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5. Robert Peele, son of Robert and Elizabeth (Smith) 

 Peele ; had during a long life been engaged in the hard- 

 ware business until a few years since, when he retired. 

 He was always much interested in antiquarian lore and in 

 collecting materials for our local history. He died April 

 7, 1874, aged eighty years. 



6. Alpheus Crosby. Widely known as a distinguished 

 scholar and educator ; died at his residence in this city, 

 April 17, 1874. He was son of Dr. Asa Croslvy, and was 

 born in Sandwich, N". H., Oct. 13, 1810, a graduate of 

 Dartmouth in the class of 1827, and for many years a 

 tutor and professor in that institution. In October, l<s.">7, 

 he became principal of the State Normal School at Salem 

 and continued in that office until July, 1865, and since 

 that time has resided in this city engaged in literary pur- 

 suits. Prof. Crosby was one of the most accurate and 

 thorough Greek scholars that our country has produced. 

 He has published several Greek text books that are held 

 in high repute, besides other valuable educational works, 

 and his exhaustive labors upon a new Greek dictionary 

 which he was preparing probably induced the disease of 

 which he died. 



Prof. Crosby had always been a valuable citizen. For 

 ten years he had been president of the Salem Athenaeum, 

 and had been one of the officers of the Institute, in whose 

 welfare he took a deep interest and whose cause he has 

 advanced by his donations and efforts in other ways. 



Two of our corresponding members have deceased, 

 Prof. L. Agassiz at Cambridge, Dee. 1."), L873, and Col. 

 J, W. Foster al Chicago, Illinois, June 29, 1873. Also 

 Prof. 'I. />• Russell, an early member of the Natural Ilis- 

 tory Society, June 7, L873. At special meetings held for 



the purp086 resolutions of respect were passed. 

 1 To be continued.] 



