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

especially for it, and the publishers feel
that they have as good quarters as any
country paper in the state.
The Oxford County Advertiser, of Nor
way, put on new dress of type during
November.
The Rumford Falls Times has added
the name of W. W. Small, as associate
editor. He owns an interest in the paper
One new paper has appeared, the Bethel
News, the first member of which was
issued in June, 1895. 1t is an eight
column folio. all home print. A. D.
Ellingwood is editor. and proprietor.
This is the first paper in Bethel
and is good one. The above
paper with the Standard Story Teller, a
monthly devoted to stories and miscel-
any. published at Bryant's Pond by A.
M. Chase & Co., comprise the newspapers
Of Oxford county at present.
NEW MEMBERS.
Secretary Wood for the committee on
new members, reported the following ap
plicants for mem bership:
Fl. c. Prince editor of the Waterville
Mail, Will Fl. Gannett, editor and pro-
prietor of Comfort, published at Augusta.
They were elected.
Albro e. Chase reported fot the COM
mittee on neurology that he was happy to
state that there mad been no need for a
report during the past year.
TREASuRER,S RFpORT
Treasurer Vickery reported as follows:
Cash on hand January, 1895, $685. 96
Received from dues of members, 800
Bank dividends, 10 So
$418. 81
Expenditures.
Paid bills, S115 81
Balance January, 1886, $303. 81
The whole amount IS deposited il the
Augusta Savings bank.
j. NJ. S. Hunter, f. II. Dexter and A.
W. Laughlin were appointed committee
to nominate Il board of officers for the
ensuing year. They reported as follows:
observation-disclosures B. Burleigh of Au-
gusta.
Vice Presidents-Chester W. Robbins of
Oldtown, j. M. S. Hunter of Farming
ton, Arthur Il. Fobes of Paris.
Secretary-Joseph Wood of Portland.
Treasurer-P. o. Vickery of Augusta
Corresponding Secretary-C. A. Pills.
bury of Belfast
Executive Committee-C. B. Burleigh,
ex-offioio; Marshal N. Rich of Portland
John I. Hill Of Augusta, Charles B.
Haskell of Pittsfeld.
This list was unaniIu ously elected.
President Rowell stated that he had an
invitation from Superintendent Mcleod
of the Cape Elizabeth road to take ride
to the end of the road today. 1t was voted
to meet in Monument square at 10 o'clock
today and take the electric cars for
ride on Cape Elizabeth.
President Rowen invited the members
to reception at his home at 80 Neal
street this evening at eight o'clock. The
spring street cars. which pass the Fal-
mouth hotel, will accommodate.
J. o. Smith, G. L. Libby and G. f.
Flynt were appointed committee to
revise the list of county historians.
@. W. Robbins, A. +. Fobes and Ken
uall OunDar were appointed a committee
to select an essayist and poet for the en-
suing year. They reported as follows:
Essayist-Charles B. Haskell; alternate,
Arthur e. Fobes.
Poet-George S. Rowell; alternate.
Howard Owen.
There was a good deal of discussion as
to the next summer excursion, and the
meeting adjourned till a. m. this morn
ing to meet at the same place where the
business meeting will be continued
The literary exercises will occur in the
afternoon. The essay will be read by S.
L. Boardman of Augusta, subject: "The
Equipment Of the Sanctum." The poem
will be delivered by Frank H. Colley of
Belfast, subject, 'Lige Dobson's Pilgrim
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