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became a member of this Society in 1856; was a success- 

 ful manufacturer, Deacon of the South Church of that town, 

 and one of its prominent citizens. 



Perley King of Peabody, died June 25, 1885. He was 

 another old member of this Society. 



"Henry Kemble Oliver of Salem, was born at North 

 Beverly, Nov. 24, 1800; entered '^Harvard" in 1814, be- 

 gan teaching in June, 1819, and continued in one school 

 and another until 1844, when he was appointed Adjutant 

 General of the State. In 1848 chosen Agent of Atlantic \ 

 Cotton Mills, fjawrence.'' In 1852 he delivered the Annual 

 Address before this Society, and in 1851-52 as chairman 

 of committee on Bees and Honey; Flowers, 1852, and 

 Poultry, 1854, all of which made able and interesting con- 

 tributions of information to the literature of the Society. 

 He became a member in 1856, and was one of its Trustees 

 in 1857, '58 and '59. ''Was Mayor of Lawrence in 1859. 

 Became State Treasurer in 1860, Chief of Bureau of Statis- 

 tics in 1869, Mayor of Salem in 1877, '78, '79. '80. He 

 was very musical, being a performer and composer of 

 merit. He died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 1885, aged 84 years 

 8 months 18 days." 



William Chase of Salem, was born June 28, 1813, and 

 in early life was a successful hardware dealer ; an ardent 

 Quaker ; took great interest in the Salem Fire Department, 

 being Engineer from April 9, 1849 to Jan. 22, 1861; 

 served in Common Council in 1841-42-43-48, and Alder- 

 man in 1846. Was a Trustee of Plummer Farm School 

 from its formation, and Agent of S. P. C. T. A. He be- 

 came a member of Essex Agr. Society in 1851. His death 

 was caused by railway accident, Wednesday, July 8, 1885, 

 at the age of 72 years. 



Thos. W. Pierce of Topslield, died 1885. Be- 

 came a member of this Society in 1858, and at the time of 

 his death was lessee of the "Treadwell Farm" owned by 



