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Warren Ordway, of Bradford, aged 77 years, died May 

 10, 1887. He was born in West Newbury, May 19, 1810, 

 and learned the trade of carriage maker, but pursued it a 

 brief time. In 1836 he moved to Bradford, and entered 

 into business in Haverhill, where, as a business man, he 

 took high rank, and retired with success, in 1877. He was 

 an officer in banks in that vicinity, and in 1860 represented 

 the town of Bradford in the legislature, and has served the 

 town on its school committee. When the Bradford Far- 

 mers' Club was organized he was its first president, and 

 one of its most active supporters. 



He was Trustee of this Society in 1856 and 1866, and 

 from 1869 to 1872 inclusive, and was one of its Vice Presi- 

 dents in 1875 and 1876. In agriculture he took a lively 

 interest, which was a growing feeling with his advancing 

 years, and as a citizen he was energetic, public-spirited, and 

 progressive. In July, 1881, Mr. and Mrs. Ordway cele- 

 brated their 50th wedding (" golden ") anniversary. His 

 widow, with three of seven children, survive him. 



John C. Phillips, of Boston, "died March 1, 1884 (his 

 death not heretofore noticed). He was a graduate of Har- 

 vard College in 1858, and for many years an active mer- 

 chant in New York. In 1878 he bought a large tract of 

 land on the shores of Wenham Lake, and afterwards made 

 it his summer home, planting many thousand trees, native 

 and foreign. He was much interested in farming, and in a 

 short time the barren pastures were made to yield good 

 crops of grain. He took great pride in his stock, and 

 several times sent cows and other animals to the county 

 fair." He became a member in 1880. 



George Faxon, of Dan vers, died April 18, 1887, aged 

 48. He was engaged in the shoe business at different 

 times in Danvers, Lynn and New York. At the time of 

 death he was a travelling salesman of canned goods. He 

 became a member in 1875. 



Joshua Silvester, of Danvers, died July 29, 1887, 

 aged 84 years, 21 days. Born in Wiscasset, Me., in 1803, 



