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out the county. Mr. Hubbard was au upright citizen, and 

 useful in the town where he lived and died. 



A. F. Harvey, of Gloucester, was an old member of our 

 society, and a long time resident of Gloucester, where he 

 was engaged in the stove and tinware business for many 

 years. He was not a practical farmer, but was largely 

 interested in the poultry business. He was an expert 

 judge, and served for many years on committees in that 

 department of our exhibitions. Mr. Harvey was a man of 

 good moral character, and a useful citizen. 



The Hon. George W. Ja(;kman, Jr. died at his home 

 in Newbury port, Jan. 4th, 189-5, aged 81 years, after a 

 long illness. He was a man of marked ability and pos- 

 sessed that rare quality, sound commonsense, which, coup- 

 led with his indomitable will, made his undertakings wheth- 

 er in private or public, a success. No better instance of a 

 self-made man has ever occurred within our city. He was 

 always foremost in any measure to promote the welfare of 

 his native place. 



He held position of Mayor in 1861-2--4-5 and 7, was 

 elected several times Representative, was Postmaster un- 

 der Buchanan's administration. Collector of Port under 

 Cleveland in 1886. He was one of Newburyport's promi- 

 nent ship builders. During the war he built two gun boats 

 for the U. S. N., the Marblehead and Ascutney, also two 

 large ocean steamers Erie and Ontario. Mr. Jackman's life 

 was an active one from youth to old age. 



Daniel C. Batchelder, of Newburyport, died at his 

 home in that city during the past year, aged 73 years. He 

 came from New Hampshire stock, having been born in 

 Deerfield, N. H., in 1812. When 21 years of age he came 

 to this city and here he has made his home ever since. In 

 1853 he purchased of S. P. H. Drake what was the New- 



