death. He had served the town several terms as select- 

 man, was a charter member of Amesbury Grange and its 

 first Master, and was also President of the Amesbury and 

 Salisbury Agricultural Society. 



Olivee p. Killam, of Boxford, died April 30, 1892. He 

 was born in Boxford, August 29, 1819, and has always made 

 his home in that town. Mr. Killam was a man highly 

 respected by his neighbors and townspeople, as a straight- 

 forward, plain, practical man. He was of the true type of 

 the best New England citizenship. He was for several 

 years Selectmen of Boxford, a member of the Legislature, 

 and filled every ofiice of responsibility and trust which 

 needed sound judgment, to the entire satisfaction of his 

 townspeople. For many years he was a member of this So- 

 ciety, and for several years was one of the Trustees, in 

 which he took a great interest, and many premiums have 

 been awarded him for the excellent products of his farm. 

 His life was characterized by good works, and many in the 

 community will remember him as one who gave modestly 

 and generously to any worthy cause. 



Samuel Longfellow, died in Groveland, June 3, 1892. 

 He was born on Newbury Highlands in 1808, and bought 

 his farm in this town in 1869. Mr. Longfellow was a suc- 

 cessful farmer, making it his life work. He was the orig- 

 inator of the Longfellow corn, now so widely known, and 

 has been a member of this Society for many years, inter- 

 ested in all of its work, and always ready to answer to 

 his name when assigned to any committee, which was 

 often, and it was always a pleasure to him to attend the 

 Society's Institutes. 



Zenas C. Wardwell, of Groveland, died October 10, 

 1892, aged 60 years. He was born in Maine, and came to 

 Groveland when a young man, and has been engaged in 



