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ELIJAH W. WOOD 



Once more the summons came and Mr. E. W. Wood of 

 West Newton heard it and his life work was ended. As 

 treasurer of this Association we trusted in his integrity, as 

 a member we received his council and advice, as a man we 

 loved and respected him. 



A committee consisting of A. F. Stevens, R. H. Race and 

 E. R. Farrar appointed at the 12th annual meeting reported 

 as follows: 



ALBERT G. SHARP 



He was born in Berkshire Co., Sept. 21, 1850 and died Dee. 

 25 1905. He was educated in New England and early began 

 the cultivation of small fruits in which he was eminently 

 successful devoting his entire time to it. His strict integ- 

 rity, honesty and fidelity soon won for him a most enviable 

 reputation as a fruit grower. His interest in this Associa- 

 tion was ever alert. He served as president from 1901 to 

 1903 with dignity and honor. Brother Sharp always seemed 

 to be glad of life because it gave him the chance to love and 

 work for mankind. He was a m.ost earnest believer in that 

 bulwark of American liberties the Christian home and the 

 highest type of good citizenship. 



SAMUEL H. HARTWELL 



The first vice-president of this Association was born 

 Jan. 4, 1834 and died Feb. 21, 1906. Brother Harlwell was 

 respecied and honored by all who knew him. Honored alike 

 by church, town and county, his genial nature and kindly 

 heart made him beloved by young and old. We know him 

 best as a most successful fruit grower and as an exhibitor 

 of Gravenstein apple and Concord grapes, having produced 

 in one year six thousand barrels of apples and selling one 

 annual crop on the trees for $2,000 after retiring from ac- 

 tive labor. In his death our Association, his town and the 

 state have lost a most valued member. 



BENJAMIN P. WARE 



Brother Ware was born in Salem April 9, 1822 and 

 a prarticfl education in the public schools of Salem. From 

 early youth and during his long life he was always inter- 

 ested in agricultural and horticultural pursuits. He became 

 a member of the Mass. Horticultural Society in 1865 and 



