The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-22

hfteen weeks. The Evening Record, pub
Hand, Greenback, W. f. Eaton, editor, pub
| lished three numbers before it expired. The
Portland Herald, temperance weekly, was
started in November, 84,with W. Ell. Hobbs
editor. Some Sunday school papers, and the
Pythian Herald, J. F. Chute, editor, were
referred to.
For Hancock county, j. NJ. Wood, editor
of the Mt. Desert Herald, reported that in
August last the Ellsworth American took a
new editor, Mr.. J. G. Chilcott, formerly dep
uty collector of the port, in place of Ell. G.
Vaughan. A. W. Packard took the place of
| the foreman, Mr.. Trip, and combined his
establishment with the American. The Mt.
Desert Herald is prosperous. The Deer Isle
Gazette has established branch known as
the Eggemoggin Pilot, E: p. Cole, editor.
The Castine Visitor, edited by Miss Wheeler,
expired in October, 1885. The Bucksport
people bought the establishment and run the
Bucksport Clipper. 1t is published in Ban
gor by Smith & Sons. The Ellsworth Times
Reference was made to the advertising
sheets, the Mt. Desert Rusticator and Bar
Harbor Tourist; and on motion of nj. n.
Rich it was voted not to take notes of purely
advertising sheets, as their publishers were
not eligible to membership.
Mr.. G. Ell. Watkins, for Oxford county,
reported the change in the Oxford Demo-
crat, he having sold out to Mr.. Forbes and
Mr.. G. M. Atwood of Buckfeld. The paper
is f1ourishing, as is the Oxford Advertiser
and Oxford County Record. The Canton
Telephone is well established
Mr.. Smith, of the Somerset Reporter, re-
ported for Somerset county, five f1ourlshlng
papers in the county, the Reporter of Show
hogan, the Union and Advocate of North
Arson, Fairfield Chronicle, Pittsfeld Adver-
tiser, and Madison Bulletin,-all weeklies,
and the last named established in April,
1885. The Reporter has increased in size
and circulation.
Waldo reported three good. papers, all in
Belfast, the Republican having a new
dress in 1885.
Mr.. f. G. Rich Of the committee ON job
printing recommended number of reductions
in the schedule of prices for job printing.
He recommended that committee be ap-
pointed for each city where necessary to
take measures to protect job printers against
the competition of stationers who let out
work to amateurs and thus bring the regular
printers into competition with amateurs.
The report was adopted.
The following committees were appointed
on job printing as suggested by F. G. Rich
in his report on job printing:
Portland-J. S. Staples, VIM. N. Marks, George
III. Watkins
Augusta-Charles E. Nash, Charles A. Sprague,
Howard Owen.
Bang0r-Frank Smith.
Lewiston-Nelson Dingley, Jr.
Brown Thurston offered resolution that
the secretary be instructed to prepare, full
list of members of the association with dates
of entry and dates of death of those deceased,
&c. Adopted.
On motion of DR.. Lapham, committee
consisting of DR.. Lapham, +. G. Rich and
George S. Rowell was appointed to report a
list of officers of the coming year.
A communication was received from the
International Editorial Association, an
nouncing the next meeting at Cincinnati on
February 23d and oath, and asking for the
appointment of delegates. This was re-
ferred to a committee consisting of Brown
ThurSton, E. I'll. Elwell and nj. n. Rich to
report in the afternoon.
The following officers were reported by the
committee and duly elected:
President-Howard Owen. Augusta.
Vice Presidents-Sam L. Miller, Waldobero;
S. T. Pickard Portland C. w. Reyes, Farming
Secretary-Joseph NJ Wood, Bar Harbor.
Treasurer. A. Homan, Augusta.
Corresponding Secretary-W o. Fuller, Jr.,
Executive Committee-J F. Hill, Augusta;
George Fl. Gilman, Houlton; George M. Atwood,
Paris.
A committee, consisting of Messrs. Dun
bar, Pillsbury and Marks, was appointed to
nominate county historians for the coming
year, and reported the following, who were
elected
INSTRUMENTATION Dingiey, Jr Lewiston.
Aroostook- III. Gilman, Houlton.
Cumberland-Brown Thurston, Portland.
Franklin-C. w. Keyes, Pennington
Hancock-Joseph Wood Bar Harbor.
Kennebec-W. B. Lapham, Augusta.
KNOW. o. Fuller Rockland.
Lincoln-S. L. Miller, WaldOboro.
Oxford-A. E. Fobes, Paris.
PenobScot--F. A. Smith, Bangor.
Piscataqus-M. f. Herring, Dexter
Sagadahoc-J +. Upton, Bath.
Somerset. O. Smith, Skowhegan.
Waldo. A. Pillsbury, Belfast
Vnr1y
Messrs. Watkins, Laughlin and Chase were
appointed a committee to select essayist
poet and alternates for next year.
Afternoon Session.
The afternoon session came to order at the
call of the president.
Mr. Brown Thurston, for the committee to
whom was referred the communication from
the International Editorial Association, re-
ported that in view of the facttha the annual
meeting of that association occurred so soon
that it would probably be impossible to find
any one to represent the Maine Association,
the committee recommended that Mr.. E. I'll.
Elwell write fraternal letter to the associa-
ton, touching upon the action of this associ-
alton on matters to come before the Interna-
tional Association. The report was accepted.
Mr. Geo. II. Watkins reported the follow
ing nominations, which were accepted: For
essayist for the next meeting, A. E. Chase;
alternate, E. H. Elwell; for poet, Geo. A.
Quimby; alternate, Geo. E. Bracket
Mr.. Brown Thurston, for the committee on
neurology, read interesting accounts of the
lives of John Neal. who was elected an hon.
orary member of the association in 1870; Mr..
Sylvester B. Beckett, who was also elected
to honorary membership in 1870; and Rev.
Frederick E. Shaw, member of the associ-
alton.
Mr.. George E. Bracket, for the same COM
mittee, read brief histories of the lives of
the following former members: VIM. ii.
Wheeler, John H. Lynde and VIM. II. Simp-
son.
The poem by Mr.. Q. NJ. Moore, who took
as his subject, The Editor on Earth, was
next read, and was received with applause.
Mr.. Brown Thurston read memoir of the
late Elijah Upton of Bath, who was for so
many years prominently identified with
journalism in this State, although not mem
Der of the association.
On motion of Mr.. E. III. Elwell, the thanks
of the association were extended to Messrs.
Thurston and Bracket, and the papers read
by them ordered to be printed.
On motion of Mr.. Owen, the thanks of the
association were extended to the poet, Mr..
Moore, and the poem ordered printed:
Major FL. A. Shorey, for the committee on
excursions, reported the following list of de-
sirable trips for the association to select
from.
To Niagara Falls.
To Sebago Lake, Bridgton, Mount Pleasant
Fryebllrg and the White Mountains.
TO Bar Harbor.
To New York and up the Hudson river
To New York and Saratoga.
To Quebec and the Sagueney river.
The report was accepted ON motion of Mr..
A. e. Chase and considerable discussion en-
sued as to which of the excursions recon-
mended by the committee should be adopted.
1t was stated that the excursion would oc-
cur at the usual time-the second week IN
July.