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taught, is still standing and still serving the district in the purpose for which it was erected.
A High school was established at Bethel Hill in eighteen hundred and thirty-five. The people had long felt the need of an institution of this kind. Many young men and women, feeling the need of a better education than could be obtained at the common school, had attended the academies at Fryeburg, Bridgton, Hebron and else- where, and there seemed to be no reason why a part of the expense could not be saved by establishing a school at home, where aspirants for a higher education and those wishing to prepare for college could attend. An organization was effected by the choice of Robbins Brown, President ; William Frye, Secretary ; Robert A. Chapman, Treasurer, and Charles Frost, Jedediah Burbank, John Hastings, Jonathan A. Russell, Jesse Cross, John Harris, Ebenezer Elling- wood, Joseph Sanborn, James Walker and Timothy Chapman, Trustees. Nathaniel T. True was engaged as Principal and John P. Davis, Assistant. The school commenced in the old school house, with thirty-five pupils, and was highly prosperous. The school house was found inadequate for the increasing number of scholars, and in a short time it was moved to the ell of the Bethel House. There were eighty-five pupils the first year, and one hun- dred and twenty-three the second. Among those in attendance were the following who subsequently became professionally or otherwise, more or less distinguished : Dr. Zenas W. Bartlett, Moses B. Bart- lett, Rev. Ezekiel W. Coffin, Hon. John P. Davis, Dr. James H. P. Frost, Major Abernethy Grover, Prof. Talleyrand Grover, Major O'Neil W. Robinson, Dr. Almon Twitchell, Rev. Addison Abbot, Dr. Samuel B. Twitchell, Dr. Lawson A. Allen, Augustus J. Bur- bank, Capt. Gideon A. Hastings, Major David R. Hastings, Dr. Moses Ingalls, Hon. Lafayette Grover, Gen. Wm. K. Kimball, Eli Wight, Robert I. Burbank, Dr. John E. L. Kimball, Rev. Welling- ton Newell, Rev. John G. Pingree, Dr. Wm. Williamson, Rev. Javan K. Mason, Hiram Ellingwood and Dr. Hiram Bartlett.
In eighteen hundred and thirty-six, the trustees of the High school petitioned the Legislature for an act of incorporation as Bethel Academy. The corporators were John Grover, Moses Mason, Wm. Frye, Charles Frost, Jedediah Burbank, John Has- tings, Stephen Emery, Barbour Bartlett, James Walker, Levi Whit- man, Robbins Brown, Valentine Little, George W. Chapman, Timothy Carter, Phineas Frost, Timothy Hastings and Robert A.
GOULD'S ACADEMY, 1860.
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Chapman. The academy building was erected during that season, on the spot where the present academy stands. The corporators chose Dr. Timothy Carter, President, Dr. John Grover, Vice Presi- dent, and William Frye, Secretary. The teacher of the high school, Mr. True, was now engaged in the study of the medical profession, and Isaac Randall of Dixfield was chosen Preceptor of the new Academy, and continued in that capacity for about two years. After that, for some years, changes were frequent, as the school was in charge of those who were preparing for professional life, and teaching was only a means to that end. William R. Chapman taught one term in eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, and Joseph Hill the rest of the year. Charles M. Blake taught in eighteen hun- dred and thirty-nine, Calvin Chamberlain the following year. Moses Soule had charge of the school three years and became a profes- sional teacher. Moses B. Bartlett and Abernethy Grover had charge in eighteen hundred and forty-two, David R. Hastings and Talleyrand Grover in eighteen hundred and forty-four, Joseph Pickard in eighteen hundred and forty-six, William C. Hurd in eighteen hundred and forty-seven. In eighteen hundred and forty- eight, came Dr. Nathaniel T. True, who, since he taught the Bethel High school, had graduated in medicine and practiced his profession for a time, but not liking it, had determined to return to his first love. He continued in charge for thirteen years, and this was the golden era in the history of the school. The building was often packed with scholars and some had to be turned away for lack of room.
In eighteen hundred and forty-two, Rev. Daniel Gould, failing to awaken an interest in the cause of higher education in Rumford, proposed to make a bequest to the academy, provided they would change the name. The trustees voted to accept the legacy with the conditions attached, and a petition to the Legislature caused the institution to be called Gould's Academy in Bethel. About eight hundred dollars were realized from this bequest. In eighteen hun- dred and fifty, the Legislature granted a half township of land, which the trustees sold for twenty-five hundred dollars. These two sums constituted the permanent funds of the institution. Quite early in the fifties, the interior of the academy was changed by a rearrangement of the seats, and in eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, the building was enlarged by the addition of eighteen feet to the rear. In eighteen hundred and eighty-one, the old academy was
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removed and a new one, much larger, and with important improve- ments, was erected on the spot. It was completed the following year, and the citizens of Bethel contributed over twelve hundred dollars to aid in furnishing it.
In eighteen hundred and fifty-five, Dr. John Grover gave to the trustees, the sum of one hundred and sixty dollars, which he subse- quently increased to two hundred dollars, the interest of which only, can be spent for chemical and philosophical apparatus. The Gould and Grover funds are both perpetual, the interest only being permitted to be used. The funds accruing from the sale of the land donated by the State can be used for any purpose connected with the Academy.
In eighteen hundred and ninety, there was serious talk of chang- ing to the High School system, and the trustees took a vote to that effect, but there were many who desired the continuance of the Academy plan, and on application to the Legislature, an annuity of eight hundred dollars to be continued for ten years was granted, and Gould's Academy in Bethel is still the corporate name of the school, and likely to continue so.
The following persons have served as Presidents of the Board of Trustees :
Dr. Timothy Carter, May 2, 1836, to August 29, 1837.
Dr. John Grover, August 29, 1837, to December 23, 1853.
Dr. Moses Mason, December 23, 1853, to November 6, 1866. Gilman Chapman, November 6, 1866, to the time of his death. Gideon A. Hastings, to the present time.
The following persons have served as Secretaries of the corpora- tion :
Hon. William Frye, May 2, 1836, to February 22, 1854.
Hon. Robert A. Chapman, February 2, 1854, to February 10, 1858.
Richard A. Frye, February 10, 1858, to 1878.
Enoch Foster, from 1879 to 1885.
Goodwin R. Wiley, from 1885, to the present time.
The list of trustees of the academy since its incorporation, is as follows :
Rev. Charles Frost, Gilman Chapman, Phineas Frost,
James Burbank,
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Ebenezer Eames. Peter C. Virgin, Alvan Bolster,
Eliphalet Hopkins,
Rev. Edwin A. Buck, Rev. Charles Soule, Eber Clough, George W. Chapman,
Rev. John B. Wheelwright,
Gideon A. Hastings,
David Hammons,
David F. Brown,
Abernethy Grover, Dr. George Collins,
Rev. Eugene A. Titus,
Moses C. Foster,
Enoch Foster,
Moses T. Cross,
Abner Davis,
Charles P. Knight,
Samuel D. Philbrook,
Ceylon Rowe,
Samuel B. Twitchell,
Wm. E. Skillings,
J. U. Purington,
A. W. Grover,
A. W. Valentine, Gilman P. Bean, H. W. Johnson,
A. E. Herrick,
John M. Philbrook,
Robbins Brown,
Charles Mason,
Elbridge Gerry,
George H. Brown.
James Walker,
Since Dr. Nathaniel T. True left the Academy in eighteen hun- dred and sixty-one, Principals have been employed as follows :
Wellington R. Cross, fall of 1861, to summer of 1862. E. P. Morse, fall of 1862.
Merritt C. Fernald, spring of 1863, to summer, 1864.
Benj. P. Snow, fall of 1864, to winter of 1865. Wm. P. Young, spring of 1865, to spring of 1866. George T. Plummer, fall of 1866, to summer of 1867.
George M. Bodge, fall of 1867, to fall of 1871.
Charles H. Hussey, spring of 1872, to winter of 1873.
S. A. Thurlow, spring of 1873, to winter of 1874. D. S. Lowell.
E. H. Hall.
McPherson. John Fisk.
Leonard Grover, Timothy Hastings, Alphin Twitchell, Rev. John H. M. Leland, O'Neil W. Robinson, Jr. Rev. David Garland, Albert L. Burbank,
Rev. Absalom G. Gaines,
Richard A. Frye,
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Henry W. Johnson, three years, from 1882.
A. F. Sweetsir, one year, from 1885.
W. R. Howard, two years, from 1886.
A. C. Dresser, one year, from 1888.
A. D. Hall, two years, from 1889.
GOULD'S ALUMNI.
The following list embraces the names of those who either fitted for college at Gould's Academy, or who received their academical education there, and who have become distinguished in some one of the learned professions or in other pursuits :
Talleyrand Grover, A. M., Prof. of Ancient and Modern Languages in Delaware College, Del., graduated at Bowdoin College. He died at Upsala, Sweden, on his second visit to Europe. He was an accomplished scholar and gentleman.
Abernethy Grover, A. B., graduated at Bowdoin, has represented the town and county in several offices, and was Major in the 12th Maine Volunteers ; moved to the west.
Lafayette Grover graduated at Law School in Philadelphia, Governor of Oregon for several years, and Senator in United States Senate from that State.
Cuvier Grover graduated at West Point, Brigadier General of Volun- teers in the late war, Colonel of Cavalry in United States Army ; deceased.
Sidney Perham, Governor of Maine and Representative to Congress for several terms. He has been prominently engaged in public life for many years.
Jairus Perry, LL. D., graduated at Bowdoin and practiced law in Salem, Mass., where he died.
Hiram C. Estes, D. D., graduated at Waterville College and Newton Theological Institution ; has been pastor of the Baptist church in Paris, Maine, and elsewhere. He is highly respected in his denomination.
Javan K. Mason, D. D., graduated at Bowdoin, settled many years in Thomaston and in Fryeburg, now in Virginia.
Edwin W. Wallace Bartlett, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin, was the ac- complished Principal of the High school in Roxbury, Mass., and died young.
Jacob W. Brown was a successful lawyer in Earlville, Ill.
Alcander Burbank, M. D., graduated at Bowdoin, resided in Lewiston, Maine; died 1883.
David Evans, M. D., graduated at Bowdoin, and resides in the eastern part of the State.
Henry H. Packard, teacher, school officer and farmer, died in Woodstock, Maine.
PROF. TALLEYRAND GROVER. OB. JUNE, 1859.
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John E. Leland Kimball, M. D., graduated at Woodstock, Vt., and practiced in Saco.
Albion K. P. Sawyer, M. D., graduated at Bowdoin and resides at Lewiston.
Thomas E. Twitchell, merchant, died in Portland. He filled several im- portant offices and was a prominent citizen.
Dexter A. Hawkins, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin and was a dis- tinguished lawyer in New York City ; deceased.
Win. Wirt Virgin, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin, now a Judge of the Supreme Court of Maine.
Ralph Cummings, D. D., graduated at Bowdoin, residence not known to the writer.
Samuel B. Twitchell, A. B., M. D., graduated at Dartmouth College and died young.
David R. Hastings, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin, a distinguished lawyer in Fryeburg, Maine.
Moses Ingalls, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin and settled in Ohio as. teacher.
Col. Robert I. Burbank, A. M., graduated at Dartmouth College, is a lawyer and resides in Boston.
Gideon A. Hastings resides in Bethel, has filled several important offices,, and was Major in the 12th Maine Volunteers.
Timothy Appleton Chapman, a distinguished merchant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Charles Russell, M. D., graduated at Bowdoin, died in Fayette.
Samuel A. Allen. M. D., graduated at Bowdoin, settled and died in Andover, Maine.
Theodore S. Carter, merchant in New York City.
Augustus J. Burbank, A. B., graduated at Bowdoin, went to Chicago.
Osmon M. Twitchell, M. D., resides in Madison, Wis.
Benjamin Webber Kimball, M. D., Maine Medical School, now an occu- list and aurist, resides at Minneapolis, Minn.
John Locke, merchant, Fryeburg, Maine.
Charles R. Locke, millman, Chatham, N. H.
James E. Carter, insurance agent and broker, Portland.
Philantheus C. Wiley, A. B., Bowdoin College, M. D., same, settled Bethel. drowned in Megalloway river, April 26, 1877.
Richard A. Frye, Lawyer, Bethel ; Judge of Probate.
Harlan P. Brown, A. B., Bowdoin College; killed in the battle of Antietam while leading a charge.
Cullen C. Chapman, merchant, Portland; banker.
Oliver H. Mason, merchant, Bethel ; died 1891.
William B. Lapham, A. M., Colby University, M. D., New York, form- erly editor Maine Farmer, Historical and Genealogical author, Augusta, Maine.
Albert L. Burbank, Clerk of Courts, official in Portland Custom House, merchant, Portland.
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Oscar D. Grover, A. B., Delaware College; studied law, but engaged in farming and stock-raising in the west.
Henry W. Hall, writer, deceased.
Wm. W. Green, M. D., University of Michigan, Professor of Anatomy and Surgery in several Medical schools, practiced in Portland, died, and was buried at sea on the return trip from Europe.
Chester D. Jefferds, A. B., Amherst, clergyman, died at Chester, Ver- mont ; a fine writer and a true poet.
Charles W. R. Locke, settled in Nebraska ; postmaster, etc.
Rev. Uriel W. Small, A. M., graduated at Amherst College and Bangor Theological Seminary. Went west.
Reuben Foster, A. M., graduated at Colby University, lawyer in Water- ville, President of Senate and Speaker of the House in Maine Legislature.
Adelbert B. Twitchell, A. B., graduated at Bowdoin, Brevet Major of Artillery in civil war, resides in Newark, N. J.
Rev. Sumner Estes, minister in Baptist denomination, is now a druggist at Sanford, Maine.
Daniel W. Peabody, A. M., graduated at Dartmouth College, lawyer, resides in Boston.
Henry C. Peabody, A. M., graduated at Dartmouth, lawyer, resides in Portland.
Octavus K. Yeats, M. D., graduated at Bowdoin Medical School, settled at West Paris.
Benjamin R. Lunt, druggist, Portland.
Rev. George W. Carpenter, clergyman in Protestant Episcopal church.
John Q. A. Twitchell, merchant, Portland.
Rev. Nahum W. Grover, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin, and Bangor Theological Seminary.
Rev. Wellington R. Cross, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin College and Bangor Theological Seminary, preceptor of Gould's Academy in 1861-2, afterwards tutor in Bowdoin College, clergyman ; died 1891.
Cyrus Hamlin, Brigadier General in civil war; died at New Orleans.
Charles Hamlin, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin College, Brevet Brigadier General in civil war, lawyer in Bangor.
Rev. Henry L. Chapman, A. M., graduate and Professor in Bowdoin College.
Pearl Martin, M. D., lived in Lewiston.
Liberty E. Holden, A. B., graduated at Michigan University, lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio.
George F. Leonard, A. M., graduated at Dartmouth College, teacher in Boston, now resides at Newton.
George M. Twitchell, formerly dentist, resided in Fairfield, now at Augusta ; on the Editorial staff of the Maine Farmer.
John M. Brown, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin College, Brigadier General in civil war, resides in Portland.
David Hale, lawyer, resides in Bridgton.
Wm. E. Gould was cashier of First National Bank, Portland.
DR. GEO. M. TWITCHELL.
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Sullivan D. Green, A. B., graduated at Michigan University, resided at Berlin Falls, N. H .: died.
Edward L, Parris, lawyer, resides in New York.
Thomas Holt, civil engineer and architect ; died in California.
John M. Gould, Major in civil war and historian, resides in Portland.
Charles F. Estes, student Colby University, died in California.
Gerardo Bonau, merchant, resides in Sagua la Grande, Cuba.
Benjamin W. Bryant, lawyer, dead.
Enoch Foster, Jr., L. B., graduated at Albany Law School, Albany, N. Y .; resides in Bethel, Justice of the Supreme Court.
Wm. W. Whitcomb, merchant, resides in Norway.
Zebulon Weston, A. M., graduated at Dartmouth College.
John S. Locke, publisher, resided in Boston.
George W. Merrill, A. B., graduated at Bowdoin College, lawyer.
Thomas J. Bridgham graduated at Bowdoin, resided in Waterford, lawyer, deceased.
field.
George W. Thompson, captain in civil war, killed at battle of Winchester.
Seth C. Farrington, A. B., graduated at Bowdoin, lawyer, resides in Chicago.
Albion Pierce, M. D., graduated at Bowdoin, settled in Greene.
Charles W. Gordon, M. D., graduated at Bowdoin, died in Bethel.
Rev. Amos Harris, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin, and at the Bangor Theological school, resides in Massachusetts.
Rev. J. F. McKusick, A. B., graduated at Waterville College.
Albert S. Twitchell, lawyer, resides in Gorham, N. H .; Railway Com- missioner of New Hampshire; soldier in the late war.
Virgil V. Twitchell, editor Mountaineer, resides in Gorham, N. H.
Albert M. Edwards, Colonel of Michigan regiment in civil war.
Elias S. Mason, A. B., graduated at Bowdoin, resides in Chicago.
Charles M. Carleton, M. D., graduated at Pittsfield Medical College, dead.
Jansen T. Paine, dentist, resides in Halifax, N. S.
Jos. L. Wales, merchant, Bridgton.
George M. Gage, State Superintendent schools of Maine, resides in Minnesota.
Edward S. Morse, Ph. D., Professor Comp. Zoology in Bowdoin College, and lecturer.
Albro E. Chase, A. M., graduated at Harvard, Principal High School in Portland.
Rev. Perry Chandler, A. M., graduated at Middletown University, now of Spokane Falls, Mont.
James E. Burns, A. B., graduated at Bowdoin, lawyer.
Ceylon Rowe, merchant, Bethel.
John O. Winship, lawyer, resided in Portland; removed from the State.
Daniel M. Phillips, A. B., graduated at Bowdoin, captain in civil war, killed at battle of Winchester.
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Ramon M. Queipo, merchant in Havana, Cuba.
J. Bradley Locke, farmer, went west.
Richerand Howe, A. B., M. D., graduated at Dartmouth College, dead.
John F. Richardson, engraver, resides in Boston.
Mellen P. Burnham, publisher of Commercial Advocate, San Francisco, Cal.
John A. Douglass, A. M., M. D., graduated at Bowdoin College, resides in Amesbury, Mass.
Rev. Henry O. Thayer, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin College and Ban- gor Theological Seminary, settled in Woolwich, Maine; a well known historical writer, now of Limington, Maine.
Moses M. Robinson, A. B., graduated at Bowdoin, and is a lawyer in New York.
Gustavus A. Robertson, teacher of Grammar school, Augusta.
Emery O. Bicknell, microscopist, resided in Boston; dead.
Eli Mellen Wight, M. D., graduated at Bowdoin, Mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn. ; deceased.
Joseph S. Burns, A. B .. graduated at Bowdoin and in Medical school; resides at Chattanooga, Tenn.
C. L. Wilson, M. D., graduated at Maine Medical school, resides in Waterford.
Solon Bartlett, M. D., graduated at Bowdoin, resides at Lowell, Mass. Weston Hammons, lawyer, resides in Anoka, Minn.
Everett Hammons, A. B., graduated at Bowdoin, lawyer, City Solicitor of Anoka, Minn.
Wm. R. Wood, A. B., graduated at Bowdoin, resides in Porland.
Sidney I, Smith, Ph. D., graduate and Professor of Comparative Zoology in Yale College.
Charles J. Chapman, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin, merchant, Portland, and Mayor of the city.
Thomas D. Anderson, A. B., graduated at Bowdoin, lawyer, Washing- ton, D. C.
J. Bartlett Rich, A. M., M. D., graduated at Yale College, Superintend- ent City Hospital, Worcester, Mass.
Buchanan B. Burbank, B. S., graduated at Chandler Scientific school, Dartmouth College; dead.
Daniel B. Grover, farmer, resides in California.
L. Rutilus King, lawyer, resides in Caribou.
Parker C. Burbank, B. S., graduated at Chandler Scientific school, Dart- mouth College, clerk in Custom House, Boston.
Goodwin R. Wiley, druggist, resides in Bethel.
Albert F. Barker, druggist, Monticello, Minn.
Rev. Lincoln Harlow, graduated at Bangor Theological Seminary.
Frank Clifford, lawyer, resides in Cornish.
Amos H. Eaton, Principal Boys' Boarding school in Marlboro, Massa- chusetts.
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Stephen B. Kenney, M. D., graduated at Bowdoin, resided at Norfolk, Va. : removed to South Carolina.
Chas. W. Bailey, M. D.
John G. Wight, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin, Principal High school in Cooperstown, N. Y.
Charles P. French, A. M., M. D., graduated at Georgetown College, D. C., resides in Washington, D. C.
Charles O. Perley, merchant, resides in Bridgton, Maine.
Edgar S. Brown, lawyer at Earlville, Ill.
Moses A. Hastings, lawyer, resides in Lancaster, N. H.
Wm. W. Hastings, with the business firm of Mills & Gibbs, New York City.
Frederic O. Gerrish, lumberman at Minneapolis, Minn.
Addison E. Herrick, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin College, Principal of the Academy at Bluehill, Maine, now a lawyer in Bethel.
Pinkney P. Burnham, merchant, New York City.
Amos K. Town, druggist, resides at Gorham, N. H.
Aaron Mason had charge of the Silver King mine, Arizona, at a salary of one thousand dollars per month.
Ezra T. Russell, Clerk in the Custom House, New York City ; dead.
Louis C. Stearns, lawyer at Caribou, Maine.
John I. Sturgis, M. D., graduated at Bowdoin, resides in New Glou- cester.
Jesse Jeffrey, lawyer, resides in Turner, Maine.
Marshall W. Davis, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin, traveled several years in Europe.
Edwin U. Gibson, miner, Leadville, Colorado.
Lucius B. Stiles, with the firm of A. T. Stewart & Co., New York City.
Lyman B. Shehan, A. B., graduated at Amherst, Principal of the High school in Westbrook.
Clarence E. Chapman, graduate of the Law school, Michigan University, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Hervey W. Chapman, A. M., graduated at Bowdoin and at Andover Theological Seminary.
Edwin C. Rowe, merchant, resides in Bethel.
.Ayres M. Edwards graduated at Bowdoin College, teacher in Lewiston, Superintendent of schools, author of text books.
Frank M. Winter, Bowdoin College.
Wm. C. Frye enlisted in Company A, Twelfth Maine Regiment, Novem- ber 21, 1861, served out his time, re-enlisted, was transferred to the Twelfth Maine Battalion, and was mustered out April 18, 1866. He then studied law and settled in South Carolina.
Joseph U. Frye was mustered in the Seventh Maine Battery, December 29, 1863, and was mustered out with the battery.
Lydia S. Eames, a fine scholar, assistant to Dr. True, became a distin- guished teacher. Was married and settled in Connecticut.
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Dolly G. Barker became the wife of Thomas E. Twitchell, and died in Portland.
Esther S. Wight, an excellent scholar, became very proficient in the Greek and Latin languages; graduated at Tilton (N. H.) Seminary ; mar- ried Dr. Chas. M. Fellows and settled in Lawrence, Mass. ; died a widow, December 29, 1876.
Sophia B. Foster became the wife of Rev. Hiram C. Estes and resides in Leicester, Mass.
Phila D. Locke went west and was in business in Bloomington, Ill. ; returned and resides on the old Locke homestead in Bethel.
Abb Pattee became the wife of Samuel F. Gibson and died in Bethel.
Cyrene S. Ayer became the wife of Daniel A. Twitchell, who died in Bethel and she married again.
Agnes S. Hastings was a teacher, she married and went west.
Frances S. Chapman became the second wife of Thomas E. Twitchell, and resides a widow in Portland.
Mary Ann Locke was a teacher, married Horace Chapman, who died, and she married Edward Goddard, became a second time a widow, and died in Bethel.
Sarah H. Russell was a fine classical scholar, went to Kentucky as a teacher, married Joseph Odell, and died from the effects of burns caused by the bursting of a kerosene lamp.
Sarah E. Lunt became the wife of George A. Churchill of Portland ; moved to Washington, D. C., where he died.
Maria A. Mason became the wife of General Clark S. Edwards; she died in Bethel.
Alice Gray Twitchell, for more than twenty years an official at the Maine Insane Hospital, for many years the efficient matron, which position she still holds.
Salome G. Twitchell was long a teacher in Bradford Academy.
Mary E. Kimball married David B. Gorham and resides in Norway.
Angelina S. Chapman, a most amiable young lady and a good teacher. She became the wife of Samuel D. Philbrook, and died soon after of consumption.
Mary Heywood, a bright scholar and successful teacher, became the wife of Merrit C. Fernald, President of the Maine State College at Orono.
HON. R. A. FRYE
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CHAPTER XXIV.
BETHEL CENTENNIAL.
HE citizens of Bethel, feeling that an event so important as the time of its settlement was worthy of due commemora- tion, a meeting of its citizens was held at the vestry of the Congregational church on Bethel Hill, July 14, 1874. The meeting was organized by the election of Major Abernethy Grover as chairman, and Richard A. Frye, Esq., as Secretary. It was voted to have a Centennial Celebration on Wednesday, August 26, 1874. A committee was chosen to make the necessary arrangements for such an occasion, consisting of Nathaniel T. True, M. D., Hon. Robert A. Chapman, David F. Brown, Esq., Richard A. Frye, Esq., and Moses T. Cross, Esq., with authority to make such addi- tions to their numbers as they should deem proper.
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