The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-02
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THE SOMERSET ROAD.

II Ii ROAD,
There is some speculation regarding
who shall fill the vacancy caused by the
death of President John Aver of the
Somerset Railroad. The officers of the
corporation are as follows: r. W. Dunn,
vice president; W. NJ Aver, superinten
dent; directors, r. W. Dunn, W. d.
Dunn, W. NJ. Aver, E. F. Webb, F. W.
Hill, B. 2. J. Weston, A. j. Libby,
Benz. Flint, "A. r. Small and Omar
Clark. or course there is a logical soitl-
ton to the problem, but as yet none OF
the officials of the road care to make any
talk, SO soon after the death of Mr.. Aver.
During the illness of the latter gentle
man, Vice President r. W. Dunn has
mad much to do with the management Oh
the affairs of the road, but Superintend-
ent W. M. Aver is practically in charge
or the road, directing the affairs In
way that cannot fail to be acceptable to
all concerned, as Mr.. Aver has had more
OF this work to do than any other man
since the road was first operated
THE WASHINGTON COUNTY ROAD.
AT a meeting called by the Ellsworth
Board of Trade and held in Manning
Hall Monday evening to consider the
proposition of the Washington County
Railroad to have the terminus in Els
worth, about one hundred were present,
Remarks were made by Superintendent
OF Construction James P. Mcdonald and
Contractor Mitchell of the Railroad, and
by Judge Peters, Hon. John B. Redman
and others of Ellsworth. 1t seemed to
be the impression of all that the terminus
should certainly be located there instead
OF two miles distant in the woods. There
seemed, however, lack of enthusiasm,
caused perhaps by the absence of several
influential property owners The question
was discussed at some length, and the
| executive board of trade was appointed
committee to see what can be done about
raising $4,000, the funds necessary to
have the terminus located in Ellsworth
The meeting adjourned to meet on Tues
day evening. Dec. s, to further consider
| the matter.
YARD MASTER AT BANGOR.
Mr. Harry R. TBarnaby has been ap-
pointed general yardmaster of the Maine
Central at Bangor, beginning Dec. /.
MIR. Barnaby will have charge of the
switching at South Brewer and of the
assisting engines for both passenger and
freight trains on the main line, both east
and west, and on the MT. Desert and
! Bucl1sport branches Mr.. 'Barnaby is one
| n ia no MI Sc
the Name Central. He entered the service
in 1881 and for the past IA years has been
yardmaster at the western Bangor station.
Previous to that time he ran freight
trains No. 81 and 80 between Bangor and
| MattawanEeag and also the Saltwater
freight. His new appointment puts him
in charge of both the Maine Central aad
Exchangessfreet yards and also gives him
other duties which have heretofore de.
volyed upon other men.
WAIERVILLE AND FAIRFIELD.
At the recent meeting in Boston of the
directors Of the Waterville & Fairfield
Light and Railways company. the Office
of general manager was created, its occu-
pant to have entire charge of the plant of
the concern, subject only to the superyis-
ion OF the directors Of the company.
The choice of a man for this place. fell
upon John b. Hamblen Of Augusta,
who has been connected with the Angus
ia Light company ever since it's organi-
zation. Mr.. Hamblen is thorough
electrician, familiar with every depart
ment of the business. He will begin his
new duties tomorrow and ne will move
his family to this city about the first Of
January.
The company will at once erect steam
plant as an auxiliary to that now in ope-
| Grafton, either in this city or in Fairfield.
Ia about two weeks 8 new car will be
| placed on the route. 1t will be Of the
vestibule pattern, 30 feet long, and capa-
BILE of comfortably accommodating go
through the paved portion of Main
street in Waterville as soon as possible.
| If the weather will allow this will be
done this fell The lest of the read will
have to get along with the old rails until
| another spring whsn the entire route
will be re-laid
BOSTON AND MAINE.
| The probabilities arc that the vacancies
in the Boston & Maine railroads direc-
tory, caused by the deaths of George NJ
Pullman and Aretas Blood, will not be
| filled until the next Stockholders annual
meeting. This does not occur until Oc-
tober, 1888.
MAINE PENSIONS.
Washington, Dec. 1.-The following
pensions have been granted tn Maine DeO.