Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-12
Paper, Press and Printers.

Gen. Horatio Gates Jones of Philadelphia,
lame. a circular 10 the press in which he pro
,o.e. the celebration Of the bi centennial
~ the erection Of the fret paper mill in
America, Sept. 1890. This paper mill was
erected in Marlborough, Philadelphia, on
,;vulet nov called Paper Mill Run" There
4. no doubt that this mill vas built by Will
liam Bradford, the first printer of the Middle
lone. has written history Of this first
American paper mill on paper made at the
mill BY william Riuenhouse. between
1890 and 1893; and he
proposes that the printers and
paper makers Of America meet on the
,uot where this mill was erected, in Sept
1880. and have grand celebration. The
Journal votes for the celebration, aud sug-
ae.,. tha, an exhibition of paper. an ! print
ing be held With it.
We DO not remember what daily paper wa.
the first 70 utilize the blank spaces at the
ends Of its name on first page, for adverti.-
ing purposes. # was in bad taste, to our
mind. anyway, whatever may have been the
profits from this source. Many of the
daife. which come to our table are disfgured
in this manner the space being used as ad-
refreshments for the papers themselves, or
their patrons II was we'll enough, perhaps,
to put Last Edition at the end. Of the
name as the Evening Post, does, or Triple
Sheet" a. some Of the Sunday issues do
but when il comes 10 ads. Of forty. one.
eighty. or a. one New York daily has, one
hundred and eight words it is too much !
Th. completely di.fgures the heading, |
which should be clear open and quickly |
read covering it all up, almost with read
ing matter, rendering the mead lettering
quite obscure. 1t is poor very taste
Secretary Joseph Wood of the Maine
Pres. Association. has published the pro-
ceedngs Of the twenty sixth annual meet
ing Of the Association. I, forms
pamphlet of 81 pages, and con
,ains the doings Of the annual meeting in |
TIL, city in January last. Included also, is
the address, by Mr.. Geo. $ Rowell of the
Advertiser; the poem oy Mrs. Anna Sat
gent Hunt; historical and biographical
sketches. and list Of members The Asso-
cistion now numbers seventy active and eight |
honorary members.
Col. n. +. Liycrmore of Hallowell one Of |
the veteran printers and journalists of the
State paid a visit to our office one day last
week, and Whie here inspected the new
presses and electric motor of the Journal
establishment with all the interest of young
man Col Liyermore is now in his s4th
year but has all the vitality of man TWEEN
ty years younger His hearing is as good
as ever. be enjoys perfect health,
takes an active interest in all that is going on
and i. alive to all the improvements in the
art prescrvatiye" now being made. He is
great pedestrian and this spring walked
from Hallowell to this city and back again;
and shen | got home, said Col. Livermore
in his Jolly way II could have turned right
round and walked back again" For many
years he VAS telegraph operator at Hallowell,
"but he said, Il suppose couldn't send
message nov" Col. Livermore was former
ly publisher of the IIallowell Gazette, and
the Name Farmers Almanac, besides having |
oil. 90, 49,. I,.,I<.