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Allen W. Dodge, Esq., of Hamilton, was the next 

 speaker. He said he had been introduced as the County 

 Treasurer, but he did not think that circumstance Avould 

 add much to the interest of his speech. He said if any 

 one had a draft ou him in his official capacity, he would 

 pay it at sight, but as to any scientific drafts, he should 

 require several days' grace on them. He said the world 

 regarded the acquisition of wealth as the only true suc- 

 cess, but he thought that the young men of this Institute 

 who had been sitting at the gates of the temple of nature, 

 and knocked till they had obtained an answer, and had 

 then given the knowledge thus obtained to the world had 

 attained a higher success. Mr. Dodge's remarks were 

 highly entertaining and valuable, and we regret that space 

 will not permit a more extended abstract of the same. 



Rev. L. J. LiVERMORE of Cambridge, at present sup- 

 plying the Unitarian pulpit in Danvers, expressed his 

 appreciation of such organizations as the Essex Institute. 



Hon. James Davis, the Trial Justice of Gloucester, 

 claimed to be a Squamer, and as such he had a right to 

 welcome the excursionists to-day, which he proceeded to 

 express in most cordial language. 



Hon. J. J. Babson, of Gloucester, being called upon, 

 gave an interesting 



historical sketch of annisquam. 

 Me. President : — In response to the call upon me for 

 some historical incidents connected with the spot upon 

 which we are assembled, I have merely to observe that 

 such of these incidents as are of general interest are very 

 few. Fabaous Capt. John Smith, 30U all know, made the 



