The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-05-11
Good VIII Farm.

The annual assembly at Good VIII
Farm this year, will open at 7,30 o'clock
in the evening of Thursday, July 27th,
and will close with the evening service
of Sunday, August 6h. This gives ten
full days in the Good Will Pines.
Among the speakers are Rev. Leroy ).
Bean, who will lecture twice, giving the
opening lecture OF the Assembly on the
morning of July 28fh. Prof. Alfred
Williams Anthony, who will also give
two lectures. Rev. X. p. II. Vail, d. d.
will lecture and will also preach the
annual sermon. O'her speakers are Rev.
John X. Boardman, Mr.. Walter NJ
| Smith, Rev. A. +. Dunn, d. D., Mr. f..
NJ. Robinson. Field Secretary of Boys
Department of Y. NJ. c. A. OF Massaehu-
sets and Rhode Island; Prof. Lee of
Bowdoin College, Mr.. Boston W. smith,
better known as Uncle Boston, and
others.
No lectures under the tent are ar
ranged for the afternoons. There will
be several games OF baseball, also several
games OF basket ball. SO much interest
has been ttken In the daily swims in the
Kennebec River that more attention will
paid TO this feature than usual at the
coming Assembly. The base ball and
basket ball interests will be 10 charge Of
Mr.. w. Winter Drew, Of Colby Univer-
sity. The swimming hour will be in
charge of M. c. d. Roston, Of the Uni
versify of Maine. These young men
| both college students once Good
Will Farm boys, and we believe the sue
cess of the athletic features Of the As
sembly are assured
The change Ia arrangements for the
educational features will give more time
for music. Mr. Thatcher Guild the
cornetist, of Brown University; the
Holding brothers and the Association
orchestra, of lewiston, Me-, will add
much to the enjoyment OF all The AS
sembly Pines will be filled with the
melody of song, sacred, secular and pat
riotic.
The camp fire on the athletic field the
display of fire works, the spelling match
and other features will help make this
an blv Of sustained interest.
The Good Will Record for May con-
tains the following items
The Primary Department OF the Island
Avenue Congregational Church, Skowhe-
gan, Me-, greeted US with helpful contri-
buttons in April. The aggregate of Sun
day-school offerings to the Good Will
Homes would he large sum; and we
are pleased TO have our young friends in
Skowhegan among our co-workers.
Blessings on the Island Avenue Sunday
school.
The congregational Church of Bing-
ham. Me-, held its roll call March Both.
In the evening the Supervisor OF Good
| Will Farm told the story OF the work.
A good sized audience was present.
"There is that scattereth and yet in
creaseth." There is that gives and is
blest. Misses Nash and Whittier, OF
Gospel Mission Sunday-school, at Skow-
hogan, sent a contribution to Good Will
Farm in March. 1t WAS collected in the
Mission Sunday school.
A crayon portrait of the late Miss
Bertha Beals, of North Fairfield, has
been placed in the reception room OF
Grange Cottage. There ia an appropri-
ateness in this, as Mrs. Beals, the young
lady's mother, first proposed to the
State Grange that the beautiful home be
built.
March 30. Financially this has been
one of those happy days which do come.
The mail has been fruitful, and with
financial aid has come greetings which
have been cheering indeed. The mail
yields the treasury, $25 from Brookfield,
Mass; 81 from Kennebunk; 81 from
Sargentville IS from Fairfield; $200.35
from friend ia Somerset Co.; and 81 30
from Stamford, Conn.