The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-02
THE HILL PLUMS.
There WIN be Big House Cleaning OF
Monday Morning.

Monday Morning,
PorTsv1LLE, Jan. 2.-Interest in the ap
pointments to be made by the County Com.
missioners-elect which win be announced on
Monday, increases as the 4th day Of January
approaches. One item Of as much interest
If not more, is the naming of the successful
officials at the almshouse. These announce
ments will also be made public on Monday
/ II is given out on high authority that the
efforts of Poor Director Middleton to smash
/ the Deitrich-Ahrensfeld slate has been un.
successful so far. It can be stated with GER
tainty that the latter two Directors will name
tho appointees, and that Messrs Rentz and
Myers will be the ruling spirits in the Com.
missioners' office. There will be no breaks
this year.
AT the almshouse Gordon Reed will succeed
john Reese as steward while John Gressang
will be retained as clerk. S. Burd Edwards
Esq, will take care of the legal business Of
that institution, and DR.. G. H. Moore, Of
Heckscherville, will be the medical adviser
The minor appointees are not known. Shen.
andoah, the big town north of the mountain,
will secure three Of the plums
There will be general shake-up in the
Commissioners Office Horace F. Rober, Of
| Pinegroye, will succeed Phil J. Conuell as
chief clerk Charles Reed, of this place, will
be his first assistant Warrant Clerk Carl
Coogan will be succeeded by Mr. Sennett, OF
Cressona; Irwin Moser, of town, will be re-
tanned as typewriter and the docket clerk
will come from MahanOy City, in all prob
ability
The changes at the Jail will be many but
it is pretty certain that Warden Brewer and
his wife will be retained The Commissioners
have some trouble over the County Solicitor
The slated candidate is said to be Charles
Berger, of Cressona, but the present incum.
bent, John o. Ulrieh, Esq, threatens trouble
if he is removed. He claims his appointment
one year ago was made for three years.
In the Prothonotary's Office Col Deegan
has selected William f. Leib the present
clerk, as his deputy, succeeding ''Diu
Brennan. The latter retires, and his uncle
M. P. Brennan, will enter this Office OF
Monday.
John t shoener the Clerk of the Courts
] OiOOu VIII A0ldlu JOuu lJuIIy, OF oL.. Clalr, az
his first deputy. John Morgan, of Mahanoy
City, will be an attache of this office.
County Treasurer Elias Davis will retain
Samuel Deibert, of Schuylkill Haven, as his
deputy If the Commissioners allow an
other a2ptintee in the office, Mr.. Davis will
very likely select Girardville Republican
In the Registers office Mr.. Matten step.
out to make room for F. c. Reese, of youi
town. The latter will make no change in
the deputyship retaining the present in
cumbent, Thomas Stevens The receipts oi
the office will hardly allow of the appoint
ment of clerk. 1t is said, however, that
Mr. Reese will select his younger brother
Edward, for this position.
Emanuel Jenkyn, the Recorder-elect, ha.
announced his appointments as follows
Deputy, Thomas S. Herb, of fremont
clerks Edward McGinness, of Girardville
George w. KEEPER, Of Shenandoah, and viii.
lam Loeser, of Minersville.
In but two of the offices will there be nc
changes the sherifi7s and the District At
torney's, the latter being the only Demo.
cratic official ON the hill.