The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-11-17
DIRECTORS LISTEN
TO TALES OF WOE
Many Applicants for Relief at Yes
terday's Meeting Of the Poor
Board-Some of the Cases.

| a large number OF applicants for re.
| lief were presented at yesterdays
lneeing of the poor board, and several
! OF these were possessed OF very novel
and unique features. Among these was
the case of Miss Mary Kelly, of Holy
oke, Mass The latter is an eighteen
year-old girl, who claims that she came
! to Carbondale about two months age
with her father, an old soldier and pen
sioner. She says that he left her in the
care of an aunt in Carbondale and
then went back to Hoyoke. She has
written to the family several times, but
has received no answer. Her mothe,
| is an invalid, and receiving care in a
Holyoke institution.
Her aunt is in needy circumstances
| and she applied for aid to Mrs. Dug.
| gan, the agent for the Associated Char
tiles. During the last week Miss Kelly
| has been looked after by the Young
Women's Catholic club of this city. The
! board decided that the case came under
Carbondale jurisdiction, and dismissed
/ the applicant.
Patrick Murray, an aged resident of
I Blakely, was greeted as he entered the
| room by an exclamation of who's
| by Director Dickert, and the old ap-
plicant's appearance licensed the re-
| mark. TIe has been an inmate of the
! Hillside Home, and on various occa-
| sions received aid. but yesterday his
hopes We're doomed to disappointment.
Il won't go to the Home again. he
! remarked in shrill, high voice, and
the directors decided that the Blakely
poor board had better look after him,
at which the old man arose, picked up
his cane and hobbled from the room.
Mrs Mary Attila, of Ninth street,
told q piteous tale of being deserted by
a second husband, whom she only re-
Gently married. She said that before
her marriage she gave the unfaithrul
Attia $50, which she had saved, and
after their marriage he made off with
$500, the balance of her savings. Her
story made quite an impression OH the
board, and a motion was about to be
| made, providing means of relief, when
Dr. Paine arose and remarked that he
recognized in the applicant one OF the
regular pensioners who for the last
year and half has received 81 a month
allowance. He once heard something of
her second marriage, but she denied it,
when questioned on the subject. Mrs.
Attila left the meeting without deriv-
ing any satisfaction.
The meeting was presided over by
Director Fuller in the absence of Presi-
dent Brooks. Director Shotton reported
that interment had been given the re-
mains of James Fiorto, the young boy
run over and killed by street car at
Bulls Head, a few weeks ago, and DR..
Paine reported for the home commit
tee that the foundation of the stone
building is now completed and work
has been begun on the superstructure.
Work is being ustrlously pursued
at the institution of digging II canal to
dispose of the sewerage. For three
weeks, under the direction of Superin-
tendent Beemer, active preparations
have been made, and when the labor is
finished there will be a sewer 800 feet
in length, twelve feet wide and six
deep. The water is to be filtered
through wall. 1t will be stored in a
large tank and be used for the irriga-
ton of large number of acres of land
nearby, while the waste itself will be
used for fertilizing purposes