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of genial attributes, and always willing to assist in any 

 work that had for its object the advancement of the 

 town's prosperity. 



William Chase, of Merriraac, died October 14, 1891, 

 aged 74 years. Mr." Chase was one of our oldest and 

 most esteemed residents and has always been active in 

 the municipal and social affairs of the town. He has 

 been a member of the school board for three years, and al- 

 ways took a decided stand on educational matters. He 

 espoused the cause of the Republican part}'^ and was 

 prominent in the work ; he represented the town in the 

 Legislature, and has been at times quite prominent in 

 local politics. In town affairs Mr. Chase was always in- 

 terested in everything tending to our material prosperity. 

 Before the division of the town of Amesbury he was a 

 member of the board of Selectmen in the old town. 



*^Dayii) M. Tewksbury, of Merrimac. died October 26, 

 1891, aged 74 years. He was a justice of the peace for 

 many years, and was an old resident of this town, and 

 had been engaged in farming and also in the ice business. 

 Before the division of the town of Amesbury he took an 

 active interest in town affairs, and for several years was 

 one of the Selectmen. He was particularly active during 

 the first years of the war in filling the town's quota of 

 soldiers. Lately he has not shown so much interest in 

 town matters. 



Hon. Nathaniel A. Horton, of Salem, died December 

 14, 1891, aged 61 yeai's, after a brief illness of only seven 

 days. He had been a member of this Society for many 

 years, and always took an active interest in its welfare. • 



Mr. Horton was one of Salem's most respected citizens 

 and at the time of his death was senior editor of the Sa- 

 lem Gazette and Essex County Mercury. Hon. Caleb 

 Foote, his life-long 'business partner very aptl}^ says of 

 him": 



