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he spent several years in Europe, and on his return in 

 1884, established himself as a physician in Boston. He 

 practised in summer at Nahant and eventually became a 

 citizen of that town, identifying himself with its interests, 

 serving as Town Physician and on the School Board, rep- 

 resenting the Town in the State Legislature of 1891, 

 and in the succeeding year becoming a member of the 

 State Republican Committee. He was a member of the 

 St. Botolph Club of Boston, of the Oxford Club of Lynn. 

 Secretary and Treasurer of the Nahant Club, and an 

 Officer in the St. Andrew Lodge of Free Masons in Bos- 

 ton. He was a member of the Massachusetts Medical 

 Society, of the Essex Agricultural Society, of the Ameri- 

 can Climatological Society, of the Boston Society of 

 Natural History, and of several other Scientific Associa- 

 tions. He was greatly interested in matters pertaining 

 to Sanitation and Meteorology. 



For a year or two Doctor Hodges had been in failing 

 health, and at the time of his death had given up active 

 medical work. He was a man who endeared himself lo 

 those with whom he came in contact. His kindness and 

 cheerfulness won for him friends on all sides, and his loss 

 leaves a blank in many hearts. 



Richard T. Jaques died in Newbury, Nov. 7, 189:^ 

 aged 87 years, 9 months. He was born on the farm on 

 which he died, in the house beneath the "Old Elm of 

 Newbury.'' He was a man respected by all, holding 

 offices of trust for many years. He was a man of good 

 ability, strong convictions, very positive in his belief, and 

 one who will be missed by many. He was the most con- 

 stant attendant, probably, of any man in the County at 

 the '• Cattle Show," having missed but seven or eightsince 

 the Society was],formed. 



Richard S. Bray, of Newbury, died Feb. 8, 1893, aged 

 69 years, 9 months, on the farm on which he was born 



