{"newspaper_name": "The Columbian fountain.", "edition": "01", "page": "p3", "byline": ""}
{"character_count": 2357, "word_count": 397, "ccnet_language_score": [0.9469000101089478], "ccnet_perplexity": [1331.300048828125], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
just as the twlg Is bent, so is the tree inclined "


MEssRs. EDIroRs: BY the solicitation of a
number of youths to the Senior Association OF
United Brothers of Temperance of our Town,
through brother VIM. HI. Edes, our worthy
President, an application was made in due
form to the District Assembly for dIspensa-
tion to open Junior Association, which was
unanimously granted.


On Wednesday evening last, Ohis being the
time appointed for the interesting ceremony, }
your correspondent, with three other members
of the Senior Association, repaired to the Hall
of the Vigilant Engine House. We there
found brother Edward Owen, the delegate Of
the District Assembly, and brother Edes, to-
gether with the youths, twenty in number,
and we feel proud to state that more genteel
and intelligent looking group we never beheld.
After'a short but feeling address to the boys
by brother Owen, acting as president, which
was listened TO on their part with respectful
attention, we proceeded to discharge " our la
Dor of love ]" the initiation of the youths, from
the commencement 10 the CLOSE Ol WHICH CcIc-
mony, they conducted themselves with a seri-
business which would have done honor to
more mature age. After the initiation had
been concluded, an election was held for off
GERS of the Association for the present term,
when the following brothers were duly elected
and installed


Bro. VIM. H. Edes, (of the Sen. Ass.) pre-
sident; Thomas Woodward, (of the Jr Ass.)
lst vice president; Jas. Sangster, Cd do do J;
Edes, Sd do do Jno. Cruickshank, recording
secretary; Wilson, assistant do; Mix, fnan
cial do Dashiells, treasurer Jno. Essex, mar
shal; Birch, deputy ditto; Addison, assistant
deputy ditto.


The next meeting of the Association will
take place on Wednesday evening next, at a
O'Clock, at the same place, when those appl-
cants who were absent at the last meeting will
be initiated, when, also, we understand, seve-
raj petitions for membership will be presented.
God speed this youthful band of teetotalers in
their noble work! and when the veterans in
the cause Of temperance, like yourselves,
Messrs. Editors, shall have been called from
the field of their labors, may these be found
ready to take their places, vowlng, like Hannl-
bal Of DID, eternal enmity to the fell destroyer
Of our race, intemperance. Yours, IN Bro
therly Love, J. o. r.