The Republican journal., 1897-09-09
Labor Day in Maine.

LEWISTON, Sept. 6. About 5000 ner-
sons from this city and Auburn celebrated
labor day at Lake Grove to-day with
athletic sports, etc. The day was fine
and all enjoyed themselves immensely.
PORTLAND, Sept. 6. The labor organi.
cations of this city took no formal notice
of labor day to-day. Members of the A.
0. H. from Lewiston and Portland parad.
ed the streets in the forenoon and in the
afternoon visited Long Island, where
there was dancing and athletic sports,
Lewiston won the ball game.
RoCKLAND, Sept 6. Fully 1000 peo
pie attended the Knox county celebration
OF labor day at Oakland Park to- day.
Athletic sports were the chief attraction
and were highly enjoyed. Thomas B.
Mcguire of Washington was the orator of
the day and delivered an interesting and
lengthy address. The day closed with
dancing in the pavilion.
AUGUSTA, Sept. 6. The labor day cele-
bration here was the first this section
ever had. big program was successful
ly carried out in the presence of a big
crowd A parade was formed in Hallo-
well. 1t was in command of E. W. Mad
docks and was headed by the Gardiner
band. The Hallowell branch of the Ma
tional Stone Cutters Union had the right
of the line and escorted Superintendent
Hunt of the Hallowell Granite Works,
Treasurer c. W. Tilden, Secretary Mer-
chant and Joseph Emery, who occupied
one carriage, and Governor Llewellyn
Powers and Hon. Samuel w. Matthews,
the State labor commissioner, who were in
another together with WILDER Cummings
and Arolide Haskins, members of and
RI Nv f>o n
ernor Powers and Mr.. Matthews. The
union men wore white aprons and cream
white hats. Following that body and the
carriages were the quarrymen commanded
by Fred French and headed by the Angus
ia Cadet Band. This body escorted a
carriage occupied by James Bailey, Ed
mund Perry, Maurice Dunton and Llew-
ellyn Ames, officers of the Union. The
trade procession of floats followed. Hal
lowell Granite Works represented their
industry by two large floats, each drawn
by eight horses. One was representative
of the stone cutters. Upon it rested two
columns of granite all worked off, two
carved stone caps and two cornered stone.
Accompanying it were two workmen
with their tools. The company's other
float represented the quarry end of the
business, and was laden with uncut
stone and quarrymen. Both were deco
rated with red, white and blue bunting.
Governor Powers and Labor Commits
sioner Matthews were given a place in
line when the procession had arrived in
Augusta. After the march in Augusta
the procession, followed by many people,
went to the Augusta driving park, where
addresses were made by Governor Powers
and Mr.. Matthews. The latter also read
letter of regret from Congressman Ed
win G. Burleigh of this district, who was
unable to accept the invitation to speak.
After the speaking there was a clam bake,
followed by sports and band concert.
In the sports Newcomb of Augusta won
the running high jump feet, II inches;
Burgess the running broad jump, II feet,
inches. He also won the standing
broad jump, 9 feet, inches, and the hop,
step and jump, IS feet. The quarrymen,
in command of Fred French, won the tug
of war against the granite cutters, led by
A. \. Shea. Clark, the pedestrian, walk
ed half mile, winning over Leavitt, who
ran seven eights, and Anderson who rode
a bicycle one and half miles. Joseph
LaPointe's bronchc won the half mile
fiat race, Daniel McLain up), time 1.0l,
In the bicycle race, Anderson won first,
Graves second, Bradstreet third. Time,
2. II 3D.. Burgess won the 100 yards dash,
Taggarts second. Time 10 seconds.