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he resumed lii.s habits of industry. Besides various contributions to 

 periodicals, he finished, in 1880, a manuscript volume of six hundred 

 and fifty pages, entitled "Traditions and Reminiscences of Concord, 

 171'.)-1878 " ; and in 1883 a similar volume, entitled "Houses and 

 People of Concord, 1810-1820," comprising biographical sketches of 

 " the prominent people who contributed tp the advancement of the 

 tovfn." These volumes are deposited in the public library of Concord, 

 and, as they were prepared with the utmost care and accuracy, they 

 will have a permanent historical value. 



Dr. Jarvis possessed the highest claims on the reverent and loving 

 memory of all who knew him. His character had its early laid and 

 immovable foundation of Christian faith and principle, and the evan- 

 gelic beatitudes were the directory of his life. Those who knew him 

 from his boyhood can remember not an act or a word of his that they 

 could wish to have forgotten. It may be doubted whether he ever 

 said an unkind thing to or of any human being. His single aim was 

 the highest usefulness, and that aim not only directed his professional 

 life and guided his pen, but was manifest in all the details of daily 

 intercourse and conduct. He can liave had no enemies, and few 

 acquaintances that were not his friends. 



Dr. Jarvis died, of no acute illness, but in consequence of the infirm- 

 ities of old age, on the 31st of October, 1884. His wife, who had been 

 his faithful helper in his entire life-work for more than half a century, 

 died three days afterward, and the funeral service was performed for 

 them both on the 5 th of November, in the church, hard by their home, 

 in which they had been for more than forty years constant attendants 

 and communicants. 



ASSOCIATE FELLOWS. 



ALPIIEUS SPRING PACIvAKD. 



Alpheus Spring Packard, an Associate Member of the Academy, 

 died July 13, 1884, in his eighty-sixth year. He was born in Chelms- 

 ford, Massachusetts, in 1708. AVhile he was prejiaring for college, he 

 studird one year at Exeter Academy under the instruction of Dr. 

 Abbot. He was a graduate of l>owdoiii College, of the class of 181 G. 

 He afterwards taught in Gorham Academy, in Wiscasset, in Bucks- 

 port, and in llallowell Academy. In 1819 he was made Tutor in 



