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of one who, by the daily beauty of his life, and by numberless 

 unremembered acts of kindness, made personal friends of all 

 those who were in the habit of associating with him." 

 In conclusion, I offer the following resolutions : — 

 Resolved, That the Boston Society of Natural History, highly 

 appreciating the value and importance of the labors of the late 

 Dr. James Deane, of Greenfield, in the investigation and elucida- 

 tion of the fossil footprints of the Connecticut valley, recognize 

 in his death a great loss, not only to themselves, with whom he 

 was associated, but to all who feel interested in the progress of 

 science. 



Resolved, That this action of the Society be communicated to 

 the family of the deceased, with the expression of our sympathy 

 in their bereavement. 



Mr. William W. Baker presented a fossil Starfish, 

 from Lewiston, Me. It was found in a hill of earth, 

 nearly ten feet below the sm-face, and about half a mile 

 from the present river bed, about one hundred feet above 

 its level, and two hundred feet above the sea, thirty miles 

 distant. The hill was composed almost entirely of clay 

 to the depth of eight feet ; below this were thin layers of 

 sand and gravel and clay alternating ; there were numer- 

 ous impressions of shell-fish. The specimen showed the 

 under surface. Mr. Bouve expressed the opinion that it 

 was the same as the living species, and belonged to the 

 post-pleiocene formation. 



On motion of Mr. Bouve, it was voted that there be 

 a recess in the meetings of this Society until the first 

 Wednesday in September. 



Mr. Charles P. Lewis, of Boston, was elected a Resi- 

 dent Member. 



