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South River, Ga. (Georgia, United States) (search for this): chapter 37
anbrick, being sick, had a breast of mutton; Sister Albone 7lbs. of venison, some physic, and a bottle of sack, and brother Sill four quarts of sack for his refreshment in times of fayntness. Others were aided in supply of their manifold necessyties. About 1663 the care of the poor passed into the hands of the town, and for a hundred years after the poor were cared for by the selectmen in private families. In 1779 the first workhouse and almshouse was opened on the corner of Boylston and South streets. This proving unsatisfactory, soon another was built on the corner of North Avenue and Cedar Street, and called the Poor's House. Here, for the first time, were appointed overseers of the poor, distinct from the selectmen, who were charged with providing everything necessary for the support of the poor, and the appointment of a physician. This served the purpose till 1818, when a third was built in the square bounded by Harvard, Norfolk, Austin, and Prospect streets. In 1836 this
Boylston (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 37
ss; Sister Banbrick, being sick, had a breast of mutton; Sister Albone 7lbs. of venison, some physic, and a bottle of sack, and brother Sill four quarts of sack for his refreshment in times of fayntness. Others were aided in supply of their manifold necessyties. About 1663 the care of the poor passed into the hands of the town, and for a hundred years after the poor were cared for by the selectmen in private families. In 1779 the first workhouse and almshouse was opened on the corner of Boylston and South streets. This proving unsatisfactory, soon another was built on the corner of North Avenue and Cedar Street, and called the Poor's House. Here, for the first time, were appointed overseers of the poor, distinct from the selectmen, who were charged with providing everything necessary for the support of the poor, and the appointment of a physician. This served the purpose till 1818, when a third was built in the square bounded by Harvard, Norfolk, Austin, and Prospect streets. In
Charles (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 37
or's House. Here, for the first time, were appointed overseers of the poor, distinct from the selectmen, who were charged with providing everything necessary for the support of the poor, and the appointment of a physician. This served the purpose till 1818, when a third was built in the square bounded by Harvard, Norfolk, Austin, and Prospect streets. In 1836 this last was burned with one of its wretched inmates. Then followed a larger and much better building of brick on the banks of Charles River, where the Riverside Press now stands. It was well arranged and well managed, and some parts of the building still remain. This beautiful spot was abandoned in 1849 for the present stone structure in the northwest corner of the city, adjoining the Somerville line. Besides the public provisions for the sick poor, other charities have been created in Cambridge by bequests and gifts. That of John Foster for the poor of the First Parish; of Levi Bridge under the care of the overseers
Daniel White (search for this): chapter 37
aged, and some parts of the building still remain. This beautiful spot was abandoned in 1849 for the present stone structure in the northwest corner of the city, adjoining the Somerville line. Besides the public provisions for the sick poor, other charities have been created in Cambridge by bequests and gifts. That of John Foster for the poor of the First Parish; of Levi Bridge under the care of the overseers for the time being, to be expended for the deserving poor of Cambridge; of Daniel White for fuel; of Charles Sanders, of Cambridge, the income of $10,000 for the prevention of intemperance and the reclaiming of inebriates, and again of the same Charles Sanders a trust of $400,000 in aid of objects and purposes of benevolence or charity, public or private, a part of which is annually distributed in Cambridge. To these we must add the charities of the churches, the Cambridge Humane Society, the Avon Home for Children, and of individuals, a constantly flowing stream, the sprin
Isaac Fay (search for this): chapter 37
, 1872. It is due to this warm-hearted, energetic woman to declare that her interest in the hospital never flagged, and the hope never ceased that the day would come when the dearest wish of her heart would be realized. In December, 1873, Mr. Isaac Fay bequeathed to the hospital $10,000, with the restriction that it should be used only for the erection of buildings. This generous bequest thus restricted was carefully invested. In 1881, nine years after the hospital had been closed, Cambrise was renewed, and by liberal gifts, and especially by a Fair held by the ladies of Cambridge in December of the same year, $12,000 were added to its funds. These funds were still further increased by many gifts during the following two years. Mr. Fay's bequest had now reached $18,000. The hospital inclosure contains nine and one third acres. The soil is dry, gravelly, and sandy. The surface upon which the buildings stand is about twenty-five feet above the level of the river, and suffic
Charles Sanders (search for this): chapter 37
building still remain. This beautiful spot was abandoned in 1849 for the present stone structure in the northwest corner of the city, adjoining the Somerville line. Besides the public provisions for the sick poor, other charities have been created in Cambridge by bequests and gifts. That of John Foster for the poor of the First Parish; of Levi Bridge under the care of the overseers for the time being, to be expended for the deserving poor of Cambridge; of Daniel White for fuel; of Charles Sanders, of Cambridge, the income of $10,000 for the prevention of intemperance and the reclaiming of inebriates, and again of the same Charles Sanders a trust of $400,000 in aid of objects and purposes of benevolence or charity, public or private, a part of which is annually distributed in Cambridge. To these we must add the charities of the churches, the Cambridge Humane Society, the Avon Home for Children, and of individuals, a constantly flowing stream, the springs of which are known only
Morrill Wyman (search for this): chapter 37
The Cambridge Hospital. Dr. Morrill Wyman. Cambridge has not been wanting in its charities even in its earliest times. The Church, which was then the State, charged itself with the care of the sick poor. Some were aided, in a small way to be sure, in their own houses. Dr. Paige in his history gives us a list of charges, quaintly expressed, from which it appears that Brother Towne has £ 1 toward his expenses in sickness; Sister Banbrick, being sick, had a breast of mutton; Sister Albone 7lbs. of venison, some physic, and a bottle of sack, and brother Sill four quarts of sack for his refreshment in times of fayntness. Others were aided in supply of their manifold necessyties. About 1663 the care of the poor passed into the hands of the town, and for a hundred years after the poor were cared for by the selectmen in private families. In 1779 the first workhouse and almshouse was opened on the corner of Boylston and South streets. This proving unsatisfactory, soon another was
Emily E. Parsons (search for this): chapter 37
ng. Thus money will be wasted, and either the whole attempt fail for want of organization, or become a most expensive, unsatisfactory form of charity. With a strong feeling that something could be done to improve this state of things, Miss Emily E. Parsons, a benevolent lady of Cambridge, who had with great acceptance served two years as nurse in the army hospitals in Fort Schuyler and on the Mississippi, during the War of the Rebellion, opened in Cambridge, in 1867, with the aid of generoFebruary, 1871, the Cambridge Hospital for sick and disabled persons was incorporated. Early in 1872 it became evident, by reason of a lack of interest in the community, that the hospital could no longer be kept open and, with the approval of Miss Parsons, it was closed May 1, 1872. It is due to this warm-hearted, energetic woman to declare that her interest in the hospital never flagged, and the hope never ceased that the day would come when the dearest wish of her heart would be realized.
John Foster (search for this): chapter 37
mates. Then followed a larger and much better building of brick on the banks of Charles River, where the Riverside Press now stands. It was well arranged and well managed, and some parts of the building still remain. This beautiful spot was abandoned in 1849 for the present stone structure in the northwest corner of the city, adjoining the Somerville line. Besides the public provisions for the sick poor, other charities have been created in Cambridge by bequests and gifts. That of John Foster for the poor of the First Parish; of Levi Bridge under the care of the overseers for the time being, to be expended for the deserving poor of Cambridge; of Daniel White for fuel; of Charles Sanders, of Cambridge, the income of $10,000 for the prevention of intemperance and the reclaiming of inebriates, and again of the same Charles Sanders a trust of $400,000 in aid of objects and purposes of benevolence or charity, public or private, a part of which is annually distributed in Cambridge.
H. W. Longfellow (search for this): chapter 37
during the following two years. Mr. Fay's bequest had now reached $18,000. The hospital inclosure contains nine and one third acres. The soil is dry, gravelly, and sandy. The surface upon which the buildings stand is about twenty-five feet above the level of the river, and sufficiently distant from its bank. It is well raised above the crown of Mount Auburn Street. It has a water front of 500 feet. On the opposite side of the river is a park or meadow of seventy acres, given by Professor Longfellow and others to Harvard College to be held by the grantees as marshes, meadows, gardens, public walks, or ornamental grounds, or as the site of college buildings not inconsistent with these uses. Facing the south, the wards have the full influence of the sun, and a free course for the very desirable southwestern breezes of summer. The river front effectually prevents all dust from that quarter. In process of time the number of wards must be increased, and for this purpose all the nin
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