of
Poor Directors of Cambria County Mr..
Isidore Lilly presented his resignation as
Steward, and Mrs. Lilly asked to be re-
lieved of the duties of Matron. The res
ignations were accepted, and Mr.. Thomas
Hoover and wife, of Cambria township,
were appointed to the positions. The
resignation read as follows
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE POOR
OF CAMBRIA COUNTY, PA, May q, $780,
GENTLEMEN; We have been, as you all well
know, in the employ of the Directors
of the Poor as steward and Matron for
eighteen years and four months, and during
that long term we have done, we think, the
best we could for the interest of the Directors
and the taxpayess, regardless OF any one, having
taken charge OF the institution in 1872, when
there was over s11,1OO of debt against the Poor
House, and your order worth only sixty cents
on the dollar, the farm not furnishing more than
one-third of the produce thereon, no water in
dry weather without hauling, four-fifths of the
House without heat in winter. etc In less than
WV JNulo uhC hCbu was ull paul. JOul pihSlS
were as good as gold, the farm was producing
all that was consumed, with some produce to
sell, and shortly after through the efforts OF Mr..
Easily, water and heat provided for all purposes;
and ever since 1874 tue Auditors report has
shown balance from 1900 to $4,000 to be due
the Poor House.
Th'sS ong yesrS, during which we hope we
nav served you faithfully, have been fun of
been away over night from the plaoc without
having Director or some other responsible
person in charge
The help, care and worry OF the sick, blind,
insane, demented, epileptic, cripple d-old and
young-and in fact almost all classes ofpersons,
have been a burden by no means small, in
addition to the cares Of our own family. Since
taking hold OF the responsible charge our
three children, then all small, have grown to
manhood one of them few months ago was
called to eternity-the one who was the strong
est ana most likely the one who would have
been the comfort of our declining years. And
this terrible stroke, coming to us as It did so
suddenly, was particularly a severe shock to my
WIFE, and has made us feel that the time has
now come when we wish to be relieved from the
great care and responsibility devolving upon us
therefore, gentlemen. we WISH 10 express 10
you one and all. as well as to your predecessors.
who have favored us with their support, our
most sincere thanks for your kind favors and
indulgences, and we would respectfully tender
you our resignation, which we hope you will
kindly accept at the earliest suitable date. II
our years of experience will be of any benefit at
any time to you Orto our successors, 1t Will be
cheerfully given IsIDoRE LILLY, Steward.
MARY /. LILLY, Matron.
During the long term of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lilly as Steward and Matron the County
Almshouse has been conducted in a most
admirable manner. On all occasions of
an official visit to the Poor House every
thing was found to be in the best of order,
and it has always been the opinion of WIS.,
itors to the place that it was Il model of
cleanliness and good oIdCr