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Neliemiah Adams ^ son of Nehemiah Adams of Salem, 

 bom at Salem, Feb. 19, 1806 ; for forty-four years pastor 

 of the Union Church, Boston ; died Oct. 6, 1878. 



E. R, Beadle, a prominent Presbyterian pastor and 

 scientist in Philadelphia ; died Jan. 19, 1879. 



Meetings. — During the summer four Field Meetings 

 have been held within the limits of this county. First, 

 at the Centennial Grove, Essex, on June 24th, 1878. 

 Messrs. J. H. Emerton, J. H. Huntington, John Robin- 

 son, C. C. Beaman, and E. S. Parker took part in the 

 exercises of the occasion. Second, at Juniper Point, 

 Salem, on July 10th. The morning was spent along the 

 Salem and Beverly shores and in visiting the zoological 

 laboratory of Mr. Emerton, and at the afternoon session 

 the President and Mr. G. D. Phippen spoke of the his- 

 torical associations of the place, and Messrs. J. H. Emer- 

 ton and J. S. Kingsley of some of the forms of the loAver 

 orders of marine animal life. Third, at West Newbury. 

 The party took the cars of the E. R. R. to Newburyport, 

 thence by carriages to the place of meeting. During the 

 ride a pleasant call was made at the hospitable mansion of 

 Major B. Perley Poore, where an opportunity was afforded 

 to examine his very extensive and fine collection of an- 

 tique relics and other memorials of the olden times. At 

 the afternoon session Mr. Haydn Brown of West Newbury 

 gave an interesting sketch of the introduction of the man- 

 ufacture of combs in that town, and Messrs. James Par- 

 ton, J. H. Emerton, Luther Dame, Michael A. Dougherty, 

 and Horace Brown were the speakers. Fourth, at Ips- 

 wich, October 4th. Plum Island was visited during the 

 morning, and at the afternoon session the President and 

 Messrs. I. J. Osbun, Charles Derby, and others were the 

 speakers. 



