Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-05-31
PARIS nlll ACADEMY.
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April IL, isS,, (fast Day.
There l. much talk just now ofan Acad
cmy here, aud q paper !. In circulation
some eight IL our neighbor. have pu'
down QUE hundred dollar. each, a. W
have done. We want high school es
ahli.hed here very much. We can
not think of our girls going from hons
Ia gct an education.
April q, isJ5.
4 good deal ~ Interest has b,en mani
Tested her, for the last three weeks u
relation Ia an Academy on Paris liill
Two thousand dollars have already been
subscribed, aud the first preliminary, In
formal meeting was held at the u -
last evening.
September IL, 1850.
The Academy l. at q stand-.tlll, bu'
We believe Il will go on.
November o, lsjJ.
Our Academy Il raised aud boarded
II I. within q few rods of us. IL ls th'
large.t building In the place, ani I've
stories high. The timber has bccr
brought down by u. u. from the un
broken forest. of the North. II u oi
the very beat quslliy-the Admiration ol
all. II will be q noble eilhcc. the sec
ond door a .paciou. hall, aud the "lcoL
out grand.
November III, lsJ6.
cur Academy has achieved . bell tow
er, In spite of difficulties. ltwould have
been too bad coald We not have got ths
subscription up To the sl.j more that II
will co.t. Now We shall ha,. . bell some
time.
November -, lsjS.
Visited the Academy building the past
week.
December IL, lsjS.
Our Academy L. getting along hncly
the workmen have been laying tb. plas-
ter during the mild mea,hcr the past
week.
January 4, lsS..
A new County house has been built
the past year and our hne Academy aud
hall nearly completed.
March :, lsS..
III. coming week IL to BE- . stirring
one on the lilll. Court .lts Tuesday.
first school commence. la our new Acad'
smy "Wednesday. aud the Dedicatory
Hall of Academy Hall CONES OF Friday
evening.
March Is, isj'.
School commenced Ia the new Acad-
emy on "Wednesday under the ln.truc-
ton Of q. ID. Grover ~ Bethel, with
thlrty-three scholars the fir.t day.
The great Hall came OF Friday even
ing. seyenty-four couples sai down Ia
table for supper, and yet there were
many baskets full of fragments Ier.
The Hall IL q noble one, and so.pacious
There was no want of room. The dress
ing room. were handsomely fitted up by
borrowing furniture, carpets, etc, of The
n.Ighbor. for the occasion. The Hall
and rooms are TO b. furnished In good
time by the Association. ] never saw
more joyou. good feeling peryAding
any company than at the Hall. MI age.
were there and many persons who do not
frequent such places of amusement.
Nose. Hammond opened the Ball. R.
n, Gooienow danced like boy. Eliza
IIamlln, Mrs. Arabella Carter, etc, were
there. Both the Hall and school
room are the finest Of their Kind In the
County. and the latter as good as any In
the state.
March -, iss..
School In the Academy goe. along fine.
IN. There were fory-six scholars last
week and more are coming next. Al
speak highly of the teacher. though h'
IL slow Of speech aud motion.
April 5, isS'.
The school L. liked very much. Latin
scholars get along well. Mr. Grover'
the teacher, spent an evening with VI
socially. There are about hfty scholar.
and they appear To be about A. well sat
.iled with each other and with theil
teacher As need be. We judge II is
most happy school.
May ,, ls5,.
On acct. Of the school, the teacher
wished the young people To pospon'
their May party from Friday To saturdA!
and he would not have any school. The!
consented, but it rained all day. 40 they
were disappointed In their plans.
May 10, 1857.
Town school will begin 10 morrow un
der the instruction Of Miss Virtue How
ard. We are to have but one school u
the brick school house, with the ide1
that most Of the larger scholars Will at
| tend the Academy.
May II, ls5'.
The Academy scholars appear to EMO
themselves, both indoors aud out, thi
nne weather. They went with thel
teacher TO Mt. Mica yesterday and ~
some stones. The Lyceum aud Pzpe
connected With the school Indicate col
adorable talent Of various kinds, pai
tIcularly vf. They have an editor an
editress elected new each week. Mi'
Howard has forty pupils Mt the tow
scbool house. They held an AcAdem
Association meeting last evening, m
raised funds 10 finish the grounds IN
furnish the building.
May ~, 1857.
The Academy closes lie fret term ne,
Wednesday. Those who began Lat
are reading Roman History. MI say u
editor and editress read "The Scholast
Advocate" very well 1t last i.yceam.
June Z, 1881.
: second term Of Paris Liill Acadeu
. commenced June 3rd.
June IL, 1851.
Mr.. Grover has twenty scholars, al
!, We did not expect more for the sho
summer term of ten weeks. It LA We
pIcasant school, and I have no dou
more useful to the puplls than the lar
J school they expect In the autumn "
be.
4, Juus ~, 1857,
4 Bcholars ara progressiag hnely In u
n sad AEithmstic at th> Academy