The Republican journal., 1886-12-30
Newspaper NGtes.

Mr.. II. NJ Lord has been appointed agent of the
Associated Press at Rockand, in place OF W. q.
Fuller, Jr., resigned.
The Forest and stream has contributed 500 to-
wards the fund for the family u murdered Game
Warden Lyman Hill.
The employees of the Portland sunday Times pre-
scented gold headed cane to Editor Gales o. Bal
ley as a Christmas gift.
Editor W. 5. Gilman. of the Aroostoo> Pioneer.
has been so unfortunate to lose portion of his
foretnger in his printing press
Many of our state contemporaries 4ot out Christ
mas supplements, but the Fairfield Journal took
the bun with twelve page edition,
The st. CroiN Courier says Mr.. G. r. Whiddcn,
editor of the Calais Times, is an applicant for
Deputy Collector Eideouts place in the customs
service.
The Jacksonville, Fla, Daily Herald has put on
its winter SPACED suit, and is printed on pink pa
per. 1t is one ot the most Vigorous Democratic
journals of the south.
Mr. +. ;. Osgood, the city editor of the Portland
Argus a great atimirer of the writings Of Edgar
Allan Poe las written q poem entitled AT the
Grave Of Poe" which is one of the best Of the
many good things he has published.
The Portland Transcript has appeared in new
dress which adds to its attractVencss, and IS soon
to treat its readers to monthly magazine a
supplement to its regular editions without in
creasing the subscription price.
The Portland Press never Il better paper
than it is to-day, and it easily holds the leading
position among the Republican dailics Of Maine.
1t is strong alike in its editorial and news depart
ments and a credit to the beautiful city in which it
is printed.
Melville ". Higgins, City Editor Of the Portland
Argus, ''madc up" the paper usual, Monday night
and left the publication office for his house, Tues
day morning as usual. Soon after he entered his
house he fell and died almost instantly, preSWm-
ably Of heart disease He leaves a widow and one
daughter. Mr.. Higgins was fifty wears old and
had been connected with the Argus from boyhood.
Mr. George s. Rowel of the Portland Advcrtis-
er, who saved Judge Bakers life On the steamer
Sebenoa, ON he Maine Press excursion from Bar
IIarbor to Somesvlc last summer, has received
from that gentleman a handsome copy of Bryant ;
Library OF Poetry and Song, with lhis inscription
George $. Rowcll, from II. X. Baker in rcmem-
brance of prompt aid at time of great danger.
1857
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Press Association will be held at the State House
in Augusta, ON Thursday and Friday, Jan. Goth
and 2lst, 1887, beginning at O'Clock Thursday
| evening. The literary exercises will come OF on
Friday afternoon to which the public are invited.
Essay by Mr.. Alhro Z. Chase of the Portland high
school; poem by Mr.. George A. Qumby ('Our
George'') of Belfast.
In the last issue of the Courier Gazette, Mr..
Fuller has few words to say in the nature OF a
farewell. He goes to La Cygne, a city of some
| 1900 inhabitants, i'll Linn county, Kansas, where he
will be cashier in the Linn County Bank, Of which
he is the principal stakeholder. The city is the
centre of Il large stockraising section, and the
opening for business considered an excellent one
Here's luck to Fuller in La Cygne with the hope
that he will not forget Lang Syne.
Ephraim Markham, formerly Of the firm of Man
ham & Wing, publishers and editors Of tic Water
vile Mail, died at his home, Monday night, at II
O'Clock. Mr.. Markham, little overa year ago, had
a slight shock of paralysis; and since that time ha4
been confined to the house with the exception Of a
few weeks. He was member both of the odd
Fellows and Masonic Lodge of Waterville and will
be buried by the Odd Fellows at his own request.
His age was IS years. He leaves 4 widow and son.
AS we supposed, the basis upon which it is pro
posed to start paper at Bar Harbor is spite,
and if the project is carried out, if will result
there as elseWhere-the bitCrs will lie bitten. Ban
IIarbor has an excellent weekly, published
throughout the year, devoted to the interests OF
the place, and strictly non-paltsan. We predict
that the Mount Desert Herald, under the manage
ment of Brother Wood, who is not only an able
editor but very skilfu and tasteful printer, will
live to dance the grave of its would-be rival.
John Edwards senior partner Of the firm which
began the publication of the Portland Daily Adj
verser fifty years ago, the oldest printer in
Portland, died in that city Thursday morning
aged 81 years. He was born in Boston, and came
to Portland in 1914. He learned the printers trade
in the Argus and Advertiser office, and bought a
half interest in the Advertiser in 1925. Mr.. Ed
wards was editor and proprietor of the Bangor
Wing from 1888 to 1871, and afterwards published
the Portland Tribune and Bulletin, and Daily I'm
pire Later he was employed at Portland as q
printer and for some years had been retired from
business. His son Charles is in the Z. S. light
house service. Another son, Henry, is in business
in Chicago. His daughter is the wife of e. A
Noyes treasurer of the Portland Savings Bank.