Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-02-11
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member dtae firm has largely in
dressed ita7df culation and infuen-
&C.
George Il. HaddaUay.
OF the press Of Talbot county the
I Easton Ledger, published BY Mr..
Eeorge e. Haddaway, ID good ex-
/Ample and creditable to thriving
town and . prosperous county.
Mr.. Haddaway has published the
Ledger for q good many years, and
there are mono more capable of
performing the work of an editor
whether with pen or scissors. He
is an able writer, a graphic CORES
pendent and good reporter. In
addition he knows how to handle
news matter and do good work in
and out of the Office. He has train
ed his sons to journalism.
John Y. Todd.
The Eastern Democrat was found
ed by Paul Winchester in 1888 as
an independent democratic paper,
and it was sold the following year
to Mr.. John Y. Todd, who is its
present editor and member OF the
association. Mr.. Todd is pushing
his business with great activity and
success, and has secured a large cir
culation and q good advertising
patronage. he il an earnest dem
ocrat, opposed to all machine poll
ties and other undemocratic meth
DDS, and advocates what he con-
siders right and condemns what he
considers wrong.
Charles @. Wright.
The Eastern Star is the oldest
paper in Talbot county, and has al
ways been distinguished for its adj
herence to the democratic princi-
pies. Mr.. T. K. Robinson was
editor during the war. The paper
was suppressed at the time and Mr..
Robinson was sent South. The
present editor, Mr.. Charles G.
Wright, is a member of the associa-
ton. He is particularly friendly to
Mr.. j. Frank Turner, but not
hostile to any other democrat. Mr..
Wright was deputy clerk of the
Circuit Court of Talbot county, and
purchased the Star upon the death
of Mr.. Robinson, few years ago.
Messrs. PWrneH and Vincent.
The Democratic Messenger, Of
Snow Hill, is an old and influential
democratic journal. It is especial
ly friendly to the Hon. John Wal
ter Smith, and Mr.. Smith and the
Messenger are generally found pull
ing together. The editors Of this
paper are Messrs. Oscar NJ. Purnell
and c. L. Vincent. The former is
aTtgradaate Washington College
and a member of the Snow Hill bar.
Mr.. Vincent is practical printer,
q native of Salisbury. He learned
his trade in Philadelphia and is q
thorough printer.
W. Scott Roberts.
No journalist in the rural field of
Maryland is more widely or better
known than W. Scott Roberts, of
the .CeEtreville Record. Mr..
Roberts is genial in disposition and
is devoted to the work in which he
is engaged. His paper is factor
in the peach-growing section of
Maryland, and has done much
toward the development of The
Eastern Shore. He was o Mary
land delegate to the last National
Editors Association in Minneapo-
lis, and is always active in the ad-
vancement of the Maryland asso-
citation. Mr.. Roberts paper is one
of the oldest in the section in which
it is published, and deservedly en-
joys the prosperity which has at
tended it.
Paul Winchester.
Paul Winchester is still an active
member of the Editorial Association,
although for some months he has
not been in newspaper work, being
at present secretary to Senator Glib
son. As q newspaper man Mr..
Winchester has had a varied career.
He was with the San Francisco
Chronicle in 1872, and made horse
back journey in Mexico and several
of the Territories for the purpose
Of writing descriptive articles. Then
he practiced Law in California. He
was in Europe from 1873 to 1881.
Mr.. Winchester is q native Of Vir-
ginia. He was q member of the
Legislature In 1886, and that sum-