Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-05-10


ruE SCHOOL WHERE WHISTLER ONCE
TAUGHT W M coxxEnoRArrp N
Arorsr-AiuxSi ASSOCIATION SoRM-
VI.
The alumni, cx-teachers, aud other
friends of fryeburg Academy had .
lunch and reunion saturday, April ~,
at Hotel bellevue, II Beacou street.
Boston, about 80 ladies and gentlemen
being present. The academy Vas found
e,i In i.e2. aud lie centenary IL On be
commemorated by celebration the CON-
Ing summer. Daniel Webster MAS its
teacher for two quarters In is01. aud this
connection of the iliustrious orator and
statesman with the Institution has had
no little effect In spreading abroad ts
name and fame. webster's salary WAS
at the psltry rate of $40 year, but u
IL doubtful whether he then had more
difficulty In living within his Income
than when In after yesrs, he VAS receiv-
Ing his big fces In the Girsrd viii c,s~.
Goodyear lpdis-rubber case and otle'
famous lawsuits In which he acted N
counsel.
The reunion wss an lmpromptn anair.
go To speak, it not having bccn decided
upon mor- than week before u MAS
hsd, hut, I'm spite 81 this drawback, the
affair was q pronounced success, passing
on with great ecist. An hour ar more
before lunch WAS very pleasantly passed
In exchanging greetings. renewing old
anauaintances and RECALLING the days
when the participants wer. hoy. aud
girl.togrther II the historic old scsdemy.
Lunch was seryrd NJ on. o'clock, NJ the
conclusion 20 which Hon. George u.
Bsrro~s of fryeburg. Who occupied the
.eat ~ honor at the head of the table,
rapp-d the company Ia onier, and ex-
tended hearty welcome "a those present,
introducing the posi-prandlsl exercises
In = few appropriate aud ~.li-chosen
words. Ills remarks were of . .sm'-
fsectiou. nature, aud put IN. company
la good humor. lie concluded by lniro-
ducipg Rev. Daniel l.. furbcr, u. D., Of
Ne~,on C.nisr. Mass. Dr. furbrr, Who
graduated from the academy Ia ist',
gave interesting "Reminiscences of hi.
.chooldsy. and schcolmiies NJ Frye
burg. Among those Who, following pf.
rurl-r, coniribuie'ito
The fs.., q r,..sH sci ne SOC % .aal''
Ger, Dr. W. ~. Adams, Ml.s Hattie \.
pilr, Mis-. CAROLYN Roach, Nj. Hattie
a.. Kicker, Henry Hyde smith and W.
| 4. Robinson, the last two representing
the long let 10 teacher. who have found
their ~is.. at fryebur.. W. Dccros
va. prc.en, With his wife, aud b. took
occs.lon "a express hi. gratitude to the
old school which, nearly ~ years ago,
gave him the lady At hi. eide.
Mr.. EilIat-:h Chandler Charles, 4
great granddaughter % Paul lsngion.
th. fir.t prcc-ptor % tho &C ,demy aud q
.on 81 President samuel iang,ion ~
I Harvard College. paid q tribut. Ia her
ANCESTOR. and Ca the later Instructors.
Alexander Tyler. Dr. ALERT u. Weeks,
william Warren Toslc, q. u. Haley, w.
Gafu. Woodward aud Al,sh q. stone ~
lated zone laughable Incidents connect.
81 Nth their .choolisys AZ the old
academy, and John :. Colby, Who u 10
/ furnish . poem az III. coming academy
c.ntsnui,l, humopa.ly referred Ia the
trial. 10 . professional poet.
/ Calvin ". levi. congratulated the
alumni upon the .ucce.. ~ the reunion
and upon the Interest which ~as .host
In IN. prosperity aud welfare - the old
academy. The kcs ~ having such 4
reunion, which WAS the fifst-hut h.
hoped not tn. la.,-of ". Kind, wss tbs
h.ppy thought 20 Mr.. Birros., aud q
him and io hi. sli. aud daughter. VA
ia. almost the entir- credit of pattins
III. i,l.s Into execution.
I't~m. 10 local Interest by the lsi'
Rev. n. BERNARD Carpenter aud by !.
| ". stroui ~-t, rad by Misses susie VI
walker sui Mary ~. Morrill, respectively
and .omc ~ the mor- r-c.ui graduais.-
Me..r.. u. x. 4. Collins, 4. :. Darrell
=. n. Locke aud Alvin u. Merrill-.ho~
81 that they wer- r-sdy for active wot'
for their aim, mater.
Mis- IKE sang "lIome, SWEET Home,
Nil. Roach gave recitation, aud MI.
Mary q. S-ayry, an unisr-grsduai. Al
I,o.ton University, enlisen~i the &c
casion With some brigh, remarks.
Miss Ann. Bsrro~s stated that msn,
letters had t-cn reviewed from alumni
~ho ~.re unable To- b. prr-~pt, sn'
specimen extracts from q frw of then
~.r, Rad.
Afisr .om. discussion u sas yoiei q
form an Organization Ia - kno~n q
"The fryeburg Academy Alumni As.o
citation 20 Resident. In llo.ton aud H.
Vicinity" and the follc~ing officer. 20
the same wer. chosen;
Prr.ii.ui. NJ, p.alsl l.. Turt-r. o.. u. .
>sstan Csntsr, Mss.
". rr,.lisst.. a =. sta.s, IL. u. q
spuhsn.hi, Mas. Hsa a A -,.o.' ~ bs.''.
nenty Iiyds saith ~ Bs.isa. Nj. uul,s
Chs-- - h.bisa, Mas, Mrs.. MI White o
>ofthhsht. Mas.
rrs.sr,r. c.l,ia ". Ls.i. % ne.,oa.
>~sTv,sr,, Ni.. Ana Bsro.. % h....e
E,esuti,e Coawitiss. Ne, y 4. Wil.on o.
Ansistrf. Mas. Wtliiam wAuyn Tvsk ~ u.
10. q. a. fax.. 4. ". % tsios-tss. Mas
Mr.. shIai-th tCAssilsrl ,hafl.. - hfyss,
tiils. Mas. Mr.. ". o.. u,srs~. a be-ton, an
Mr.. ". A Rsbih.sa - Bss,sn.
Their. b-ing 80 or morr alumni snd
en-'escher- la aud around Boston, u u
thought that such an association can do
good work In helping the old academy
The reunion closed AZ about o'clock
In conclusion all Joining In singing the
Y following .ong which ~ss written fof
III. occs.ion BY the wife % Hon. George
/ u. Barrows:
rhs y.ars have siti-i .-iniy by. sSi fast oil
,lsss sssy o. q. ~, Tie hall. % The sShs-,l -
call esr 800.
To-day =, nss,-oso. ~or r,psAi. az ~ ~
To memoirs. ofihs.. happy year. - the 'i.,. u
Auk Lang syns
Her, az. AMI ycs'h ,"s,,hsr meet. 10 'I"-s''
~ isSisr lie. 81 nsmory sect q ~h,i !.
haisx'i groani.-