The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-09


President RowelI's House this Even
ing.
The Maine Press Association began its
annual meeting at City hall, in the Com
mon Council room last evening. About
the usual numbe were present.
Following is the list CT those who re-
sponded to their names when Secretary
Wood called the ROLL President George
S. Rowell of the Advertiser; Secretary
Joseph Il. Wood of Portland of the Maine
Coast Cottager; Treasurer P. o. Vickery
OF Augusta; Col. john M. Adams and
Oscar E. Wish Of the Argus; Marshal N.
Rich of Portland, III. Z. Morrill, of
Gardiner, E. Rowen of Hallowell,
Charles A. Pillsbury of Belfast
Journal, Arthur z. Fobes of Oxford
Democrat, Paris; Frank e. Dexter of
Springvale Advocate; Charles +. Flynt
of the Kennebec Journal; Gen. J. P.
Cilley Of Rockland of the Maine. Bugle ;
Thomas D. Sale of Portland; Chester E.
Robbins OF the Observation-Disclosures, ~ ohm
NJ. S. Hunter OF the Huntington
Chronicle; Arthur W. La ughlin, Evening
Express, Portland; Luoius H. Murch of
Belfast; Henry A. Shorey of Bridgton !;
Kendall Dunbar of Portland; Joseph o.
Smith of Skowhegan; Dr. John f. Hell
of Augusta; James W. Brackett of
Phillips, Charles S. Bickford of Belfast
Charles 7. Libby of Portland; Frank II.
Colley of the Belfast Age; Mrs. Mary S.
Mcfarland of the Portland. Transcript,
Frank I. Wilson of tine Belfast Age.
President Rowell raped to order and
extended cordial greeting of welcome
to the city. Ee said that the Maine Press
Association is the Oldest state press asso-
citation in the country. For thirty-three
years it has existed and the good old
State of Maine leads in this, as in other
respects. He spoke of the value of the
association and it's social attractions. He
said that some of the original members
were still living. He extended special
greeting to them and referred feelingly
to those whose work is done. He was
happy to state that no member had died
during the year. He wished every body
present prosperous and happy new year.
The reading OF the records was dis
pensed with. The next business was the
reports of county historians.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The history of Cumberland county in
the absence of Asher G. Kinds, the
historian, was read by Secretary Wood as
follows: In November, 1893, Libby &
Smith, who had been compelled by press
of matter to issue the Narragansett Sun
in two editions, one for Westbrook, gave
to their Westbrook edition the name
Westbrook Globe. In June, 1894, Henry
j. Church and Frank E. Hill, formerly
of the Westbrook Chronicle started the
West5rook Star as Republican paper. In
September it was consolidated with the
Westbrook Globe, as the Globe Star, with
Mr.. Church as editor and Mr.. W. S.
Crowley, formerly Of the Globe, as
manager. In February, 1895, Mr.. Church
was succeeded by Hon. Fabius NJ Ray
as editor. Mr.. Crowley doing the local
work. Mr.. Church is now advertising
manager Of large dry goods house in
Rockford, III.
In March, 1895, Libby g. Smith began
advertising with posters, local paper
for South Portland. and neighboring
towns to start in November The Coast
Watch was issued in September with
Hiss Adelin f. Dyer as editor.
YORK COUNTY.
Frank Fl. Dexter, historian for York
coanty, reported as follows:
There are various changes to note in
port. L'Observateur, the French weekly,
which when presented my last report,
had just been removed to Biddeford, has
fourished in its new home, and is q live
ly periodical.
The Observer, published at Kennebunk
lived less than two years, and it's field is
now occupied by the Kennepunker, pub
lished at KenEebunkport, by Con. Annis.
The Sanford Weekly Ledger, which had
been published since 1892, was discon-
tinued in the early autumn of 1895.
Within q few weeks its place was filed
by the Sanford Weekly Tribune, pub
ishod by George W. Huff, a graduate
from the Biddeford Times. Mr.. Huff
and his wife are both practical printers
aud the Tribune is handsome, newsy ana
brilliant as should become paper pub
lished in the future metropolis York
cc0hty.
Charles H. Prescott of the Riddeford
Journal has made Improvements in both
his daily and weekly editions. The Bid
deford Standard has become the Bidde-
ford Record, daily and weekly, and is
Furnishing like green bay tree, being
the defendant in no less than two libel
suits at present sin the Supreme
judicial court of York county.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Arthur e. Fobes of the Oxford Demo
GRAFT, reported as historian for Oxford
county that the issue Of the Oxford Dem
ocrat for November s. 1895, is dated at
South Paris and marks the removal of
the paper from Paris Hill. where it had
been published since it was established in
bo g. Al.