Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-08-23
Convention of Maine Editors
and Publishers.

Inc 1tn Annual session OF the Maine
Association was held IN Biddetord CITY
Hall on Wednesday and Thursday last
1t was more fully represented. harmonious,
aud beneficial generally to all parties con-
cerued. than any previous session. Some
thing like enthusiasm prevailed at the
session, towards the association and its
highest objects.
President Elwell of the Portland Tran
script appropriately addressed the mem
bers at the opening on Wednesday fore
noon, and business was Immediately pro
ceedcd with.
In the afternoon the election Of officers
was affected as follows:
Prcsilcnt-E II. Elwell, of the Port
land Transcript.
Wee Presidents--Brown Thurston of
Portland WIN. II. Wheeler of Bangor,
Geo. w. Drisko of Machias.
Recording sccretary-J. Z. Butler of
Bddeford,
Corresponding Secretary-H. w. Rich
ardsou of Portland.
Trcasurtr-A, II. Shorey of Bath.
Executive Committee Nelson Dinglcy,
Jr Lewiston. J. b. Hall of Portland, j.
L. Stevens of Augusta.
Essayist-Mr. Knight of the Portland
Star. Substitu:e-Mr. Richardson OF the
Press.
Poet-Mr. Eiwcll Of the Transcript.
The press Was represented as foilowJ:
John Z. Butler. Biddcford Journal.
J. +. Place Bildcford Journal.
VIM. Noycs. Maine Democrat. Saco.
VIM. S. Noyes. Main. Democrat. Saco
Edward II. Elwell. Portland Transcript
N, N. Rich, Portland Price Current.
John N. Adams, Eastern Argus, Port
land.
En,ch Knight, Evening star, Portland.
y. a. Foster, Portland Press.
II. w. Richardson, Portland Press.
Nelson Diagley, Evening Joaraat, Lew
iston.
John J. Perry. Oxford Democrat, Paris
w. \. Pldgn, Oxford Democrat.
+. S. Swift, FarAiington Chronicle.
c.. Hask II. Liyerniore Falls Ga.et.e
VIM. II. W heelcr, Bangor Wig.
Wan. Z. Stevens, Bangor Times.
Joseph Bartlett, Bangor JeGsrSonian.
w. 5. Gilman, Aroostook Pioneer
Preque Isle.
Wan. NJ. Rust. Progressive Age, Bel
fast.
A. Sprayue, D;mocrat and Free Press
Rockland.
6 20. w. Drisko, Machias Union.
John l.. Stevens. keuucbec Journal
Augusta,
ii. X. Morrill, Home Journal, Gardner
G. O. BaiIy, Kcnuebcc Rcportcr, Gar
diner.
IL. A, Shorey, Bath Times.
Elijah Upton. Batn Times.
George w. Qulnlhy. Gospel Banner
Augusta.
Joseph \. Holman, Maine Farmer, Au
gusta.
p S. Mansur, Musical Gazette. Augns
| ia.
John IIanscom, Biiirford.
Brown Thurston, Joseph b Hall, Georg
A. Jones, Portland,
George A. Callahan. Lewiston.
Murcrllus Einery, Bangor Democrat.
| Besides these members of the Associa
ton there were present as guests, the fol
lowing:
n. A. Horton. Salem Gazette Mass.
Win ii. Haekett Boston ifarciier.
J. c. Campbell, Democrat Manchester
y. II.
A. A. Hanscom, Democrat, Manche ,tcr
n. Ii.
Frank Miller, of the Portsmouth, (N II.
| Chronicle.
Asa Mcfarland, Concord (N. II. States
man.
Chas. D. Howard Danvcrs Mass. VIZ
2dm.
Edwin Fernald, Great Falls On. II.
Adr oce,e.
Hon. Amasa Walker of Massachusetts,
In the afternoon Capt. Vim, L. Stevens
late of the Bangor Times. read the Essay
Of the occasion. 1t was listened to witt
marked attention, and general approba
ton. Its subject was Journalism
1t was voted to hold the next meeting OF
the Association on the first Tuesday o
August. 1868, at Bath. Enoch Knight
Esq, of the Portlind Star, was clectc,
Ess ,yist, with II, w. Richardson, Esq, O
the Postland Press as substitute, and Ed
ward II. Elwall was chosen Poet.
Wednesday evening handsome rcccp
zion was given to the members of the con
vcntion hy the press Of Biddcford and Sa
co at which the members of the Pres
were presented to the prominent citizen
Of those cities, with their wives and daugh
tiers in the parlors Of the Biddeford House
\ bountifui collation. was served.
After a business session on Thursday
morning the members We're taken to Oh
Orchard Beach, four miles distant, in car
riases, and at 3p. IN. they partook, with
number of invited guests from Bildelord
Saco and other places, of splendid Ban
quct at the 'Oil Orchard House, kept b,
Mr., E. C. Staples. About 100 plate
were served.
The cloth removed. the President intro
duced David Barker, Esq, OF Exeter
'Maincs gifted son of rhyme who read
Poem entitled First Courtship.' 1t wa
the most humorous Poem we ever heard o
read. Its delivery was very frequentl
interrupted with outbursts of laughter.
At the close of the poem the Toastmas
ter. Mr.. Butler of the Bidd-ford Journal
announced the regular toasts'
The Press of Maine-Its large repre-