Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-30
AT GOOD WILL.
Perfect Weather and Largest
Crowds Ever on Grounds.
Lectures and Services Of Interest to
Students and Visitors.
Details OF Dedication OF Handsome NcN Audi
forum. Friday Evening.

bOou w III I'lHeS. EAST falrIeid, Me,
July 29.-(SpeciaD.-Th is perfect As
|sembly weather. being bright, cool and
afternoon, occurred the first game of
base ball. The contestants We're the
Camp Durell'' nine and the Good
VIII nine. Camp Durell is n Y. NJ. c.
A. boys camp on the coast near
Friendship. under the management of
Mr.. T. NJ. Robinson. the secretary of
boys work for Massachusetts and
Rhode Island. The nine is made up Of
manly fellows from WATERFOWL. Win
chester. Wakefield. Somerville, Haver-
hill. Jamaica Plains and Merrimae.
The game. was one of the cleanest.
snappiest and most interesting ever
played on this ground. 1t proved be
yond a doubt that it is possible to Sc
cure teams to visit the grounds who
can both play bali and be gentlemen
at the same time. There was no cheap
talk. not one word of profanity. no
kicking. not n single word or look I'M
becoming a well brought up young
man: and both mines have good reason
~ Iit' ill btNl bL lIltlT record. surely the
friends of all are proud of them.
They played very evenly during the
first half Of tho game, ana then the
Durells forged ahead. At the begin
ming Of the ninth inning the score stood
5 to in favor Of the visitors: but the
Good Wills shut them out and in the
last half Of that inning made four
scores ana Won the game. 1t was an
interesting. quite evenly played game.
and it was won only by hard work
Friday evening. Rev H. r. Wood Of
china. gave an interesting and inStruc-
tive lecture on The Upper Nile" US
ing a stercopticOn to Illustrate The
pictures We're finely thrown upon the
screen by Mr.. +. s. Cushman of Au-
burn. using the lantern which has been
purchased recently and presented ta
Mr.. Hinckley. The lantern is a Thomp-
son double tense, with dissolving key,
giving fine picture. 1t is n decided
addition to Mr.. Hinckley's equipment
for service The new auditorium
proved itself perfectly adapted to this
special kind Of work.
Saturday mornings devotional hour
was in charge of Mr.. +. NJ. Robinson
1t was helpful. At 1880, Mr.. w w.
Lucas, a student in Boston University.
gave an entertainment that pleased
| everybody. He read and recited sew
eral Of Paul Dunbar's poems ana his
rendering Of the negro dialect was per-
feet. Mr.. Lucas will be heard with
pleasure whenever h can again be Sc
cured. The Z0bo band composed of
Good Will boys, gave music which
| made us think of the time when Me
linda sings" The boys were encored
and they gracefully responded.
On Saturday afternoon, the second
game of base bah was played by the
same mines which played the day be
fore. The game was hotly contested,
each nine playing fast bail; but the
silver cup offered the winner was car
ried away by the Good VIII nine. the
score standing 10 to Is. An exhibition
swim was enjoyed by the boys and
many others the water being in fine
condition.
Saturday evenings service was con-
Quoted by Mr.. Hinckley and was a fit
ting close to the first three days Of the
Assembly. everything having conspired
to make the opening very pleasant and
profitable The numbers have increas-
ed throughout the day. more people be-
ing in tents than ever known before.