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Newhall has always been a careful observer, a close student of 

 nature, literature and science, and an enthusiastic lover of the 

 cultivation of fruits and of the farm. Verily in his death we 

 have lost a wise counselor, a true friend, and a valuable 

 officer. 



Dr. Jeremiali Spofford, of Groveland, one of our oldest 

 members, has been associated with us as an active and valuable 

 member. At our annual gatherings, he has encouraged us by 

 his presence and words of wisdom, and for several years 

 served as trustee. Dr. Spotford was a man of profound learn- 

 ing in political economy, and took an active interest in all 

 questions of public importance. By his death we have 

 been called to mourn the loss of one of our most respected 

 members. 



Jonathan Berry, of Middleton, John Danforth, of Lynnfield, 

 John Day, of Boxford, John D. Cross, of Salem, Joshua N. 

 Kent, of Newburyport, A. D. Wait, of Ipswich, on account of 

 their prominent connection with the agriculture of the county, 

 have been elected from time to time to the board of trustees of 

 the society. They have served faithfully in that capacity and 

 on various important committees. By their death the Society 

 loses valuable members, and their associates highly esteemed 

 friends, who will long be remembered. 



Since the annual meeting, death has removed another effi- 

 cient member of our board of trustees. Thomas T. Paine, of 

 Marblehead, attended the November meeting of the trustees, 

 and was soon afterward attacked by a fatal illness. He has 

 been one of our trustees for three years, and will be mourned 

 by the members of the society as an honest and earnest co- 

 worker, beloved for his real worth by all who knew him. 



