The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-27
This and That.

the Hyde Park breaker where the en-
gines on the Keyser Valley branch will
receive their supply of coal.
Division Superintendent Salisbury, Of
the D., L. & W., has issued an order
that no trains block any highway
crossing for more than ten minutes
at time
An order was issued by the D., L. 6,
w. recently which will necessttate the
removal of about 125 people from Hall
stead to Elmira. Eight tr;. n crews of
about thirty-five men will be affected
and Hallstead will lose thsn and their
families. The trains affected are all
freights and the change was made NEG
essary by the changes in tha schedule
of trains.
superintendent Bessler. Of the Read
Ing division of the Philaiei ohiI and
Reading railroad, has announced that
new wage scale would soon be adopt-
ed by which the men wOTiG he paid
on the basis of work done. No figures
were given, but 1t is understood that
the men will get a substantial advance
in wages. This is in response to petit
ton from the men presented some
days ago.
The Scranton Railway company is
relaying it's Green Ridge Peoples
track from Olive to Pine street. The
switch near Pine street has been
taken out and straight track substi-
tuted The track Is laid according to
the modern method of construction,
iron ties imbedded in concrete. Tfsa
Providence liYe is being ,relaid on
Carbon street from Penn avenue to
the bridge over the river
The announcement was made through
Division Superintendent f, E. Zerbey,
of the Lehigh Valley Coal company
that work at the Jeanesville No coll
liery, abandoned nearly a year ago
will be resumed. About 200 men will
find employment at the start. Houses
are being repaired, and the town,
which became practically deserted dur
ing the summer, will shortly resume
It's former activity.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has 800 men in it's service who are
over 20 years of age, fifty who are
over so, and ninety who haze be en-
in the service forty-one years. It's
pension system goes into effect Jan. /.
1900, and 775 men will be on the list, of
L..
The system will require about 1922, ,ON0
annually. Employees between G5 and
20 years of age who have served the
company thirty years will be allowed
to retire from active service.
There was a mule killed in the Mines
| vile mines YESTERDAY which had been
| owned by the company for almost a
quarter of a century. For the past
! three years it had been dumb. The
animal was suffering with a disease
called "swiney." and many wears ago
/ an operation was performed, necessl-
| tating the placing of a silver plate near
! the animals shoulder. The plate used
was a silver quarter, and when the ami
NAL died yesterday Common Council
man Thomson, of this city, took the
| quarter piece from the mules hide
/ Hazleton lPlain-Speaker
Contractor Peter O'Neil, of Port Car
bon, intends to push his suit for dam
ages against the Pennsylvania and
Reading Railway company. Mr.. O'Neirs
suit raises an interesting question In
/ law, as to whether or not a railroad
. company is responsible for Injuries to
a passenger which were not caused by
Its own neglect. He was a passenger
on the Pennsylvania and Reading pas
senger train which was derailed al
| Longacre's Curve by Oliver Obi placinr
a railroad spike on the rail His arm
was broken and he received other in
iuries for which he seeks to recover
damages
A. NJ. Dimmock, Of Wilkes Barre. in
ventor of a number of devices. has per.
fected an automatic railway switct
that promises to do away with tn,
style of switch now in general use Mr.
Dimmock's invention consists Of tw,
small wheels placed beneath the caI
trucks, which when depressed by tht
motorman's foot are pushed down be
low the rail, whore they press on
hinged lever. which is connected VIII
the latch, which then opens or closes
according to which Of the wheels Is de
pressed. The model shows how II work
upon electric lineq, but 1t may also b.
adapted to steam roads.