Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-05-19
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GOOD WILL FARM.
Interesting Account Of Visit by Mrs. Hannah
J. Bailey.

Leaving Augusta at 3 p. M, we made
close connections at Waterville with Skow-
hogan branch of the Maine Central, on
which is situated Good VIII Farm, this
grand home for boys. Arriving there abo 1t
five o'clock, we we're met at the train and
conducted to Bail y cottage to be enter
tanned.
The cottage is a pretty, home-like struc-
ture. On entering, we stepped into a spa
cious hall, then into a pretty sitting room
on the southeast corner. Folding doors open
into the diniug-room, which looks cosy and
homelike with is old fashioned fireplace
and dainty tables. From tbs opens a small
conservatory filled with plants. Folding
doors opposite thcs mentioned above, open
ito the playroom; in the southwest corner
of the house, adjoining this room on the
north, is the kitchen, neat and trim. Up
stairs, we found large, airy rooms, each
containing four or five single beds, covered
with white spreads, looking neat and at
tractive. The matron's room is on the south
east corner, joined by small guest cham
Der; all pattern of perfect neatness.
The lawns around the cottages are well
laid out in pretty designed fl ,werbeds. The
cottages are all situated on rising ground, a
short distance from the Kennebec river, of
which there is fine view from each of
them.
After tea. which was wholesome and
good, we looked around over the farm. At
eight o'clock the prayer bell rang, which
brought the boys to the playroom. After a
Scripture reading, the boys repeated the
Lords prayer in concert; following this a
prayer was offered, then the younger ones
all went off to bed, quiet and happy.
In the morning, the rising bell rang at six
o'clock. Breakfast was served one-hslf
hour later. At the tap of a small bell the
boys formed in line in the play room, and
at another tap they marched quietly into the
dining room and took seats at the tables A
short prayer was followed by chant in
concert and then all part 1ok of good
breakfast.
AT s so the large bell in the rear of
Good Will Cottage called all the boys on
the farm to the barn, that their duties
for the day might be assigned them
by Mr.. Mayo, the farm superintendent. The
boys IL years of age and over are reqlirtd
to york thirty hours week.
They have Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons for base ball and other recrea-
tons, also two hours at night, except Tues
day on which night they leave play half
hour earlier for prayer meetiog. About
20 boys took part in the meetings.
We see great need of t. importance teach
ing, 10 this, as in ali schools, and
our State laws require that our
children be rightly informed in regud
to that monster of evil, king alcohol
They require that all teachers of public
schools shall instruct the children about the
effects of alcohol and narcotics upon the
human system.
II V. Mr.. Hinckley, the wise and efficient
founder of the "Good Will' Homes, is de-
sirous Of introducing text books into the
school, which shall contain thorough in
struction in ills line as we'll as all other
physiological branches.
We need to raise fund for this purpose
and we ask all tIose who desire to do SO, to
send in their mite, nickel, dime or dollar,
(or more) to Mrs. George A. Wadsworth,
East Winthrop, Maine, superintendent
W. c. T. U. Department of Scientific Tenn
perance Instruction in schools, for Kenne-
bee county.
The funeral of the late LYMAN Trask