The Portland daily press., 1886-01-15
RAILWAY MATTERS.
BOSTON & MAINE

The Supreme Court Wednesday handed
down rescript in the case of Mary E. Clark
VS.. the Boston & Maine railroad. The case
York county one-was taken from the jury
and recommitted to the court on question
of law. The court find that the facts agreed
to leave no reason why the plaintiff should
not recover damages from the defendant
corporation. That the plaintiff was pas
senger of the defendant, was not left at the
proper station, but was compelled to walk
back over the track of the road. That while
in the exercise of due caution the plaintiff
fell into a hole, the existence of which was
unknown to her, but of which the defendant
corporation had knowledge and allowed to
exist. Objections Overruled. The case now
goes to the jury in order that the amount OF
damages may be fixed. Original damages
claimed, $4,000. The plaintiff is still sick
and will probably remain so during life.
Hadlock and Prince are for plaintiff; Yeaton
for defendant corporation.
GRAND TRUNK.
A despatch, it is understood, was sent to
Baltimore Wednesday by the Grand Trunk
of Canada and the Fitchburg Railroad Gen
eral Passenger Agents, saying that they
hoped the cutting of rates out of Boston
would be stopped, as it did not accomplish
the rivals, while it was injurious to the busi-
ness of friendly connections. Reply was
sent regretting the necessity under present
circumstances of making the through Boston
rate according to usual custom by adding
local fare to the New York through fare to
the West.
SOMERSET RAILROAD.
The Somerset Reporter says; II do not
pretend to be able to give the correct ex-
planatioz of it, but simply state what l
have heard in regard to the recent boom in
the stock of the Somerset railroad. Only
few months ago the stock went begging if it
went at all. No one seemed to care enough
about it to quote q price on it. Now it is in
good lively demand at good price. Who is
buying the stock? That's the question. My
information is that the Maine Central is
quite anxious to get hold of this road, and
they are buying the stock"
EASTERN.
The Boston Post says: ''The syndicate,
however, in the meantime are cunning for
lots of stock offered, and are evidently tax
ing in all the stock offered on the decline. A
great deal of the stock is going into the
hands Of permanent investors. These large
blocks of stocks which are being taken by
the syndicate for years pull, if need be,
will soon have an effect on the market price.
The deal is similar to the Worcester, Nashua
& Rochester deal, and the public may pos
Sibly wake up some day as they did in that
case and see Eastern sell 40 to 30 points
higher, for undoubtedly this syndicate
knows on just what terms they can carry out
a consolidation with the Boston & Maine,
just as they did in the case of the former
deal. The same tactics are employed in this
deal in gathering stock in as in the case Of
the Worcester, Nashua & Rochester, All
the large blocks are practically bought up
and higher prices are looked for this stock
the last of this week or the first of next. In
the meantime the earnings of the consoli-
dated roads (he Boston & Maine-Eastern)
are showing great increase, and it is be-
lieved that with harmonious arrangements
with the Boston & Maine, the Eastern can
undoubtedly be made to earn per cent:
large short interest is accumulating in East
ern, and some day or other they will have to
pay large price for their stock
NOTES.
The management of the Central Vermont
Railroad Company authorize an emphatic
denial of the report that the Grand Trunk
railway has leased the Central Vermont
road