Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-01-09
FULL OF CHEER.
Good Will Home Recover
ing from Fire.
Loss Of Moody Building Sad
Blow to Institution.
Books, Desks, Etc, Ordcred-A New
Library to Be Founded.

East Fairfield. Me, Jan. S.-(Spec-
iaD.-The destruction of the Charles
+. Moody building by fire at Good Will
Farm on New Years Eve. was Il dis
Will Home Association, and TO its be-
nevO!ent work. 1t came Il few days af-
ter the dedication of the beautiful BAN
croft F'oote House and at the opening
of the winter term Of school. The
workers at Good Will We're inclined to
DO the next best thing and this
greatly simplities matters.
Before 10 O'Clock, Saturday evening.
Dec. 81. the building WAS completely
destroyed. Sunday. jar. |, all the ser
=, ices at the Firn, Sunday schools. itf-
tcfnoom preaching service. and even
ing meetings We're held as usual; it
WAS not till Nonday morning that the
real problems were faced.
Chairs from the chapel We're placed
in the north room of the Manual Train
ing building and the opening exercises
nf the schools Werr held ut $50. only
half an hour later than they would
nave DcSllll llilu tlt ipt
been destroyed. The agent of Il text
book firm was telcrhoned for and text
books were ordc.'e1 by the hundred
for about 80 books We're needed At
once. Five out of a possible twelve
recitations in the High school We're
| held that day: the books arrived Il day
later and matters began To move
smoothly again. The schools must go
| on at great disadvantage for the rest
| of the year. As soon as some plumb
| ing can be completed the situation will
| be improved somewhat: for classes
now rcciting in the long passdgcWay
| in the Manual TRIMMING building and
| those. studying in the carpentry room
| will have better accommodations.
1t was an unique sight when strang-
ers visited the schouI. last week. y
looi. into the carpentry room revealed
:, class Of eight Of the High school sit
| ing on Il Pile Of bnnrds-Stock for the
carpentry derartmen;-re to Il
teacher sitting "n a higher pile of lum-
| Der: six boys close by working at the
c:irp,nter's bcnth--oHe boy driving
| nails into IL halC-cumplet"d box and
| lnnta.r taking his first lesson on the
| sllluISIbltt. IL NtS lltNt IiIttlbif,t tilt
| the drndrtments should .ncroach upon
each rti!eJ: but the boys nave shown
! a splendid spirit through it all \
| square piece Of board hastily planed
! hy the CIrpnnfry boys. is a poor Substi-
| tu1e for Il modern school desk. but such
| make shifts ar. WclCoai" till desks
| come The order for tn" present seems
| to be text -bnrhs. school desks. Il Ii
| brary. tie Charles +. Moody building
| rebuilt ANA because such Il costly les
! son haS never been learned there is
| :; grow ing hope. ut Good Will. that tn"
| new library may have 4 roo! to itself
The story Of the Good Will Girls
! Homes ana how they were started by
| two Good VIII boys WHO each gave Il
nickel for such purpose. and the
! growth If the fund thus started. until
.he girls have. today, $50 acres of land.
two COTTAGES. i gardeners house AMI
u school builiing. is familiar to the
Good VIII boys and perhaps 1t IS an
iuspil..tiou 10 them. ON Sunday. Jan.
I. Nr iiinc<lry said in the chapel that
| 10 hnpnd - many separate interests
| nee; not be gathered under one roof
| again and expressed "A hope that Il Ii
| hraIN bulldlng nlENt be one "i ''''
| things which would result from INC
loss If the library. Three DAYS lAtcr
two boys had each handed him h"f
dollar toward Il building Of the kind.
Later in Tie week Ec learned that the
older boys h.id started a paper IN tn"
interests ii a library; am! had changed
it. after some thought. to suhscrip-
tinn paper for Il library building.
triI#y evening. Jan. G. special
meeting WIS held i'll the Moody NJ
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