The Portland daily press., 1882-06-07
FRYEBURG.
Academy Matters = Golden Wedding
Personal and Other Items.

The city and country seem to be sometimes
in concert and harmony. On the eve OF the
same day that Bishop Healy received his copy
of Longfellows works, Prof. Kicker and
family were invited to strawberry festival at
the'parlors of the Oxford House, he having
that day finished the spring term in the
Academy. In the course of the evening the
two splendid volumes of Longfellow's illustra-
ted poems in Turkey morocco we're presented
to Miss Fl. G. Kicker by her friends as token
of affsctionate regard, and also in remem-
brance of the delightful commemoration OF
the poets last birthday which she had so ad-
mirably conducted. Congratulatory remarks
were made by Rev. DR.. Mason, MIR. A. O..
Pike and others. The trustees of the Academy
having unanimously invited Prof. Kicker to
remain another year as Principal, propose to
issue catalogue containing the names of his
pupils for the last three years and also the
course of study and the list of text books for
the coming year.
Capt. Geo. FL. Bradbury left town last week
for New York to take passage for Liverpool in
the Baltic of the White Star Line, which sailed
Saturday Capt Bradbury resigned the Presi-
dency of the Pacific Steam Navigation Com
pany year or two since on account OF ill
health, selecting Fryeburg as place OF resi-
dence for its superior healthfulness, and there
purchasing the Gov. Dana mansion. Having
almost entirely recovered his health. he goes
abroad to return the visit of Mr.. lsmay OF
Liverpool, the principal owner of the steam
ship line and with him to tecreate for few
weeks in the beautiful region of Lake Winder-
a. IL. ,,nA hnar1
tally Mrs. Bradbury keeps open doors for her
friends from New York and elsewhere.
On Monday evening Dr. d. Lowell Lamson
received his friends to celebrate his father and
mothers golden wedding anniversary. Ed
ward Prebe Lamson, and his sister, Mrs. o.
r. Jacobs of Bridgton who was present-were
born in Standish in the house their father
built, now occupied by DR.. Cobb. The Lowells
of Standish and the Lamsons and Bowkers OF
Boston are their kin. Mrs. Lamson is native
of Concord, N. H., a member of the Earring
ton family who were among the early settlers
of that town-one of whom represented the
Rochester district in Congress. Her nephew
j. I'll. Smart is the Superintendent Of Schools
in Fort Wayne, Ind. Although no gifts were
solicited or desired, several valuable ones were
contributed by present and absent friends. The
venerable John Smith with face as bright and
fresh as his button-hole bouquet, added largely
to the pleasure of the evening by his own pre-
sence with his eighty four years OF well-spent
life. After an elegant supper and appropriate
religious exercises conducted by DR.. Mason:
the bridegroom of seventy-four and the bride
of few less years, started out on their "mid-
night ride to their present home in Centre
Conway with as much courage and confidence
as when they began their life-journey half
century ago.
Mr.. G. M. Plummery of your city was in
town Monday to consult with the Water Com
pany before making proposals to furnish the
iron pipes required.
Probate Court holds its session to-day (Tues-
day. with full an average amount of business.