Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1904-01-14

Abatement Of the Epidemic.
Epidemic conditions improved SO rap
! idly last week, that the General and E1
ecutive Committees, after due consider
alton, at their meeting Monday addressed
the following statement to the public
STATEMENT.
BUTLER. Pa, JAN. II. 1904.
1t has been deemed expedient by the
members of the General Relief Com
mittee and the Executive Committee tc
make the following announcement re-
lative to the funds contributed from all
sources for the benefit of the typhoid
fever sufferers of Butler.
Investigation shows that unless some
unforeseen circumstances arise and about
which the members of the General Re-
lief and Executive Committees and all
ward committeeman can have no know
ledge of at present and relying entirely
on our experience and judgment derived
after six weeks of constant and careful
attention to the work of relief. there
fore, we are of the opinion that, with
the funds now in hand, together with
any other funds contributed up to date,
or the funds which have been con-
tributed, but which have not yet been
received by the Treasurer, T. ]. Shut
fin, we will have sufficient amount OF
money TO pay all debts thus far con-
tracted or which will be contracted pro-
viding the same system of work is
carried on and providing no unforeseen
contingencies arise and Of which we
have no positive knowledge.
We, therefore. desire to announce to
the public generally and more especial
ly to those sources from which we have
received contributions. that in our judg-
ment we will be able to meet all in
Cured OF to be incurred obligations as
before referred to providing the money
thus far solicited or subscribed is
promptly forwarded to the treasurer,
and we request that from this day no
further monies be solicited for or sub
scrlbed for the relief of the typhoid suf-
fsrers of Butler.
In making tais statement to the
public we do it as result of careful
and thorough investigation of the con-
ditions as they now appear to us and
trust our conclusions will be fully war
rauted by the results.
We are united in the opinion that the
crisis in the epidemic is passed, basing
our Judgment on the reports made by
the chairmen Of the ward committees,
supplemented by statements from the
State Board of Bealth.
We wish, therefore, to accompany
this announcement with an expression
of our heartfelt gratitude to an ever
generous and loving public for the
liberal and spontaneous response to the
call for aid and to assure each and all
who contributed to the fund Of the very
deep appreciation on the part of all
those who have received and will re-
ceive assistance as q result OF such
generosity.
Altogether about $50, 900 has been re-
ceived by the Treasurer, about $40, 600
leaving about $4,000 on
hands. and though four new cases were
reported Monday, and two Tuesday, the
old ones are convalsscing 30 rapidly
that the Committees considered the
above action advisable.
Some late contributions re noted as
follows:
Citizens of Harrisville $210; Mercer
b947; Clearfeld $62; Beaver 1881; Mauch
Chunk $50; Washington. Pa, $i0e;
Parkers Landing $50, Struthers. o.. f25
Punxsutawney s74; Grand Lodge f.. &
A. NJ. $500; Sewickly Presbyterian
$3.50; Greenville N. e s43; Lutheran 9.
3. of Somerset 500.
BUTLER, PA. JAN. Sd, 1904
MR.. w. u. DOUTHETT, Butler, ia.
Dear Sir:-Will you please extend
thanks TO all those who made
donations Of vegetables, chickens. canned
fruit. ETC., and assure them Of the very
deep appreciation on the part Of all
those who received aid as a result of |
their kindness. The following names
appear on our list:
]. NJ. Douthett. J. B. Dodds, Fl. d.
Hartzell. J. 8. Hartzell, Samuel Riley,
w. ]. Burton, w. s. Douthett, Herman
Hertzley, J. D. Williams. Cbas. Patter-
son, J. b. Martin. A. G. Brown. Joseph
L. Douthett, Jas. E. Douthett, L. 8.
Ricbey.
Very truly.
r. 81. BRoDHEAD,
Acting Secretary