The Republican journal., 1886-02-04
Maine Matters,
THE RAILROAD REPORT.

the supervision of these commissioners ,l4S. %
miles OF railroad, of which about II miles are
horse railways III and about Portland and Lew
lSton. The Name Central railroad alone con-
trolls 521 of the 1,l4S miles of track in the
State. Little track has been laid during the
year, but Improvements have been made iii the
road bed, ViaductS and culvcIt>, track and roll
ing stock of nearly every line. The greatest
need which the commissioners now find. is
better accommodation at stations, cleaner and
neater waiting rooms. The tendency of the
larger roads to absorb the smaller continues.
The commissioners call attention TO the fact
that three great lines of railroad running
southerly from Portland have como under
what is practically one management and that
more than half of the railroad system of the
State Is SO owned and controlled that ii is
substantially under one management. Should
those in control see fit they could impose upon
connecting roads unequal rates in the adjust
ment of freight and passenger traffic. The
commissioners are convinced. however, that no
such thing has been attempted and OF the
largest of the State corporations. the Maine
Central. they take especial pains to say that lis
managers have exercised the powers entrusted
to them with iberality and discretion. and for
the establishing and building up of new indus
tries along the line OF the road. Perhaps the
best evidence Of good equipment and maIlage-
mcnt is the immunity from serious accidents
which the passengers in this State have enjoyed
during the wear. Some lives have been LOST bY
carceS>nesS at crossings, but travellers have
been carried safely. Portland Advertiser,
AN ANECDOrE OF LoNGFEILOw.
The Brunswick, (Me.) journal of Aug 81.
1880 in announcing the BoWdon College COM
nlencement, gave this appointment for Thurs
day Inc installation ol Hehry W. Longfel-
,,.; ~ III VI si'o'', -u'3c>'
Prof. Longfrllow while connected with fine
COLLEGE. resided in the house on Federal street
now occupied iN Judge BarrowS. soon after
hi, rctlln from hi, Euro,,eau tour ana Will.
rcSidin. here he wrote and published ..Outrr-
Mer:=A pilgrimage beyond the sea- one of
his first literary productions that apDeartd i'm
book form and was issued from Inc, pres, of
the late joseph Griffin Thco :. Mel elan WA.
the foreman of Mr. ttritfiu> printfuq establish
ment al that time and executed ali the press
work The professor furnished hi, COPY v rit-
ten on the outside OF old l,tters-a dozen or
mur,. b,.}u-e stitched otether. 10 furnish each
cOnl,o~ltur with Il take" the manuscript md
to bt. jiXid,. by the foreman seY inc each tyie-
setter norton, commencing and ending with
parugraph-thc whole being returned 10 the
Prof win fine urouf >hret< Thu. Prof mon
rclishing the mutiiation of his manuscript.
wrote Oh the next supply OF copy the follow
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Prof. mterned between Two oi the most thrill
lhg sentences OF his WORK. III RECEIVING tile
proof he repaired to The lrnii : Office N Sreat
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We are indebted 10 Mr.. Il. +. Coburn, Of
South Mounkus Tor the facts touching the fol-
lowing frl9llt1ul and fAtal acrIuclt i'll that town
the 10th inst AiOnZo Knight. whose family
reside on an island IN PenOh>cot Bay. was N
the employ u Melvin johnson, OF MulunkuS.
and ON the day above named wa, operating
hay-pressing machine. hook attached TO the
sweep, brokc. Knight was gust back of this
sweep, following II around with ms hands rest
niE on Ii when The nook broke and the sweep
flew Nlolenti! bath, Striking The poor fellow
terrible blow ~ The bowels. lEH >lei:in> were
sem lof as soon H. ihtN couIn ne ana every
thing that possibly could he was done for the
sufferer, nut he dtd the 18TH INST. We learn
the deceased leaves WIFE and three children al
hls home III the Bay. W also understand that
there l. 10 way OF sure communication With
the lSlanu, 50 thai word could be sent ahead to
the family Ihe father OF the unfortunate man
was Ill the Nlcllty ahd started at noon. the
18TH. with me BODY on the aad Journey. On az
count of The Isolated situation OF The island, the
family OF the DECEASED Will have no lntlmatlQn
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nome, fI-p River News.
We learn that the deceased lived ON Nlatini-
Gus and that his wife is a daughter of William
Young Of that Island. He was about "A wears
old. Ed journal
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aPl' + IaHh - hoiileI ol thG steamer ha'aii-
uih = a iut t!PG Vi " 70" IL TdSi sailor. nc
SaNeu M ste"in?o"' uuI ny tHt ia'V E'ile ~
those soma 4uaillles tilal lnahe up Il man you
cdn !eleili upon III pd,i iIhIf' porn ana pred
III lllN toWh on lhe li'nk OIL inc fehonsfot' ne
mas lol'oNtu the >ea from I poI anu i propa-
pll the pes phoi pet"eei New l ofh ana '!uod-
~ lcau lldl >aHH On ihG Ailahtic' beginning
NE PHUtlh9 some tnitH7.hrtG years or more,
Gen Grant he has no wards f., waste. he ARK
He has been III the employ OF the Boston and
Bangor Steamship Cumpany since 1876. He is
representative Of Il large family of Iiomers in
this town, all of whom are known As men of
energy and reliability in anything they under
take, whether on sea or land. our people al
ways felt safe when they knew Capt. Frank or
Capt. W. II. Homer was on board the boat.
Those old seado@S, always calm, made one feel
a. though huMe was much nearer than heaven,
and they never laughed at Il poor >ca-sick fell
low, but managed to cheer him and see t. some
little comforts TO alleviate his SORROWS. W men
we 90 by boat we shall ask if UoHter j. on
board, LI}uck>port Clipper.
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