The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-08-23

I1If lG-aI.ii lr"'''t "l r.t.iI" ~ 1i'...
-i 7IH4s aai -as frnr' ufai.' %
E..r,. .-y-. ,-al ID ~ - 40 -
three year. ago has resolved itsslf into one oi
power and strength, and u guided BY discre.
don and no bstter wisdom than the editorial
profession Of the State possesso, will b dis'
penser Of incalculable proht 70 ~ oil. II has
90 secure . fouudstion sud lts permansncy d
% undoubtsd that no Publisher Who has pride
Of bis business, and respect for himself can AZ
ford to be regarded sn outsider. We trust that
another year viii hnd eaoh and syery publisher
and editor in the State . member and Co
worker In the Association. ''.- -rT ''
II 10 not oftsa that one association q one
time has " many good things In store. .Thurs-
day, the regular business being finished st ten
A. M., al banda vers summonsd To move ON the
works at Old Orchard Beach. Our friends Of
Biddefbrd and Saco bad provided coaches, Dod-
worth's Band, Of New York. doing escort. and
all soon were moving over pleasant road
through Saco 10 the Beach. On arrival. We
found large Hotel, already thronged with
visitors from the cities, kept by Z. c. Staples
& Co. The Hotel viii accommodate three hun.
dred; two hundred regular bosriers wers
present, to which were sddsd three hundred OF
the editorial party" This made comforta-
BILE crowd, In comfortbls quarters. and very
proprietors Of the House.
Heretofore editors wives have not accom-.
panied their husbands In their attendance ol
the Assoo iatiou. About half dosca ventured
this year. Mrs Homsn Of the Maine Farmer;
Mrs. Quimby, Of the Baanr. Mrs. Adams,
Of the argus Mrs. Rich, Of the Price Cur.
rent, and Mrs. Drisko. Of the Unioa we're VS.
itors the editors wives at Biddeford and Ssco
in all making quite company, the latter
doing all In their power to render the visit OF
their lady friends pleasant and agreeable. y.
Some Of the ladies suggested II they could
occupy column In the papers previous TO the
meeting next year. at Bath, they would put
forth . rousing rallying cry and the editors
In 1868 'twoand two" so mote II be.
80 Our cnterprising neighbor across the
border, Bro. Miller Of the Portsmouth
Chronicle, has given an elaborate report
Of the occasion. We make few selec.
tions: ... .,...
The business proceedings OF the Convention
were, as usual Of great interest and importance
W 'he ,suu 'no eaeu"s . IT, ~
lnng OF the heroes " .ne oS'n,n, nr uVSs Ns
up 10 most hosPtao,e @ s n% aua pidd.sa,S S Ssv ~
tne cm.ens y, y, ~, ou uSoo sar 49," H. a., 5onhis
II not twin city.
Bro. Dngley. Of the lewiston Journal, and
late Speaker Of the Maine House Of Represen.
tatives, stated at the dinner, that he never had
the honor Of meeting with any body Of men %
eminently worthy OF respect and esteem a'
this-and II Is safe to say, that In Maine or any
other State, no equal number OF men IN any
other walk OF life, devote 80 much talent 70
their business, or exercise 90 great and oe1e-
6cial an inanence on their communities, a. the
editorial profession And yet. 90 poorly nave
their lab0rs been remunerated, that 10 De ais
ciple OF Faust and Franklin has become u no'
byword and reprosch, at least synonym
Tor reprosch ana iii-requIea toli. iney mus'
thank themselves alone TOT TINS sste OF tnings
and to themselves alone must tney look lot
redress. ..., ...-.
night, at the close OF the nrst dsy-'he o,uiens
oa tba iaa ,Sy Oarv save this r.ys
the editors reception and levee at the Bidde-
ford House-which was an elegant entertain
ment, and OF course was attended oy the beau.
ty aud fashion OF the Two e,ues, Mhcn sesm, ~
10 us ought 70 % one mun,o'Psns, S y
TWO. ihuisday, hANlng nnlsueu ousl.
ness, ana done u weu,-tne assau0us cs'er.I. ,n
OF the occasion lMessrs, butIsr rlsce VI tne
Biddeiord Journai' 70 hepanllcan paper psint.
ell In Democratic clty,l Messrs. Noyes OF tns
Ssco Democrat, 10 Democratic paper prin,ea
In q Republican city, and MT. hanscom, Joo
printer), brought out long line OF cosches'
and away goes oil hands to old orchard Deach,
three miles or 50, Tor tune -and good
time indeed We bad. This beach is one OF the
longest. hrmest and clearest on the coast; ana
Its position to the SEA causes more SURF - than a.
very large I summer hotel. and Is we'll kept BY
sSspss spS IDns
the press gang dinner, and gare them good
one, eonhue,'ng .ne nec,'ousSoJs' SJ. y; ea .h"u,
u Was set'eu. n ise', WI 'oous ~ ..,"i,"S,sS s
B'ddeford' ana Sac1 rs "ei.i seemea as,,sn'ea
70 honor neH ou'or N W .s
ireely suosctloeu 70 maAe III sus%% ~ y, no wv W.
CUES, am 'ne ,s -, ,.s, auoss $500 con,,..r
cePe,ns ho ~ ''' '"'" S'S'' SoN''
The Bath Times says:
w.dn..d.v evening m. Conveptien held n
,u,;on - ,hs R;ddsforJ House vhere Were
recePt'on ~ nJ D a ~. Ss.~,, ~ RAJ
81 - O.. II .-k.-o - .,.n.ct .oua nj
ioru anu oaoo, snu MI Im 49, su IN IT, u,,..
the N%ern", ".s su so Wv '"'' '''
me az nome ao .ney ms us ne T,,,,, ..h .
- inuruy mods s,hs .a;,,sn.I vi .aso.a;nm 70
sSo, So Session aat ~ III 0ycSsrd Reach nS.ro
he ,he apooiInr "a s-h,se,eSno,hinr n ~ bs ssid
.hou, he ~. S"~v.. mo,t r.fre.S;ng. The r;dss
soJ W. ",,oii. On ,ha hs.ch w.rs r.rv plsss-
90. sn. 'as ~" h.,h;nc mo.t s,hi,.,s,;ng the
dinner ,. T proSid.d by The whoie-.ouied citizens
OF p,auey,u nulM,S,. "nu , -. s.nis sn,.,h
mus,C W pouSvn ~, n.,,d r. Ey 49,
snH ine pue% p.%. W Il % s,r ,s~,ms,, and vit
'"e'' y. "
Tho Gospel Banner, published at Au-
pusta, saws, among other good things Of
the Convention:
In the evening Of Wednesday very pleasant
reception was given to the company by Mr.
Frank Atkinson OF the Biddeford House, where
A large company OF gentlemen and ladies Of
S.co and R;ddsfSrd sssembled for sooiaI inter.
."'.o. So .o,.I,d;nn A.. xs-y NANNY onc..;or
course, conCluolhs Nuo 'e1y n.PPy o0S"soh'
with o superoly gotten up coiation.
At 10 o'clock on Thursday the whole party,
cumnanied by many of the leading oitirens
49, 4, 49,