Fryeburg Academy - Academy Bell Yearbook (Fryeburg, ME)

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THE ACADEMY BELL 15 Cap. In this town is the Fryeburg Academy, where stu- dents from many different states have received and are receiving their education. Ten miles from Fryeburg, through the pine woods and along the ridges that overlook beautiful lakes and peaks of the White Mountains, is the quiet country Village of Lovell. Lake Kezar, which Lovell borders, is over nine miles long, and in some places a mile wide, well stocked with salmon, small mouthed bass, pickerel and many other kinds of fish, and furnishes safe bathing and boating. The scenery in Lovell is beautiful 3 there is none better any place in Maine. Mount Washington, Kearsarge, and a dozen other peaks of greater or less degree are in full View and the long range of foothills make the village among the finest in this region. Within the limits of Mount Washington are: Mount Reho, McDaniel's Hill, Christian Hill, and Mount Sebatos. Mt. Sebatos is nine hundred feet high and with its tremendous cliff is one of the great sights in this section. Lovell is rapidly becoming one of the great inland summer resorts. There are one hundred forty-seven varieties of minerals in Maine, eighty-seven of which are in 'Oxford County, forty- seven of those that are used for gems. The tourmaline and topaz are found on Harnden Hill. The best tourmaline is found on Mount Mica in Paris. The red and green are un- equalled elsewhere. Practically the entire supply of the rare metal, calsium, was taken from a lipidolite mica de- posit in Oxford County. The best amethyst comes from Denmark. Beryl from Stoneham, specimens are found in every noted museum in the world. In Paris there are also feldspar mines, lipidolite from which lithium element is produced and used for medi- cine. Localities for pearls are in Stoneham, Otisfield, Waterford and Byron. Among the noted men from Oxford County are Dana from Fryebur, Ex-Governor Long, Buckfield, Artemus Ward, a writer from Waterford, Cyrus Hamlin, who was vice-president, was born at Paris. Professor Chapman of Bethel, who has done a great deal for Gould's Academy and for the music students in and around Bethel. Hannibal Ham- lin, who was vice-president of Roberts College in Constanti- nople for several years, from Paris. Albert J. Stearns, born in Lovell, is now a lawyer in Norway. Marcellus Ward Stearns, a native of Lovell, served as governor of Florida for many years. Arthur Bartlett is a reporter for the Portland Press Herald. Daniel Webster, from Salisbury, New Hampshire, was one of the first teachers in Fryeburg Academy, and was a great statesman. Warren Durgin, one of Abraham Lincoln's bearers, who has lived in Oxford

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I4 THE ACADEMY BELL Stoneham is well watered and is a rather small town in Oxford County between Lovell and Albany. It manu- factures lumber, boards, shingles, shook and hoops. Many of our minerals are found here. The surface of Sumner is somewhat broken and un- even. A portion of Black Mountain, noted for its large growth of blueberries is located in Sumner. There are three ponds, known as Pleasant, Labrador, and North Ponds. Twenty Mile River runs through Sumner. Agri- culture is the chief industry. There are several beautiful ponds in Woodstock which form mill-streams and empty into the Androscoggin. There are several mills where wood articles are manufactured. Bethel is situated on both sides of the Androscoggin and contains an area of 25,000 acres. There are several good farms along the river as the surface is very fertile. The Grand Trunk Railway passes through the town, mak- ing transportation of products available. The academy, known as Gould's Academy, is located here and ranks high as an institution of learning. Newry, which is located in the western part of Oxford County, is a wild and mountainous country. Bear and Sun- day Rivers How through nearly parallel in a southerly direc- tion, falling into the Androscoggin. Hanover, in the western part of Oxford County, lies north of the beautiful Androscoggin River. It has some of the finest interval farms in the country. The surface is broken and uneven and is well watered by Howard's Pond, lying about a mile from the Androscoggin River. This pond is noted for its abundance of speckled trout. Agri- culture is the chief occupation of the people here. Milton is watered by several little ponds and by the Pushaw River, a tributary of the Penobscot. The soil is very rich and fertile. It has several good mills. Waterford is an attractive resort in the hills of Oxford County, it is the birthplace and burial place of Artemus Ward. At Waterford there is splendid bass fishing in Lake Keoka. Brownfield is an old town and one of the most pic- turesque in its section. Each year brings more and more people, vacationists and motor parties to see the beautiful spots. These hills are virtually the foothills and outposts of The White Mountains and some of the views are as ex- tensive as can be found higher up in the range. Not far away, on the border of Maine and New Hamp- shire is beautiful, historic Fryeburg, and you can see from this town the White Mountain range and many others. In the back ground is that queer ledge formation Jockey

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16 THE ACADEMY BELL Q County practically all his life, died just recently. Miss Anna Barrows, who has done a great deal for Fryeburg and its famous Academy, is a lecturer in a Teachers' College at Columbia University. Edith A. Sawyer is also a native of Fryeburgg she, too, has done a great deal for the Academy. Mrs. Lydia Lord Shedd has lived in Oxford County many, many years and has written many beautiful poems, one of which is named: That's Where Maine Comes In. THAT'S WHERE MAINE COMES IN Far to the east where the winds blow keenest, Here is where the grass grows greenestg Our beautiful land with its rock-bound coast, Guarded by islands, a sentinel host, That's where Maine comes in. Far to the east where the north winds roar, And the surf resounds on her rocky shores, Where the tall cliffs rise in majesty, Keeping watch o'er the looming sea, That's where Maine comes in. Far to the east where the pine grows strongest, Where the reign of Winter is sometimes longest, Where men are noble and strong and true, Where women are brave and loving, too, That's where Maine comes in. Where the handclasp is a little warmer, Where the heart beats are a little stronger, Where heaven seems a little clearer, And God's promise shineth clearer, That's where Maine comes in. Where the wild bird's wing is ileetest, Where the robin's song is sweetest, Where the lakes and rivers are pure and clear, And nature sings to the listening ear, That's where Maine comes in. Tho' far thru the world our feet go roaming, Our hearts will turn homeward when comes the gloaming, And we'll long to rest where the pines are sighing, Under the star-lit heavens lying. In life, in death, our hearts within. That's where Maine comes in. NORA MCALISTER, '29,