Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-01
STATE HOUSE.
Extensive Trolley System
Planned for Western Maine.
Roster Of Living General Staff Off,
GERS So Far as Known.
Contributions to Mckinley Memorial
Fund by Counties.

Inc largest and most eXtensi .
trolley system ever planned in Maine
has just been launched. 1t contem.
plates the building of railway limos
through various towns in Oxford. Cum
herland and York counties, the Who'll,
system TO comprise 80 miles of track
The enterprise is backed by George B.
James OF Boston, who is the PRINCIPAL
promoter of the big paper and pulc
lnlils now in process of construction al
Portsmouth, n. H. This comuanv has
bought large tracts of valuable wool
lands in the counties named above and
in New Hampshire and the railroads;
are needed to haul the timber to the
mills where it will be manufactured in
tc pulp. and paper. The mill company
has q capital of S25 100000 and it is
rror osed to have the largest, plant il.
The world.
In the articles of association of the
Elaine & New Hampshire Railway,
which have just been approved by the
board of railroad commissioners of
Maine, George 3. James of Boston,
Mass, A. Crosby Kenneth Of Conway,
Y. H., Edward +. Hastings and Henry
Andrews, both of Fryaburg, and Leslie
G Cornish of Augusta, are named as
directors The company proposes to
construct, main tain and operate by
compressed air or animal
power, q standard gauge street rail-
road for public use fer a street traffic
Tor the conveyance of persons and
property. TIE places and towns from
which, in which and to which the road
is to pc constructed, maintained and
operated are as follows:
Commencing at or near the Mount
Cutter house ir the village of Hiram,
thence through the town of Hiram in
The county of OXfcrd, the towns of
Baldwin and Standisf in the county of
the towns Of Cornish:
Limington, Hollis ana Dayton in tie
county of York, to some point on Alfred
street in the city of Diddcford; also
from some point in the line aforesaid
in the town of Limingt0n or Hollis into
and through the towns of Limerick,
WATERFORD. NeWfield, Shapleigh and
Acton, all in the county of York. to the
State line between the State of Maine
and the state of New Hampshire; also
from Cornish, through Cornish, to and
through Parsonsfield TO said State line,
also from some point in the line first
above described in the town of Lining
ton, in the county Of York, into and
through the town of StandlSh to q
roint on Seblgo lake in said county of
Cumberland: thence in and through
The towns of Standish and Gorham to q
ooirt in the town of Windham near
The Westbrook, Windham & Naples
Railway.
The length Of the road as near "a
may be will be 30 miles and the capital
stock is placed IT 100000. all Of which
is subscribed Geo. b. James has 1925
shares and the other four directors
have one share each. Five per cent. of
the total capital stock has been paid in
as provided by law.
Below We give the name, residence
,anE end date Of service of the SurV "
ing mmbers of the general staff, so fan
"a known, for the past 40 years. Thi:
includes the staff # II governors:
GOV. ISRAEL WhSHBURN, JR.
Col. Eugene Hale. 1862 Ellsworth
idc.
GOV. ABNER "OBURN.
col. Henry S. OsGcod, 1868, Portland
aide.
GOV. SAMUEL CONY.
Col Edward r. Spear 1864 Rock
land, aide.
GOV. JOSHUA J.. CHAMBERLAIN
Col. Seldcn Sonnor, 1867, Augusta
aide.
col. George Varroy 1861, Bangor
aide.
Col. John Marshall Brown, 1867
Portland, aide.
Gen. John G. Caldwell, 1867. ELS
worth, adjut2nt general.
Gen. Benz. y. Murray. Jr., 1856 }
Calais, assistant adiutant general
Col. Joseph W. Spaulding. 1863, Bos-
ton, *RichmCnd, aide.
GOV. SIDNEY PERliAM.
Col. +. A. Thompson. 1871, Dover
assistant sur:con general.
Col. J. Manchester Haynes, 1871, Au-
gusta, aide.
Col. A. Is. Sumner, 1871, Lubec, aide
Col. NJ. V. 3. Chase, 1871. Augusta
assistant commissary general.
Gel Henry \. Shorey, 1873, Rridston
military secretary.
Col. Andrew NJ. B2nScn, 1o'S' fOi L
land. military secretary.
Col. A. II. s. Davis, 1873, Pennington
military secretary.
GOV. NELSON DINGLEY, JR.
Col. Isaac Dyer, 1871, Skowheg@r
Inspector general.
Col. &. T. stevens, 1874. Augusta
assistant judge advocate general
Col. Zimro A. Smith, 1874. Portland
| aide.
Col. Harrison Hume, 1874, Hostor
| aide.
Col. JOHN T. Whitcomb, 1874, Els
worth, aide.
GOV. SELDEN Common.
Cen. Jonathan p. Cilley, 1876, Rock
land. adjutant general.
Gen. Chas. w. Tilden,. 1876, HAND
well. inspector general
Gel. Horace Fl. Burbank, 1876, SAGE
assistant iudge advocate general.
Col. Joseph B. Peaks 1876 Dove
assistant comraissary general.
Col. JOHN T. Richards, 1876, Gard
ner, aide
GOV. ALoNZo GARCEI.oN.
Col. John r. Lynch, 1879. Machia
assistant commissary general
Col. Chas. II. Osgoo1, 1879, Lewiston