The semi-centennial celebration of Black River academy, Ludlow, Vermont, August 25 and 26, 1885 . ~~by >T-foT^. SEMI-CENTENNIAL. 55 Judge Clark said: I have now to announce the following as the firstregular Toast of the hour. The Infancy of Black Biver Academy. We have with us a well known and distinguished Alumnus from anotherstate, who has come up to pay his grateful homage to our common AlmaMater and share the pleasure of this reunion; one, whose good fortuneit was to be a student of the Academy the first term of its work, in his industry, energy and manhood devoted t


The semi-centennial celebration of Black River academy, Ludlow, Vermont, August 25 and 26, 1885 . ~~by >T-foT^. SEMI-CENTENNIAL. 55 Judge Clark said: I have now to announce the following as the firstregular Toast of the hour. The Infancy of Black Biver Academy. We have with us a well known and distinguished Alumnus from anotherstate, who has come up to pay his grateful homage to our common AlmaMater and share the pleasure of this reunion; one, whose good fortuneit was to be a student of the Academy the first term of its work, in his industry, energy and manhood devoted to the manufacturing inter-ests of the country he has achieved success, and made an honorable recordboth in the private and public walks of life: I now have the pleasure toname, for response to this toast, the Hon. Dexter Richards of Newport,.N. H. Mr. Richards responded as follows : Ladies and Gentlemen: Fifty years ago last April, Mr. Pearson, of whom manyof you have pleasant recollections, called at my fathers house and per-suaded him to allow me to go with his sons to Black River Academy, Lud-low, Vt. I jumped into th


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