Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-05
PRESIDENT JUDGE
KUNEL SWORN IN
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urership of the East Harrisburg Gene
| terry Association.
Commissioners Appointments
Christian Brandt was chosen janitor
and custodian of the Courthouse at
| SS5 per month; David f. Young, court
| librarian and crier. 800; George
crier, SIS; Frank Brown, elevatorman.
$55; Ed. Hummel, night watchman,
SIS; William S. Kunkle, Detention
House keeper, $55; Bessie Early,
daughter of John w. Early, former
almshouse steward, matron at the
inson and Robert Waters were chosen
messenger and assistant messenger,
| respectively, at the Courthouse at $40
per month each.
AS had been expected, Harry A.
Walter. the new Democratic member
of the Poor Board, was elected prcsi-
dent of that body, and Charles i.
Boyer. the other Democratic member,
was chosen poor agent. John Guyer,
a former city editor of the Patriot,
was elected clerk to succeed William
A. McIlhenny. Messrs. Walter and
Boyer elected Mr.. Guyer, Mr.. Man
ming, the only remaining Republican
member of the board, voting for the
retention of Mr.. McIlhenny. Mr.. Guyer
will receive the same salary as his
predecessor, 500 per month.
Adam Craig Named, Too
When the election of a steward and
| matron at the almshouse was called
for there was a suggestion of a hitch
between Messrs. Walter and Boyer,
but whether for mere effect or not is a
question. Mr.. Boyer named Mr.. and
| n I,.c CYn Do fav- syfn II
and matron, respectively, and Mr..
Walter named Adam Craig for stew
ard. Craig, President Walter eX-
planned, was from his bailiwick and
he thought he ought to take that into
consideration.
Mr.. Manning wanted John Early re-
| tanned, but the steam roller got into
action forthwith and on the second
ballot Mr.. and Mrs Barber we, e
chosen. This is in line with little
conference held Saturday evening,
when the slate was arranged. The
salary for the steward and matron
will be the same as heretofore, $500
and $400, respectively.
Other Elections
Other almshouse elections follow:
Physician, DR.. d. Schaffner, succeed
Ing DR.. NJ. w. Stull, $50; night watch-
man, John Diehl, S35; tubercular ward
1 attendant, Albert Baxter, continued,
| $35; day watchman, Bernard Gas
trock, $3F, Mr. Manning's choice of
George Wilson falling: farmer, David
! Gill, Oberlin, against Robert Smeltzer,
| Manning's choice, salary $27.50 per
month; Miss Eva Davidson, Miss Ellen
Grove, Mary Watson, Julia Ogden, as
nurse and assistants, respectively, and
Margaret Gingrich, cook; Miss Mar
| garet Zimmerman, laundress; the Rev.
| .. j. Farling, chaplain, salary raised
from IS to $40 per month; John Sny-
der, Bessie Lehman, Adam Greininger,
! Charles Vogt, Lizzie Edwards, George
Gillard, George Foster and Samuel
! 'ilson and Samuel Collins were re-
! tanned for thirty days in various as
sistant house capacities, such as
nurses fireman, etc. They are all
inmates, but get small salaries, the
total payroll amounting to about
sG750.
The election of county poor ply
sicians was not completed until after
the directors had returned from the
first visit of the new reorganized board
to the almshouse. In selecting the
| physicians the board combined some
| of the city wards and county districts
| in such a way as to lessen the num-
ber: City. First and Third wards,
Hyman r. Wener, 306 North Second
street; Second, J. 10y Arnold, 1909
| Il
liam J.. Duff, $50 North Sixth street;
Sixth and Twelfth, Park A. Deckard,
| 709 North Sixth street; Seventh and
Eighth, A. u. Ritman, S12 North Sixth
street; Ninth, j. l.. Laverty, Harris
burg Hospital; Tenth and Eleventh,
+. E. Darlington, 2025 North Sixth
street; Thirteenth, j, c. B. Flowers.
Marshall Physician-at-large
DIR. G.. Leslie Marshall, $40 Boas
Ietrn al tod ,,1,x -, lS,-
fofr the negroes of the city.
County-Middletow c. e. Bowers
west of railroad; Royalton and West
Londonderry, j. f. Blocker; east OF
railroad and Connewago township, II
H. Rhoads; Highspire, w. II. Kirk
patrick; Penbrook, e. Kirby Lawson
DR.. M. o. Putt was suggested as ply
sician for Oberlin, but this was left
open until this afternoon. Mr.. Man
ning's choice Of DR.. A. L. Shope's re-
tention for Penbrook was voted down
Hershey as separate district was
dropped, and this district combined
with Humelstown, for which william
NJ. Shull was appointed. u. r. Shaffel
was elected for Derry, Conewago ano
Londonderry townships; II. w. Shirey
was suggested for Granville, but nc
definite action was decided upon; f. l.
Shenk was reappointed for Lingles.
Dauphin physician and A. C. Coble
wa sappointed for the combined dis.
tricts of Dauphin and Fort Hunter
j. w. Neff was reappointed for Enter
line, and Samuel Marshall was
dropped as physician for Halifax, an6
Frederick Smith was chosen instead
Mr. Manning, just before adjourn.
ment, voiced in vain his objection tC
choosing men of whom nothing wa.
ocially known. ITO my mind" sale
the Republican member, you're max.
ing a mistake, gentlemen, in not look.
ing over the applications at least We
ought to be shown the applications,
believe, so that we may know some
thing about the appointees"
But the applications were no
, shown.
The Deposed Physicians
Following are some of the physi
clans who are deposed by to-day's ac
ton of the Poor Directors:
Steelton, b. T. Dickinson, w. p
Darby, B. b. Jeffers; B. B. Jeffers
, colored district. City, First Ward ]
Howard Rahter; Second J. E. Dickin
son. Third, Samuel II. Hassler; Fourth
E. S. Meals; Fifth and Sibletown sec
tion of the Eighth, c.. H. CHAMPION
a. .