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and in 1868 came to Lawrence, where he engaged in 

 business until the disease contracted in the army fastened' 

 upon him, causing a lingering illness of two years before 

 his death. He was a member of the Loyal Legion of 

 Massachusetts, a Knight Templar of Tuscan Masonic Lodge 

 and prominent in the Grand Army. His obituary, pub- 

 lished in the Laivrence American, from which the above 

 extracts are taken, ends with this paragraph, which, not- 

 withstanding the space already occupied for notice of his 

 death, we know the patriotic farmers of this Society will 

 pardon its addition. 



" No braver soldier, more discreet and capable officer 

 went from Massachusetts into the service of his country : 

 no truer comrade of the Grand Army, with deeper, more- 

 constant devotion to the interests of all who had defend- 

 ed the flag, ever lived in our city : no more generous- 

 hearted, open-handed, public-spirited citizen has blessed 

 any community : A more unselfish, steadfast, self-sacri- 

 ficing friend has not been born or lived in this generation 

 than Major Edward A. Fiske. 



Wilbur Fisk Gile, of Lawrence, died Feb. 5, 1888,. 

 aged 56 }^ears. Was born in East Bradford, now Grove- 

 land. Before he was twenty he began teaching school, 

 his success winning advancement and attention of 

 educators. In 1855 he became principal of the Grammar 

 school in Lawrence, proving a superior teacher; but hav- 

 ing a taste for legal matters he resigned, to study law. 

 In 1860 he was admitted to the bar, and obtained a large 

 and successful practice. For a number of years past he 

 lias been Associate Justice of the Lawrence Police Court. 

 He took active interest in school matters. He served on 

 the Republican State Committee, and was a member of 

 several social clubs of Boston and Lawrence, and of the 

 Masonic fraternity. He was of a remarkable genial and 

 sunny disposition, large hearted, liberal and true to his 

 friends. 



Reuben Alley, of Marblehead, died Jan. 7, '88. He 

 was a Trustee of this Society at the time of his death. 



