The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-05-28
PoTTsYILLE LETTER.
The Names of Applicants For the Mine
Foremanships Before the Board.


PorTsv1LLE, May 2s.
The examination of applicants for mine
foreman certificates was held in the Orphans
Court room and County Superintendent's
office this morning and was attended by
Inspector Stein, Superintendent William H.
Lewis, and Frank Wilcom and Michael
Brennan, miners of the Sixth Anthracite
district; Edward Brennan, Mine Inspector,
Andrew Robertson, superintendent, and
Robert Muir and Adam Bachman, miners of
the Seventh district; John McGuire, Mine
Inspector Thomas Doyle, superintendent,
and David Tucker and Thomas Holihan,
miners, Of the Eighth district. Supt. Lewis
is chairman Of the Board and William Stein
secretary. The same rules that governed the
examination last year are adhered to this
year The percentage to be attained by
candidates is So per cent. on the whole ex-
animation. The following applicants sappeared
for examination:
Sixth Distrct.-William H. Pierce, Frack-
vile; John NJ Williams, Audenreid, Mac
Adoo) Thomas Taylor, Girardville; John
i. Reese, VIM. Penn John Furlong, Lost
Creek james Hodgart, John Kreisher, st.
Nicholas; Peter Matthews, (Jacksons,) Maha-
noy City.
Seventh District.-Danie ID. Phillips.
William Schofstall, Wiconisco; Michael j.
Whalen, Mt. Carmel Terrance Ginley,
Girardville; George Troutman, Centralia
John f. Haverly, Williamstown Michael
Wildon, Locust Dale Thomas Bray, Contra
liza; James Gordon, Edward Brennan,
Michael Dugan, George Little, Harry
Gaughan, Daniel w. Briel John W. Harper,
Michael j. Mcbride, John Campbell, Shamo-
kin Idris Davis David Cover, Ashland.
Eighth District.-Wm. Leishman, st. Clair;
John Foley, Joliet 4; George Minachbach,
Pottsville; Joseph Bosche, St. Clair: Thomas
Hawkins Middleport; John J. Brennan, Heck
scherville Thomas Evans Gethen Jenkins.
Minersville Patrick Friel, New Boston /;
Michael White, Heckschervile Thomas
Llewellyn, Morea; John Roland Minersville:
Frank Reilly, John Mcclure, Bnnchdale; /;
Oscar Row, Oliver Machmer, John Kopp, Jr..
Tower City.
The Schuylkill Electric Railway case is
still on before Judge Savidge in the second
court room. The jury were allowed to go
home until argument ON law points is
finished, which will probably be this after
noon. John f. Whalen argued for the
defense this morning and was followed by
Guy E. Farquhar for plaintiffs.
The Riland or Greenawalt case was con
! UluuSu DelOTe JuuBe AlDrlBnU IN NO. court
room. George j. Wadlinger and Nicholas
Heblich represent the defendant and W. f.
Shepherd and f. w. Bechtel are for plaintiff.
A SANDER suit was tried before arbitrators
| George Ochs, Edward Gomley and John
Bowes. X. S. Bashore represented the
Commonwealth and H. B. Bartholomew the
defense.
Ex-Judge Robertson, of White Plains, New
York, was visitor to the court house to-
day. He was chaperoned by A. J. Pilgram
and ~. X. Woodbury., Esqs., and was an
interested listener to the argument of counsel
in the Schuylkill Electric Railway case.
Deeds recorded: Trust deed James l. Dull
to w. X. Woodbury., trustee, ETC.; Decalus L.
Nice to James 1. Dull for tract of land in
East Union township; James l. Dull to
Elizabeth Brandon and Lloyd T. Brandon for
tract of land in East Union township.
D. Webster Dougherty, of the Philadelphia
bar, son Of the late Daniel Dougherty, was
here yesterday as representative counsel in
U. S. Marshalls sale.
A young man riding a bicycle on Centre
street last night ran into girl, but fortu-
natey he was not going fast and there was
no accident.