The Portland daily press., 1896-08-01

AAio Rsh4LWEy mems ChrlGllan AsSocla-
zion OF the United States and Canada
Will hold its next international Conven-
slon In September in Montreal.
Ahls organization, which Is
now an important feature of Y.
M. U. A. work, is rapidly increasing in
favor with the great railway magnates.
indeed, most of the larger railway cor
porations have supported the movement
IN generous manner, and have contri-
puted much to its success by providing
tne different associations with suitable
buildings and gymnasiums, wherein
their workmen may SECURE an in6elleo-
tual and physical training. Mr.. o. M.
| Hays, manager Of the Grand Trunk,
who at present is actively engaged in en-
tabltshing number of associations at
intervals along the Grand Trunk rail-
road, Is a warm supporter Of r. M. @.
A. work, and in order TO increase the at
tendance Of delegates at the approaching
convention, has made arrangements for
a special fare for the latter to and from
the city. A large number of the leading
association workers In Canada and the
| United States will be present at the COM
Ing convention.
Business at the Maine Central repair
shops in Waterville Is booming just now,
for all the summer season is usually
dull time of the year. AS usual during
| the summer months, there are no pas
senger cars in tine shop, but nearly the
full crew in the passenger car depart
mont is at work fitting freight cars with
the air brake equipments. In the fire. ght
CIR department. the crew are fitting these
same cars with the new automatic draw
bars. What of these freight cars that
need painting, and most of them are
touched up some, are taken to the paint
shop. SO that nearly the full shop crew is
on the hustle. At present about five or
six cars are equipped with brakes and
oouplers every aay. The work in the
machine shop remains about the same
during the whole year, and there is no
exception to this rule in that depart |
ment at the present time.
The baggage men come across some |
strange things occasionally. One day
bore evidence that 1t contained eggs. |
They had been broken by the dozen and
running out covered the surroundin &
baggage and the trunk, making it very
unpleasant for the baggage men. Eggs,
of all things, were never meant to be
baggage. The cottagers bring much OF |
their household property and their food |
supply as baggage. From one trunk re.
Gently several pounds of coffee leaked |
over the floor Of the station and baggage |
room.
Says the Railway Age. The following
order, issued by the Maine Central, the |
Pathfinder Guide thinks is good enough |
to be adopted as an amendment to the |
constitution: 'Trainmen, station and |
yardmen, who are employed ON or about |
night passenger trains are enjoined to d , |
their work as quietly and with as little |
noise as possible, SO as not to unneces- |
sarily disturb the occupants of the sleep |
ing cars. Loud shouting at stations,
running baggage trucks rapidly by the |
sleeping oars, and unnecessary ringing of
the bell is strictly prohibited.
Ex-Conduotor Hodgkims of the Grand |
Trunk tells the Oxford Democrat that in |
all his time he has never known q woman |
who paid her fare on the oars to tell |
where she was going withouu being |
asked. One of his amusing experiences
of this kind was with a dignified lady |
who got on at the Rochester transfer
station. When Conductor Hodgkins |
came to her she pulled her wallet and in
austere language said: ''How much Ia
it?" 81 don't knowl" replied the con-
duotor. "It's your duty to know" re-
piled the woman. and followed this with
some remarks about officials not know
ing their duty. IF yon would tell me
where you are going,s" says the conduc-
tor, perhaps l might make guess at
it,"
Frank E. Crowley @ Maine Central
station agent, has been taxed for O con.
siderable amount of phosphate which
was in the colnpany's storehouse on the
first day of April. He says the phosphate
belonged to the Bowker Bertilizing oom-
pany of Boston and was in transit to
ArooBtook county, and that he is no more
responsible for 1T than he rs for a cargo
of flour or any other commodity that
passes through his hands as the agent of
the Maine Central company. The assess
ors say that the tax was lawfully assessed
under the statutes and the agent has his
redress from the owners of the phosphate.
1t may become test case.