Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-10
Famous throughout the State is the

Famous throughout the State is the
Norway Boys Club. organized, by that
well beloved leader George Howe. who
has by his sympathy and intimate
knowledge OF boy nature. done much to
form the character of the youth of the
town. There are, in all, 1875 boys.
some of whom now rank among the
best amateur students of zoology, to
be found in the State. Somewhat
broken in number on account of the
higher schools and colleges which have
claimed many of the larger boys, the
others still remain faithful to the club
and its high purposes. Everything
pertinent to the beauties of nature are
sought by these young naturalists, who
have acquired considerable fund Of
valuable material. The boys revel in
winter and cold weather sports. think
ing their own town of Norway far SUI
periCr to other towns in the facilities it
offers for all winter amusements.
Much interested are the lads in the
prize of IS offered by DR.. Seth Gordon
of Portland, to the boy and girl who
Will exercise most through the winter
in out of door sports There are splen-
did chances in Norway for snow shoe
ing and nearly every boy owns pair
of these speedy travellers. Not only in
sports. but in studies, as well. do these
young people excel. One student
gives much time to a series of postal
card views of lepidoptera. He pos
sesses large number Of these. and
through the winter has all he can do to
handle them, as they are Matching out,
continually. A fine miscroscope and
aquarium have done much toward in
teresting the boys. Those who have
attended college from this town. re-
ceive special commentator for their
knowledge of the natural history OF
Maine. In botany. zoology and geol-
ogy. Norway boys are hard to beat.
They are well acquainted with nearly
all forms of plant life. before doing the
copying work concerning specimens.
with which Mr.. Howe sometimes en-
trusts them. Mr.. Howe deserves
great praise for his efficient help in
character building and in promoting
the best tastes and interests Of the
young nature students.
A new book which has appeared, this
fall, and which will be of much inter-
est to Maine veterans of the Civil War
is the History of the Fourth Maine
Battery" which has just been issued
from the press of Burleigh & Flynt,
Augusta. 1t is an attractive volume
of 133 pages, well bound in cloth, ana
containing an account of the services
of the battery compiled largely from
the diaries of its members. There are
also included personal sketches of
many of the members and an account
of the reunions since the organization
of the association in 1882. A portrait
of Capt. O'Neil w. Robinson. Jr., the
command at the organization at Au-
gusta in December, 1861. forms an ap-
propriate frontispiece. and later in the
volume there is a portrait of Capt.
Charles w. White who was commander
from Jan. IA. 1862. until the battery was
mustered out at Augusta, June IL. 1866.
Captain Robinson was promoted to
ma jor and died at Bethel in 1864. Cap
tain White died in Georgia in 1867. A
total of q members of the battery were
killed or died in the service. while IA
others were wounded in battle. The
late Ethel H. Jones of Augusta and
Judson Ames of Foxcroft were the
leading members of the publication
committee and their comrades and
friends have reason to be proud of the
work Few regimental histories have
been SO complete and so well gotten up
as this.