The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-12-27
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
NM MAINE CENTRAL.

AUGUSTA. Dee. -. President jackson call
ed the meeting of Maine Central stockholders
to order, at ten O'Clock. The attendance was
large Ii was the largest meeting held for Il
long time. II was voted to fix the number of
directors at ID. committee TO receive, sort
and count the votes, was appointed as follows ::
I. I'll. Haskell, Portland, +. A. Wilson. Ban
gor, and John Ware. Waterville Two tickets
were pre>ented-one containing the names of
the old board and the other containing the
names of Frank Jones, of Portsmouth, \. H.
and Samuel {. Lawrence and Richard Onley
of Boston, substituted for the names of Stephen
j. Young of Brunswick Lysander Strickland
of Bangor and Jonas II. French of Massachu-
sets.
The only speech was made by Mr.. f. A.
ilson, of Bangor He favored the old board
and preSenteda ticket accordingly. lie thought
1t proper and necessary that one member
should come from Bangor. or east of the
hennebec-a district which has 2,200 miles of
road 1t would be bad for the road to have
no director representing all this territory. 1t
Is proposed to drop Bangor and Brunswick.
The gentlemen dropped are supposed to be
opposed to the lease TO the Eastern. He didn't
know any good reason why they should be
dropped Mr.. Haskell, chairman of the COM
mlttee to receive. sort and count votes, an
nOunced that the ballot resulted rs follows:
Whole No. Of votes, @2,649, representing 13j
stockholders. Necessary for choice, Is ,335.
Darius Alden. - $50
VIM - Bac"... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. - 90
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Vim. t. D3tNis......... ............ % G4g
Ihos W Iyde........... ...............-.. $40
Horatlo Jose. ..3l ,13l
Geo. :. Morris ,5Gl
Willard G.. Phil............ ............. 81 $40
Artbur orveU - % 3 t i'9
Geo f. B. Is Gi9
5. J. Young. ............... ......,.... IDS
I-ysandcr Strickland. Observation-Disclosures. t,lj>
The new ticket il viii be seen. was elected.
Darius Alden, AhnAr Cobnrn and +, ". Hill.
board. notwithstanding they are onno,eJ to th,
Ir3Se. ImmpligtrI, tfftar tla ral.i,It ,,,as On
uouncrd Al I3.3oo..Iorl The ,np.tin.C linfrn.i
The new board Of directors viii meet at Port
I"l'd' mex wednesday, lof organization
THE STATE Grange.
The nrocra,linc,s If tba o,,,,i,,f, A., ,. NH
lisbed On tbc tr~t nag@ Ib4 meating If The
STAN. ofsno. Nyr,In!.tf,. ,,,r,,-,, lo,,tnI
+, roHtinp bu,in.., nf ,Ii,..t1, i-,.-,,,, I'm tGn
afternoon The FOLLOWING ntffrrr. were aIart4d
Master Frn,I..ri.l PM ~ ,orI,.,.. o,a,.
scr /; II (rr,rnr, If IIa,n,,Il,,. inct1,rfr
i. II. Tline. of Nnnnt yarnnn Stpw.rd /
II ~pratrIie nf TnI,sI.t5,,. .,i.+ai,t ta,,.,rJ
il Whifmore Of RurL.I,rf ,.b4r,I,in William
par.ons n rl,t Nh, r,,,tI.,,i tr.a.,,,.r
smith. of Norway. Secretary II NJ nan If
Bansor. o1fp kaenor q VI Don.I.-s If
Cornish. cores Mr.. tr.jlri,.l HnI5 Of
t1nrL.,,, D. i,,,,,,,'. NJ. II N i'm Of p.,r.,.
dnr, NJ, + II t;r+.onr, If Uamn,Ian. +
steward. NIL A. II. Wilmer ~ Enrk.nort
Tho officers were installed in tie evening. Con
SIajuIaiulY trleSIam> were received from TIN
>l5lt SfaltS'> "I N4>>athu>tji> ana NrN lamp
>aItt. pc lHr' ilh@ closed lhuf>dat night.
:, va ~" mona the next annual session al
H"utoH' ne Gay was oecuPic" III reading re-
PoIiN ana listening |" speeches hy masters OF
Suoofdlhal' sfanS,>- IN INTERESTING paper
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