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value to the antiquarian and historical portion of the Mu- 

 seum. The following donors may be specified : J. F. 

 Wood, Geo. A. Perkins, W. R. Cloutman, Mrs. G. W. 

 Estes, T. F. Hunt, Mrs. Lewis Titcomb, W. J. Foster, 

 W. P. Upham, James Kimball, David Pingree, M. A. 

 Stickney, S. G. Henderson, Daniel C. Bowditch, Miss 

 Martha Whipple, Mrs. N. D. Cole, Miss Kate Johnson, 

 John J. Dennis of Beverly, Miss Mary Ellen Briggs, Miss 

 E. Wheatland, F. Lamson, Miss Rebecca Wallis, James 

 A. Chamberlain, Miss Martha G. Wheatland, S. B. Ives, 

 C. C. Perkins, and Miss Harriet King. To the collection 

 of the fine and industrial arts many contributions have 

 been received, some of exceeding value from the complete- 

 ness of the series, especially that from J. L. Hammond 

 and Edward L. Wilson of Philadelphia, the former of the 

 textile manufactures of China, the latter some 700 un- 

 mounted Photographs of the Centennial Exhibition. E. 

 C. Bolles, J. W. & J. S. Moulton, James C. Stimpson, J. 

 J. Latting of New York, George Perkins, J. H. Emerton, 

 Thomas A. Taylor, Mrs. J. P. Cook, J. P. Peabody, and 

 John Robinson were also contributors. 



The Eastern anteroom, in which many of the above col- 

 lections are arranged, has been thoroughly renovated, the 

 walls neatly tinted, the portraits and historical pictures 

 have been cleaned and hung, the cabinets rearranged and 

 the various specimens labelled. The room is now in good 

 order. 



Horticultural. — The annual exhibition opened on 

 Tuesday evening, Sept. 12, 1876, and continued to the 

 Friday evening following. The display was much better 

 than had been anticipated, considering the season. The 

 vegetables from the Plummer School Farm and from Ba- 

 ker's Island were worthy of particular mention. The hot 



