The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-01
HER LABQRS ARE over
Relief Agent Appointed by Poor Board Rem
dGgS Account.
RECONCILIATION OF WORK DONE
Showing the Amounts Contributed to
the Mayors Relief Fund and by
Whom Contribuied-Row II Was
Disbursod -- Other Contributions
Received-A Balance EMsts-Will
Be Used in Emergencies.

Mrs. A. e. Psttigrew, relief agent
for the Scranton poor district com
pleted her labors aud retired from of
fee yesterday Mrs. Pettigrew has
been most assiduous in the discharge OF
her duties. Cases OF Indulgence ana
want have been relieved, the agent
visiting every home in person, She
had baen witness to many scenes Of
deStitution. and has helped brighten
many homes during one of the most
trying crises this CITY has ever passed
through.
Mrs Pettigrew was the diSburser of
the Mayors Fund, and at this late day it
may not be uniuteresting TO read again
the names of the donors They are as
Follows: Friend. 80; friend, $25; friend,
$2j; friend, $40; friend, $40: Scranton
police fund. $50; Davies& Griffin, $lOO;
f. Robinson's Sons. $500; L,wis, Reilly
& Davis, $40; P, II Cogne. $40; il. c.
Reynolds, s.; Order OF Elks. 500; We
tor Koch, $?j; Sprnks Bros, $50;
Stephen Gutheiuz, s95; Scranton Brew
ing com bauy, $50; Hotel Protective as.
sociation, 500; r. b. Sturges. $50; +
E. Platt. SIS; Dunmore Episcopal
church, IS; L II. Ripple, $2j; DeutSche
Einigkeit s.; Wonderland, $28l;
thres little girls, $l2j,
This does not inc!ule $l0O given by
". Il. Smith in orders at his store nor
the same amount given in like manner
by COnnsll q Co The associated
charities, too, contributed $3.50, and
that amount is not included.
HOW IT WAS DISGUISED
Of the total cash contributions re-
csiyed Mrs Pettigrew disbursed $780,
but the total disbursements exceeded
$1,000
Before the appointment Of Mrs.
Petigrew, the Mayors Relief commit
tee, consisting of John Gibbons, Theo-
dore Wolfe, Charles Nsuls and Philip
Kirst relieved much OF the distress that
prevailed on the South Side. They
made house to honse canvas AMI
every case Of want they discovered was
relieved.
The appointment Of Mrs, Pattigrew
| by the poor board was INTENDED as o
relief to those gentlemen VINO could
not spare the time necessary to COM
plete the labors required Of them. and
that lady has acceptably performed the
duties imposed, and tomorrow she will
render an accounting.
Besides the amounts referred to
above as being given for reliOf, there
were other contributions. The Con-
sumers' Ice and Coal company contrib
uted fifty tons Of coal and the Noun
tain Lake Land and Improvement COM
pany contributed ten tons, aud +. NJ
Bouton's Sunday school class in the
First Presbyterian church gave two
tons of coal. The First Presby yterian
Sunday school gave eight barrels of
-four, 200 pounds of oatmeal and quan-
titles of tea, coffee, sugar, rice. crackers
and potatoes. Clothing from many
sources was received but in nearly
every case the names Of the donor did
not accompany the gift.
There is still balance in the hands
of the mayor amounting to $l37 This
will be used for the purpose for which
it was originally intended to be used
as emergencies may arise, The total
amount of money expended was
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