Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1873-07-29
The Press Visitors.

A, Fredericton on Saturday morning
the excursion OF Maine Editors and Pub.
fishers separated into two parties. one
going west by way of Bangor. the other,
having more time at their command. re-
turning TO St. John on the Dapid Weston.
The latter company had a merry time on
the river. Alter an hour spent in singing,
a committee OF ways and means planned
an alter dinner arrangement. which prov
ed eminently satisfactory to all their
fellow voyagers. The cloth being
(iguratively) removed, President Shaw
called those present TO order. and offered
n series OF toasts, the responses TO which
entertained the visiting printers and their
lady friends. and considerable number
of lockers on with nearly three hours OF
genial wit and pleasantly.
1.-The following were the toasts pre-
sented:-
1.-THE Press of st. John"-Their hearty
welcome and kind attentions have been
unremilting. They not only furnish The
NewS but TELEGRAPH it over the Globe
brilliant lights to dissipste the fog OF
ignorance and every other fog. Respond
cd to very ably by Ex. Alderman Forbes
of ST. John, in the absence of representa-
tives of the press from St. John, who had
gone down by the morning train.
'.The Press of Fredericton" Mot q
whit behind their brethren of ST. John in
courtesy and hospitality; if they cultivate
the flowers of rhetoric rs some of them
do the flowers of nature, they will have
fragrant memory. Responded to by
Hon. Nelson Dingley, Jr.. of Maine.
New Brunswick. Were we to fail to
toast her, the very stones would cry out.
Responded TO by A. p. Stone, oil Port
land. and Z. Stone. Esq. of Biddeiord.
The Maine State. Let us not palm
her on for any other. Responded to by
MI. aIIuti. VI bllldllu.
''Our New Hampshire Guests. We
hail their High Jinks" and Tall Hills"
Responded to by Messrs. GcorgeE. jerks
and II. +. Hill, of Concord, n. II.
A song was then sung. entitled Away
Down East original stanzas being added
appropriate to the party's experience at
ST. John, and prospecIivoly al Halifax.
The Natives of New Brunswick ~
We shall ever associate their blue noses
with warm hearts. Responded TO by A.
Sprague, Esq, of the Kennebec Journal,
Augusta.
The Temperance Men OF our Patty.
Thurst on, thurst ever. Responded to by
Brown Thurston. Esq, of Portland.
The Editorial Association of Maine
May We always, as now. have the benefit
of clergy. Responded to lay Rev. Mr..
Emerson, of Biddeford.
"Dr. Dow of Fredericton" proposed
by the ladics) We regret that So gal.
liant and courteous u gentleman. and so
good looking. witlal, should be such an
incorrgible old bachelor.
Responded 10 by Col. F. y Dow, OF
Portland
Captain David Weston" OF the seam
er Dard Weston. We should like to
"annex" him aud sail under his flag fore.
ever.
Responded to by Mr.. w. G. Novel;,
of tie Boston GloJe.
The Stcwardess of the steamer" q
caterer who cannot be eXcelled. Three
cheers were given for her. and she offer
ed 10 furnish more toasls if the supply
was exhausted.
The literary" exercises closed with
Aud Lang Syne."
The utmost cordially prevailed during
the entire trip between all parties. The
national anthems of both countries were
sung with equal hesrliness aud warmth,
and, as one of the speakers expressed 1t,
the guests and their hosts were delight
fully unconscious during the day under
which nag they were sailing. - 81. John
Iclcqrdph.