The Portland daily press., 1896-01-10

Poem-yarious Business Matters-In-
teresting Remarks by Original Mem
bers.
The session of the Maine Press Assooia-
ton was continued and concluded yester-
cay, the exercises being held in the Com
mon Council chamber. AT the business
session in the forenoon the matter of the
next summer excursion was discussed.
The whole matter was finally left to the
following committee OF arrangements
Albro e. Chase, John Nj. S. Hunter and
Chester W. Robbins.
On suggestion of Mr.. Yickery, it was
vcted that the expense of the committee
Of arrangement be part of the cost of
Lbs excursion tickets.
Tho president made the following ap-
pointmeats of standing committees:
Ad7ertisina-Oscar r. Wish, A. f.
Eoraes, Nj. il. Mudgett.
Joe Ffinting-F. l.. Tower, @. T.
Eiyn5, Geurge ". Gilman.
Summer kxcursion-C. NJ. Owen, J.V.
Love- NJ. N. Rich. a
Membership-John f. Hill, James
Weeds, j. NJ. S. Hunter.
N56lologA-J: ". pulUn, george Ii.
Brackett, T. W. Dexter.
Executive Committee-A. E. Chase. j.
NJ. S. Hunter q. w. Robbins.
II. a. Shorey addressed the meeting in
favor of more complete county history
and offered the following resolution
which was adopted:
Resolved-That the reports of county
historians presented at this melting be re-
ferTed to the secretary with instr uctions
to so far enlarge upon them as to more
completely cover the newspaper history OF
the state Tor the past year, this to be pub
ltshed In the proceedings.
On motion of e. W. Morrill, of Gardiner,
it was voted that the matter of preparing
short papers on various newspaper topics
to be read at future meetings, be referred
to the standing committee as advertising
to report at the mex { annual meeting.
It was voted that the advertising list be
omitted in the next annual report.
Rsy. j. G. Merrill of the Christian
Mirror and George W. Mort ton of the Ex-
press were elected members The ap-
pointment of delegates to the national
association was left to the executive com
miftse.
Charles 7. Libby of Portland offered
clipping from an article Oh advertising
rates, Of new and original scale OF rates.
This was discussed at length.
On motion of Mr.. Libby the matter was
referred to a committee Of five, includ-
ing, if advisable, the present standing
com mittee or advertising, the scale to be
p;Yhlishad and +I,a oo,,,,,,i+eoo ~ ,.o1-
their report thereon at the next annual
meeting. The committee of five were
Charles 7. Libby, j. NJ. S. Hunter, A.
Fl. Laughlin, o. R. Wish and G. f.
Hgynt
The following committee was appointed
to revise the law in regard to libel, and
report at the next annual meeting: Hon.
j. o. Smith of Skowhegan, George S.
Rowell OF Portland, George H. Gilman
Of Houlton, ex-GoV. F. c. Burieigh of
Augusta; M. E Mudgett of Bangor
soMERsRT HISTORY.
Charles B. Haskell of Pittsfeld reported
aa historian for Somerset county, that
during the past year, G. H. Bowden has
sold the Somerset Argus, weekly pub
lisled at Skowhsgan, to P. J. Smith &
CO., who contrive to issue it.
Death has removed Hon. Albert Moore
Of tie Union A advocate, North Arson.
ANDR0sCoGGIN HISTORIAN.
Chas. 4. Waterman, of Mechanic Falls
as - e.-a Ct Androscoggin county. re-
ratt tn $50 birth of the Maine Populist In
: y April, seven column folio,
q aa published by L. C. Bateman,
WEI qsht the subscription list of the
Iea aerald.
. t4itT page quarterly magazine, en-
titied FGHr Message was started in
Lewiston in December. 1894. 1t is pub
ligbpl by the Woman's Christian associa-
tfon.
no Hill Top was issued during the
last season at Potland Springs, edited by
Frank G. Griffith and Nettie NJ. Kicker.
In September tne Lisbon Enterprise
put Ia steam plant, and a cylinder
press, and increased its size from five to
six columns.
November Is, B. Z. Thorne, junior
1AciH3eI W tLo Lul6fpflSS DuDl1SllD2
firm, retired and G. h. Mann become
sole proprietor December 10Th the plant
OF this paper was destroyed by fire, but
Mr.. Mann missed only one issue and now
is building new quarters.
In October the Lewiston Sun purchased
a Goss web perfecting press, and stereo-
tpying plant and increased to d seven
column quarto.
One of the losses by death was that of
Charles A. Bridge, many years a job
printer in Auburn.
Al noon about thirty five members of
the association took advantage Of Super
intendent AIcLeod's invitation and en-
joyed G ride on the Cape Eleotrics to the
end Ct the road and back again.
LITERARY EXERCISES.
'ihe literary exercises took place in the
"a steehoon. Following is an extract from
AN HONEST MAN.
Dear Editor; Please inform your readers
1,se j written to c9Dfdantial1v will rooiI In