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and by the integrity of his character, his power was 

 directed to the accomplishment of good. We desire to 

 express to his wife and his family friends our sympathy, 

 and to place on record our appreciation of the value of a 

 life lived as his has been lived. He is mourned in the 

 hearts of many and in these hearts will be reared monu- 

 ments of remembrance to many kindly deeds unknown to 

 the world. Dr. Cogswell was for many years a valuable 

 member of the Essex Agricultural Society, and for several 

 years Trustee of the Society. His lectures and addresses 

 before the Society were characterized by careful prepara- 

 tion, energetic delivery, and practical application. 



John A. Hoyt, of Georgetown, died May 29, 1891. He 

 had been a member of the Societ}^ for a number of years 

 and had taken a great interest in its prosperity, a man of 

 business sagacity and keen insight into what affected the 

 general welfare, of varied talents and of great value to the 

 community where he resided. 



Thomas G. Ordway, of West Newbury, died January 

 25, 1890, aged 71 years 11 months. 



Amos Poore, of West Newbury, died July 2, 1889,. 

 aged 80 years. 



Calvin Rogers, of West Newbury, died June 15„ 

 1889, aged 77 years 3 months. 



, Hon. Marcus Morton, ex-Chief Justice of the Su- 

 preme Court of Massachusetts, died at his home in Ando- 

 ver, Feb. 10, 1891, aged 71 years 10 months. Judge Mor- 

 ton was the son of Marcus and Charlotte Morton and was- 

 born in Taunton, April 8, 1819. He was a member of the 

 famous Constitutional Convention of 1853, being elected 

 from Andover in 1859. He was appointed Judge upon the 

 Superior Bench of the State, and in 1869 was appointed 

 Judge in the Supreme Court. Gov. Long appointed him 

 Chief Justice in 1882, this position he filled with distinc- 

 tion until about three months before his death, when ill 

 health compelled him to resign. He was a valued citizen 

 of Andover, long a member of this Society and took a. 



