Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1900-11-01
Butler Count ' Home for the Poor.

4 DN the ONET--eLe 70 the tu-tONs VI ~
| County Commissioners and Supt- JOSEPH
Graham at the County Home, and Z
the surprise of all. although probably
500 people have been receiving aid from
the poor boards, only b entered th'
! poor house, and one Of them, crippled
youth named Howard Goehring wa;
discharged Monday evening, having OBJ
tained work in Wm- Mitcheu's restaur
/ ant. Butler borough had at least 15'
paupers, but only four went to the pco'
house This shows that the poor, ex
cept when old or crippled, have som'
hope Of making Hvings for themselves
and would rather Try il than surrender
themselves up as inmates Of a home
Winter viii probably drive many mor'
into shelter.
| As each pauper was received he ol
| she was given a thorough bath, thell
| clothes. If worthless, were burned anc
| il wearable were washed clean This l:
a sanitary measure. Large quantItle:
of plain durable underwear, clothing
and bedding have been provided
Each pauper's name Is entered IN
register together with his age, settle
ment, place Of nativity, occupation
| education, cause Of impoverishment, etc
The names, ages and settlement OF
| each entered are as follows:
Susan Douglas, 73 years old, and
Mary Christy, 81, of Washington town
ship: Lavina Allen, colored. aged 30
and her two children Bertha ,and Re
becca Jane, aged IA and II Forward Jane
s. Elliott, aged s., native Of ireland
Jacob Miller, aged 36, his wife Picnic.
aged %. and five children Charles, Jacob,
twins, Lillian, Frances and Laura aged
s. 8. 9 and years, Miller was resident
of Harmony and had leg cut on IN
railroad accidenty; Myrtle Rice, an IN
valid, aged %, Connoquenesslng twp
Gertrude Morrison. 4, Butler; Mary
Jane Wallace, 6j, Centre twp; Hannah
j. Crack. 81, Middlesex twp; Sarah
Wilson, IS, Middlesex twp; Eva Ware
ham, IS, Middlese1 twp; Nancy I'd
wards, 1O2, jefferson twp; Emma Krug,
45. Butler; John G. Ahner, S6, Muddy
creek twp; James Cannon, % and John
Russell. y. Cherry twp; Adam A Gov
ert, 80. blind, Parker twp. James Scott,
70, Allegheny twp; John s. Grove, 40,
Butler, arm off; John Williams, 30,
jackson twp. A. J. McDeyitt, Clinton
twp. John G. Bell, 30. Marion twp.
Thomas Scott, 81. Connoquenessing
twp, crippled; Edward Murphy, So,
Forward twp, paralytic: Andy Rose,
80. and George Nanstiel, "a. Winfield
twp. Robert Mcdonald, II and Howard
VI. Goehring, IS, Cranberry twp. ;James
McCurdy, rs, Frank Kelly, . and VIII
liam Atkins, 20, colored, consumptive,
all Of Butler.
In all II females and 81 males.
Nancy Edwards is probably the Oldest
person in the county and her great age
is said by Supt. Graham TO be correct
Mrs. Cracks weighs 80 pounds.
John Williams Of Harmony, native
Of Ireland, is i'll and feeble and his
death il momentarily looked for.
James McCurdy states that his wife
and children were all drowned in the
Butchers Run food in 1878.
A J. McDevitt was found lying along
the p. 3. e. L. Z. tracks in "a stupid CON
dition some weeks ago. He is slightly
demented, never talks and but once
wrote his name on piece Of paper. he
IN said to be a son Of John McDevItt,
formerly Of Centre twp. and his where
abouts have been unknown to his
relatives.
Supt. Graham's residence and office Is
in the magnificent administration build
ing in front Of the others and facing
south. Doors from it enter into the
dining halls, a separate hall for each
sex. Heavy ironstone cups, saucers and
plates and steel knives and forks are
IL h1 +oI a
dinning room is a chapel and sewing
room. Back and north Of the dining
halls is the kitchen Miss Lucy Barkey.
formerly Of Morganza, is employed as
cook. Here is a range Is feet long, two
5O-gallon soup vats. a 30-gallon brass
coffee pot and 20-gallon tea pot. No
hotel could have finer culinary depart
ment. North Of the kitchen in de-
.ached building is the laundry which is
amply equipped to compete with Nc
Dowell or the Butler Steam laundry,
except in fine ironing.
Coming back to the dining hall,
covered passages, frame and well lighted,
lead from the women's quarters ON the
east and the mems on the west In
these buildings, several single iron bed
steads are placed in each bed room.
and each contains two bath tubs. II
the paupers are not clean it will not be
for lack of means for cleanliness. a
large room ON each floor at the south
ends Of the buildings is kept for sitting
room.
In the halls Of all the buildings are
coils Of hose. noZzled, and ready to use
in case Of fire. The eleyated water tank
at the laundry gives plenty Of pressure
The whole place can be lighted by either
gas or electricity.
A 100 yards east OF the women's build
ing the frame work is up for the stable
which Cooper brothers are building.
The Poor Farm live stock at present
consists of one team of horses, four
Jersey cows and nine hogs. More COWS
will be needed. Prisoners have been
doing the farm work.
The whole plantation is an honor and
a credit 10 the county, and we have no
doubt but that Mr.. Graham. assisted by
his family, will administer the affairs Of
the county's home with honesty, kind
ness and business like capability. Next
year the grounds around the buildings
can be sown with grass and planted
with trees and nature, care and time
will make it beautiful and lasting
monument to the charity Of the tax
payer
Supt Graham is anxious TO find
homes with suitable persons wanting
children to raise for Bertha and Re
becca Jane Allen, colored. and Gertrude
Morrison. He also states that visitors
days are Tuesdays and Fridays only.