The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-01-17
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.

NEWS OF THE RAILROADS..
j. NJ. Manchester, painter, who has
| been suffering from n severe attack of
the grip, returned TO work yesterday.
Henry Willard announces his inten
| ton of not returning to the United
| States to live. He has taken up his
| residence in Berlin.
William Stilwell, painter at the ma
chine shops, who is now at the Moses
| Taylor hospital, is reported to be pro-
crossing very favorably.
Probably all the local railroaders are
not aware that the admission to the
gallery on the night of the Grand Rail-
road concert on Jan. q has been re-
duced to so cents.
General Auditor Davis has succeeded
S. r. Galloway as receiver of the To-
ledo, St. Louis and Kansas City Mr.
Galloway has already assumed his new
duties as president Of the Nickel Plate
Brakeman George Pain, who frac-
tured his arm recently by falling off Il
car is SO far recovered that he was able
to be out yesterday. He looks well
despite the hard shaking up he re-
ceived, and his friends congratulated
him accordingly.
Tonight the Ladies' Auxiliary society
will surprise their friends by a splendid
oyster supper to be followed by a first
class entertainment. The vocal talent
will be of the best order and the in
strumental selections have been well
arranged. A large audience is antici-
pated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur DrOchemar have
returned from their wedding tour and
have commenced housekeeping at 423
. Rebecca avenue. Arthur is one of the
popular boys of the machine shop, and
the way he was kept busily engaged
receiving congratulations is solid
proof that he is liked all around.
Mrs a. II. Masters and Mrs. w. a.
| Berry have presented n handsome ban
ner bearing the motto, "The Railroad
Men for Christ" to the association
Taking the increasing membership and
the numerous presents, the rooms, al
ready too small. will become more than
inconvcnient at a very early date.
Secretary Pearsall and a contingent
from the machine and car shops will
conduct the evangelistic meeting at the
Second Presb yterian church this even
ing. Rev. DR.. Robinson expects a great
meeting iuasmuch as all services pro-
NOTED or conducted by the railroad boys
are always successful spiritually and
temporarily A special invitation is eX,
tended to the employees of all railroads
in the city to make an effort to attend.
Yesterdays noon meeting at the ma
chine shops was u great success, w.
W. Adair, of Great Bend, addressing
over 270 men, who We're greatly inter-
eSted in the practical talk of the popu-
lar secretary of the Bend association.
Mr. Weeden gave several excellent rem
ditions which Were much appreciated.
1t was expected that Miss Mittic
Weeden would have been present, but
she was detained in New York by sick
ness.
The Lackawanna Bell for January
has just been issued and rings out its
usual merry and acceptable news.
Among other newsy notes is the stir
ring adventures of Motifs Ham with
Bin Luther's Christmas tree. The well
known saying of "If at first you don't
succeed, try, try again." did not apply
to this case, but at the same time mir.
Ham" did not deserve the "roast."
However. Secretary Pearsall supplied a
good paragraph
The evangelistlc services at the Sec
ond Prcsb yterian church were attend
ed by very large number last evening
At the close of the medting several OF
the audience requested the prayers of
those present in their behalf. This
evening f. w. Pearsal, of the Railroad
Young Mems Christian association, viii
have charge of the meeting. Several
converts from the machine and car
shops of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad have promised to
assist in the meeting.
In July. 1894, a ten-ton locomotive
for burning anthracite coal was built at
the Lehigh Valley shops at South
Easton, under the supervision of John
!. Kinsey superintendent of the shops
After the engine was completed it was
placed on the Easton and Amboy di.
vision and It showed such good results
that the general superintendent ordered
1t on the Seneca division, and II is
now running the heavy passenger
trains with ease on a portion of the
line where the grades are very heavy
There are now two more of this same
style of engines under way at the South
Easton shops. They will be completed
In a short time.
w. Il. Kressler. the winner of the golt
medal contest has not yet been invest
ed, but the interesting ceremony viii
probably take place today. Mr.. Kress
Ter. who is one of the foremen at tn,
machine shop. is reckoned to be tn,
best story teller among local railroad