THE RETROSrECT OF THE YEAR. G7 



in Newbury oldtown popularly kuown as "the Devil's 

 Den." For over forty years it has been visited by miner- 

 alogists for the fine specimens that have made it famous 

 allover the country, and still the supply is abundant. Other 

 openino^s have been made near by, the most noted of Avhich 

 is the "Basin." 



Specimens of the following minerals, some of them very 

 fine, were brought home. Noble serpentine, common 

 serpentine, retinalite, wollastonite, chrysolite, massive 

 garuet, nemalite, calcite, chalybite and dolomite. The 

 nol)le serpentine and wollastonite are easily obtained, 

 and are very fine at the "Den," Avhile at the "Basin," the 

 common serpentine and retinalite abound. 



Second, on Monday, Nov. 10, 1884, to the Quarry near 

 Lynntield Centre. A stop was made at Ship Rock in Pea- 

 body, after which the drive was continued to Lynnfield. 

 The Quarry was reached at half-past eleven o'clock. Ham- 

 mers and drills were soon in use and good specimens of 

 brucite and serpentine were found in abundance. An 

 increased interest in the study of geology has been awak- 

 ened, and the result will probably be an interesting ad- 

 dition to the already large collection of Essex County 

 Minerals in the Museum. 



jSIeetings. Regular meetings occur on the first and 

 third Monday evenings of each montli. At these the fol- 

 lowing conmmnications were read and lectures delivered : 



From E. A. Silshee, talk upon "Criticism of Poetry," 

 jSte2)hen IT. PhilUjjs, "Witchcraft not exceptional in 



Salem." 



Charles A. Benjamin, " On an adjacent Peninsula." 

 A. O. Ilobbs of Bridgeport, Conn., lecture "On the 



History of Locks." 



William G. Barton of Salem, essay on "Thoreau, Fhigg 



and Burrouirhs." 



