The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-25
PITTSTON.

The many friends of John Toney.
tho well known passenger sngin-ar,
VINO previous to the strike on the VAL
ley road, made a reputation as u man
ipulator Of the throttle. will bs
pleased to learn that he has a position
on the Delaware, Susqushanna and
Schuylkill railroad, owned AID opsr-
ated by Ecklsy B. Coke 81 Co.
The residence Of II. Oliver on Swal-
low street was entered Wednesday
evening during the absence Of the
family by sneak thieves. The robbery
was not discovered ultil Mrs divers
return from town between 8 and 10
o'clock. The thieves broke open q
trunk belonging to Mr.. Hughes, Mrs.
divers ~stepfathsr who lives with
them, and took from it q tin box, in
which Mr.. Hughes kept his v%aluables.
They took $52 in bills, but left the
papers undlsturbed. They gained en-
trance at the rear. by stepping from an
en- oankment to the porch over the
Kitchen, and raising a window OF Mr..
Hughes room. They did not visit any
other apartments OF the house,
Rev. A. N. Wylie, until recently a
resident OF Scranton. but at present as.
sistant pastor of the Luz yrne Avenue
Congregational church. had a narrow
escape from death yesterday by being
Knocked down aud severely injured by
II runaway horse while he was return
ing from the funeral of Mrs. Williams.
How serious his injuries are ut this
writing cannot be stated.
Twenty.seven members OF the Eagle
Hose company left this morning on the
Central Railroad of New Jersey for
L%ehighton to participate in the fire.
mems parade there this afternoon, AT
Wilkes Barre they were Joined by the
jolly Ten club and Fire company No. l.
Lehigh Valley train at II 20 IA. m and
do p. IN. will connect at Avoca with
train to Scranton today on Central
railroad for the Christian EndOavOr
convention.
On Tuesday evening last the stock
holders OF the Plttston Knitting COM
pany met at the office Of George d
Ferris, in the First National bank
building, for the purpose of winding
up the affairs of the company. About
thirty OF the stockholders were pres
ent, and VIM. Abbott, appointed re-
celver for the company, by the court,
was directed to proceed to collect the
moneys the court decreed should be
contributed, to equalize among the
stockholders their pro rata share Of the
company's debts. The decree of court
was in pursuance of the finding of the
master, J. S. Strauss. Mr., Abbott has
given bond in the sum OF So. 600, which
has been filed in court. and upon its
approval, he will proceed with the
work in maud. -Gdzstte.
Upon the failure Of D. NJ. Stinson,
Of New York, who was the general
manager up the the time of the closing
down OF the works, TO pay SO 204 G5
with interest from Jan. 20, 1890, the
court mas decreed that the receiver
shall invoke the remedies provided for
fuch cases in the tribunals OF New
York state, or wherever services Of
process can be obtained upon said Stin.
son.
AT a meeting Of the Christian El.
deaVor society or the Broad Street
Methodist Episcopal church. Mr..
Charles Oliver and Miss Clara Helwig
were chosen delegates to the tri-county
convention at Scranton.
A tuneless piano at Moosic so dis
tracted Frank Bonstein's horse We'd
nesday as to cause it to break away
from its ~fastenings in front of McDou-
CALLS store and run away. 1t never
stopped until it reached West Pittston,
where discordaut sounds never disturb
the gentle reveries of mar or beast.
Among the passengers Oil board the
steamship City of Paris, which nearly
collided in mid-6cean with the Majes-
tic, were Miss Olive Smith and Miss
Sarah Drury, OF this place.
Postmaster j. H. Mullin was u vis-
itor in Wilkes, Barre yesterday.