The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-22
MASSACHUSETTS,.
EASTERN RAILROAD,
Meeting of the Stockholders and
Mortgages.

BOSTON. Aug. N.-A meeting of the Stock
holders of the Eastern Railroad Company and
a meeting of the holders of certificates OF in
debtedness of said corporation under us mort
gage to William c. Rogers, William b Bacon
and Willard p. Phillips, was held today for
the choice of Directors in accordance with the
act of the last Legislature, which provides for
the choice of three Directors to represent the
stockholders in the Board of Directors, the
other six to be chosen by the Board OF Irus.
tees when the present Board of Directors sball
be abolished. The delivery of theinew certifi-
Gates was carried on during the forenoon.
About six and half million dollars OF the
bonds have been surrendered to the trustees,
this amount including about two-thirds OF the
three millions of sterling bonds The atten-
dance was very large including quite num-
Der of ladies. AS both meetings were called at
the same time, the singular spectacle was pre-
sented of meeting with two chairman.
Gen. s. Q. Lawrence called the stockholders
to order. After the reading of the record of
the last meeting Hon. Willard P. Phillips
called the meeting of the bondholders to order
and explained the necessity of holding the two
meetings together.
Several of the mortgages moved to adjou m
on the ground that several of their number
were deprived of the right to vote because they
had not been furnished with the new certif-
Gates of bondholders The Trustees were charg-
ed with Partially and with delivering the GER
tifcates to large bondholders and Withholding
them from small ones. The debate was quite
animated. The motion was declared out of Or
der and finally Withdrawn.
James W. johnson of Enfield, N. H., Sam.
uel G. Lawrence of Medfield and Frank Jones
of Portsmouth were elected directors for the
stockholders; and A. P. Rockwell of Boston,
G. S. Morrison of New York, j. S. Ludlow OF
Lowell, G. P. King of Boston, G. E. B Jack
son of Portland, and G. S. Curtis of Manches
| ter were chosen Directors for the mortgages
The resolve presented at the last meeting to
prosecute the Directors implicated in the report
of the committee of investigation, was taken
| from the table and referred to the Board of Di.
rectors. p
Mills to Resume.
| LAWRENCE, Aug. 21.-The Atlanti, mills
| will resume work Monday, Sept. 18th. This
mill gives employment to 1900 operatives, and
| all the mills will then be running. ~
Grand Republican Demonstration.
WORCESTER. Aug. N.-At q meeting of 6
Hayes and Wheeler club this evening arrange
| ments were made for a mass meeting and par.
| ade September 4th, the day preceding the Re
| publican Convention. Extra trains are to be
| run over all the roads entering the city, anG
delegations will be present from neighborine
| towns Speeches are to be made IN the after
noon and evening. Among the speakers ex
pected are Hon. B. I'll. Bristow and Gen. J
Harlan, Congressman Hoar and Seeley, oil
| Massachusetts; Marshall Jewell. of Connecti
| cut; Gov. Chamberlain, of South Carolina
| Hon. James G. Blaine, of Maize; Gen. Stew
| art L. Woodford, of New York, and Col. Rob
| ert Ingersoll, of Illinois, Cavalry and infantry
| corps have been organized and will escort thu
speakers.