The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-18


BUILDISGs-The buildings are a credit to |
the county and are almost an ideal OF comfort. /
All are I'm good repair and condition. During |
the year a new addition was built To the main
brick building for a sittingroom and hospital
for men. the old one having been condemned
by the grand jury. the Board of Public Chari-
ties and the public. The buildings are fitted
with all the modern Improvements and il
well and substantially built at very moder-
ate cost. II is a credit TO the county. con.-cn-
lent and comfortable and is greatly appre-
ciated by the inmates.
Notwithstanding the year there was an av-
erslge OF IS inmates in the Home. admit
ed during the year. OF which : were removed
10 the hospital TO be treated for the worst of
all maladieS-;he disease Of the mind Many
were old, some sorely afflicted. There were
no contagious diseases at the Home and no
other sickness than the ordinary diseases sub
ject 10 old age.
CHLDREN-An children admitted to the
Home were placed in good. comfortable
homes. some by the Chiidrcn's Aid Society.
and none were in the Home that We're sound
in mind and body. over sixty days, as the law
requires.
0Ur-DooR RELIEF-The question of out
door relief is one OF the most annoying and
troublesome questions that confront us.
Human ingenuity has been more eNerted I'm
its el:de.i Sor To improve the condition of the
poor than In any other direction. Our best
thinkers and opinions from those who have
had long experience in the care of the poor.
are that all relief outside OF the almshouse Is
to be deprecated.
The classes who think ana read but little
are not easily convinced that the money en-
trusted Ia the Directors OF the poor i not in
tended 20 be used for rprivaie charity-they do
not stop to think tat the interests of the tax
payer must be guarded a. faithfully as the in-
terestS of the pauper. Mankind should he
taught that at their birth work was born with
them that hard work alone wieldS silent
but resistless influence toward happiness and
prosperity, and that enjoyment stops where
Incidence begins. idleneSs and Ignorance go
hand In hand, and sooner or later will lead TO
the aimshouSe or prison.
Prof \. q. Warner, in his book on Ameri-
can Charities, says: Il have never heard Of
any weii-autheniicatad instance where out
door relief was stopped. when the population
of the public charitable institutions Subso-
quently Increased. hut il was found apparent
~ that outdoor relief educates more people
for th" alnlShOuse than ID keeps out of il. and
that Therefore II Is neither economical nor
kindly"
Outdoor relief is discretionary with the Di-
rcctOrS of the Poor whether to give relief or
not. hul in no instance are they permitted to
10 give aS much relief as tina, for which they
can be maintained al the Home. Outdoor
relief should only he given for the immediate
relief Of those who meet with accident, sick
ness or misfortune. Ii Is not understood that
any one should become permanent pensioners
on the county,
In many instances the temporary relief
granted l. "A blessing and helps TO tide the
4 parties to whom il is granted over the mis-
I fortunes that may have befallen them, while
/ in many instances, where parties are receiv-
ing permanent outdoor relief. IL lS more det-
TimSnial than good, and only makes them
more dependent. Besides, when relief is per-
manently santed to parties. when they be
/ c'bme sick and helpless enormous bills have
! been incurred for waiting upon them, medi-
. cal attendance and burial expenses &c, which
| could he obviated 10 Il degree were they AT the
Z Home.
! While those asking relief. especially i'm cases
] OF aged persons, could be better maintained
and have more comfort, at the Home than al
1 their own residences, in many instances the
the r,-lief heretofore granted will b. stopped
I and the parties be required 10 come 10 the
/ home
DT.Tus-There were 10 deaths al the Homo
during the year; most OF them were old and
death was a relief. The death rate at ths
Home j. not any greater than the death ritS
Ia the county The dead are deeenily ana re
Specially Inferred Rev. Welch officiating al
all except two that were removed from the
REIIGIoTs SERyrCEs-Were held at Ieas
once each month and were greatly appreciat
! ed by all who were able To attend. The Chap
/ lain on ali occasions visited those who weT'
sick ia the various wards i'm the Home anc
/ held i service OF song and prayer win each
In conclusion we would say we do not claim
/ perfection in all the departments of the Poo
I House. vet we believe the management i stii
Z improving. The new Steward and Matroi
1 are doing all in their power to maintain tht
standing ana reputation the Home has made
Their work and kindly ministraiions TO th
sick should be appreciated by the public
Thanks of the Of the public are due Mr..
II. Meigle. the retiring director, for the fitth
ful performance of duty and the interest IA
manifested in the Home.
There were many visitors TO the Home dur
ing the year many prominent citizens, am
their criticism were very favorable 10 IN
Home.
zens 10 visit the Home and any suggestion
made for the better management of the HON
: will be appreciated.
SCHEDULE 4
List OF inmates maintained and empIoye
by the directors of the poor during the yea
1886.
Name. Age, and When Admitted.
Emanuel Albright IS Feb q ISIS.
Esward Bcrl1s 5 Oct IL ls9i discharged Marc
sherman Berks Oct IL 1884 discharge
David Burnworth ID Feb Il Isl5 discharge
: | March /. lssL5.
= John Bergman - Feb u ISa5 sent 10 Mere
Hospital April y 1875 rt-admitted June IL ls'
: George Bowers II y pril - 1855 eioped Apr
William Bossey y Aug 1895 discharge
John Bailey 45 April l6 ISg5 eloped July
q lS,i
carl Berea . oct y 1895.
Jacob Conrad 81 Fen ls41.
Alex Countryman - June lS76.
Milton Cross 81 sept Is 1873.
= Adam Custer 81 Dec 81 lS9S.
John Casey IL Dec ~ lsgi discharged Mare
- lsssj-
r n Crtmer - Jan lS.5 discharged Marc
1 - 1856 Te-admitted June u lSss5.
< John Fisher - Nov 10 lS75.
4 Conrad CilleIn A. May ; lSsi2-
Robert Good April 1894 indentured
Henry Fisher April y lss5
Ps,tiiclS Gallagher D Aug IS lSs5 died AT
- lSsgi.
: with David Lambert.
Uriah Hook = June II l'sci.
William HesSong - June , 1885 dischars'
Michael Holshu 81 June 25 1885 died Dec
ISsl
Walter Hoby - July 50 IS.,5
Thomas Homy 3 Oct Il lS'5.
samuel Jones - June - lS>9.
7 William Johnson q oct p lSSS.
Holm DJones - April 10 lS:5 eloped June
1885
carl II johnson Is Oct - iS.s5.
lanes X kooSer ~ April lSS).
Theodore Knable 81 April lSs0.
of Henry KoOntz a. Feb lssl.
y Henry Kester ;. July = lSsl.
q Andrew Kelley 81 Dec lsal.
le Adam Kaufman 81 Feb lss3 eloped Mar
=, ISIS.
L samuel Keyser 10 Feb - lS9i
er Hirain Kimberly 90 June 1921.
n Adam kaufman 81 Oct u lsai.
III Henry Lephart Il Dec "A loSS died Oct ~ IL
p William Luke - April lS1 discharg
ID Thomas Lee 40 April 70 is.5 discharged sc
ne : lNl5
I'd Mitchell McClintoek - July lssi died NJ;
=, is.a.
y Patrick Mccarthy 81 Jan u Iss6.
III Christian Meese ~ June Ii 1874.
Cyrus Meese 3 Feb 10 lsS'
~ John Messer,iaugh i6 Oct 1883.
+ William Miller Is Oct - lSf2
= Daniel MeGowan 10 April Il 1875 elop
a June isstj.
re frank ] Meyers % April l3 1875 taken
ci | Dixlnont April - 1886
~ IO'ln Mercer - Oct II 1895 discharged Oct
q lS5.
TO william Nelson II Oct D 1921 discharg
id March II ls9j.
Harvey Patton - May = 1870.
y Webster Piier Aug - lS.l Nov placed
r- charge of Children's Aid society.
= George RDok - March II lSsi.
g george Ryan f3 july = iSS7 discharged
IL April 1875.
~ Frederick Suder - April 4 lSS2.
~ Irwin sswartzendruber % Dec p lSS}
III William Sweitzer - April ~ lS7S.
John Sweitzcr - 4 pril ~ lS7s.
~ Eugene Skeiff - sept l6 lSS.'
D. Hiram Snyder II Oct 1873
Daniel Shaulis - Oct - lScl died Oct 80 Is
Clarence Staub is MAY : 1884.
George Swcitzcr - Jan 1876 eloped Jan
y. lSll.
ie Michael Smith % Feb 2l 1885,.
~ John z TresSler 81 Nov lSSs.
is Joseph Thomas = Dec l. ls,i.
IL Abnham Thomas - May 1895 discharS
Aug lS.so.
,n George Thomas May 1886 discharg
le June isttl.
., Fmneis Thomas ? May Isg5 discharg
~ June ls15.
~ Robert Van Meter 80 June l2 1889.
70 Zschariah Napnatta - April ) Iss5.
q, John Walker - May fsSl-
~ ~ Cha rles Wiizermeyer e. Jan ls5 elop
u IuiV Il