Show CASES OF destitution the late inte cold snap increases tile the demand for county aid the cold weather ot of the past week had the effect of 0 doubling the applications made to the county for relief and chairman geddes ot of the county board has had tile his hands full attending to the de deserting poor the appeals for fuel were unusually numerous and almost as many orders tor for coal were given as during a week in midwinter S some ine of the cases ot of destitution reported forced u afre ere out ot of the usual I 1 lun un one young woman came into the commissioners pi sio ners room carrying a baby about abear a year old it was wag on oil one of the coldest days of 0 the week she told mr gedleg geddes that she was weal weak for the want of something to eat she had nothing to eat and no tuel fuel she he had sold everything she could spare to pet get money to buy food but had come to tile the end of her resources her husband hns has been sick rick in a hopr hospital Ital lor for three months and b his is recovery cannot be expected for or some soma months yet with tears in her eyes she he asked to be sent nt to the infirmary hrino fir mary y mr air geddes gave her orders for fuel and food and promised to get her 9 a place in mollie family or send her to the infirmary another pitiable ease caso wai that of 0 an 0 old id lady ot of 7 76 6 years w v ho he said she had been forced by absolute want and tear fear ot of starvation to apply for aid she liaa has been a widow for twenty years but ind had always made her own living up to a few months BRO ago when her strength suddenly fallee failed her and she was no longer able to get about she remained in her desolate room in tile the onta outskirts kirts of the city until hunger drove her out mr geddes relieved her wants and M will try to muke make per permanent manen provision tor for her A case which brought up again the advisability of a a county hospital or a hospital annex to the poor farm was that of a colored man who limped into the office and naked asked medical attention for nn an injured ter ICK lie he had burned one leg below the knee some time ima BRO ago but tied had treated jt it himself when the county physician examined the limb he found an ugly case of gangrene the negro said bald lie he had saved up a little money but he had bad spent it all in buying i food since he became disabled fhe was lien sent t to the tha infirmary tor for medical fr treatment as it Is feared he will lose his leg ice |