The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-05-21
Railroad Notes.


The station named Smyrna on the line
of the Bangor & Aroostook railroad, 1C
miles from Houlton, has been changed
to Ludlow.
The route for the extension of the Ban
gor, Orono & Oldtown electric railroad.
from olatown to. Great Works, is staked
out, and work will begin at once. A
carload Of sleepers has already arrived.
The Pittsfeld Advertiser says the re.
port that the town of Harmony voted
against extending the time of the S. &
NJ. road tor but lding to Harmony vii.
lage, was erroneous, that the vote was 81
in favor of extension to AZ against, and
that the only question as to whether q
two-third vote is necessary or not. Mr..
Hoyey, treasurer of the road, said the
road wilI.be built to Harmony village.
The double track on the Maine Central
between Yarmouth junction and Free
rort i5 considerably more than half COM
pIeted. Nearly all of the rail has been
laid to Freeport and the grading is well
uEdssway
Official car No. 161 of the Toronto,
Hamilton s. Buffalo railroad was on the
Union station siding Tuesday with a
marty of officials on board.
For the first II days of May, the Mon
treal Street Railway earnings aggregated
SCI, S7S 16. The largest increase in this
period was 81, 100.1S, which occurred on
MAY 10, while the smallest was ION May
8,on which there was decrease of s14. 68.
Aside from this one instance each day
has shawn a large increase over CORE
spending period last year.
George Philips manager of the Maine
Central at Vanceboro, for the last two
years, has taken another position on the
road for that com pgny. and Everett Dix
on, now station agent at Mattawamkeag,
takes Mr.. Philip'ssplace.
The railroad commissioners made an
official inspection of the Bangor street
railroad Tuesday.
A party numbering 1885, came to Ban.
gor Tuesday on the excursion over the
Bangor & Aroosrook5 railroad from Green,
vile and Brcwnville Junction. Many
of them attended the New Bedford Ban
gor ball game. The regular Afternoon
train was held until s. 05 to accommodate
the excursionists.
The Maine Central Railroad Relief AS.
ISOLATION is booming, and the railroad
men are all very much interested in it.
Previous to its Organization there was
hardly a week, as p well-known conduo
tor puts it, "but that we had to patch
and make Up a ptlrselfor some sick en-
ploye or to aid the family of somespool
fellow who stepped out suddenly whilt
in the employ of the road" Since the
association was organized all of the pass.
ing around of papers has been done away
with and,each member belonging to the
association is called upon to pay so cents
per month dues and 81 in each case oil
death. W. r. Barnett. baggage master
of the train from Portland to Skowhe
gan, is on the road fol short time in the
interest of the association and secured
40 applications for membership las
week. The total m embership is about
1900 now. In cases Of sickness members
get S. per week am! Of death the rela-
tives Of the deceased re- ceive $1,000,
The Maine Central railroad will erect
the coming summer on their lot near
Eigh street, large boiler and storage
house. This will be used in heating the
depot and the vestlbule cars in winter,
this doing away with all night service
Of locomotive.