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IN MEMORIAM. 



The committee appointed by this Society at its annual 

 meeting to prepare appropriate notice of the death of mem- 

 bers of the Society, who have died during the past year, to 

 be published in the transactions, submit the following: — 



Stephen D. Abbott of Andover, one of our old memi)ers 

 and a farmer of intelligence, died Sept. 9, 1885. 



George Foster, of Andover, became a member of this 

 Society in 1863. Was connected with the "Lawrence 

 American" as an editor. Ivilled on railroad Oct. 24, 1885. 



Rev. Ephraim A. Edwards of Beverly, died Nov. 4, 

 1885, aged 61 years. At the age of twelve years he began 

 work at shoe making with an older brother, which he fol- 

 lowed with intervals of working with his father Ezra 

 Edwards on the farm and attending school two months in 

 winter, until the age of nineteen. He naturally had a 

 love for books, and at that age he commenced studies at 

 New Hampton, N. H., and finished a course of theology at 

 Newton, Mass., was settled as pastor of Baptist church in 

 South Hampton, N. H., at Cape Neddick, Me., South Sand- 

 wich, Mass., and Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Twenty years 

 ago his health failed, he returned to Beverly, l)Ought the 

 Edward's homestead on Dodge street, where with his sons, 

 he became a successful farmer principally at market garden- 

 ing, leaving it two years ago to become pastor of the Baptist 

 church at East Washington, N. H., until his last sickness. 

 He was on the School Committee of Beverly, eleven years, 

 and was a greatly respected citizen. No better evidence of 

 his persevering energy than the above sketch of his life 

 need be given. 



Samuel Kimball of Boxford died suddenly at his home 

 on the 18th of February, 1885, at the advanced age of 

 eighty-four years. Capt. Kimball was born in Boxford, but 

 lived several years in Marblehead in his young days, and 

 finally returned to the farm. While he took a deep inter- 



