Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-02-11
Editorial Correspondence.
AUGUSTA, Feb. s, 1875
To the american

agine. The daily papers get all the
news of each day and publish it to the
worli, So that bv the time the hebdom-
adal issues. the news l. Old. Every in
cident that transpires at the State Capt.
tai is fully chronicled all over the State.
before letters can appear in the Amcri-
can. Hence, | have not undertaken
to give YOU items of intelligence, but
only to sketch little, here and thrrc.
A vi sit 10 the Editors and Publishers
Convention here would have been in
teresting to readers of our Maine news
papers. Our Maine editors are well .
worth knowing personally, C'prc-cut .
company dl,rdys cxccpied.O They I.
compare very favorably with The menu .
bers OF any profession, in character,
culture ana sense. They are good tel 4
lows socially, and humane and liberal .
ia sentiment. AT thi, last meeting were /
gentlemen well known To Maine people. I
through their papers. would like TO .
( introduce some of them To the readers I.
of the American Holman OF the Maine
/ Farmer, j. conspicuous by ms tall III I
ure, which is very erect. His head i
well thrown back. His gray hair and
! full gray whiskcrs would give him
venerable appearance. il he would Keep
! his u outh SHUT, and keep the iun Out ni
biz ewes. A il is. he enjoys converse
ton, and nc talks SO well, and makes
himself so pleasant, that what would Ice
otherwise a rather naughty appearing
man. softens down to good-lOOkiu%.
mirth-lovng gentleman, weighing ovcr
200 lbs. with broad, smooth, good
humored countcnance. aud kindly cN'>.
iull of good will To men. lie j. a Uni
vcrsali.t, and believes that all men will
be saved, and that they ought TO be
saved. and that humanity is a deal bet
ter than we generally suppose.
Pillsbury of the Maine Standard does
not look half SO belligerent as his paper
reads. lie is plump, well-fed gentle
man, with a well-balanced head, fine,
streaked with gray. His features are
regular, his eyes dark, with a pleasant
twinkle that attracts YOU, when talking
with him. His tones are liquid, his |
conversation persuasive, and hi speech /
Is are eloquent.
Sprasue, the political editor Of the
Kennebcc journal, did not attend this
session, but that paper was represented
by Howard Owen, local editor. Owen
don't brag on his personal beauty so /
much as lie really might. He seems in
deed to be perfectly indifferent 10 any
thing of the kind. lie is small in stat
/ ure. but he has close, gritty appear |
ance, that tells of endurance. His fca-
lures are irregular, but there is express
sion in every one of them. Tie ha, a /
quick eye for the ludicrous, and has lots |
of native wit, which bubbles up in all |
mis- conversation. Mr.. Nash. the other /
partner. is a quiet Young man, with a 1
watchful cast of countenance, indica-
ting precision.
| Simpson of the Belfast Journal, j. |
well known TO the democracy of Han !
cock County. He is gentleman, and /
a right down good fellow TO meet. He |
is of fine personal appearance. we'll |
| formed, with rich black hair and clear /
cut face. His conversation is as racy |
! as his paper.
Rust, of the Progressive Age. is q SOL I
id, square built man, with a well-pro- |
portioned head. He is an intense men,
but with fair share of humor.
Morrell, Of the Gardiner Home Jour /
nal, is well-looking, of sarcastic speech. !
but OF sincere feeling.
Wood, of the Wi-ca sset Oracle, is a |
natty Young man, with elegant NOUS |
tache, and fixings TO match. lie is the |
Secretary. and is a model OF neatness
and precision.
Richardson, of the Advertiser, is tall
and slender. with a long head and sharp
face. lie wears an earnest, and some-
what impatient expression OF connie |
nance, as II the status an quo did not
suit him.
Pulleu, of the Press, was not here.
La his place was Mr.. Foster, local ed
itor, a pleasant looking young man, OF
about thirty.
Shaw of the Christian Mirror, is per-
sonally known 10 Hancock County.
Perry, of the Camden Herald, is
Young man OF good sense and intelli-
sence.
Butler, of the Biddcford Journal, j.
an alert, self possessed man, quick in
thought and action.
must not pass over Elwcll, OF tile
| Portland Trans ;ript who May perhap,
he called a chunky fellow in physique.
| His head is little bald, and with his
spectacles on, he has the merry, kindly
look of many of the medieval saints
lie il briin full of humor, talents, and
has a genuine scholarly wit that charms
but does not wound.
Gov. Dingley, of the Lewiston Jour
nal, needs DO introduction.
| can't introduce ANY more of them at
this time, though there are many more
worth knowing.
This was a business meeting, and the
principal object was to derive WAYS 10
get more profit out OF the newspaper
business. They all felt poor but plucky.
| don't think many of them carry on the
business merely for the fun of it.
The Constitutional Commission has
been q curious study. You would sup
pose that ten such men discussing such
questions would be grave, reverend and
solemn in demeanor-and quiet and
even velvety in discussion. As a mat
ter Of TACT, however, they have been at
timas avcited and almost angry say