Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-01
Order Relating 10 the Madawaska Set
tiers Passed Extending the Time Of
Payment six Months.


after reading ihia sdmnbition
from the report Of our immt diase prvdeces
cor "Ab0ve all thirg. do nos esadsmp
and severely criticse tpat which ynu knos
20 iit,le II you osgnot help, Do not tetsr3
the good ~ers
The duties imposed upon the visiting
committee by the ststutss naturally would
cause their vi.its TO b, viewed With some
ni-aiving Ard suspiolon by the manager,
of this institution. but We are srstided to
say that, noiwiths,sndins mxny of our visits
have bs.p upsnDouncsd. we have received
iovAriahly polite st'enaon Our associate,
Mrs. Annie NJ L. Hswes, now srrs,eg
under her second appointment. cDniinues to
t Ike a lively inserest in he school, Re.id
ing near st taaa, she takes ft, qaent oppot.
tunities to v,si, the boys and thus In n,r
ass dnous "A rs 10 win their coz
fieboe. she Ia sxercisirg an in
fuenos that cannot fail 90 be of last.
irg good Durirg our Wits We
have minsied freely With the boys and It's
tened 10 What they had to cay. They ap
pesred uoder good disoipliae, ard to be
well fed al d carr for also with as strong
attachment for their teachers and a. lsiga
capacity for good or evil ~ boys Of HE
age IN our common schools.
The farm, rsturslly good one, 10 under
excellent cultivation. iDdiosive Of in-
telhgent labor, a1d we reRre, that
all the hoys at the institution
cannot enjoy this outside work, for
~e fully concur with Sopt. Harrington in
the belief ,h., tao brsnoh of our work IL
: qusi 10 that which pettsins to the farm and
general out door duties for encouraging Ia
them the principle OF Integrity snd true
manhood " IL tbi. connection, We hazard
the ~irh that more hctiye measures might
be taken, even TO the employ ment OF \
special sgent Who ihlli q ID farm homes
for these u frtunshs feS of whom are
guilty of eume except that resulting
dr. ely from the wadt of pr per hGms
il flaenees and macy guilt Of no crime bu,
the lack Of home ami friends
TIE State can hardly BE- csllsd a relig
ious iusucu,i1n hut 50 long a. ITS oath of
fitelity-lsble to be required of every per
son and its violstion puni-hsd with sred
sevetity---is su plemented With an invocs-
ton to Deity, 1t il highly mportsot hat all
shouii b. Instructed 10 knowledge =
God is, therrf re, right that 'bs pupils
of this schooi should b. uslird together
EftAtftAhil IuE HtNb tiNhi tAftNl"f~s blN
that olergvmsn should be ef ejurpsei to
come tn. a. whilsg givirg instruc ton make
acqusintsnces that will be of crest sdvSn-
tsge to the boys wbsH discharged from this
in-titu ion A portion Of Chapter V Of Ihe
b' -Iaws OF ,he Reform Schooi cpLtiruss to
be csnte FOR the estrapgrmeht u many
who presumably would bs inteIestsd in the
sGhnpi. The Inference drssn from tbt
resdltg Of Ibis chapier IS that there Is
something wrong In sectarisn teaching, far
less t'miul for thts. boyA to listen To thS
strongest do triusi sermons than 10 be
sradus;td With a belief so misChisvonr
Most clergy men have been educated NJ de-
romlnsJnnsi sc'oels and are dependent
upon sect for maintenance therefore il can
not b ex ecttd, even " desired 20 fnd reis
iaus tescher. nbsolu ely free from -ects,iln
bias W. hop for All amicsbir a. lstuent
OF 'he present strained relali0HF, Ihst these
word. Of the Safe may coon have 40 u
divided sympsthy, sni that good men and
women may be cintagsd ~ come IN and
/, seh freely the preetpGs of tbsir religion
aud confess the power and goodness OF GDd
80 they have Il in th,i' own bsart.
A pl, asa I and veil furnished room j.
devoted 10 the library and q rite 8 c0lsC ion
of BOOKS are upon the shelves Through
he brnefaci0n OF lsssG Sampson anal
sum OF m1rey is made AVsllthle annually
f1r its beue9t We infsr from the report
OF the superintendent that ths privHege- oi
this library are one OF he rewards ot good
behavior Whilst thsre il u qles,iJBshly
a nect ssity for some system of rewards and
puuisnmeuts 10 The soyernps m Of the boys,
se d lubt the sIpedienc7 OF makiDg this a
psrG The statues cay "AIl the boys shall
receive the same quality OF food ard in
quantities 10 sstisfy heir sppetttes TbAy
shall not be pgnished ~ denial or short
allowance Of food SAould cot this lsy
be SO construed ss to sppiy 10 the mind As
we'll 8. the bodyf
You have been informed sirea1y Of the
Destruction Of tie new buiidiag BY fre and
Of the neoasssry postponemsnt Jf trial Of
ihs Few "elttHgr system' until snoiher
bu lding can b. supplied. This ~as not
only heavy loss 60 the Bate, bus SAD
dissppoutment to those who snao psled
benedcen, resul's from The rev methods.
a ICES yfete atipu- buiidios has bsea erected
on be site II the one burned and its sxts
nor - so Tar O mpleied rs % be We pro
tected sgsibst Sis;er .tosms. Il Is uOped
the coBiug season. s bee our lsst visii 70 ihs
ipstitutisD we learn ths, be farm building,
have been % fire and thas for time, tbs
stock snd farm atsusii. wgts in great iso-
pardy fortunately, however. ths Hfe ws.
ex.iaeu shed zitfi Ii, lie dsmsge Ths -
cape ~ss usrrJ~ enough 10 -tIos gly i'm
pt,.s upon our m nds the for orn clhdiuon
;br ips itutlou might hsye been IN ard u
think II II vGnj not BE- advisable 10 re.
commend the trusses 10 p.see . M iusDr-
ance on suoh ptVp.fty as Is po' under cor
slsBt sufveiiiaBes
We web ~s c1nid speak in ~ com
pimeptary terms 4 sb+ hoidiags 90 the
/ farm ss ~e have Of the farm itseif. The
main building evidently de,issed to b;
picture q1s ih ia dscsye regard e.. Of con-
veni,n nee for oecapancy Is som- bat old
| The intefiyr hss tesn fsislT vel c.red foi
| tat the ,xt nor needs p.intins sHd .Gms
other fepsi.. lsg z. hoase on the eou.tJ
road, protably ihs d~eiiiug Of tofm>l
ownsr OF the fsrD. hes beeu q oceuliet
and neglected for sev rel yesrs A sm.tls
| d-ellirg n1uss 0 IA lot recsIisf aided 4
( the fs. m 10 sls3 uGbecupi+d sed ia bette
| Condition, uus there is n65 buiIdinI
| OF the Place with The exc piio
Of the nsv eotisse that !. at ali shat sh0ul
be exp, c.ed T. be fou 81 one Of the pnt
| iis iastifo tons Of srsAt and prospsrou
S.sse. w do rot cal attention 10 the cor
dt.ion Of these baiidi as ~ showing an
ssst Of inter.st on The psrt II tue uus eel
bgt bslsvs hat IL eUmss ffom their lac
sf svsil.tle fu4ds.
MARQUIS p. KIsG.
OEAnArDAL SxIrH,
| FRANCIS N SIMPSON.
Ia Council Chamber, Dec 80, 1891
/ Visiting Committee TO State Prison.
I Hos. O;smsGdel Smith member Of Il
Council and visiting COMMITTEES to the Sta
Prison has made bis port to the Govern
and Cou1eii Ia his report be says:
! have been especially pleased wish the di
cipiine, firmly ard xiadly maintained.
ister years the rigor Of former mstho
has been verS much nodded, sad ii
deportmens Of The convicss has improv,
under kind sai humsns treatment"
Reference 10 msde TO the Eusrisious foc
that il supplied. ''rte sanitary corditis
|. OF the prisoa seems 70 be fst,'fsct,ry ~
|, proven By toe gsaeral good health Of
inmsses which hs Prevailed throusho'