The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-12-06
JUDGE PETERS "REMINISCENCES.

The brick work on my fathers new
house having been completed, and
thinking it was time should enter
upon my studies to prepare for the
profession for which he designed me
/ was started in the fall of 1919 to
Buck Pond Academy, most excel
lent school, located on DIR. Lewis
Marshall's farm within II miles of my
fathers house, conducted by DIR.
Marshall as principal, MIR. VIM.
Thompson and Mr.. Matthews as pro-
fessors OF Latin and mathematics.
There j took my first lessons in the
languages and mathematics. DR..
Marshall, was the younger brother OF
Judge John Marshall, Chief-Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United
States for thirty-five years, and until
his death in 1885. DIR. Marshall was
profound scholar, having been
thoroughly educated in Virginia. He
went to Scotland, and having studied
medicine he graduated in the ,Medi4
cal School of Edinburg. He returned
to Virginia, aud removed at an early
day with his father, Col. Thos. Mar
shall, to Kentucky, settling on fine
farm in Woodford county which his
father gave him, and commenced the
practice of medicine, which he prose-
cuted with success. When he began to
feel the weight of years and his prac-
tice extended over not thickly settled
country with very bad roads, (there
were no turnpikes) the labor was too
great, and he gave up his practice and
established Buck Pond Academy, the
name by which his residence was
called. The school soon became very
popular, and proved one of the best in
the State, turning out some very
brilliant men of their day. / may
name Hon. Thos. f. Marshall, his
brother, William Marshall, who mar
ried sister of General Robert e. Lee,
and who was a Presbyterian preacher
having charge of one of the largest
congregations in the city of Baltimore
for number of years, and until the
death of his wife, when, being qnite
old, he went to live with his only
Child, son, living in California, and
L suppose, is now dead; Rev. Lewis
w. Green, distinguished orator and
scholar, once President of Transyl-
vania University and of Centre Col
lege; Rev. John A. McClung, a law
yer in the beginning of his career
afterwards becoming a Presbyterian,
preacher, and as an orator, was the
peer Of his cousin, Thomas f. Mar
shall; General Humphrey Marshall
Judge VIM. Kincaid, a Circuit Judge
of Kentucky for number Of years,
(and the judicial robe never fell on a
purer MANI his brother, Mr.. G.. B.
IIincaid, Secretary of State to Gov
Owsley, of Kentucky, and for many
years Commonwealth Attorney fol
the Lexington circuit; and l must not
omit the boy, Gwin Page, who ac.
quired a good education at Buck
Pond, and grew to be man of dis
tinction in Kentucky, before he left
the State. He was descended from
the distinguished family of Pages Of
Virginia. His father died when he
was but child, and his mother at al
early period removed to Kentucky
with her two orphan children, a sor
and daughter, and settled in Har,
rodsburg, Mercer county. with a com,
Portable estate. Gwin Page was SEN
to Buck Pond to school, and boarded
at my fathers. He and l became
warm friends, and continued so unit
he left the State. He was very
bright boy and learned rapidly. We
were in the same class, but he learned
faster than I did. Being conscious o.
that fact. l often flattered myself tha
l, being at home, was often called of
to do some domestic duty, and it may
have been that some jealousy ther
contributed to that conclusion; bu
now, as long ago, | am satisfied tina
his capacity was superior to mine
After finishing his Academic course
he studied law. When he obtained
his license, he located in Louisville
and was very soon doing good bust
ness. He rose rapidly in the estima
ton of the people. and was elected
four times to the House of Represen
tatives, the last time being made
Speaker of the House. His mothe
having died soon after his return