The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-09-20
DEMOCRATIC TIMES.
Tramping Weavers and Spinners Have Had
Enough of Them.

The hard times in the indust rial lines
have been reflected in the applications
made for help at the office of the Overseers
OF the Poor. The state has been sought by
many operatives and other laborers from
out of the state who have come here to find
work in Maine factories. Running out of
money they have to apply to the Overseers
Tor transportation. Any common carrier.
ike steamboat or railroad, generally
carries back the poor people whom it brings
into the state, when those people fall into
distress within year. In August, Secre-
tary Baker sent back one hundred and
seven who had come from out of the state;
and so far in September fifty--nine have
been returned
Since the great strike began at New Bed
lord considerable number of splnners and
weavers from that city have wandered Into
Maine in search of work, and have had to
be assisted to return home. Yesterday,
three honest appearing men arrived late in
the afternoon, having tramped in through
the rain and mud from Graz Corner. They
had been in Lewiston looking for work,
their trades being spinning and weaving.
They told Secretary Baker about the hard
times in New Bedford. Those strikers
having families are allowed four dollars a
week out of fund of about $4,000 which
the labor unions have accumulated; but the
sing lie men get nothing. AS result they
have been scattered all over New England
and Canada, seeking work or returning to
their old homes when they are SO fortunate
to have one.
When the three spinneis had concluded
their narratives of distress yesterday,
Secretary Baker said: ST. suppose you
fellows will all go in for the Democratic
ticket this fall.''
With laugh of der1sion they replied that
they had had enough of Democratic times.
The Approaching Baptist Convention.
Arrangements have been nearly COM
pleted for the approaching Baptist An
niversaries, which will be held this year
with the First Baptist church, Portland,
Oct.1-4. Monday evening Oct. /, there
will be an address by Rev. A. S. Gumbart
of Boston. Tuesday morning the meet
ingssof the Maine Baptist Missionary
Convention will open. There will
be the susual reports and the Con-
vention Sermon by Rev. j. A. Ford Of
Eastport. Tuesday afternoon, after the
Secretary' report, there will be dis
cussion of the Convention work. Tues
day evening. the first half hour will be
given to the Maine Baptist Charitable
Society. Rev. DR.. VIM. Ashmore, of
Swallow, China, will follow with an adj
dress. The forenoon of Wednesday will
open with meeting for the considera-
tion of the B. Y.P.U. movement ffomS. 80
TO 80. The rest of the forenoon will
be devoted to addresses by Rev.C. HI.
Spalding, Rev. T. IT. Hazlewood, d. D.,
and DR.. Ashmore Wednesday afternoon
occurs the meeting Qf the Maine Bap-
tist Education Society. After reports
there will be discussion with reference
to the work Of the Society Rev. George
Bullen, DID,, will present the work at
Newton Theological Institution. This
will be followed by reports from the
committees on the academies and Colby
University, and a paper by Rey.A. r..
Crane DID,. of Hebron concerning the
relation of the churches to our education
al institutions. In the evening there
will be addresses by President Whitman
and DR.. Pepper. The Womans' Foreign
Missionary Society will hold meetings on
Thursday from $50 to IL, and from 2 to
4. There will be papers, etc., by repre-
sentatives of the Society in Maine, with
the following from abroad--Miss Sarah
C. Durfee, Mrs. n. M. Waterbury. Mrs. E.
W. Clark of Assam, Miss Ida Zimmerman,
of Roxbury, Mass, and Mrs. Bella Claflin
of Luknga, Africa.