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pdaftIIS*O/c? Program«uS^;__JSYV--- *lt; (• V’ •‘V VC (Communicated).t- The following: program is in the . possession of William P. Fowkes, an old Clarksburg boy now living In Buckhannon, which may interest many of your readers. The partlci-■ pants were mostly Clarksburg boys. from ten to seventeen year* of age.The “Academy ’ as it was called, stood on the ground now occupied by ih Towers public school building and ; before that, the Randolph academy fctood nearly on the same ground, ■which opened its first session In Avgust 1795. So it will be seen that for one hundred and nineteen years the path to this hallowed ground has resounded with the pattering feet and playlul voices of the Clarksburg young folks and thousands of men and women scattered all over the continent look back to this time honored spot with grateful recollections:Northwestern Virginia Academy Orlt;l«*r of Exercises Tuesday Evening, March liti, 1848.Prayer.Music.The American Indian—C. D. Camden, Jr.The Winged Worshippers—D.Kewes.Cassabianca—J. Criss.Duty of Literary Men to Their Country—W. W. Wernlnger.Reply of Colonel Barre—W. Hay-mond.Changes in Life—It. J. omith.You Cannot Conquer America—II. XL Lee.Alexander and the Robber—A. C. .Moore and H. Raymond.Music.Effects of Intemperance-- J. Hursey,.Patriotism—W. P. GofT, Jr.Washington—J. Y. Moore.Coming or LaFayette—B. Smith.The Pilgrims—M. Harrison.Eloauence—C. Goff.English Traveller—A. J. Smith, Jr.Yankee Landlord—A. JY L'avisson.Music.The Illustrious Dead—G. W. Dil-worth.National Soverignty—J. Barues.The Inebriate—W. M. Lewis.The Whiskers—A. P. Davisson.The Will—(Heirs, J. H. Dent, A. J. Smith, X. E. Worthington); lawyer, W. G. Harrison.The Declaration—X. Lewis.Murder Will Out—J. H. Deut.,Temperance—E. B. Ebert.Speech to a Jury—C. T. Harrison.Music.South Carolina Patriotism—X. E. Worthington.National Character—W. G. Harrison.True and False Patriotism—A. J. Smith, Jr.The Gridiron—Captain, C. T. Lewis; Irish sailor, C. T. Harrison: Frenchman, A. P. Davisson.Music.Debate—Was Washington or La Fayette the greater man—Messrs. Davisson, Dilworth, Harrison and others.wereA.A. C. and” Jasper Y. Moore brothers and held offices of promi-lng promise of a bright future, nence and were upright, honorableneu.Henry Haymond was a brother of . Wirt and still lives in Clarksburg.John A. Hursey has led a long and ■ upright life and Is still with us and j engaged in business.W. P. Goff, Jr.. was from Ohio, and '■ moved to the Far WestThe three Smith boys named were . sons of Colonel Augustin J. Smith, y. prominent lawyer who lived in the: brick house still standing at the corn-! er of Fifth and West Main streets. These boys were known as • Jack, i ••Ben and Aot. They w^re active, full of life and have long since passed o\ er the river.9 ' * ’ * fThe three Harrisons named were sons of the renowned jury lawyer. William A. Harrison, and who presid- j ed over both our circuit and supreme! courts. They were known as! Cuarley,*’ “Mabe” and Vyill.” were j companionable fellows well i.Ked and ! have ail passed away.•‘Clod-’ Goff was for many years a! lawyer at Beverly.A. P. Davisson, known as Pete/' i was a good natured. rollicking sort1 of a fellow .and always let everyone, know that he was present by his encr- j getic manner. He wus state’s attorney, moved west and died lu Kansas.George Dilworth after leaving school, moved to Pittsburg.Joshua Barnes was a teacher and-dttd in Mississippi.W. W. Lewis was a genial fellow, fend of music and song, known as “Bill.” He practiced law in Doddridge county.Hugh H. Lee was a son of Judge George H. Lee. and grandson of Judge Edwin S. Duncan, and his bright future was cut short by his death in Virginia.Norval Lewis was a quiet, good student, a brother of mil/' and died in Richmond during the Civil war.J. H. Dent, Known as “Harvey.” was long a traveling salesman out of Baltimore and Philadelphia.E. B. Ebert, known as “Bailey,” lived many years in the West and, died In St. Louis. It is recalled that he had his arm mangled by a tiger while attending a circus in town.X. E. Worthington, called “Nick,” lived in Illinois. Represented the Peoria district in Congress and Is now a judge in that town.Looking backward over the gulf of C-7 years it is seen that only four of the participants in the above exercises are known to be living. They are John A. Hursey and Henry Haymond, o* Clarksburg; David Hewes. of Charleston, W. Va.; and Nicholas E. Worthington of Peoria, 1x1.The Rev. Gordon Battelle was a*, the-head of the academy at the time ol the exercises. He was a learned, able and distinguished man, and In all the positions he occupied he filled them In a capable and satisfactorymanner \ Hfp.qWo/ii1I1J13SStCc;tLtitst■vjtalt;3ClvJc■VasaCI€ICfItetci
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Sun, Mar 14, 1915
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