The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-05-16
POTrSvILLE NEWS.
happenings In Court aud Elsewhere AT Tn,
County Seat.


County Seat,
Pottsyile, May 1G-The second day of
civil court opened with small attendance.
There are thirty-fve cases on the calendar
for this week. and out of that number
twenty-four have been marked for trial. so
that both Judge Bechtel aud Judge Mari will
be kept busy. Next week the long cause list
will begin and seventeen cases out Of a total
Of thirty, have teen announced as ready for
trial. Those serving as jurors this week
from Shenandoah are rs follows Edward
Early, William Zimmerman, James Burns,
9. T. Staughn and Morgan Davis
THE FIRST CASE
The first case called this week was that in
which y p Thomas, Joseph r. Thomas and
Jorre Fessler are defendants and Washing
ton Camp No. 73, p o. S. Of A., prosecutor.
Thomas was treasurer of the camp and it
appears appropriated 5000 of the camps
funds to his own use, and upon which the
camp subsequently accepted interest
The camp now seeks to recover that amount
from his bondsmen. c. N. Brumm r,pre-
sents the camp, and Charles Berger the de-
f ndant. The lawyers addressed the Jury
yesterday afternoon, and when court opened
this morning Judge Bechtel delivered lis
| charge. The jury rendered verdict in favor
of camp for the amount claimed, with in
terest.
ORPHANS COURT.
Before Judge Dunn, in the Orphans Court
the return of sale of the estate Phiip
Roller, deceased, was confirmed absolutely
In the estate of Justina Maurer, deceased
Court granted a rule upon Elizabeth Snyder.
as prayed for. Returnable May 20 4; In the
10 nf I'll
distribution statement was filed. In the
estate of Decatur L. Nice, deceased, the re-
turn Of sale was confirmed In the estate of
VIM. Guinther, deceased, Court fixed May
Goth for reading the return of the real estate
In the estate Of Jane Davis, deceased, court
permitted VIM. L. Davis, the executor, to
mortgage the property.
THE ARBITRAToRs' AWARD.
The case of Mrs. Elizabeth Grifiths, of
Shenandoah against William Thickens,
! supervisor for the Girard Estate, and John
Broscius was arbitrated in the office of Nc
Henry Wilhelm, Esq, at Ashland on Thurs
day. It is an action to recover rent for and
secure eiectment from Mrs. Grifiths' house
on West Oak street. Shenandoah. Broscius
refused to pay, or leave because the Girard
Estate installed him in the house when the
Estate elected him from a house on Locust
mountain, and says he never obligated him
self to pay any rent. The Estate disclaims
any responsibility for rent after the first
month. The property was rented in Janu-
ary, 1898, and Broscius and his family still
| live in it. The arbitrators gave an award in
| favor of Mrs Griffiths for the amount of
rent due, and declare that Brosius must
vacate the house.
! DEEDS RECORDED
From James Draper and wife to John H.
Madden, premises in Tamaqua from Henry
Angst aud wife to John Angst, premises in
Pinegrove Township; from VIM. H. Thorn
and wife to John Angst, premises in Pine
grove Township from Daniel F. Heilman
and wife to John Angst. premises in Pine.
grove Townships from Edwin Angst ct al to
| Eugene A. Adams, premises in Pnegrove
Township from Henry Bender ct al to
John Lindermann ct al, premises in Tama-
qua from James NJ. Boyer ct al, to Charles
F. Schumacher, premises in North Mannheim
Township; from Zirillus Grathwohl and wife
to John H. Betz, premises in St. Clair; from
George Haldeman to Julius Smith, premises
in Tamaqua; from Ambrose Lockett and
wife to Elizabeth Cation, premises in Frack-
vile.
MORE NEWSPAPER RUMoRs.
The rumors of newspaper changes con-
times to agitate the county seat politicians
Sometime ago it was stated that Robert
Wilson, of Mt. Carmel, who recently disposed
of his newspaper at that place, had an option
on the Evening Chronicle, the leading Demo-
cratic paper of the county, and would assume
charge on the first of the month, but up to
the present time this rumor has not been
verified. In fact, it is now stated by those
interested that negotiations have been sus-
pended and the deal is off, and the Chronicle
will continue as a Democratic organ under
the present management.
Pottsville, however, is to have another
daily paper, provided negotiations with the
Journal people is fIuitless. Messrs. Brumm,
| Whitehouse and Scbrink, together with j.
Harry James, of Ashland, and Robert Will
son, of Mt. Carmel, haved pooled their issues
and will establish an organ here. They
have been dickering with the prOpretors CD
of that storm-tOssed newspaper, the Miners
Journal, but have about abandoned all hopes
of securing control, inasmuch as it is almost
an impossibility to ascertain who owns the
plant. Maj. Finney, the erstwhile manager,
claims to have been buncoed out of his
right and title" by his former associates
and threatens to make trouble for somebody
Wnlle, on Lne OJner mana, tnOS6 now IN con-
troll make cOuntercharges and claim they
were victims to the tune of several thousand
dollars, and insinuate that the ub-Treasurer
is no saint when it comes to deals" which
they now realize to their sorrow.
Under these circumstances, it is not sur
prising that Brumm ct. al. are fighting shy
.of the Journal plant. Editor Wilson was
/ here in consultation with his colleagues and
it is now given out that the new Republican
daily for which charter has been secured,
will soon be established The Ashland Local,
now owned by j. Harry James and Register
F. C. Reese, is to be moved to this town and
furnish the nucleus for the plant. And then
the FIR will fly. 1t will then be Lay on
Macbeth" etc.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Raymond g. Miller and Hattie Theobold,
both of Ashland John J. Hughes and Mary
Whitehair, both of Seek Cornelius Burns,
of Coal Dale, and Rose Ann Farley, of Lans-
ford James Sharp, of Coal Dale, and Ellie
Maloney, Of Lansford Willis Parnell aud
Matilda Hoffman, both of schuylkill Twp.
Strike at shamOkin.
The laborers and teamsters employed on
the street paving work at Shsmokin are on
strike. The superintendent who has charge
of the work for the Alcatraz Company, stated
to the men that they would be paid 81 25 a
day for their services They wanted 81 80
and said they would not work for any less.