Bios: Partial Bio of Elisha Flier, Jr.
Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, PA

Contributed by Roxie Kline

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Elisha FILER, Jr. , of Mahanoy City, has made a wide circle of acquaintances among officials and lawyers 
in Schuylkill county during his several years' experience as court crier and law librarian. He has
been serving as such, by appointment, since 1909. Mr. Filer is a native of Mahanoy City and his early life 
was quite typical of Schuylkill county, having been spent in work at the anthracite mines.

Born July 13, 1870, he is a son of Elisha Filer, who was born in Wales and came to this country when a 
young man. Settling at Mahanoy City, Schuylkill Co., Pa., he followed mining for a number of years, later
obtaining employment with the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company. He was given charge of the local work train, 
and still fills that position.

Elisha Filer, Jr., received his education in the public schools of Mahanoy City. When a boy of nine years 
he began work as a slate picker at the breaker of what is now the Tunnel Ridge colliery, under John
SHIPMAN, who was the outside foreman. He continued mine work until the year 1905, filling various positions, 
for thirteen years in the capacity of coal inspector for the LeHigh Valley Coal Company. Becoming a clerk
for Harrison BALL, lumber and hardware dealer, he remained with him three years, after which he was a clerk 
in the employ of the LeHigh Valley Coal Company at Centralia, Columbia Co. Pa., for a time. 

Meantime he had been in the insurance business for eighteen months. In 1909 he was appointed, by Judge BRUMM 
and ex-Judge SHAY, as court crier and librarian at the courthouse of Schuylkill county, and has served credibly 
in that capacity ever since. He also maintains his office at No. 334 East Centre street, Mahanoy City, doing 
considerable business as a fire insurance agent and in the handling of real estate;