The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-09-29
Editorial Excursion.

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Publishers Convention, inserted by US last
week. gives but n dry account Of the business
transacted; that other part-the pleasure de-
rived from acquaintance and fellowship, may
in part be written, but we shall not attempt 1t.
Some time ago we thought to give in short ar.
ticles q pen and Ink portrait Of our State edi.
tors as We were impressed by reading their ex-
change; but, bless your dear soul, reader, We
should have fired thousand miles from the
mark. Take for instance. the editor Of the Pal
ladium of Heightened Science and Repository of
Baked Clams:-we should have written him
down as u gentleman who rarely shook hands,
and never smiled except when he went across
the way "to see man.; who loaded his gun
only with three hundred pound ball. and
considered musketry as utterly unseryiceable
in civil warfare. But, would You think III he
is most thoroughly genial man, full Of repair
tee, whose wit is as keen as lance, while he is
as risky as young bear. We should have
misreprcsented him. And so we should have
gone wading through the alphabetical list OF
mistakes just for a lack Of acquaintance. By
the way, our personal criticisms, yours and
mine, are very apt to do injustice, because we
do not think of each other at our best, bat
judge hold! its time to change the subject
for we are getting sentimental.
Jumping on hoard the train at Lewiston, and
sorry to leave Dingley and Stetson of the Jour-
nal behind, we found Elwell Of the Portland
Transcript. Thurston of the Price Current,
Noyes Of the Saco Democrat, Pidgin OF the
Oxford Democrat, q reporter Of the Boston
Journal, and Hon. Charles Holden, eI.editor
at large; and at wateryille our party was en-
larged by Holman Of the Augusta Farmer, Lin
coin Of the Bath Times. Morrell Of the Gardi-
ner Journal and Stevens Of the Augusta Jour-
nal, while others came on the following day.
For distance OF something less than five hun.
dred miles on the Maine Central there is no sta
ton for refreshments, and Noyes aud Pidgin
suffered considerably, until Morrell insured
them from his haversack. (He never goes
from home. however long the distance, with
out carrying supplies.)
Thursday, there was to be a clam-bake at
Fort Point some twenty FIVE miles down the riy-
er whittier Bartlett Of the Jefiersonian. Wheel
err Of the Courier, Sprague Of the Rockland
Free Press. Rust Of the Belfast Age, Elwell,
Lincoln and Pidgin. the bi-valyes Of the corps,
went. Morrell eat too much the day before,
and was homesick. By the politeness of the
Supt. Of the Bangor and Oldtown r. R., York
County under the lead Of Bro. Burr Of the
Jetfersonisn. journeyed to "thc land Of the Da-
cotahs." ThePortland Transcript says event
to see the squaws. but Elwell makes mistake.
The afternoon was spent in riding around the
city, and visiting the extensive garden and nur.
sery lof trees) of Mr.. Noyes.
Friday was devoted entirely to business, CON-
mencing at eight o'clock in the morning and Il
was not completed until eight in the evening.
A happy suggestion was made by Bro.
Thurston and adopted by the Association that
u sketch of the lives Of all Maine editors and
publishers since the first, should DO collected
for future use. II will probably he published
in few years in library form. While the sub
ject was under discussion Hon. John A. Poor.
President of the European & North American
Railway, made beautiful finland speech, con-
tanning very interesting "reminiscences Of the
profession. He was connected !some years since
with the State of Maine newspaper, published
at Portland, principally. as he remarked, "in
paying the bills"
The Annual address b, E. II. Elwell Of the
Transcript, performance Of superior merit
and sparkling with humor, was pronounced by
that gentlemen; subject, the duties, response
bilities and exalted mission Of the press. It
was q production worthy Of the genial and tall
entcd editor Of the Transcript, and was warmly
applauded. A fine Poem BY Hon. Z. P. wes-
ton, whlom Of the Northern Monthly, emit
tied "The Sword and Per" was then read.
Amer visiting Norombcga Hall to witness an
exhibition Of billiard playing, the Association,
by invitation Of Hon. Isaac r. Clark, Land
Agent of Maine, visited his residence where
the opportunity Of meeting with many OF the
leading citizens Of Bangor, was enjoyed by
them. and an hour or two was most agreeably
.peut with our host and his friends.
We cannot speak Of the wide awake proprie-
tor Of the Bangor House in better words than
10 produce the compliment from Bro. Homan
Of the Augusta Farmer:
We cannot close this brief notice OF our visit
TO Bangor without special mention OF the hand
some manner In which the members OF the AS.
ISOLATION were entertained at that hrst OF hrst
class hotels, the Bangor House. during their
sojourn In the city. Every attention Was paid
TO their comfort and enjoyment by the gener'
Gus and gentlemanly proprietor. Orren NJ.
Shaw. Esq. and the polite'and attentive clerk.
Mr.. J. d. Billings, whose most obliging efforts
were put forth in our behalf. without money
and without price. we tender to them both as