The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-01-04
DISTRIBUTION
OF THE pLUMS.
Annual Visit of Santa Claus to Court
House Hill.
A FEW UEIMPORTANT VACANCIES.
The County Commissioners Announce the
List Of Appoin.ees After a Session
Of Two Hours This Morning.
Appointments Made in
Other Offices
Special to EyeSNe HERALD.

Special TO tNENiNG HERALD.
PoTrsvuLE, JAN. d. 3p. m.--To-day beinl
the day for the officials elected at the last fall
election to be installed into office and for the
naming Of their appointees there was great
influx Of visitors from all parts Of the county
to this town this morning and the court
house corridors, offices and waiting rooms
were crowded by anxious plum seekers and
their friends.
At $50 o'clock all the offices were opened
for business, but the greater part of the
morning was taken up in introducing and in.
structing the new appointees whose appoint
ments had been agreed before the close Of the
old year The following were the first stats
announced to-day
CLERK OF THE CoURTs-Hon. John T.
Shoener, of Orwigsburg; Deputy, John
Duffy; Clerk, ex-Justice Isaac Morgan. Nah
noy City.
COUNTY TREAsURER-Ho Elias Davis,
Broad Mountain; Deputy. Samuel j. Deibert,
Schuylkill Haven
REcoRDER-Emanuel Jenkyn Joliet;
Deputy, Thomas Herb, fremont; Clerks.
William Loeser, Mnorsville; George w.
KEEPER, Shenandoah; Harry McGinness.
Girardville
PRoTHoNoTARY-James r. Deegan Ash
land; Deputy, William Leib, Ashland; Clerk,
NJ P Brennan, Mahanoy Plane
REeIsrER-Frank c. Reese Shenandoah;
Deputy, Thomas Stevens, Pottsville; Clerk,
Edward Reese, Shenandoah.
COUNTY CoNTRoLLER-B. r. Severn.
Shenandoah; Deputy, ex-County Chairman
Burd S. Payne; Assistant Andrew Glass.
Pottsville; Clerk Robert Heiser Mahanoy
City
All the officials except Prothonotary
Deegan were sworn in this morning. Mr..
Deegan was unable to be at the court house
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
County Commissioners Rentz Martin and
Meyers were in session two hours this morn.
ing before they made the following announce
ment of appointments Chief Clerk Horace
Reber, Pinegrove, $125 por month; Solicitor.
Charles E. Berger, Esq, Cressona; First
Assistant Clerk, Charles G. Reed, PottsyilIe.
S75; Warrant Clerk, Frank Semmet, Cressona.
f75 Docket Clerk, John W. Lugan. Mahapov
City, s75i Transcribing Clerk, Harry Ben
singer, Mahanoy City; Typewriter, Frank
Rentz, Jr., Ashlandi Janitor Morgan Jones.
Csss township, $780, Fireman, Jacob Lauder.
man, Minersville, S55; Clock Winder, w. II.
Mortimer, Pottsvillo S14O per year.
The position of Assistant Docket Clerk is
new one ana Is lett open with the positions
Of Assistant Janitor and Watchman.
The appointments made take effect st
once.
Mr.. Semmet, the new Warrant Clerk, is a
| brother-in-law of County Commissioner
Meyers and hr Rentz, the new typewriter.
is son of County Commissioner Rentz.
THE COUNTY JAIL.
The County Commissioners also announced
the following Jail appointments: Warden
Calvin Brewer, fremont, S., 600 per year
hatron, Mrs. Brewer $3.50 per year; Deputy
Warden, George Seiders, Pottsville. sos pe1
month Clerk, John w. Hagner, Cressona,
&75; Boss Weaver, Michael Schoeman, Potts.
vile, 1915 Turnkey, Simon straub. Ashland
$50 Watchmen, Edward Williams, Potts
vile, and Charles Beckley, Ashland, $50
Physician, DR.. c. d. Lenker, Schuylkilj
Haven, $500 per year. The position OF
seamstress is left open