IV CONTENTS. 



Social Meeting, Tuesdaj', May 24, 78 



Opening remarks bv the President, 78. — Remarks of A. C. Goodell, 79; 

 of George I). Phippen, 79: of C. M. Tracy, SO. — Programme of 

 Music. 80. 



Notice of Acts and Resolves of the Province of Massachusetts 

 Bay, 81 



Notice of a Genealogical Memoir of the Sticlcney Family, . . 84 



Notice of Packard's Guide to the Study of Insects. ... 85 



Field Meeting at Eradford, Thursday, June 16, . . . .80 

 Xotice of the e.xOursion, Sii.^P. W. Putnam's remarks on zoological 

 specimens collected, 91. — .V. Hyatt's remarks on Eozoon in Essex 

 County, 93.— A. S. Packard's account of the Currant Saw Fly, 93.— 

 Specification of items from the old Records of the Town, 96. — G. D. 

 Phippen's notice of the Flora, 104. — .\ccount of Bradford Academy, • 

 105. 



l')ark Lane, with allusions to other localities of Wild Plants in 

 Salem, by George 1). Phippen, 97 



Field Meeting at Swampscott, Wednesday. July 21, . . . lOG 



Notice of the excursion. IOC. — F. W. Putnam, notice of Fislies, 110.— 

 E. s. Morse on some of tlie common forms of life on the sea shore, 

 111. — A. Hyatt's remarks on the Geolojjy, m. — c. F. Winslow, on 

 the dynamics of geohigy, il'2. — W. P. TIpham on the ancient topog- 

 raphy, 110. 



Giles Corey and Goodwife Corey, a l>alla(l of 1(;!»2, . . .113 



.Vdjoiirncd Meeting, Friday, July 22, . . . • . . . 117 



Field Meeting at West Peabody, Thursday, August 4, . .117 



Notice of the excursion. 117. — (J. I). Phippen's Xotice of the Flora, 

 120. — J. H. Kmerton, on some habits of the Si)iilers. 120. — E. S. 

 .Morse, on Ihc (irasshoppcrs, 1-20. — W. P. I'pham, on the Historical 

 associations of the placi; (farm of Giles Corey), I'.'l. — W. F. Poole's 

 remarks on tlic same subie<'t. 123. — W. P. Upliam's rejily. 127. 



Quarterly Meeting, Wednesday. August 10, 127 



Notes and Queries on Salem Harbor, ...... 129 



Excursion to Plymouth, Thursday, September 1, 1870. . . 13G 



Notice of the excursion, 130, 143. — Albert Mason's address of welcome, 

 137. — Reply of the President of the Institute, 139. — G. U. Loring's 

 address. 140. — Thomas Russell's remarks, 143. 



Old Channels of Trade, by Robert S. Rantonl 145 



Regular Meeting, Monday, Septeml)er 5, .... . 154 



Notice of the death of A. Iliiniington, Pi-esident of Institute. 1801-0."). 



l.")4. — liesolutions to the ni<'nii>ry ol' .Mr. Huntington adoi)ted, 1.5."). 



Field Meeting at Methuen, Thursday, September 15, . . . 15fJ 

 Notice of the excursion. l.')0. — Remarks of F. VV. Putnam. Kil. — N. M. 

 Williams, 101.- E. S. Morse, lf;i. — T. (i. (irassie, 102. — C. M.Tracy, 

 on Sarracenia and Fungi, 102. 



Reguhir Meeting, Monday, October 3, 1G4 



Regular Meeting, Monday, November 7, 1G5 



Quarterly Meeting, Wednesday, November 9, . . . . 1G5 



Regular Meeting, Monday, December 5, 1G.'> 



.1. Kimball, on ancient topogi-aiihy of Salem, 109. 



Regular Meeting, Monday, December 19, 170 



F. W. Putnam on Hemirampluis, and on abnormal growth of incisor 

 teeth of woodcluick. 171.- \V. >laynard's lecture on tanning, 172. 



