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 Ebex Sutton was born in the town of Poabody, then 

 called South Danvers, on the 31st day of December, 1835, 

 and died in North Andover on the fourth day of January, 

 1890, after a short illness of six days. His death was 

 caused by pneumonia, following an attack of "La Grippe. ,r 

 When at the age of twenty, he began his business life in a 

 wool merchant's store in Boston. After two years in the 

 wool business, he went to New York to learn the dry goods 

 commission business. In 1863, he became a partner in t'.ie 

 firm, Farnham, Sutton & Co., and in 1804, he became the 

 senior member of the firm Sutton, Smith <Sc Co., dry goods 

 commission merchants. Alter the death of his uncle 

 Eben Sutton, in 1865, he came to North Andover to take 

 charge of the buttons Mills, in the manufacturing of flan- 

 nels. In 1807, he with several other gentlemen, started 

 the corporation of the North Andover Mills, after purchas- 

 ing the property from Mr. Hodges. He was always very 

 fond of military life, which he began when only sixteen 

 years old as a member of the Salem Cadets. After pass- 

 ing through the various stages of promotion, he was elected 

 Brigadier General of the 2nd Brigade, M. V. M., in 1876, 

 which position he held for live years, when he resigned and 

 returned to private life. He left a widow, two sons and a 

 daughter. 



JACOB Farnham of North Andover, died Jan. 15, 1890, 

 aged 80 years and 8 months. Mr. Farnham was a life lono- 

 member of the society, having joined at its first annual ex- 

 hibition. He will bo remembered by the older members of 

 the society, as a large exhibitor of stock at our annual 

 fail's, especially of working oxen and young stock and was 

 awarded a larger amount in premiums, than almost any 

 other member, exhibiting at that time. During the last years 

 of lu's life, he was unable to compete for the premiums, 

 but his interest in the society continued to the end. He 

 was always present at the ploughing match, taking the 

 same interest in the competition, as he did when he him- 

 self was a participant. 



