Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-04-26
The Proposed Portland
Lewiston Electric Line.
Lewiston. Portland Co.'S Articles
Of Association Approved.
The Champion Fisherman Gets a Sew.
en.Pound Salmon.

articles OF association. The proposed
road will be 81 miles in length. of
standard gauge, and will be operated
by electricity or compressed air. The
route Will be as follows: Commencing
at or near point near Morrill's cor
ner, in the Deering district of the city
Of Portland. it will be continued
through the villages of West Fall
mouth, III the town of Falmouth, West
Cumberland. in the town of Cumber-
iahd' Gray and North Gray, in the
town of Gray, New Gloucester and
pner Gloucester, in the town of New
Gloucester, and i'll the city of Au-
burn. near the junction of Minot ave-
nue and Court street.
The capital stock of the company is
Sl3o.oOO. and is made up of 1900 shares
at a par value of 500 each, the list of
subscribers to capital stock and the
number Of shares subscribed for by
each being as follows: Edward w.
Gross of Auburn, 100 shares:
Lewis y. Goudy of Portland. 100;
John W. True of New Gloucester,
%; Chas. p. Chandler of New
Gloucester 65; Fred II. Chandler
of New Gloucester, A; Jabez True of
Portland. $50; Andrew c. Chandler of
New Gloucester, 43: Norman True of
Portland. $50; Edward G. Reynolds of
South Portland. 130; Llcwellyn NJ
Leighton of Portland. 1870; Thomas NJ
Johnston of Portland. 100; Frank L.
Clark of Gray. ); Lee p. Hunt of Gray,
): Arthur 5. Noyes of West Falmouth.
10: Geo l.. Hall of West Falmouth,
10; Percy ii. Richardson of Portland,
S; Frank Ridlon of Boston, Mass. 13O.
The board of directors is as follows
Edward w. Gross of Auburn: John w.
True of New Gloucester; Lewis \.
Cloudy of Portland; l.. NJ Leighton of
Portland; Thomas NJ. Johnston of
Portland; Jabez True Of Portland;
Frank Ridlon of Boston, Mass.
The articles of association of the
Lewiston and Portland Railroad. which
We're submitted to the board of rail-
road commissioners, last week. were
approved by that body, April y. and
were returned from the office of the
commissioners. Tuesday forenoon. The
new road referred to the petition men-
toned above. is the reverse of the
Lewiston aud Portland road, and the
the difference being that the new road
is intended to start from Portland.
The board of survey. which is COM
posed of Col. Lucius II. Kendall of
| Riddeford, Col Everard l.. Newcomb
of Eastport. and Major VIM. o. Peter
son OF Portland. were in session at the
Office of the adjutant general. yester-
= of I,ct
property.
Fast Day. Thursday, April -. will
| not it is understood. be observed at
| the State House. and the work will go
on i'll the different departments. just
as if the day were not that which was
| once set apart for fasting and prayer"
| Hon. George POttle of Lewiston,
chairman of the board Of State asses
| sorS. WAS at his desk in the depart
| lnent, yesterday. on business connected
| with the coming monthly meeting of
the board. which will be held. Tuesday,
May ;. at the rooms of the board.
| The man among the State House
fishermen who has secured the largest
| tish of the season. thus far. is Col. l..
| {. Harrington, clerk at the office of the
railroad commissioners. The fish WAS
"A salmon and the colonel got him.
Monday evening. 1t was a beauty.
| weighing seven pounds, and its ample
| proportions and silvery sides were
| source of admiration to all who viewed
| it. 1t may be we'll to say. however. i'll
| order that no one should be misIed by
| the statement. that the salmon was not
| caught at CobboSScecontec, but was
sent to the owner by a friend who had
been enjoying the fishing at SebagO
lake.
| The following corporations have filed
! their certificates of organiza ton at the
office Of the Secretary of State:
| Albany Telephone and Telegraph Co.
| has been organized ut Albany for tn"
purpose of operating telephone and
| telegraph line within the town of Al
bany, Maine. with $4,000 capital stock
of which 500 is paid in. The officers
are: President. Amos G. Bean of AL
bany: treasurer, Lucius J. Andrews of
Albany. Certificate approved, April
II. 1905.
Boston and Fiochc Mining and De-
| velopmcnt Co. has been organized at
Portland for the purpose of doing
general mining business. and for other
purposes with 100000 capital stock of
which $50 s paid in. The officers are:
President Arthur Chapman Of Port
land; treasurer. II. p. Sweetser of
Portland. Certificate approved, April
~, 1905.
In response to the demand which
| CnmaS with tho Snrinr fishing Sea son