Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-28
GRANGE COTTAGE.
Shall State Grange Have Build
ing at Good Will Farm?
Committee Of State Grange Issues
Circular on Matter 10 Members.
A Worthy Object. Well Worth the Ate, ton
and Subscription Of Everyone.

Waterville, March 21-(SpeciaD.-
The committee provided by the State
Grange at the annual meeting OF the
same for the purpose of making ar
rangements for the building of a
Grange cottage at Good viii Farm,
will, tomorrow, from the office IF f. T.
Mayo of this city, issue the following
circular letter to all local oranges and
Patrons.
Worthy Patrons: Your committee
have already addressed YOU on the
matter of raising a fund to huild cot
tage at Good Will Farm. to be known
as the Grange cottage. While quite
number of Patrons in the State nave
responded. others are engaged in ar
ranging entertainments and have
asked for more time ard further in
formation in regard to the work being
prosecuted at Good VIII Farm. To
answer these questions and spread the
information more thoroughly IN regard
to what we believe to be grand work
now carried on at that institution. we
have asked Rev. Mr.. Hinckley to COM
pie Il lew ldttS. Witch ne Has hiHuiS
done and they will be found below:
The Good viii Homes at East Fair
field were originally intended for
needy and imperilled boys. and a farm
of SO acres was purchased in Novem-
Der. 1892, for this purpose. The first
bank deposit toward the purchase of
the farm for the boys was made in
November. 1885.
The farm is situated nine miles north
of Waterville, and nine miles south of
Skowhegan. on the line of the. Maine
Central Railroad. and a signal station
opposite the Homes bears the names of
the farm
There is no cottage for girls now
but the first one will be built this
spring and will be known as the Lizzie
Wilcox Smith cottage. 1t will accom-
MEDIATE Is girls.
Children are admitted who have
neither parents living, children are
also admitted who have one or both
parents living, if it is a case of real
need and there is room at the farm.
The institution has no means for tha
support of these children, except
money sent in by the people who de
sire " Htlp btSdy anu Ill
hood. There are cases Where children
are received by paying board. There
are no fixed terms. however. If wild
owed mother. for instance, wishes to
pay something toward the support of
her boy and is able to pay but 80 cents
a week, such payment is received.
AT stlle. present time there are six
cottages at Good VIII Farm, each oc-
cupied by family of boys. Also Il
beautiful school building the gift Of
the, late Charles T. Moody of Bath.
"The farm devoted to the interest Of
the boys consists of about go acres
The farm already purchased for girls
consists, including woodland, of about
125 acres. An adjoining farm of 90
acres is to be added whenever funds are
received for the purpose.
The girls cottage will be about q
mile from the boys cottage. a church
is to be built between the two series of
cottages 50 that the boys and girls viii
attend Sunday school and church III
the same place of worship.
The boys al the farm are taught 70
work. but of the 50 boys now at tbs
farm all cannot naturally be expected
to make farmers, but all will be given
a good common school education and
an Industrial education to those Who
would profit by it. for in addition to
the farm a manual training school is
to be added in the near future Al
ready we have two or three boys an
gagged in the bakery, two at printing
and Il at capentering.
The property is held by the trus-
ton. which is incorporated according
to the laws Of the State of Maine. The
association is entirely undenomina-
tional.
"The supervisor does not personally
solicit funds. He tells in the Good VIII
Record and in public addresses the
needs of the work Benevolent people
provide the funds. The supervisor
receives nothing for his services as
toward the support of his own family.
from the benevolent funds.
The boys are in charge of a general
manager, who is their teacher ana dis
ciplinarian. In each cottage there is
matron and assistant matron. who
have in charge the home life OF the
boys. When the supervisor speaks
publicly of the work he does not take
collections. The Good Will Record ac-
knowledges gifts of articles and cash
each month. The Record also tells of
the needs of the work. 1t costs 80
cents per year.
Boys who belong in reform school
are not received. The object of oul
work is the ply steal, intellectual. moral
and spiritual development of boys in
need of helping hand. The plan is not
reformatory, but is preventive.
Our foundations have possibilities
of almost unlimited de, olopement.
Annual membership in the Good Viii
Home Association is 81. The year
will end July l. Life membership costs
$50. paid at one time.
Brothers and sisters: From even
a casual glance al the above. you must
have been convinced that this is a
noble work in which we are engaged
and the success of the project is be-
vond question. Each one of us should
see that we have at least a part in
this grand philanthropic movement
Trusting that YOU VIII not only find
il your duty but a pleasure to take
early action on this matter in your