The Portland daily press., 1894-09-04
LABOR DAY.
The Parade And Excursion At Lake
Sebag0.

The Parade And Excursion At Lake
SebagO.
March of Chief Marshal McDonald's Co
the Lake.
Labor Day was generally enjoyed yes
terday, although the morning did not
promise SO good weather as finally pre-
| vailed
Inc Labor Day parade was not SO large
as last year, when an unusual effort was
maze IN the way of getting up floats and
bringing in. organizations from out of
town. But nearly all the large unions
we're represented by respecta BILE contin-
gents Chief Marshal William H Nc
Donald was assisted by Chief Of Staff w.
H.1lipatrick and the following aids: p.
.. Moisture, Painters and decorators
Union: J.J. "A. Mulhearn, Portland Fed
eral Labor Union; G. F Stubs, Lasters'
| Union; James, Kelley, Carpenters I'M
Ion J.P. Mullin, Cigar Makers Union;
J.E. Sawyer, Boot and Shoe Workers
Union J-F. Boyle, Typographical Union
and F.C. Keil, Atlantic Coast Seamen.
Preceded by platoon of police, COM
posed OF Officers Sparrow, Foss, Madden
McGrath, Flynn and White, Chandler's,
Sand led the procession from Middle in
TO Congress and thence to the Union
station. Among the conspicuous or
ganlzatlons in line were the Atlantic
Coast Seamen, Captain John Lind
qualst, 10 men, the bricklayers in white
overalls, Captain G. o. Smith and 30
men, the Lasters, William Wyman com
manding, about rs men, the Boot and
Shoe Workers, 25 men, Captain Mont
conner y,all dressed in brown busters and
escorting label float. the Carpenters
Union, Charles Il .Skillin commanding,
81 men, the Pipefs and Plumbers, "a
men, PA. sMahoney, commanding. the
Portland Typographical Union, IN.
Stanley commanding 36 men.
From City Hall steps, Governor Cltaves
and Mayor Baxter reviewed the process
sion Then the Governor accompanied by
Adjutant eneral Connor and President
e. S.Jewett of the Central Labor Union
and Captain Hall U.S.A., accompanied
by Mr.. Walter H. Lyseth OF the commit
tee took carriages for the depot.
The Governor and party went as far
as the station. The procession joined by
hundreds more men and women took
train that was in waiting at Union Sta
tion. There were eleven cars on the
train and all were packed full.
At the Lake.
At sebago Lake the attendance was
very large. exceeding 5000. the largest
attendance at similar gathering for
some years. P.J. Mcclure, who was ex-
pected to have been present, and to have
delivered the annual address, missed a
train at Philadelphia and was unable to
make his connections. The fine pro-
gramme of sports was well carried ont,
Burke, of this city winning the 100 yards
dash, and Parks Of Bath the two-mile
running race. The chief interest how
ever, conferred in the boat race, which
was holly contested, and was won by
the Jacobs crew, the winners of the
Fourth of July regatta. The winning
crew is composed of Jacobs, Merrill,
McDonough and Feeney. The Jones
crew came in second, and the Foley crew
third.
The ladies' ball throwing contest
afforded much amusement, and some good
records" were, made. Miss Nellie
Hayes was declared the winner of the
prize. The tugpof war was decided to
have been won by the sailors.
At Long Island.
There was large picnic. at Long ISL
and yesterday, about 700 bers of the
various unions of Lewiston and Auburn
leaving that city in the morning after a
parade. They came in over the Grand
Trunk, their train making remarkably
good time. About 400 of them went to
Long Island, where shore dinner was
served by Mr.. Ponce. There was no at
tempt at speaking. g. T.. Davis, RID.
Bibber, CD. Linnehan, J.tE. Ballard.
and A.W. Lyseth acted as. a committee
of arrangements. The picnic was a ner-
feet success. In addition to the mem hers
OF the various unions present they had
two bands and drum corps.
Generally Observed.
Reports from all parts of the country
Indicate that Labor Day was generally
observed by Trades Unions at New York
and Chicago, and at Philadelphia large
bodies of workmen turned out in pa
rade.
wanted to Kill the Policeman.
Hartford Conn Con4a.ala.. O