The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-22
OUR COUNTY
SEAT LETTER.
An Occasional Correspondent Treats
on Pertinent Issues.
THE ALMSHOUSE AFFAIR.
Public Opinion is Very Much Divided
on the Matter and Proper EncOur-
agement is Lacking.
THE ALMSHOUSE AFFAIR.
speelal Herald correspontene,.

special HERALD correspondence,
POTTsvILLE, Dec. 21-Sentiment is
greatly divided on the almshouse matter
and much of it is due to the lukewarm-
ness of the County Auditors, who seem to
lack encouragement from officials in
higher circles. This unfortunate and
does not tend to throw credit upon the
county. Every ly knows that for years
the administrations of the county aims.
house have been the subject of much
comment and criticism, and it has often
been remarked that the horses and cattle
have frequently received better attention
than the unfortunate human beings
obliged to seek shelter there. Almost as
much money has been spent in the erec
tion and fitting of palatial barns as the
cost of all the almshouse buildings in.
tended for the use of the poor and sick
Now that a demand has been made
through a mass meeting of citizens for an
investigation of the almshouse affairs let
the work go on. In the face of the de-
mand it is the duty of all the Auditors,
and County Commissioners, to lend their
aid in making the investigation as
thorough as possible. IT there are guilty
officials they should be exposed, and the
innocent ones should be removed from the
cloud. 1t will have a wholesome effect
all around, and hereafter the officials of
that institution will better realize that
the eyes of the people are upon them at
all times.
If the next Legislature will ca -ry out
81 81, 4l.
liquor dealers and hotel and saloon men
in towns of 10000 population and over Gn-
corporated cities eXcepted) will be required
to pay the same license fees as those now
paid in the cities. 1t was the difference
in the cost of city and town licenses that
caused the defeat of the proposition to
make Norristown, Pottsville, and Shen-
sndoah cities. Should the proposed
amendment to the liquor law prevail
there will be no further ground for that
objection.
The approach of the holiday season is
made apparent by the displays at the bus.
mess places and the throngs of people
from the country districts on our streets.
Merchants here say the holiday business
is brisk.
Must they go? mean the Democratic
Office holders in the County Commission
ers' Office and Messrs. unkelberger and
Carter, of the Jail. This question is
uppermost in the minds of politicians and
applicants for places. l am not prepared
to answer the question, but the indica.
lions are that some changes will be made
In conversation with a nOrth-of the
mountain newspaper man the other day
l learned that some of the Pottsville bust
ness people who are extensive advertisers
have decided to follow the example set by
John Wanamaker and discontinue all ad.
vertisiug outside a certain limit mean.
ing that north Of the. mountain news
papers will be cut off. In such an event
the business people of that territory will
rejoice.
Both the water company and those who
made complaints against it have had hear.
ings before the Borough Council and each
side made out good case, but the Coun-
Gil will go ahead and order a vote on the
question of establishing public water
works.
The numerous escapes from the county
jail is a sad commentary upon the institu-
tion. There seems to be a rotten apple in
the barrel, but no one is able to locate it,
From a standpoint of locks, bars and walls
it is a model place, but the rules seem to
be moth-eaten.
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