Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-12

The issue OF THE NEWS Of Sept.
:, 1923. hOIc the Tag VOL LIN, no.
l. indicating that with that number
il had passed its fifty third mile
stone and entered upon the fifty
fourth wear of its career. Surprising
as it may appear to the average
knight Of the journalistic pen and
pencil. at this date. three and nifty
years AGO, the first issue Of the
local weekly appeared. under the
management Of one who, as founder
and CthCn) sole proprietor. has been
its senior all these years This
fact. coupled with the record Of q
fifty seven years experience as a
publisher and editor OF Maine news
papers. rendering him, all cOnceGc,
its Dean tWhatever that torn
may mcanD seems to afford the
coveted opportunity for Il brief
"scndoft' after the manner Of an
autobiography,-mOre e eCially
since. for screval years, numerous
wrlte-ups have appeared in the
dailies and journalistic trade period
iCals. not all Of them strictly ar-
Curatc. Thus briefly, the following
is submitted:
Born Watcrville, Maine, April 3.
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father, leaving the mother Il widow
with large family. lie left school
and entered upon an apprenticeship
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Immediately after muster "Ht ot
Inc lnii'tdFN service. taking a ieW
/ months post graduate course IN q
| MaSSachuSetts BOOK PupIlsnllE
house, he entered upon ms long
! career as n Name newspaper pun
ilSh"r' ana eHI'of. FIRST At Ealh' ms
! noHI"'n nome tltm oi pjnn ~
SIofcNb tahinG over tHc bath paIIN
tImcS ana American sentinel 'Wtck-
iy) 1866 69; next the Maine Temper
| ance ADVOCATE tloo') organ oi the
Maine Grand Lodge OF Good Temp
lars' OF Wtlch ne was Grand Secrc-
larN; IN the IAN or iS'o' Inc hfdston
weekly News 'IS'o 70 July l. i9-@' /,
ms Youngest son, Henry y. il, at
! that date succeeding him and be
coming sole editor and proprietor
Upon graduation at Bowdoin Col
ieSe' 1862 his eldest SON. Albert {"
! became lolht partner, tarrylng only
i"r hrlcI period seeking more luc-
raliNe l3uFhdIlStIc feidS IN the great
cues pom evacuation. lFoWdoln
I'o"1 OF INC junior son, fcnrN AH-
SuHtuS JI" lie was ADMITTED 70 Jolnt
partnerShip. ms name rendering j
unnecessary 10 make any change IN
inc sign BOARD IL a. ShorcY 4