The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-12-01
OUR COUNTY
SEATLETTER.
An Occasional Correspondent Writes
on Different Topics.
WATER WORKS MOVEMENT.
It is Suggested That Before the POttSville
People Act They Should Await Re-
suits in Shenandoah.
Special HERALD Correspondence.

POTTsvILLE, Nov. 30-f / could get
hold Of the compositor who "set up my
last copy" or the proof reader, or both,
would be tempted to wreck vengeance
upon them, or either of them, Why they
should substitute the word "birth" for
berth " as used in my copy" | do not
understand l simply call attention to
the mistake to set myself right. But it
is human to err The other day a writer
referred to my friend w. f. Richardson
as Grand Army man, when in fact he Is
not one. He is, however, National
Guardsman There is a difference between
the two.
The people of this place are beginning
to get hot over the water question and the
water company is becoming anxious. The
Journal seems to be making a record for
itself as an advocate of the peoples inter
ests in all directions. First it took up and
successfully handled the cheaper bread
question, and now it is taking up cheaper
| water and at the same time doing noble
service for the afflicted people of Mt Car.
bon. The other dailies profess TO sane
| tion the Journals course, but it does not
strike me that they are enthusiastic over
it, As for myself am not an enthusiast
on the water movement. | sometimes
think there is big Job behind it. But
aside from that, l would prefer seeing the
| Shenandoah water works given a
trial before sanctioning movement
here. Ashland has public water
works and l know the people of
that place do not look upon the works
as mint or great money saver, and
Mahanoy City voted down public water
works proposition, 80 l feel like awaiting
results In Shenandoah before becoming
enthusiastic over the water works project
here. If the people of Shenandoah sue
coed in paying all running expenses
interest on the indebtedness incurred
part payment on the principal and give
the people water at rates lower than those
charged by the company now supplying
that borough then l will be one of the
first to say go ahead Pottsville" But
if the people of Shenandoah fail to do it,
what advantage will be gained AT
least, what encouragement will be held
out to us to make the water works a
public planti
! Judge Pershing's recent declarations
concerning the maintenance of slot ma.
chimes, pool and billiard tables and other
gambling devices in saloons has been
| strongly commended. IL Judge Pershing
adheres to the declaration, aud / have no
reason to doubt that he will not, there
will be big reduC tion in the number OF
saloon licenses next spring, or some
mighty thin kinned swearingI before the
court.
There is another thing to which the
court should direct its attention and that
is the practice of using saloon licenses as
an adjunct to the real estate market. This
could be stopped by giving more atten.
tion to the circumstances bearing upon
the necessity for granting licenses to new
stands.
The appointments to be made by the
County Commissioners for next year is
exciting considerable attention, inasmuch
that deal is said to have been made
with Major S. A. Losch as a shaping
hand. Should the report that Clerk Phil
Connell is to go be fulfilled the county
will lose a most excellent official.
Mr.. Miller, manager of Dives, Pomeroy
and Stewards store, is wholesouled
gentleman. Many of our people would
do well in following the examples he sets.
His generosity was felt on Thanksgiving
Day by the employees of the store and the
inmates of the Children's Homes
Speculation as to who Sheri riff-elect Scott
will make his deputies is running high
1t is believed in some circles that Mr.
Scott had his slate made before the cleo
tion and it will not be broken. Mr..
| Breckons will be the Sheriff's counsel and
Messrs. McGinness, of Frackville, and
Edward Roberts, of Shenandoah, are said
| to be fixed upon as deputies.
If Congressman Reilly has the influence
with the government he has always
claimed he will give us the much prom
ised public buildings before he retlres or
forever hold his peace. All that is re-
quired is the appropriation and it can be
secured with little hard work.
Capt. Jack Crawford, Of New Mexico
better known as the 'poet SCOUT shook
hands here with many of his old comrades
and friends this week. "Jack" enioys
the reputation of being the best known
and most popular frontiersman of the
country. He is meeting with great sue
! cess on the lecture platform.
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