Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-08-29
THE PICNIC
At The Good Will Farm in
Fairfield.
1 Large and Merry Gathering at Yes
tsfday's Barn Raising.
Institution is Deiog.


Special 10 the Keanebee Journal.
| FAIaFIBLD. Aag % The name OF tie
Good VIII farm may cot yet bs .fami lar
one 70 s3me Of tho Journal readers 50 We
viii give brief sketch Of ii, character ami
the nature Of the good work which is aJw
being done upon il. number of years ago
Rev G W H'nekiey, then boy on a
farm. conceived the idea Of eitlbllshir
farm home where orphans and ffendless
boys might have the advantages Of good
| v les0ns Christian home. and whefe
god healthy work and country life
might train them % habits of in
dasiry and siye them vigorous eonsti-
tai.0ns With which 10 via q say for them
| selves 10 the world. In short the idea was
70 give this home the features Of family
life. employing ths cottage system with
about fifteen t0ys 10 cottage uDder the
CAREFUL dire crlon of good mt,rors and
teachers and 10 provide this home with ad-
dt4l benefits OF moral. educational ard in
lustr al aavsnsazss He saw That from the
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| VIII Farm and the oocasioa was made gaia
one. Large tents had been pitched in the
beautiful field IN front of the house and
picnic dinner was served. everyone bringing
| Generous lunch basket and get ng beside
| from the Farm House an abundanc, of
| baked beans. brown bread, milk Ard coffee.
! The day va. a perfect one for such an
orcas-,n and the result WAS 3 turn
| ont of people estimated At between
seven hunared and thousand. From Au.
gusia went Governor Burleigh and wife,
| Adiufant General Sprague. Miss Gould.
/ Hon J :. Hobbs. DR.. Il J Martin, wife
| and boy. Col +. e. Stevens, wife and SOB,
| Rev. j. H. Wymsn, wife and two children,
Mrs. Tappen of Boston; Mrs f. NJ. Paine |
and Mr.. ". II. Lowell Of HnlloTen |
Meio- C. J. House. Miss Lucy Burleigh, |
Miss Fssie wills. Mr. Byron Boyi, G. r. |
Burleigh aad wife, Miss Winnie Smith. |
Mss Ysihe Burleigh. D. W. Emery snd |
wife. Capt Thomas CLARK aqd wife; Hon |
y. A Luce and wife Rev. Dr. Kicker AMI |
wife. There were large assessi ms TO tie /
ua tv A. Waterv.ie and . lkland when the |
trsn arrived at Good VIII Farm it was
found That large numt,r of people were
already npon the ground IN, hegr tents
in front of The substantial Farm House, |
the tables prepared under them and the /
lrets and the merry gathering Of PEOPLE |
savc the place mes. animated appear
anen. Awaiting the Governors party in from; |
,f lin. large trut Which had te,u ass-r1rd |