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WHr:REAS, it having pleased our Heavenly Father in his 

 Divine Providence to remove from our midst by death within 

 the last year an unusual number of our oldest members, who 

 have served the society long and fiiithfuUy in various capaci- 

 ties, having used their inliuence and strength of character in 

 belialf of our Society and in the interest of the promotion of 

 agriculture, — 



Gen. William Sutton of Peabody, a former Treasurer and 

 President. 



E. G. Kelly of Newburyport, as Orator and Trustee. 

 E. R. Mudge of Swampscott, Trustee. 

 Calvin Rogers of West Newbury, Trustee. 

 Franklin Alley of Marblehead, Trustee. 

 Horace Ware ot Salem ; Augustus Story of Salem ; Fred- 

 erick Robinson of Marblehead ; Charles Ingalls of Methuen ; 

 and James T. Fields of Manchester. Therefore 



Resolved, That wliile we humbly submit to this severe dis- 

 pensation of Divine Will we sincerely mourn their loss to us. 

 They were our associates and co-workers, whom we loved to 

 meet and whom we shall ever hold in kind remembrance. 



Resolved^ That in feeling the great loss to us as esreemed 

 members of our society, we also heartily sympathize with the 

 families of our departed brethren in their greater loss and 

 bereavement. 



Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to furnish copies 

 of these resolutions to the several families of our departed 

 friends. 



Gen. Sutton was Treasurer of the Society for twenty-four 

 years, during which time the permanent invested funds and 

 other property of the society accumulated to some $25,000. 

 He performed the responsible duties of that position with per- 

 fect accuracy for that long period without any compensation 

 other than the satisfaction of rendering valuable service to the 

 Society that he loved. In 1865 he was elected without oppo- 

 sition to the Presidency, which office he held for nine years, 

 when he declined further election. 



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