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- The Massachusetts, State Reform School at
Wcstboro', was recently set onfre and burnt
Now, another destructive fire. consuming that por
ton Of the State Institution at Deer Island, occu
pied as a House Of Reformation, has to be added
to the list This was also set on fire by tho boys
belonging to the Institution. The loss, in the last
fire is estimated at $40 900. These two cases Of
loss of property, occasioned by vicious boys under
sentence for crimes, misdemenors has suggested
to some of tho Massachusetts, papers to PROFOUND
the inquiry, "What shall we do with our idle and
vicious boys"? Why not 60 back of this, and ash
"what shall be done with the parents who suffer
their children to grow up.'idle and vicious" Il
does seem as if there ought to be some way &c
reach the source of thi. growing evil, withou,
waiting for the boys to be fully educated in all
the ways of crime and vice. There is hardly a
village in our land but what there are boys enough
in the street, by night and by day. learning to dc
mischief, and committing deeds of minor account
it may be, but such are fitting them for more
heinous ones, who if their time was occupied tc
some good purpose, and was we'll directed, would
several locations, shade trees enough for orna.
ments and to do any amount of useful work besides
NEWSPAPER CHASGE.-The firm ofC. O. Furbush
4 Co. Proprietors Of the Machias Union, has been
dissolved. Mr.. Furbush has purchased the Re.
publican newspaper establishment and promises
to give the Republicans of Washington County an
"out and our Republican paper, without recession
or compromise" Mr.. Furbush has the necessary
talent and requisite skill TO make a capita, paper
We welcome him into the active and hopeful ranks
of the great Republican army. Mr. Drisko re-
mains the editor of the Lfnisn; and has associated
with him, as the business partner, Mr.. Geo. A.
Parlin.
THE MrruAL ADMIRATION SoclErr of Gardiner
connected with the Nun. Raral establishment, ha:
lest one Of its members by his being transered not
translated, to a higher sphere, Of labor. W. II
CLANCY Esq, retires from the Rural to take po-
sition in the establishm ent Of the SPIRITUAL Age
Boston. Mr. Barker, formerly Of this town be.
comes associated with Mr.. Brock in the Editorial
management aud PFoprietership Of the Rwai &
Daity Pearl. These gentlemen are clever fellows
have experience, and deserve success in their bust
ness.
WauE WnEAr.-Last season, Messrs Timer L
Clark Of this village purchased quantities of the
white wheat raised in Michigan, which they man
utactured into -four at their Towering mill. A
brother Of Mr.. Timer, living in Corinth, Penob-
scot county, took home to his farm peck of thi.
wheat and sowed i, last fall. About two third.
of il winter killed. and of the balance be ha.
gathered about three bushels. We have two ot
the heads before us while writing, one meas
inches and the other in length.
| The Erening Post heads an article in relation tc
the nuisance. of New York City, with the expires
.iye inquiry, ''arc we cisiizcd'7 Any either
Of Ellsworth, passing through Hancock Street, or
the narrow alley from Franklin to Hancock, just
beyond the Ellsworth House stable, will have &C
easion to repeat the following from THE Smells
of London
eco through Lambeth, with il, smells,
| Charmed smells ,
| Generated cut of bones detestable as Pelfs'
Az RpireR WITH Az InEA Mr. Emery Editor
oil the Bangor U1siJH, said In the Democratic CON
:
to illustrate il. Why does not be get barley, oil
some other eminent Ar tist-say, the gentleman
that did up such fine work for the INaehas Lnor
last year-to give Ibis idea" local habitatior
and name"
| The New York Erenin7 Post, in making som,
remarks upon some kind of a political missiye is
sued for the benefit Of, or by, such fossliIec
nanikins, as, Wm. c, Rises, Rober, Z. Winthrop
Edward Everett, de, &c. heads the article with
the following expressive titie.-'Turning Owe
in the Cofin.' The Post thinks when men ART
dead they ought to be satisfied.
The Republicans of Washing ION County a, :hei
convention the l1th put in nomination, the old
Senator's Hon. J. VI. Livemore and Hon J. +
| iiarris For County Commissioner James Sargent
Of BaEi1s; for County Treasurer, /. Sargent Esq
of Machias These are capital nominations, ane
we confidently hope they will AL be elected.
| The OLD BAPrIsr MEErISGHorsE-We woulG
suggest the propriety, to those concerned, to al
snee take measures to SELL or in soiae way to is
pose Of this house. If it remains much longer Il
/ be used it has been for the past year We !eal
the neighborhood in its vicinity, will get the
name of having an unusual number If "bad boys
ALL THE DIfFER EScE.-The story going the
rounds Of the press, announcing that Mrs Brad.
ley of Johnston, Ohio, had eight children at one
birth, turns out 10 be hoax. Instead Of such
extraordinary luck, the lady has been married
about six years and has no children. Quite a
difference.
| East Maine Conference Seminary will be OPEN
cd, for the fall term, Wednesday September l4th,
under the superintendent of Mr.. X. +. Buekma1
A. b., assisted by Mr.. Jas. b. Crawford and Miss
! Z. A. Flanders and in the department of Music
by Miss II. NJ. Nickerson, in the Ornamental by
Miss Jones.
| BUCHANAN NOMINATIONS roR HAycocK-Fo,
Senators, Col r. H. Gray Of sedgwick, and Capt
BENZ King Of Trenton. For clerk Of the courts
F, AHolt Esq.,of Dluehill for Treasurer DR.. Sam
uei Greedy of Ellsworth; for County Commissions l
Roswell! oilsby of Amherst.
President Buchanan has appointed one Foreign
minister that understands the language of tn,
country to which he goes. Mr.. Alexander Dmi
try who was at one time professor in the George
town College, has just been sent as Minister tc
Central America.
| QuERr.-lf q building erected for tho public
worship OF the Sovereign Of the universe, is for
maiy dedicated to that service, ought not a. for
NAL service be gone through with when /, il
abandoned!