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Newspaper

Scranton Tribune

Location

Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1900

Page

2

Lloyd Arrives to Head Lackawanna Motive Power Office

The Lackawanna system appoints T. W. Lloyd as the new superintendent of motive power, taking over from John W. FitzGibbon. He arrives in the city, registers at the Jer myn, and immediately begins duties, meeting clerks and department heads. Troyd will handle the stalled case of engineer John Troch.

Lackawanna T. 8. Lloyd John W. FitzGibbon Jermyn Mr. FitzGibbon Lloyd Lackawanna Avenue Troyd John Troch

Hampton colliery to close for ecoat washery build

The Delaware Lackawanna & Western closes the Hampton colliery to permit construction of an ecoat washery to be connected with the breaker. Erection will take weeks and total shut down duration is uncertain. Carpenters will be hired for the washery and coal storage that follows, with company men given preference.

Lloyd City Hampton Lehigh Valley Company Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Company Ecoat

Lehigh Valley Railroad Plans Major Line Improvements

The Lehigh Valley Railroad allocates 350000 pounds for upgrades from Packeyton to Light Creek Junction. Proposals include tunneling under Central railroad tracks and moving main line tracks east of Packerton yard to ease passenger delays and congestion. A new station at Mantz’s crossing is also planned.

Lehigh Valley Railroad Company Packeyton Light Creek Junction Central Railroad Crross-Under Lehigh River Packerton Yard Lehighton iMantz

Wildcats and Puller trains listed for March 28 1900

Daily railway board schedules for March 28 1900 list the Wildcats South and Wildcats North lines with listed crews and times. Notable entries include H J Larkin Ya G Hii Ian H V Colvin and R Cuntner for the Wildcats South and Beavers Murphy and Cawley on the Pushers. Passenger engine Magovern appears at 6 8 p m on the North line with John Cn Unhagan contributing as master.

Wildcats South H. J. Larkin Ya. G. Hii Ian H. V. Colvin R. Cuntner Donnell Donne Suttin J. J. Dufty Annis M.—B. Rmody P. M—T. Naunun Mj. Ginley Pi P .m. N nSuth Murphy C. Cawley Magovern North A. m Johe Cn Unhagan Masters Kingsley

Patent allowed on combine roller and fertilixer

Mrs. BR A Rood of Wilkes-Barre secures a patent for a combined roller and fertilixer. Spiraling work is underway on the roof of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western shops. Superintendent M Daly and A C returned yesterday from a fence with Lackawanna officials in New York. The Phoenix colliery of the Old Forge is mentioned in text.

BR. A. Rood Wilkes-Barre Delaware, Lackawanna & Weatshops M. Daly A. C Lackawanna New York Phoenix Old Forge

Coal Company Near Pittston Closes For Three Weeks

About 900 workers are affected as the coal company near Pittston suspends operations for roughly three weeks. Improvements include a new reading room floor at the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association building and minor repairs. Delaware and Hudson officials visited by train Comet to inspect bridges and oversee changes. New hoisting engines will replace old ones at Archbald mine with shaft retimbering and a rope haulage system to replace fifteen mules in Rock vein.

Archbald

Pedestrian club plots hare and bound race at Scranton High School

The Pedestrian club plans a hare and bound race when weather allows and aims to train selected athletes for a Wyoming seminary athletic contest. The Literary Society meets Friday with a new program committee presenting glee selections, essay, oration, recitation, debate on liquid air, and violin numbers. Binghamton High School declined a debate in April, prompting a potential challenge to Wilkes-Barre school. School board members attended chapel, praising pupil order.

Welsenfluh Wyoming Rseminary Seminary Scranton High School Literary Society Green Mesers Kann Jesse Rodriguez Binghamton High School Hooven Wilkes-Barre Jayne D. J. Phillips High and Training School D. Fellows Howell Elias Foats Louis Schwases

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