Evening journal., 1912-12-26
NEW COUNTY
OFFICIALS in
OFFICES SOON
Some State Officers Also AS
sumo Positions on
January |
DEPUTIES NAMED
FOR MANY PLACES

But FIVE days remain before there
will be many changes in the state
and county Offices as a result Of the
November elections. Charles A.
Hastings, state treasurer; W. r.
Prettyman. state auditor; Charles
r. McCabe, insurance commissioner,
and Josiah o. Wolcott, attorney gem
eraL VIII be the only state officers
TO go into Office that day.
Charles r. Miller gevernor-elect,
and Colon Ferguson lieutenant gov
ernor-elect will be inauguratcd ON
January d.
The new attorney general and mis-
deputies, Armon ID. Chaytor, John ID.
Hutton and Frank NJ. Jones, will be-
gin work Immediately preparing the
cases to be presented TO the New Cas-
tie County Grand Jury which meets
here on January 6.
County Treasurer and Receiver Of
Taxes Robert NJ. Burns reures nom
office on December 81, and VIII be sue
ceeded by former Sheriff Charles II.
Lippincott The new county treasurer
will have Elwood H. Brown as his
deputy, with James Brown and Pmm-
mer Leach as clerks. Mr. Burns is
under bond to collect the taxes OF
1911 and II, and as there remains
considerable money due on these de-
counts he viii collect taxes for the
coming year at least, and will need
two clerks 10 assist him The incum-
ing Levy Court will be asked TO make
some arrangement tending TO assist
Mr. Burns in tho collection of these
taxes
Sheriff James Logue will be sue
ceeded by Walter S. Burris as sheriff
on January /. Mr. Burris has dp-
pointed Harry l. ellis to succeed In
side Deputy Sheriff Joseph n. Bartlett
Outside Deputy Sheriff Pencil Stet-
ser will be succeeded by Harry A.
Burris, son of the shenf-elect Joshua
Grassland. OF Middletown. succeeds
Deputy Sheriff Walter Money as the
down county deputy
Clerk of the Peace Harry A. Brown
has been elected for another torn of
four years and has four appointments.
Deputy John j. Wright the present
deputy viii succeed himself as also
will Clerks John Titus and Robert
Armstrong. Although Mr.. Brown
wishes to retain c. Candy Hopkins
as clerk for the Levy Court Mr. Hop
lSins has been mentioned for Deputy
County Comptroller In reference TO
this appointment by Prothonatory-
elect p. G. Slark no information
can be obtained The many friends
OF Deputy County Comptroller Harry
/ Pierson are working hard to have him
reappointed by the new County Comp.
/ troller.
Prothonatory Philip @. Churchman
Will be succeeded by Joseph Wiggles.
worth who Is expected TO retain Frank
Newell, as the office deputy Mr. Wig
ellsworth will bond on January d
when Clerk OF the Peace Brown and
Coroner Spring also will bond.
John T. Spring succeeds Coroner
James r. Chandler. while Ferris GILES
will be Deputy Coroner succeeding
Deputy Coroner Edwin Meyers
Although Highway Commissioner
Francis A. Price retires from ofic,
on December 81 his successor has moi
been appointed by Governor Penne
will Mr.. Price expects 70 remove
early in the spring to Florida wher,
he has purchased an orange grove anC
additional land TO engage In CROWNS
early crops County Engineer Jamel
Wilson is being backed for the posi-
ton. For his service Count Engineer
Wilson would be paid $1,000 by thu
State and $500 by the County the
combining of the Offices meaning
saving Of $1,000 to the County.