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Lewis Russell and others, who were worthy to follow in the 

 footsteps of Cutler. 



Henry Wheatland, being called upon, spoke of the 

 pleasure he had received from the gathering this day, and 

 said it was part of the work of the Institute to aid all 

 kindred societies in the performance of the work of their 

 organization. He extended a cordial invitation to the 

 Boxford Society to visit Salem at such times as may be 

 agreeable and convenient to them. 



Mr. George M. Whipple proposed that the thanks of 

 the Institute be tendered to the Boxford Society of Nat- 

 ural History for the courtesies extended during the pleas- 

 ant visit to Boxford this day, and especially to Rev. Mr. 

 Alcott, Mr. Sidney Perley, Mrs. M. P. Perley, Miss 

 Mary E. Perley, Miss Hattie E. Parkhurst, Miss Lizzie 

 M. Frve, Mr. Lawson B. Twitchell, and others. Unani- 

 mously adopted. Voted to adjourn. 



The society before returning to Salem visited the Match 

 Factory, one of the institutions of Boxford. The total 

 number of hands employed is twenty-seven, and the pres- 

 ent season is the busiest the place has ever known. The 

 company which runs the mill is the Diamond Match Com- 

 pany. Only the sawing and preparing of the wood is 

 done in Boxford, the "dipping" process being done at 

 the company's works on Pearl street, in Boston. Mr. 

 John Parkhurst, to whom we are indebted for the facts in 

 this sketch, has occupied the office of superintendent of 

 the mill for about thirteen years. The place has, we 

 believe, been in operation as a match factory some fifteen 

 years, and previous to the establishment of the present 

 industry, the manufacture of cotton batting and wicking 

 was carried on, while the original use of the establish- 



