The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-04-29
APPOINTEES
SELECTED.
A reconstruction Of the County Com
miSSiOnerS' Force Affected.
The CHANGES NOT YET COMPLETE
1t is Stated That an Attempt Will be Made
on Monday to Gust Warden Brewer
Despite the Recent Conhrma-
tion Made by the Court.
Special HERALD Correspondence.

Special HERALD Correspondence.
Pottsville, April 29-Late yesterday after.
noon the County Commissioners announced
their long expected appointments. and the
minds Of many who have been hanging ON
about the court house since tho new Com
missioners assumed charge have been some
what relieved. To say that the appoint.
ments give satisfaction would be far from the
truth, and the prediction is made that the
Republican party will suffer thereby because
of internal troubles. The friends of the
Democratic-Republican Commissioners pro-
test that there was no deal. Then why did
Mr. kantner appointed as a Republican.
yesterday refuse the proposition Of Commits
sioner Myers, namely that the latter would
vote for any Republican Kantuer might
name for County Solicitor2 The latter re-
fused, because there was an understanding "
The new appointees, who will take Office on
May l5 are as follows
Tax Clerk-Horace Reber Pinegroye.
Warrant Clerks. G. Commings, Schuyl-
kill Haven
Transcribing Clerk-Wesley Crone, Frailey
township.
Docket Clerk-T. 7, Williams, shonau-
doah.
stenographer and Typewriter-samuel
Losch, Pottsville
JanitOr-William Clark, Branch township.
Assistant Janitor-J. w. Sterner, Schuyl-
kill Haven.
Fireman-Charles Schneider, Pottsyile
Watchman-Cornelius Meyer Schuylkill
Haven.
Deputy Warden-Frank Moore, Pottsville.
Turnkey-Henry Hill, schuylkill Haven.
Watchman-lsaac Jones, Pottsville.
Watchman-George Owens Pottsvi.le.
Clockwinder-R. c. Green, Pottsvile.
The chief clerk and county solicitor were
appointed some time ago, and the present
chief cherk. Mr.. Reber is moved back to a
subordinate position. Shenandoah gets an
appointment although that town was not
represented in the office before.
1t is clean sweep with the exception of
the following positions at the prison: War
den and Matron, Confirmed on Monday by
the court, and could not be removed, o. chief
clerk, physician, boss weaver and seamstress
glance at the list will show that Pottsyille
and Schuylkill Haven Is. A. Losch's home)
were taken care of in fact, out Of the ii
appointments made, these towns secure ten.
warden Brewer still holds the fort, but a
strong effort will be made to GUST him and
put Prof C. d. Arters in his place. The pre-
hminary move is expected next Monday.
May 10th has been fixed as "evacution day
on the hill. The new appointees in the
commissioners office and Jail will take their
places.
ARBIrRATORs HEAR TESTIMONY.
Arbitrators Charles D. Boyer, Harry Hause
and n. W. Buck sat in court room No. to
hear testimony in the case of Susanna
kehler vs. Annie Shonber and Sarah Keller. |
This is an action on a claim for S375 with in
terest from April, 1897 in the settlement of
an estate. They gave an award of SlO5.
DISCHARGED FROM PRISON.
The terms of sentence of Michael Whalen.
Michael Conrey and Joseph Clemens, former
Blythe township school directors, expired to-
day and they were discharged from Jail.
They were convicted of misdemeauor in
office. Their colleague, James Kerma, still
has 10 months to serve.
MANY RECRUITS.
The recruiting office opened yesterday for
the purpose of securing volunteers for Co. B, |
of the regiment being organized by Col. Jos.
Il. Vale, of Carlisle secured one hundred
signatures the first day Recruiting stations
will soon be opened in other towns, including
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew will hold |
4 spring meeting at the Trinity Episcopal
church this evening and refreshments will be |.
served by the Ladies Auxiliary. Rev. q. |
W. Van Fossen, of Shenandoah, and Rev.
Otto Brant, of MaAanoy City, will be in at
The funeral of Lieut.. John j. Brennan took
place this morning. The deceased was a
member of Co, l, 9th Regt., Pa, Vol.
John Dempsey, of Minersville, late fore
man at the Thomaston colliery, is now fore
man at the Losch and Moores colliery at
Lorberry.
MORE PRIvATEs.
Private William Sweet, of Co. f ,4th Reg't, !
Pottsyille, returned from Mt. Gretna and this |
afternoon took with him to the camp Privates |
Thomas Owens, Edward Hay and Frank |
oterner formerly members of the company
who re-enlisted to increase the command to
is full complement of SO men. One of the
'ecruits stated that the officers expect to call
rom 80 to 40 men next week and raise the
membership to 100.
Walter, son Of Fred, II. Day, the coal
lealsr of this place, has enlisted in Co. b, 3rd
Regt., N, G., p, at Philadelphia.
William l.. Sheafer, agent for the Tax
ayers Association and A. j. Shortall spent
his morning in the Controllers office taking
notes from the records.
The County Commissioners are holding a
oint meeting with the Poor Directors their
.lerk and solicitor to-day, comparing the ex-
'enses Of last year at the almshouse with the |
amounts asked for this year.
N W. Buck, Francis Alstat and John W. |
Slattery have been appointed arbitrators in |
.he case Of Ellen Dewalt and others against |
,he executors of the late John BerI heiser.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
William Beynon and Lizzie Ecker, Nah |
anoy City Robert P. Sedel, of Leybysville. |
and Sarah A. Dietrich, of Klinesvile, Berks |
county Henry Mengel, of Auburn, and !
Sarah Nier, of Schuylkill Haven John |
Mayo, and Annie KristoG of McAdoo |
Howard Foyer and Jennie Whery, of Eldred |
township; Henry G, Staufier, and Emma j. |
of Ringtown; Stanislaw
Woycik and Maryana Rydzewski, of Shen- |
lndoah Kazimerz Butkowski and Anna |
of Shenandoah