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life, serving the town as Overseer of the Poor, four years, 

 Assessor, seven years, Auditing, 3 years, and Town Treasurer, 

 one year. In 1852 he was on committee to prosecute liquor 

 sellers, and beside other positions of trust and responsibility he 

 was, at time of death, an Associate Justice of the Police Court. 

 He was a devoted free soiler, a strong Republican, and a liberal 

 christian. He became a member of the Society in 1872. 



Samuel E. Sawyer, of Gloucester, died in Gloucester, in Dec. 

 1889, 72 years of age, in the home of his ancestors of 1734. He 

 received his education and early business training in Gloucester, 

 and made a fortune in Boston amounting to a million or more, 

 leaving no wife or children. He has been generous to his 

 native city, and by his will provides for a public park, and gen- 

 erously endows the Sawyer Free Library already established, 

 and remembered the charitable institutions of that city as well 

 as those of Boston also. He became a member of this Society 

 in 1872. 



Edwin T. Curtis, of Groveland, died March 2, 1889, aged 

 69 years. Mr. Curtis was born in Maine, came to Bradford 

 when a boy, in that part of the town now Groveland. He be- 

 came a member of this Society about 1870. Although never 

 taking an active part in its affairs, he always manifested an in- 

 terest in its prosperity. He was one of the most active men in 

 town affairs, serving as Treasurer in 1853, and as Selectman in 

 1852, '68, '70 and '72. He was Chairman of the committee of 

 the Congregational Church Society, at the time of his death, and 

 was a member of the Masonic Fraternity. 



Joseph Knowlton, of Hamilton, died Dec. 20, 1888, aged 79 

 years. He was a farmer greatly interested in fruit culture, and 

 rendered services to this Society, which he joined over thirty 

 years ago, as exhibitor and on committees. 



William Caldwell, of Haverhill, who became a member in 

 1855, died Oct. 26, 1889. He was born in Newburyport, Dec. 



