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laid out as a beautiful garden under the superintendence 

 of Mr. Sylvanus Morse,* the Principal, for the amusement 

 and gratification of the scholars, who not only culled from 

 its gayly attired borders many choice flowers, but also 

 gathered from the fields and woods, gerardias, asters, 

 fringed gentians and many other attractive and showy 

 flowers that add so much to the beauty of autumnal scen- 

 ery. There was a goodly display of fruit and vegetables 

 arranged on the tables. The exhibition indicated the 



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great zeal in horticultural pursuits which was fostered by 

 Mr. S. Morse, and Rev. G. B. Perry, f the pastor of the 

 parish church. Both have passed away, but their mem- 

 ories survive and will long be cherished, the one as the 

 faithful and beloved teacher, the other for the great inter- 

 est which he always took in the various movements for' 

 the promotion of education, temperance, horticulture and 

 other objects that tend to the general culture of the 

 people, in addition to his usual professional duties which 

 were always cheerfully and very acceptably performed. 



In the afternoon a meeting of the Natural History 

 Society, since incorporated as the Essex Institute, was 

 held, Rev. G. B. Perry, one of the Vice Presidents, in the 

 chair. The objects of the Society being fully stated called 



* SYLVANUS MORSE, son of Joseph and Sophia [Bigelow] Morse of West Boyl- 

 Bton, Mass.; born June 30, 1798; graduated at Brown University; married Harriet 

 N., daughter of Dr. Jenks, of North Brookfleld. He commenced teaching in Grove- 

 land in 1828 and continued for fifteen years, thence went to West Boylston and after- 

 wards to Middleboro, Mass., where he died in 1871. His wife died in 1872 and both 

 were buried in the cemetery at Groveland. 



tRev. GARDNER BRAMAN PERRY, D. D., son of Nathan and Phebe [Braman] 

 Perry, was born at Norton, Mass., Aug. 9, 1783. In June, 1800, entered Brown Uni- 

 versity, continued there two years, and then went to Union College, where he 

 graduated in 1804. For several years principal of Kingston Academy. Sept. 28, 

 1814, ordained at Bradford [Groveland] and was the sole pastor until 1851, when a 

 colleague was appointed ; he sustained the pastoral relation to the church until his 

 death, which occurred Decemtfter 2, 1859. He married, first, Maria P. Chamberlain 

 of Exeter, N. H. ; second, Eunice Tuttle of Acton ; third, Sarah Brown of Grotou, 

 who survived him. 





