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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
Stiff ind Prevented Any Fast Time
Being Made.

BuGalo. Aug. 2.l--Despite thfcnten-
ing weather, the attendance was good
at the third days grand circuit races
here today, the card being an attract
i've one. A stiff wind M the track pre-
vented any fast time being made. The
unfinished pace 2:iO class. was won by
SphinXetta, after Miss Rita had taken
a heat. Summaries:
First race. 2.ie class. pacing tunlnishen
-SphinXetta won: Miss Rita, second; ;
Heir-at-Law. third: best time, 2.l0l4; two
heats off today.
Second race, IA class, trottmg-Pilot
Boy, first: Rifle, second Ben B. third
best time. 2.lS7..
Third race. free-for-all. trotting--Fan-
tasy won; Beuzetta. second, Onoqua,
third: best time. 2.09ia.
Fourth race, 2d1 class, trutting. (un-
finished)-Bouncer took two heats, Cephas
one heat and James l. one.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22

I told him I'd left it at the repair shop.
We'll, he says, you're runnin' quite
risk IL you sleep here with all these
tough characters around o thanked
him and went out to find another place
to sleep. You haven't forgot what you
said about handin's me piece of
money!"
No. I'll give up to you. Here's a
quarter. l like any man who's good
at his particular line of business
We'll, l think I'm pretty fair. 1 went
in to look at new kind of wheel yes
terday and the man in the store gave
me cigar. l hadn't thought of the
bicycle stores before. They ought to
be good. Well. I'm goin' to take this
quarter and buy some oil for my lamp.
Goodbye
Goodbye. Chicago Record.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
EASY FOR WILKESaBARRE.
The stars Could Not Connect with
hccnan'> Deceptive Curves.

Wilkes Barre. Aug. 2l.-Syracusc was
unable to do anything with Keenan, to-
day. Mason. on the other hand. was
an easy mark for the Wilkes Rarrc
SluGg"ls. They hit him for fourteen
hascs with total Of eighteen. but the
good field work of the visitors kept the
scur" down.
The features of the game were the
home run drives of Belts ana Carey.
The latter drove the bali into the sweep
hole in a far OFF corner OF left field
and it was lost. Weather. threatening.
Attendance. $40. Score:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
NOT 4 PROFESSIONAL.

You may think l have taken as
subject a professional gambler. but
far from it. | have gone into it so
thoroughly to show the methods used
by one of our best investors down the
lire. There are others well known to
all racing men and each has a short
name In the poOl-boX. Pen knows
who "59' is, who is meant by IS. w"
who "E. F. c." is. also many others.
When the other end of his ticket Is
sold he pretty nearly knows who has
It, Many time the box buys it when
they think they know shade the best
in the race Like all big buyers. he
has practically no limit in the matter
of credit and never has to produce"
to take out his tickets. one rarely
hears him remark. "I'll bet you so and
so" on anything up for discussion. but
] have ofttimes heard him say quiet
ly: You will bet five hundred? Wen.
/ must take that bet" and producing
a roll takes out the necessary amour:
and hands il to some reliable man of
his acquaintance whom the other end
may agree on as stakeholder.
That's all there is to 1t. No more
talk unless the other party wants TO
I Add to the bet and he thinks well Of
It, sometimes little barter for odds
or whatont but never any cheap talk,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
AMATEUR BALL NOTES

THE Walnut street Stars. of Dunmore.
accept the challenge OF the ACtivcs. of
the South Side. for Sunday. August 30.
on the Dunmore grounds. Come to the
end of the Sububan line ind they will
meet YOU.
The Niol"ts. Of South Scranton, will
cross bats with the Lilies. of Achbald.
August -, on the Hollow grounds. ut
, y. N. ~ good game is expected. the
players are as follows a. Murphy. G.. ::
j. StonGlinc, p.: j. Chase, s. S.; NJ. Troy,
lst b.; G. Kraft. md h.. r.. kolb. 3rl b.
f.. Murphy. l. E.: G. Stcnglinc. G. f.:
J. Ridenback, r. f.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
BY ONE RUN.
Scranton a Winner in Ter.,nEirg
Game viii! Rochester johnson
i'tched Again.

~ the thhd tcn-inniuE gam, played
!! scranton this week, Eorhe St," was
Ga.uatCG yesterday. Il was 4 pitcher
ha,th with nOuurs even between john
son and EustuN uu To- the tenth inning
Wlicn the Biackbird weakened and he
vqH hil.ounsccutivcly by Fa%an, Massey
and Mcguire ana the winning run scor-
ed with on, out.
1im Kecfc. the eN- -Nutionai League
umpire, VINO resigned IN disgust from
the big league because h' would not
stand the violent ana lrutaI Ian
gvagc oi the players, and who was the
orc" star pitcher of the New York
Chants, umuhrd the game. 1t was his
DEBUT as au Eastern League umpire and
il his wur.i pf yesterday il any criterion,
Timothy will do. His balls and strikes
aud base decisions, throughout a game
;Nat was unusually close ana hard
f,Icht. did not cause Il kick from either
team. He will have smooth sailing If
he continues 30 do as we'll as he did
yesterday.
IOHNSON'S FINE WORK.
Gornntun's chances for winning did
not look Ver! bright during the first
two innings in which the Blackbirds
Wrnt at Johnson IA most outrageous
fashion, as young lady in The grand
st2Gu said. In tha two innings they hit
.'. ,'','' ~ =" ~. ~.
'' ''N "'>r'' So WV '''''y' VI, D,''''
"'' '''''''' .''.''''' ~ o.
!"'''i 'h""te VI 'i'c u"! ",i'e ""ti,
'"'N !""l'"'u n'i'' '"' VI ''' p'I an"
H'"'e 'eu runs III tNo "''" ""e-h"h III
H'''"S' 'ut lo'llhy Nal" 'ht'' nay
a." III me iaSt ei%ht innings pllcheu't 'tho
h.'l NS!"uS Same nc Is capa"ie o. CIV
ms hGt three scattered mus ana NOT
Nd'EIuS man l" INST.
.-'.t t"i' h'ahWhh'' was Plt'hihE
'!'aly as goo" baIi' Up 10 the 'eh'h
a." nonhis between them were even hE
was the play III the iieId. Easton h"u
ahe"H MT only twice IN any one inning,
The FIRST, and had splendid control OF
the laii. 1t was not until the last Of
the tenth that he was really solved and
tt II he was finished In right smart
order. The support accorded each
pitcher was good, one run on each side
being due to an error.
nAcrrtpr.e t,pt,1,ry u.opr-
80 ms ~ ~ 90 ~
- n.+, .''''.'
i''''''' 1i""'o,' I'M" "'- ma H.
.''" ""s N"'''u "'oi. - "'", 'i'e
~ "'' VI ''ie i,vH' WIN ''i'n it i'e'l"ll''
''' :. .''N - va. anu W '''' Hpre' s'no
'.''u '.'t "a' 'Ii o''ii'i'9' III '"r III -
'iie tpi''il VIC san. t,' Ia, as i'o'
49, ""S lonct' i'eu' c,iLe" WIN "Ia'
Ir,oI,.t,,,d, bad 70 t,,i,, a,,t
-
In the. first half Of the opening chan
tor Rochester scored one. but in the
last half Scranton tailed twice. In
the second Rochester pushed two men
across the pan and had one run on
velvet until the seventh when Grinln's
men got one and tisd the score. No
more runs were made until Scranton
earned the winning tally in the tenth.
Rochester in the first began with n
dash that looked bid fer Johnson.
Rottenus smashed the first ban pitched
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
WYOMING AVENUE,

runs were scored and only in the third
and fifth did a Scrantonian see first.
Rochester was less fortunate, as only
in the fifth did a Blackbird make Il
cali on Big Bill'' Massey.
Scranton made a run. and tied the
score in the seventh on Berger'S single,
q wild pitch, O'Brien's single and
Mcancy's life.
In the eighth and ninth Rochester by
n hit succeeded in getting one runner
on the bases. while Scranton did the
same on IA base on balls.
y fast double play. with one out.
prevented the Slackhirds from scoring
in the tenth. DAILY singled and Lynch
ilew out To O'Brien. Beard hit one 10
Macuire, and, with Eeister playing
middle man. DAILY and Beard We're dis
posed of in one play.
THE GAME WON.
Meauey was first up for Scranton and
flew out to DAILY. Eagan singled and
Massey committed the same offense,
Peter going only To second from where
he scored with yards to spare on Ma
CURES hit to left. Score:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
Wa NashiugtOn.Cicycland.

Washington, Aug. 2l.-Mercer and
Wilson were in fine form this afternoon
and gave a good exhibition of scientific
pitching, Mercer being the steadier.
Wallace took Wilson's place in the
eighth. Score:
R.H. e.
Washington 0 90 e. /
Cleveland % q 4 u o-1
Batteries-Alercer and Farrell: Wilson.
Wallace and thinner. t'mpire-Hurst.'
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
WORLDS RECORD BROKEN
Joe patchen Clips a Quarter Of
the Stallion ReCOrd-=.Made
the Mile in 2:05.

Portland. Me. Aug. 2t.--The stallion
Joe Patchen today lowered the worlds
stallion pacing record held by John r.
Gentry, 1T Rigby, by one quarter of a
second. in fresh wind, making the
mile in 2:0a.
His quarters We're 30i5. 29,5. 3OH. 323
Joe Patchen was paced by runner
known as Little Friend.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
Observation-Disclosures.

Boston. Aug. 2l-With the score five
to nothing in favor of Cincinnati in the
third innings Of today's game. Nichols
replaced Sullivan and was more eftec-
tive. Dwyer was replaced by Rhines in
the fourth. Score:
RH T..
Boston ......O ! u "-lO IN
Cincinnati! % ! q , . II &
Battrrics-Sullivan. Nichols and Bergen:
Iwycr Rhine aud peitz. Umpirr--Lynch.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
NcW.YOrl,-ClijrcyO.

New York. Aug. 2l.--The New Yorlis
made another remarkable brace with
their bats in the eighth inning today
and as on yesterday they won the game
in the last inning. Clarke was hit
freely in the early part of the game
but steadied down and with fine spp>
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22

port blanlled the Chlcagos in, The last
four innings. Score:
R.H.E.
New York II 90 > o 0 0 . $50 3
Chicago .....0 0 . 3 o @ o. j
Batteries-Clarke and Zearfoss; Friend
and Anson. Cmpire-Emslie.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22

SnrinGiicld. Mass. Aug. 2l.--Toronto
defeated the Ponies 10y hard hitting
and the assistance Of loose work by the
home team here today. Score:
|, II. II.
Springfield Il o q o. 6 .
Toronto ...3 o . 0 > - I.
Batteries McFartlin and Gunson: sta
ley and Casey. Cmpire--liOrn
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Observation-Disclosures.

Philadelphia. Aug. 2l.-Philadelphia
had no trouble in batting out a vic
tory today from Louisville The foa-
ture Of the game was kecner's pitch
ing, Louisvllies making but three hits
off him during the game. Weather
cloudy and cool. Attendance. 1,3G0.
Score:
plE
Philadelphia o ~ 0 | 0 . 0 S--l3 II /
Louisville 20 0 o o - 8 3 4
Balteries-Keener and Grady; Frazier
and Dexter. Cmpirc-Conahan.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22

bethlehem. Pa. Aug. 2i.--Captain
Gunsolus. of I.chigh university's foot
bali team. has called his players to re-
port on Sept. II. ''Chub' Morris. Of
Yale. will coach the eleven. and the
proenerts; ara good for q strong team
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
SYRACUSE.

w llk'''- ibllIf ..'' " u " " " " " y
syracuse ........f u q q ] u }
Earned runs-W Wlkes-i'arre, 3: Syracuse,
o. First base by crroTs-Wilkes-Barre, >;
Syracuse, !. Lett ON baseS--Wiikes- Barre.
IS: Syracuse. :. tirs, base on balls-Oif
Keenan,, ,; off Mason. |. Struck out-Ry
Mason GOcgkle i.yttla Honncr. Home
ruus--Bctts Carey. Thrce-basc hit-l.e-
zotte TWo-hase i,it-Rdym0ud. Sacrifice
hita-Lyttic. Hctts, Dggins. stolen bases
--Lyttie. Double ilays- Raymond 20 II
rich to Carey. Bonner to Earl to Gorcke
Wild pitch--Alasou, /. tmpirc--Gaifncy
Time 30
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22

Fa~tar, ra>iCFu hCngrr Games.
Ro,h,stor at Scranton & samcsJ
Syracuse at Nill,cs-ifavrc
br'tJlo a Providence.
Toronto al Springfield.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22

The race of w. w. Hamilton against
the celebrated PAGER, Joe Patchen, has
been arranged and the date set for
August 30. 1t will be run in Chicago,
but the track has not yet been select
ed. Washington park track will be
chosen. it is thought. as it is the best
arranged course for such @ race.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22

Parsons, the Australian crack. who
came across with Johnny Johnson. has
been on the track but eighteen months,
during which time he has won forty
two iirsts. thirty seconds and nine
thirds. He holds every Australian
record from the quarter to fifty miles,
besides all the champorsh He says
he and Johnson will go TO Australia
in November or December.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
ONE BIG WINNING.

bNE biG WIN MINI.
Another race on which the syndicate
won well was at Rochester the year
Star Lily won the Flower City stake
| $4,000. Andy Wech was in on the
play and Frank Herdic had a very
busy day. his ticket writer's as well
pace with the game. Still another
race ! remember where Pen" got
many winning tickets was when Semi
| colon defeated the then sensational
spotted mare" Leopard Rose, 2:15iH,
| at Charter Oak i'm the mud. Had not
Jerry O'Neil won n heat from the soft
| mare which Brannigan had it would
have been all off. but the little Med
ford reinsman pulled the game out of
the fire by beating the favoritc in 4
smashing finish right at the wire.
thereby earning a neat little remem-
brancc from Goldsmith. as Semcolon
won the deciding heats. In addition, I
will say think to this day O'Neill
had a little on Present to win well
and took a chance to beat the cracks
himself
Mr.. Pendeton has done the buying
for James Golden when east many
years. 1t is his ability to "see and not
to he seem which renders him es-
pecially well fitted to do pooling at Ill
times. He has that cold, disintereste ed
way about him that few ever intrude
upon to ask an opinion and when he
| loses one never sees change. Tn
| like many he rarely mentions amounts,
although he told me at one meeting
| west n few years ago. that it had cost
him $4,000 to watch the racing that
week. But later down south he got it
all back. None ever'saw Pen" go to
| the judges stand or "roas." a judge
because of losses to himself and the
party where some detail was passed
| by too literally to their interests in
the race. You never see him stand
around on the lawn counting his
| money or stacking up his tickets. and,
| indeed, to watch him casually one
would think him entirely at ease and
| unconcerned as to the outcome of the
| races.
! Breyity is n study with PEN" and
| he can tell you more in ten lines in a
letter than any ore else could In a
| page epistle. There is method
about everything he does. somehow,
and he never seems to be studying the
selection of words to best his pur-
| poses. IF some rGilbrd is surrounded
| by u group listening to that worthy
prognostications. do you think you
would see "Pen" get a hot foot on
and join them? Not he. People like
| Senator and "Gamey." who know
something" can always get next. but
| the windy class get frost at ali
| times.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
NERVY BETTING
BY PENDLETON
How the Well Known Circuit Plunger
Does Ii.
QUIET, AND UNAsSUMN0 FELLOW
Everybody Likes Him and He Stands
in with The Big Horse Owner..T He Is
Not Like the Usual Professional
BettOr.

In an article on Pendleton, who is so
well known along the Grand Circuit,
Percy. in the Chicago News. had this
interesting story yesterday:
Pen" usually attends to the buying
for General Turner, frequently oper-
ates for Mr.. Hamlin and is ''in" with
Orrin Hickok and Counselor Crawford.
He Is good buyer, attracting no no.
tice even when they tout him to see
what he is on. 1t is always difficult
to catch him, as he rarely more than
mods his head or lifts his cane but the
auctioneer, in an aside to his writer,
will say Pen" just so one near at
hand can hear the name. Again, he
has an order in early-S2. 900. $1,000 or
whatever it may be, and though he
Is seen in the ring he rarely bids up
the other end as some do.
Always watching every one else all
the while, he knows how every pool
is played by owners and their agents
and gets many a line in that direction.
When he hedges one has to follow
closely. The seller is. of course. bound
to get off as much as he can for Pen"
anu he is DuSy always u NpSe HV
chances to protect his interests i'm the
deal. In the books bet by him always
knocks the price down and he has
hard work getting on a horse to any
extent. ! have time and again got on
Il horse for heat for him and always
received liberal offer of settlement
when 1t won. When the Goldsmith
boys were alive "Pen" did a lot of
business with them, as he was always
a great admrer of their driving and
fitting capacity. The day Mambrino
Maid beat Lady Bullion, Almont and
other good ones at Cleveland in 1890
/ saw Pen" play thousands of dollars
for the party, and she won it hand
somely, too Jim Goldsmith drove
one of the races of his life that day.
DOC" Tanner was his head man then
and told me all along that the peculiar
ly marked mare by Majolica's s brother,
Mambrino Startle, would eventually
win it and to get in when the price
was low. had great faith i'm Budd Do
bles mOunt-Lady Bullion-but she
never could have beaten the mare
from Philadelphia that day. She got
her record in that race as did also AL
mont, 2:17, then in Dickerson's stable.
The Michigan people backed Lady
Bullion heavily and the Kingman boys
lost heap Of good money. as did, |
think, Mr.. Clark, owner of Pilot Me-
dium.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22

Tpronto's victory at Springfield ana
3uffaio's defeat at Providence puts the
Canadians IN third position. Scranton
won Il ian-inniug pitchers battle from
HurnCsrur Wilkes Barre won Il heavy
hitinG game from Syracuse. Spring
field los 30 ,hc ca uadians because the
latter III. harder ana ueiGed better.
Percentage .rcort.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22

Cincinnati cycers. by means of their
complete organization, have succeeded
in downing the sprinkling nuisance,
and have had an ordinance passed
which not only prescribes how much
water shall be used on the streets. but
also allows a portion of each thor
oughfare to remain unsprinkled.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
EASTERN LEAGUE
BASE BALL GAMES
Csrucks Again Gus; the Bis0nS from
Third Place.
RARD.r> III CANE IN SCRANTON

In u Pitchers Battle Ii ToUk Ten
Innings tor johnson to Shows Ills
Superiority Over faStnn--N iikrs-
IL ere Continues Its Waning
Streak-- rrOvii cnce and Toronto
the Other Winners.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22

The race track management Mt
Butte, Mont, has decided that female
cyclists who wear boomers belong in
the mems class, ana have denied them
the free privilege that ladies' enjoy
at the track. Hereafter they viii be
compelled to either pay 81 for every
admission to the track, as men do, or
purchase season ticket.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22

a Nutmeg state bicycle manufac-
turer with an eye to the main chance
is putting two wheels on the market,
one of which is known as the Gold
Rug" and the other as The "Silver
Bug" The metals manufactured by
the concern are in each instance per-
feet imitation of gold and silver. and
no plating will be used in the entire
makeup of the wheels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22
STORY TOLD TOO WELL.

You told your story too well. You
want to change it little and put more
feeling into IT,"
Us that so? Mabbee T amt as good
as | thought | was. ] fool the coppers,
though. | was asleep in Washington
square the other night with some other
fellows. when u con came through, He
raped all the other fellows on the feet
and punched en- with the club. but
when he got to me and saw the suit he
just shook me by the shoulder and
wanted to know where my wheel was.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-22

Lost ........'a> tiu.l3.5o.53 H5j
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-21

The Sages, the worlds greatest hypnotists,
who have been playing to crowded houses
throughout the state, will open weeks en-
gagement at Ferguson's Theatre this even
ing. Shenandoah theatre-goers may expect a
rare treat in the way Of an entertainment.
The performance is highly amusing, espec-
tally to students of hypnotism, who find in
the exhibition most instructive exposition
of what hypnOtism is not and is not pre-
tended to be. We bespeak for the Sages a
successful engagement, as Mr.. Sage under
stands hypnotism, and his brief explanation
ought to clear the minds of his audience of
good many Of the popular misconceptions
C ncernug it.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-21
THE MOISTER OBSEOUIES
Attended by Many SchuyIkm People at
Wilkcsbarre Yesterday.

The funeral of Isaac r. Moister. Division
Superintendent for the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company vt Niikcsbarrc, and who died al
that place ON Friday last, took place there
yesterday afternoon and was attended by
many of his former uCighbOrs and friends
IN this town, as well as many mine and rail.
way officials from Northumberland, Colum.
bia, Schuylkill and Luzcrne counties.
special train was placed at their disposal
and left here at nine O'Clock yesterday morn
ing and on the return trip left Wilkesbarre
at 1870 in the afternoon, arriving in town at
OF clock. By the time the train reached
Nilkesbarre the delegation numbered nearly
two hundred, Of which about seyeuty-fve
were from llaIletOn. The remains were in
TERED in the Hulleuback cemetery at Wilkes
barre. The pail bearers were Fred NJ Chase.
Chief Accountant for the l.. Y. Coal Company .
Robert Mercur division engineer, John
Humphries, assistant; S. d. Warner, Mechan-
ical Engineer, and William Billings. Second
National Bank, all of WiIkesbarre; and John
A. Grant, Assistant Division Superin-
tondent, with headquarters at Lost Creek.
Inc following We're among tho people i'm
attendance Col. ID. p. Brown. James Heaton,
John T. Jones, Frank Scaulan, Morgan w.
Price, Thomas McKeone, William Jones,
James J. O'Neill, Victor Robbins. John W.
Bedford, william Jones, Samuel Steinbach.
Herman V. Hesse and William p. Price. Lost
Creek; John A. Grant, Daniel and Richard
L. Ogden, Benjamin S Daddow and w II.
kaercher also John J. Price, w J. Watkins.
w. J. Morgan and Jesse b. Davis, of Shenan-
doah; }. Claude Brown, Thomas Reilly. James
Irwin and William Bainbrdgc, of Browns
vile; John Williams and Daniel Obenhouse
and son, Ashland; Peter Quirk, Girardvile ;
William Lewis, John Lomlett, Oliver
Hawklngs and Inspector Williams, of Cen
traliai Tobias Bickle, John Reed. James
Farrell, Mt. Carmel; Eli T. Connors.
Shamokin; Chris. c. Cox, William II. Carter
and Charles Lynn, Mahanoy City George
Scott, William Leckie, Robert A. Quinn, s.
V. Tench, II. 7. Fisher, Jacob Britton. Jr.
Hugh Dolan, f. G. Clemmens and BENJAMIN
Hudson, Pottsyille; W. b. and Joseph
Richards, New Boston Edward and James
Reese, Park Place.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-21
COURT HOUSE APPOINTMENTS.
Commissioners Rentz and Myers Hold An
other Secret Meetinp.

PoTTsvILLE Dec. 21.-There is much
mystery surrounding the appointments to he
made by the Commissioners, and rumors are
heard on all sides caused by the unbroken
silence of Messrs. Rentz and Myers the Re-
publican Commissioners-elect. These gentle
men were closeted together again on Satur-
day, in the parlOrs of the county jail, but
neither will give out any information for
publication, contenting themselves with the
statement that the appointments will be
announced in few days.
Mr.. RentE is reported as saying that he was
opposed to putting the old employees out in
the cold in midwnter, and favors the chang
ing OF the time of the new appointees tax
ing their seats from January 1st to that of
April lst. The applicants do not look upon
this move with much favor. 1t is said that
Myers is opposed to this.
There is rumor to the effect that the Com
missioners can not agree on at least four of
the minor appointments, which causes the
delay in making them known. Very little
credulence is placed in this report, however