Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-03
The New Wing and Courier.

Here are The sincere congratulate atoms
and brctherIy greetings of the journal
to the new BanSo: Daily Wing and
Courier We hardly recognized our
valued old friend when Mondays ISSUE
came into the sanctum. 1t is the same
old paper ana yet new one. BY its
enlargement and many improvements
ii has taken its place. where ii belongs
and where it will remain. in the foie-
most rank of Maine newspapers. Dis
carding its cumbersome. blanket shee:
form The Wing is now an eight page
paper. about the size of the Journal.
showing in every one of its 30 columns
enterprise. progress and prosperity.
In its first issue in its new form the
Wing deVotes a page to an interesting
historical sketch of the past Augusta
has an especial interest in this paper
for it was from this city that it's found
CT and some Of its early editors wen.
The present Wing and Courier had it
origin in the Bangor Weekly Register
which was founded in 1915. by Peter
IIdes of this city who had founded the
kennebec Intelligencer here, Augustus
first paper, and who moved his press
and outfit from here to Bangor in an on
team. In lSl7 Mr. E,des disposed of the
Register to James Burton. Jr.. who
went from this city and who was the
son of Augusta s first postmaster Tn
Register was succeeded in 1891 by the
Pcnobscot Journal. and in 1888 this
gave way to the Bangor Courier under
control of VIM. f. p. Rogers, with
Samuel Upton and his son. Horace
Upton. in the editorial department
The following year they founded The
were Il little later combined into the
Bangor Daily Wing and Courier which
has continued through it's 65 volumes a
leading paper of the State. 1t was
founded with the Wing party as an
aggressive political paper, and when
the Wing party merged into the Repub-
lican it joined the new party and has
never Wavered in It's sturdy and I'M
compromising Repubicanism.
one of it's early editors was John $.
SayWard who was later. for over a
decade associated with Hon. John l..
Stevens as editor and proprietor of the
kennebec Journal. When he left tie
Wing in 1884 he was succeeded as editor
| 10y William II. Wheeler, who went from
a similar position on this paper. So
! the Wing and the Journal have been
| closely connected in the past. and have
/ always maintained most friendly rela
! tons. John H. I.ynde. who was for 20
/ years before his death in 1874 the bust
ness head of the Wing. went to Bangor
! from this city where he was a printer
on the Maine Farmer.
After various changes in ownership
and editorial management the paper
! came into the hands of Chas A. Bou-
hNiiN t'i'b i'cilI. ~ DUH Ill 1900 L MS
/ firm continued until the death of Nv
Burr IN 1891. and since then Congress
man Boutele and his brother Edward
+. Boutelle, have owned and edited the
paper. Recently the Wing and Courier
! Publishing Company was Incorporated
the Routelle brothers disposing of the
I paper to the corporation. but retaining
an interest in the new company. and
| keeping their editorial position The
( corporation organized by the election
OF Hon. Charles A. Boutelle, president:
Edward Stetson. Esq. treasurer: F.. j.
Routele. clerk. and Messrs. G. \. Bou-
l"li" II. II, Fogg. r. K, Hurpe". j. W.