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COMMEMORATIVE. 



At the annual meeting of the Society held at Lynn, Septem- 

 ber 28th, Hon. Geo. B. Loring paid a high tribute of respect 

 to the memory of Dr. Jeremiah Spofford, of Groveland, and 

 Gen. Josiah Newhall, of Lynnfield. As an unusual number 

 of members had died during the year, the Society voted that 

 the President and Secretary be requested to prepare a suitable 

 notice of the loss that has fallen upon the Society in the death 

 of these valuable members. 



The following resolutions were passed : 



Resolved, That in the death of Josiah Newhall, this Society 

 is called to mourn the loss of one of its earliest friends, and 

 that we shall ever retain a lively recollection of his many vir- 

 tues and his active interest in the cause of agriculture through 

 the long period of his connection with us. 



Resolved, That we tender our sympathies to the relatives 

 and friends of Gen. Newhall, in their bereavement, and that 

 the secretary be requested to forward a copy of these resolu- 

 tions to the family of the deceased. 



Gen. Josiah Newhall was one of the original members of 

 this society, and has always been untiring in his efforts to 

 promote its best interests, freely giving the results of his long 

 experience and careful research to aid in the progress of the 

 cause that he so much loved. Since the formation of tlie 

 society, with scarcely an exception, he has attended its meet- 

 ings and served on important committees, very frequently 

 serving as chairman of committee on fruits. He delivered 

 one of the orations before the Society, and served many years 

 as trustee and Vice-President. He filled acceptably responsible 

 positions in town affairs, the State Legislature and the Militia. 

 He was also one of the founders of the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society and held a prominent position in it. Gen. 



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