Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-01-28

The annual meeting OF the Maine Editors
Publishers was held at Augusta ON the
II inst. The following is summary OF the
duiugs;
VIM. VI. Rust Of the Belfast Age. was elect
ed 10 IN 'mbcrship; also Miss Lydia A. Whit
ncy Il the Pressure Isle sunrise. who j. the
first lady editor connected with The Association
The matter of n summer excursion was tax
en- AMI discussed. Moose cad Lake. Mt Rear
sar-e. Boothbay, Pcmapuii. ii ilifaN, the ~agu-
euay river, the Islands Of tasco Bay, Saratoga.
oNcf the L. < o. r. r., Pleasant Mountain
Via SchagO Lahc and Sougo river: also Of a
steamboat excursion along shore, and 9th r
places were discussed and the subject was re-
rrcd 10 Mcs>rs. Eiwcll and Rich OF Port land :.
and ". II simpson of Belfast.
ON motion OF Joseph wood If NI>Ca-Sct. il
was voted Ia appoint a committee OF three To
issue call 10 the various Editors and Publish
e->' Associations in the United states request
ing them 10 appoint delegates 10 IA general con-
Nrution, t. be held this year Tor The purpose of
organizing National Editors and Publishers
Association. aud Nelson Dingloy, Jr.. Joseph
Wood aud +. T., shaw were appointed.
The committee ON apprenticeship reported
the ipi uv ing resolve:
Resolved. In view Of the fact that there are
> many incompetent jOurncymen printers.
All the growing practice of hiring boy, by the
week or year, without any rcsponS ihiiiy to-
ward them; and also. in view of the import
suce 81 di~ .lphne to form character aud cNpe-
rirncr. abundant and long continued, 10 give
knnwlcd-c. taste aud facility to the future
rrlutcr. 81 this state Ia the execution Of the
duties of the prof ~~ion, we recommend. and
50 far ~ we can, establish. the following terms
Of appr"n' c>hip. VIZ, CommcLcing Mt the axe
of Il o. over, not les than threc Years, com
mruclns At any ag3 under l., tiil they are u
yclr' Of rcr.
The Association then adjourned til atlcr-
nooa.
In tn afternoon the association met ia the
senate ChanIhrr. \ Tc-olut.o4 Wa adopted
that M apprentices. leaving o4c Office shall DC
emp Dyed ~ am her.
I'm. n. simpson. OF Belfast was chosen
poet, anil II. ". ki,hard,on a, -,lyi,t 10. tho
mex annual meeting.
The -uty .gt II adNanccd payments and TIE
n'w postage LtN. wa> debated Al cun>id, rable
lru- H.
Hon. /. s. Emery, Of the Ellsworth Amer
i.au. rrrd ! very interesting paper On Tho
Newspapers hrt IT, thr l. W. watch was de-
,".'d H. "a" .r-'l FiIh., ofncw,plprr PUBLISH
several complimentary vote, were passed.
ami tha contention Adj urn 4
In thc evening = reception was hrii Al the
rr''d"n.r I R"N, i. Qmnby. which VA, avery
pleasant ailait.
Ihy resolution was thorou lilly discussed.
but W.. not sdpptcl Il the morning session.
Au.rrw MA-irr, va, elected member
r"-'lUit concerning The LAKE Mr.. Grtlin
Of Eruu,wirA. Wa rl.,,d.
IHr Glowing od-,r- WERE elected.
Frc>'drut-t,rogg. ". DrI>kp. Machil~.
Wee l'r siicnt~-Htlian Noyr- -Icn: Al
d,u >pFt-u", Au-u.ta; VI. y. X. d, P,r. land.
>r'f'tary- Wool, Wl>ra->.t.
lr t>urrr- tal>. y. Nt~l, Augusta.
Corresponding secretary y. l.. Chase
Port ,ni
Executive commi,ter-E. II. tlwcil, rort-
land; brown Ihurston. FoUl4uI; J. +. Bat
l"r, HlI !rin.i.