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Rev. Seneca M. Keeler, the present pastor of the church, 

 was present with several others who were active in ren- 

 dering all possible attention to the visitors, and the re- 

 freshments brought by the party were augmented by a 

 bountiful supply of tea, coffee and ice water. The col- 

 lation was served in the commodious vestry, and at its 

 close the rain had ceased. The air was greatly relieved 

 of its oppressiveness and the weather was delightful. 



The rain prevented any extensive rambles, and the only 

 excursion upon land at West Newbury was between the 

 landing and the church, and a short visit to the extensive 

 comb manufactory of Messrs. S. C. Noyes & Co., but a 

 few rods from the church. "While the combs from this 

 establishment are known almost everywhere in the country, 

 there were many of the visitors who had never before 

 seen the manufacture, and their ideas of the process re- 

 quired to transform a cow's horn into the beautiful and 

 useful utensil so necessary to the comfort and happiness 

 of every civilized being, were about as crude as some of 

 the burlesques on agriculture would suggest about farm- 

 ing. Thousands of finished combs are produced weekly 

 at these works, but it is a long time before the material 

 gets through the various stages of preparation, which 

 were explained by those in attendance. 



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At the hour for the afternoon session the company 

 reassembled in the church. The President, Henry 

 Wheatland, occupied the chair. The records of the 

 last meeting were read by the secretary. 



The Secretary announced the following correspon- 

 dence : — 



From J. A. Allen, Cambridge, June 21 ; E. P. Boon, New York, June 10, 26, July 

 13; J. W. Brown, West STewbury, July 11; V. Carpenter. Montreal, June 6; James 

 Coolklge. July i: W. c. Folger, Boston, June 29; Edward EJerrick, Athens, Penn., 

 June 25, 29; G. B. Loring, July 2; Thomas Moroug, Ipswich, July 9; Allied 



