The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-11-04
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to the Railroad Bows.
Conductor James McAllister, efthe
Lehigh Valley Railroad, recovered a
watch and chain from a crook who had
abstracted it from the pocket Of a pas.
senger on his train on Friday. The
owner refused bo prosecute the man.
McAllster, when informed that the
watch was missing, went straight to the
crook and searched him, finding the
time piece. The thief got off the train
at Allentown.
I A day ago Harry Kin yston the for
mer president of the Pennsylvania,
Poughkeepsie & Boston railroad, now
the receiver of that company, has been
engaged by the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company. He is practically assum-
ing the position of assistant traffic
manager although no circular announ-
cling his connection with the company
has been made. 1t is thought he is in
this position to learn the Lehigh Val
ley business SO that when charge is
made in his department he will be able
to take hold.
lit is rumored that President K. 2.
Wilbur, of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company, will decline the nomination
as president next year, and that John
Taylor, traffic manager of the company
VIII Oe chosen to the position Of Presi-
dent. Mr.. Taylor is considered one of
the best railroad men in the country.
lie Is thoroughly conversant with the
Lehigh Valley Company, having been
connected with it all his life.
III. IL. Wilbur, general eastern SUP.
erlntendent Of the Lehigh Valley;
Alexander Mitchell, superintendent of
motive power, and Theodore Vorhees,
acting general manager, are on a tour
ol Inspection. Ou Saturday morning
they inspected the shops at Packerton,
after which they returned to South
'Easton,where they examined the buid-
Jugs. 1t is stated that a number OF
improvements aud changes are TO be
made which will greatly benetitE ,ston.
! The caps TO be worn by employees of
the Lehigh Valley have been changed.
Instead Of plain blue cap it will be
encircled by two bands of silver-tinted
braid. The trainmen, station masters
and other employees will be furnished
with gold and enamel buttons. The
outer edge will be solid gold, while in
the centre will be red flag with blue
enamel background and on it IL. ""
! The Lehigh Valley Railroad is CON
Meeting its stations in the MahAnoy
Valley by the long distance telephone.
Connections are now being made from
Delsno with the stations at Centralia
and Mt. Carmel
I The receivers of the Reading are
about to make new arrangement with
Coke Bros & Co, whereby portion of
that companies coal product will 20
over the Tamaqua, Hazleton g. North
ern to the Reading lines. A rate that
is satisfactory to both companies is
said to have been agreed upon.
I William f. Miller, conductor on
the yard shifting engine of the Lehigh
Valley railroad at Weatherly, fell from
a box car Monday morning and sus-
tanned painful injuries
/ Engineer John Beltz, OF Lehighton,
pulling the throttle on Valley engine
l49, had his head out of the cab
window while coming through the
Packerton yard on Saturday when he
collided with Fishers telephone
shanty. Mr.. Montz was pulled out of
the cab and was very severely injured.
The injured man is one of the Oldest
engineers on the road.
! An unknown Hungarian attempted
to jump on meying coal train in the
Packerton yard on Saturday afternoon.
They took him to st. Lukes Hospital
where one leg was amputated. The
other leg they will try to save.
Ed. Freyman, formerly of town.
runs passenger train from Sayre to
Wilkes.B Barre. This brings the genial
Ed. down to lively Lehighton once in
a while.
tGeorge Emmett, of Second street,
employed on the Packerton Yard
Pusher. met with an accident on Tues.
day whereby he sustained a severe