Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-11-30
OLD HEBRON
Nv PrRcIvAL BoSSEY.

Among my earlie., reoolleeiions wA
the sound 81 the old academy bell. . /
rsyefberaisd down the valley and owe
the hills 10 my home At wss, Mino,. AnS
among the earliest hopes cherished va
,ha, Of being enrolled sons time as I
student ~ Hebron. These hope. wer'
frs, realized AZ the beginning OF ,h'
.pring term. 1886. when my father. s'
the elose Of q tremendous snow storm
and through mountainous drifts. safely
landed me. together with my cousins,
W. q. Lowell and $. X. Howard. al
the door Of the Trustee House. where ws
three occupied one loom aud boarded fo'
the term with Mr.. Jacob Quincy,
Who had charge. The teachers were
Charls. J. Prescott. for many years past
principal OF school in Jersey City. and
Miss l.. M.rgse, Young. Of Norway,
Who died several years since. The
teacher. boarded a, the Trustee House.
a. did three other students.
Rev. l.. G.. Stevens. an able preacher
and an arden, friend Of temperance. q.
veil as a vigorous opPonsn, Of slavery.
questions then deeply sgiiaiing the pub
lie mind. lately gone 20 his reward. was
pastor Of the church.
The Trustees were Levi Whitman and
Hon. William c. whi,nsy Of Norway,
Capt. Gideon Cu,hman. Deacon Joseph
Banow,. and Stephen Myriek Of Hsbron,
Rev. Adam Wilson. ID. d.. Of Paris,
Rev. A. X. y. Small Of Buekhsld. Rev.
John Rornds of New Gloucester, and
Hon. Marx II. Dunnell Of Norway,
They ATE al dead exeep, the las, three.
Mr.. Small is now the esteemed pastor OF
the Fir, Blp,is, church in Portland. MI
Round. /. pastor in Minnesota. Will.
Mr.. Dunnsll. after ssr-ing As principal
Of the Academy Tor three years. prae,i'ed
law in Norway and Portland. then NOV
sd 20 Minnesota and represented ,ha,
State in Congress for twelve year'.
well remember the awe which fell upon
u, I. We came in,o the presence Of these
disnifsd gen,lemen.
The .,udie. assigned me ,ha, first
term were GreenleAr. Na,iontl Ari,hme.
tic. smy,h's Elementary Algebra. and
weld's Eagliih Grammar There Vas
also general exercise in 0eogrsPhy. the
lesson being ehanied by the whole school,
while the places were pointed ou, on
the outline map. by some student. My
seat.mA,e va, Howard Millet,. son OF
the B.p,i,, historian Of Maine. q big.
headed boy with q .hor, jacket. aud
turnover collar tied with black ribbon.
lie had studied latin one term and had
not. anl | ,nyied him sOrly. lie after.
w.rds graduated from Colby. Class OF
'67. and is now q respected ei,iEsn OF
Maiden, Mass. which town be has re-
peA,edly represented in the Legislature.
lie i. . successful lawyer in Boston and
has no, forgotten the old Academy.
| continued . student a. Hcbroa fo'
seven term. during the years OF 1886.
1857, and 1883. and boarded myself fO'
five term. on, Of the seven, c did seven.
eighth. Of the scholars Ia those days.
The SUMMER term. thea were Of very lit
lie account. only sigh, students being ia
attendance ia 1886. twenty in 1857. and
FIVE in 1883.
A, the spring term Of 1856, Dr. Sell
don 7. Neal. Colby. 80. became prinei.
pal. aud Annie ID. Bluows. now wife
Of Rev. Judson w. Shaw. Colby. IS,
was his assistant DR.. Neal continued
q, the head Of the Academy until the
fall term Of 1860. when be Was succeed.
ed by Rev. Joseph Z. Elder. ID ID. now
distinguished clergyman 10 New Yo'k
City. lie Afterwards Was Professor ol
Mathematics at Bates College. a Sur
geon In the Army. aud in 1872. died At
Livermore Falls. where. after marrying
Mis-. Mary ID. Hutchinson. my elas'mats
in Yields Latin lessons, and one OF bis
pupils. be settled in the practice Of msdi.
cine. A, the risk OF being tedious
mus, refer to some OF the boys and girls
who responded to the academy bell.
Frederic A. Allen Is prominent citizen
OF Auburn. Oscar ID. Allen has been
for many years q Professor OF Me,allursy
| in Yale College. Ohio w. Barnham,
after service ia the army. became . law
yer, and died several years since. s.
Myriek Barows and Geo. w. Pratt,
both served three years in the 5,h Maine
Regiment, and since the close OF the Wal
have held clerical positions in Washing
ton. Nathan ID. Bauows graduated al
Amherst and is now teaching In New
York State. His sister Louisa married
Warren Goodrich, slso student. and re-
sides In Missouri. while Lucinda. ano,h'
er sis,er, IL the wife Of Rev. w. II.
Clark, Colby, '6s. Henry NJ Besrce,
nv room.ma,e at ws,erville. after faith.
| fal service In the army. Was admitted te
the Bar and settled At Norway. where be
has con,inued to reside, having been re-
pes,edly hoaored In various ways By biz
fellow.ei,ir.ns. Noah Bicknell and Ros.
eoe Brown have taught oil the distric'
schools in the country about. NJ. w
Chase has for years been teacher Of mu
sic In the wes,. Roscoe q. Chase hal
become wealthy In the frui,-tes busi
ness at Geneva, ". Y. Jabes T. Den
ming is merchant 10 Georgia. and hi
brother kelsey 10 . respected citizen o
Poland. Who has such plsassnt memory
Of Hebron that be now sends his tw'
daughters there to Be educated. 0sofs'
A. Emery has been Judge Of the Munic
ipal Court Of ssoo and member Of th
Legislature from that city. Jossph q
Fsrnald. Bowdoin, GO. died early. q
the great sorrow Of his many friends. H
8. French. Aiter service In the army
Settled In Lynn. Mass.. where be ha
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