Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-07-01

4 Who have herr fetFtNeu tN' sbu-
cation Ia which they ow. q gcner-
Gus share of their .uccess IN life.
Aud now "Old Hebron" !. In
Que sens. to become "p.w Heb
run." New In respect to its en-
lsrgri sud Improved fscilltle. for
conducting the noble work for
which N was established, new In
that which I. pleasing to IN.
human eve, aud Vet cold Hebron
stlii IN all that make. II dear Ia
the human heart.
How th. change Vas brought
Ai-out 4. now familiar to the rad.
cr. ~ the Democrat, snd We are
plcs.~l Ia prr.eni them. thl. w-ek
.ke,ch of the new buildlng,
whose Foundations srr already in
pl,c- sni who's. massive walls arr
alrady rising skywari.
In this connection, of cour.e no
single I.r.on can b. given the
whole cf~ll, for thl. great work.
N ". might h. allowed to name
~. one person to whom perhaps
morr than sny other m. cr~iii of
the change telong. Ne should .ay
I, all honor d. Ia Hon. 'ervi,al
Ilonney 20 Portland, whose untir-
Ing energy aud unc-s.lng labor
ha. made thl. change possible aud
~ know that the readers of the
D-nocrat will b- grateful "a 10.
sficr reading II. " wr add here Que
~ Julgr Bounry'. appeal. In bc-
half of the Institution.
PRINCIPAL Sargent ~ Hebron has Kind
IA furnished the Democrat 4 copy III
Judge Ilonney'. sddrcs. trfov th. 80
cial i'nlon Ia Iios,on snd you will sgr.s
With "a. that u I. too good, too Interest
log aud too Instructive, Ia d. monopo-
Iir-sI exclusively by the Social tnlon.
ONforl County people In general and the
friend. 10 Hebron ACADEMY In p,rticu'
lar feel th,t they have an Interest IN u
which should H. r-cognlSei. 49, here "
L..
VI. Pna.i,ai asi tr,iAr,a ~ n, Soc'al
URioA;
bar YOU the greeting. ~ that nebu-
loo. and lnicfibiie region which our ~
mot. ancestors for want 20 q more Ger
tain name called Down East" ~
gion which produces, as Daniel Webster
once .ald 20 New Hampshire, granite
aud ". aud men.
some ~ our people think Il the very
center 10 the universe. II l. related that
a cltllrn ~ New York va. once riding
along an Aroo.iook highway ani ob.crN- =
c,l Ia an adjoining held q roagh looking
plonccr hard si work upon an obstinate
stump. IL entered Into con,cr.ation
" ith him, In the course 20 which our
lnauI.lil,e Yankee inquired where the
stranger li,rd. "ln New York." sahl
ne. elm New York where !. that
"Oh! .lx hundred mile. from herr.
"Nou don't ssy. What make. YOU live
so fur on
hut this tendency Ia regard Que. own
locality ~ the b..t 70 all u not connnc,i
to Down Ea.trr., hat can b" generally
Illustrated by the remark ~ q freshly
made widow Who onc- cousultssi q tomb
stone agent az to q suitable epitaph to be
PLACED on the grs,--,onc ~ the late Ia
mented. III might venture Ia make a
suggestion. madam, .sh ih" agent In a
.olcmn yct respectful manner, II should
.ay the motto, "IIe Ia. gone "a triier
Land would be- an appropriate one.
..lou forget .lr, .ail the lady In black
With cold dignity, "thai he lived In Hos
ton"
hut the element which cause. man
Kind to regard With love aud affection
the l,nd.cap- on which their eve. fr.t
gagr,l la commc,lablc, anh an important
factor Ia promoting the stability of .o-
cIciy. - am confident from Difference
Ia thl. principle u for no other r-ason
YOU wlli pardon Down Easter. for some
drgr-. of pride In the land ~ their birth.
At the close ~ the revolutionary war
there VA. an extensive movement ~ peo-
plr from the parent commonwealth 4"
ihe district ~ Maine. land. wcr.
granted to many pcr.on. a. comPen.a-
tion for military .sr,lce., aud 80 hun
drc,l. of OLD soldier. left the town of
Mas.achu..tt., made clearing for them
.sl,-. aud famllic. In the Maine Wilder
ness, aud there laid the foundation. of
that sturdy character which has remain
ed with their descendant. "a the present
day.
Along With member. II the standing
order came many Baptist., such .. Jo,
Macombsr aud John fripp from Middle
bofo: James Potter. Isaac Case and 9th
.r heroic souls Who fought on th. fron-
tier the good iight II religion. liberty.
These and their associates were Inspired
With tru. missionary real .o ths; the,
b.camc sufficiently numerous Ia forn'
the Bowdolnham Association la l'-''
While Ia lsOs the Massachusetts, Baptist
Missionary society appointed Isaac Case
and John Trip Ia visit the new settle
n. A.. A al. - Min.
At tile close of the war the population
Of the district Increased With great IA
pldl,y, and step. were at once taken foI
the education of youth. The law e-tab-
lI.hlng grammar schools la towns having
more than 100 Inhabitants was of little
effect, a. few town. had that population
and .o during the last decade of the cen
tury charter. were granted for i've sca
deinie- la th. district.
Ia the annual message of Gov. san
.ltlam. Ia the Legislature of l.ps be -al'
..It 4. with satisfaction that have oh
served the patriotic exertion. of worthy
citizen. to establish academies Ia various
part. of thi. commonwealth"
IL Il to the patriotic exertious of tw'
worthy Baptist citizens In establishing
the first baptist Educational Institution
An Maine aud so far as have been abl'
"a ascertain the first incorporated Zap
tl.t academy In New England, that
wi.h "a invite your attention for few
minute. this evening.
Unto ls05 there were only three aca
| demles In operation east of Exeter, In
| .titutions recently established at Her
wick, Gorham aud Portland.
A Baptist church WAS organized a
Hebron In i.gi, mainly through the II
! forts Of Dea. william Barrows, a soldie
4 of the revolution, who came Ia iiebro'
nj the close of the war and there clearc,
the land given him for military ssfvices
In June, l.ps, John Tripp before REFER
81 to. himself an old soldier, Who ha'
been ordained at Middieboro In 1871, AM
Who hal minisi-red Ia the churches q
Middleboro aud Carver. became pastor =
Hebron, attracted there by his intimac.
With his comrade In arms, Dcs. Barrows
and over which church DE- continued q
minister until his death In lsi', q perio'
Of nearly hfty year,.
These hardy pioneers very soon Tel
the need of an Institution Of learning U
the settlement. This need Was felt b.
NO one more keenly than by the pasio
Who In his youth had experienced sue
an ardent longing for knowledge that b
Travelled on foot twenty mllesto Norton
where he learned that Elder william
Nelson lived aud owned an Englls
grammar.
Accordingly application was made .
the Legislature for an act Of incorpors
tion. 4 charter MAS granted on the ion
day Of February, 1904, and Was siRne