The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-10-05
THE GOOD WORK STILL
GROWING
Another New cottage Going Up al
Goodwill Farm.

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/ Interests Of the people Of Somerset
county as Good viii Farm. It's prog
ress and work are watched at all times
Among the recent additions there If
! the building Of the new cottage, the
i donor Of it being {. w. Bailey Of Win
throp. The cottage is now nearing
completion. and will be ready for u.s.
within few months. When the
ground was broken for this cottage
give the following account col a arr
Of that program to show the states
that were represented in the break
ing of the ground The first sod was
turned by Paul Bailey and Charles
Bailey. grandsons Of the donor, which
/ was followed by Elwood Bailey, son
Of the donor.
/ The Supervisor had announced that
after these few turfs the audience
might come forward and complete the
excavation. The Supervisor turned
the third turf and was followed BY
Secretary W p Hinckley, David r
Porter and others. Then it was an
nounced that there was a representa-
tive from Connecticut present and
William Foord of Stamford CT.
turned a turf.
There is a lady here from Proyi-
dence, r. l., who | am sure would
! like to assist said the Supervisor.
and Miss Margaret Guild stepped for
ward and turned turf.
Ohio ought to have some share in
the excavation" and Miss Elaine Van
Fossan seized the spade Then Mrs
c. l. Bailey of Winthrop Centre
stepped forward and turned a good
sized turf and was followed later By
her sister, Mrs. Stanton. representing
Massachusetts.
Does New Hampshire have any
share?' asked the Supervisor. and
Good Will boy from New Hampshire
stepped into the arena and added to
the pile of broken ground
Here is Michigan" said the Su-
peryisor, and William Watson, from
Detroit lent q hand.
rs New York state to be heard
FROM and another Good VIII boy
stepped forward and welded the
spade
Are there any other states to be
represented?' asked the Supervisor,
and a boy from Pennsylvania left the
ranks and seized the spade and did his
share Then New Jersey and Ari-
IONA we're called for by the other
Good VIII boys because they knew
that there were representatives in
their midst There was more cheer
ing and the audience dispersed.
Several Years ago when Mary Lou
lisa Hall Cottage WAS presented. Su- .
perysor Hinekley located it in a some
what out-of-the-way place on what
was then called the back side Of the
farm. The only explanation was that
it was to be the centre OF a group %.
three homes and community OF for
ty-tiye or fifty boys Afterward Ban
croft-Foote House was built on one
side Of Mary Louisa Hall Cottgge and
the Whitney home ON the other sid.
making a trio of attractive homes for
boys The original plan has been
somewhat emerged SO that the scheme
calls for a group Of five homes instead
of three BEGINNING on the north
these buildings stand in the following
ORDER Bancroft Foote House. Mary
Louise Hall Couaee, the Whitney
Home md the new cottage which is
presented by Mr. Bailey At the same
distance to the south that Bailey Cot
tage is from Whitney Home eyeutu-
ally there will be built another home
for boys corresponding in style to
Bancroft Foote and Whitney. This
will make an attractive group.
In his explanatory address, Super
visor Hinckley said:
Eighteen years ago Good viii con-
sisted of one hundred and twenty-five
acres of land and three buildings.
These were Good Will Cottage, Sun
shine Cottage. and Golden Rule Cot
tage. Good Will and Sunshine We're
acquired by purchase; Golden Rule
was built by popular subscription. In
November, 1892, Mr.. c. NJ. Bailey
commissioned me TO build a oottage
for fifteen boys to be called Bailey
Cottage; Bailey Cottage was dedi-
Gated September. 1898. and ever since
has been a home for fifteen boys.
Men who have money beyond the
daily needs of life have to invest il in
order that it may bring returns in the
form of more money or other values.
Some invest it in lands; some in indi-
,i,1,o1 l,,eiuocc opfarpricae. same