Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-10
Seniors Hold Annual So
cid and Entertainment.
Preparations Under Way tor
Good Will Exposition.
Three Good Will Boys Have an In.
teresilng Experience.

Good Will Farm, East Fairfield, Me-,
Dec o-(SpeciaD-Th Senior class of
the Good Will High school held it's an
nual social and entertainment last FRI
day evening in Moody hall, in an eff
fort to raise money towards the grad
uating expenses next June. The class
gave the community an enjoyable
evening and from financial stand
point the undertaking was equally sue
cessful.
Stacy, Libby and Brown-three of
the older Good Will boys-had an in
teresting experience last week. They
went with the supervisor across the
river into the Pines to pass the night.
After starting q fire ana warming up
the cottage they prepared their even
ing meal and thoroughly enjoyed the
evening. 1t came off cold in the night.
After they had their breakfast and set
the cottage to rights in the morning,
they prepared to cross the river in the
row boat in which they had gone to
The Pines the night before. The river
had frozen over in the night. They did
thin ice had quietly floated down in
the night and come to a standstill in
the river between the Pines and Good
Will. They realized this however be-
fore they had gone very far. They were
accompanied in the boat by the super
visor and David Il. Porter from New
York. who Joined the party in order
to help them "brcak the ice" 1t took
them just 1 hour and 10 minutes to
cross. The river at that point is 600
feet wide. The party had not antici-
pated the sudden change of tempera-
ture and only two of the five had any
protection for the hands. but all were
obliged to work to make their way
across. When in mid river one of the
oar locks broke and before getting
across the other slipped from it's
fastenirgs and went 10 the bottom of
tho river.
Preparations are under way for the
annual Good Will exposition to be held
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings,
Dec. q and o. This annual event is
called an exposition because it is
neither a school fair in the ordinary
sense of the word nor school eXhibi-
ton. Both the Manual Training build
ing and the Charles f. Moody building
are placed at the disposal of the man.
ayers of the exposition. Exhibition
hall will contain this year as all pre-
viouS occasions, exhibits of handi-
work of the Good Will boys and girls
wood workings, iron working. basket
~. pattern making. mending. mechanic
cal drawing, free hand drawing. plain
sewing, fancy sewing, cooking, etc, as
we'll as exhibits of fruit and vegetables.
In this department small cash pre-
miums are offered for first and second
prizes and blue and red ribbons are
offered to the winning articles.
At O'Clock Tuesday evening there
will be an entertainment in Moody
hail. at which the Winthrop Brass
Band will give a concert. Wednesday
evening at s o'clock, in the same place.
there will he an entertainment, in
which Collins. the trapeZe performer
aud magician, of Bangor. will take the
leading part. Exhibition hall will also
be open in the day time on Wednesday
afternoon from 1 to 40. The exposition
is under the management of the Good
Will Boys y. NJ. c. A. and the Good
Will Athletic Association.
The fall term of the Good Will
schools will close Friday afternoon Of
this week for a two-weeks recess.