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owner of land and greatly interested in agricultural litera- 

 ture. 



Levi Emery, of Lawrence, who has passed to a higher 

 life after a long and severe suffering from a painful disease, 

 was a trustee of this Society in 1867, 60, 70, 71, 75 and 

 78, and an active member for many years. He was a man 

 of great energy and persistence and usually succeeded in 

 his undertaking. He took an active part in local politics, 

 had served in the legislature, and official positions in the 

 city government, in whatever position he was prominent 

 and active. As a farmer and market gardener, he ranked 

 among the first. To him the public are indebted for several 

 new and improved varieties of vegetables ; his products 

 took the lead in Lawrence markets, and were noticeable in 

 Boston and New York markets as among the best in 

 quality, giving unmistakable evidence of skill. He was a 

 man to be missed in all relations of life, and as a member 

 of this society, we sincerely mourn his loss. 



Moses Hill, of Revere, a non-resident member, deceased. 



John Batchelder, of Lynn, died in 1885. He was a 

 veteran school teacher, a member of the Houghton Horti- 

 cultural Society of that city, and was held in high esteem 

 by his fellow citizens. 



John D. Hildreth, of Manchester, died April 22, 1885, 

 aaed 76 years. He was an old member of this Society 

 and a valuable citizen. 



Frederick Burnham, of Manchester, died Oct. 29, 1885, 

 aged 69 years ; for over thirty years a member of this 

 Society, a man greatly respected. 



William Noyes, Jr., of Newburyport, died Aug. 5, 1885, 

 at the age of 67. He was a comb manufacturer, and a 

 man of remarkable ingenuity in the way of inventing and 

 making improvements upon comb machinery, having in 

 fact few or any equals in this line in America. Mr, Noyes 

 was a West Newbury man, becoming a member of this 



