The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-02-19
OUR POTTSvILLE LETTER. 40
An Interesting Budget OF News From
the County Seat.

the County Seat,
n HPOTTsymLE, Feb. 1S-The greatly ad-
vertised Lizzie O'Brien, the star () wit
ness in the almshouse investigation farce,
has been lost and found again. Her silent
departure was heralded by the afternoon
papers here with scare" heads, intimat-
ing that the friends of the accused warden
were instrumental in getting rid of her.
Her re.appearance, however, they noted
with a few lines of small type. In the
estimation of all fair-minded people, better
by farIhad she remained lost to the world.
AS an untrustwoTthy and untruthful
witness, her evidence will go far toward
the acquittal Of the man she accuses. If
the prosecutors of Steward Hartman have
no better evidence to offer than the raw
ings Of debauched woman, the sooner
the whole business is dropped the better
II will be for the fair name Of old Schuyl-
kill. The public has had sufficient OF
filth dished up to them in the shape OF
this girls immoral conduct. ! yield to
no One-not even the ministers of the
Gospel--tn a desire to see the aims
house thoroughly fumigated-a general
house-clesning, rs it were, and all the ex.
pensive leaksI stopped. / am of the
belief, however, that it will have to be
done by other methods than those now
being used. The county is very liberal
toward its poor, and there is no question
but that this liberality has been abused
by certain officials. The position of Poor
Director is one of the most important
within the giftao the people of the
county and its administration should be
conducted with the view of rendering
1.-The greatest good to the greatest num-
ber."
There are but few people in this part of
the county who are losing any sleep over
the prospect Of an insignificant portion of
Schuylkill being attached to the proposed
Quay county. For the life of me can.
not see any reason why people need 90
/ into a frenzy and tear their clothes over a
little matter likeilthat. If Quay county
has been decided upon, so it will be, and
no amount of persuasion or yelling will
change the result. What will the loss of
one or two small townships, with popu.
! lation of a thousand or two, amount to
when the same territory will help to form
new county and make the people of that
section happy 1t will not materially
affect the standing of this county. 1t is
claimed that itIwill lose schuylkill county
a Congressman, "a Senator,and a Represen
tative. The result would be the same if
not an inch of our territory were affected,
| if the law as to representation is carried
out strictly. Under the last census we
are entitled to but one Senator and five
Representatives. So you see the creation
of Quay county will not materially affect
our interests rs a county, but on the other
hand may be'of much benefit.
The license mill has shut down for the
present year, and the number of liquor
| licenses granted is much larger than at
the previous term. A large number OF
applicants have been refused. Now watch
The transfers. People who have procured
| licenses for the purpose of selling or rent
! ing their properties at fabulous prices, to
| the less favored ones, ought to be exposed.
! Our judges should emulate the example
Of other courts and refuse to permit
these people to make merchandise out OF
their license privileges.
Just as was predicted in this CORE
| spondence, the Borough Council has
refused to give the people chance to
vote for public water works. The Coun
cilmen are wise in awaiting the result of
the Shenandoah experiment. Besides,
what is the use of going through the
farce of voting for a new water plant
when there is no available water supply
to be had, the old company having secured
all there were lying around loose. l am
of the belief that Pottsville will get no
other water except when a supply is had
from the Niagara Falls company.
Our present Congressman is certainly
plucky. For years he has labored in and
out of season to secure for this city a
public building. Notwithstanding num-
erous defeats and Encouragement, he at
last succeeds just as he is about to retire
from his arduous duties. Mr.. Reilly has
been hard worker in the halls of Con-
gress, and retires with the best wishes of
his constituents of both political parties.