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VOL. 5. SALEM, MASS., AUGUST, 1873. No. 8. 



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FIELD MEETING AT CHEBACCO POND, TUESDAY, 

 AUGUST 12, 1873. 



BY the kind invitation of Messrs. J. Whipple & Sons, 

 who have for more than ten years successfully kept the 

 Chebacco House at this place, the Institute held a field 

 meeting, this day, in this rural retreat which has grown 

 in public favor and has become quite celebrated for its 

 great beauty and general attractiveness. The partic- 

 ular charm of the place, however, to many people who 

 have a taste for natural scenery and productions, is in 

 spending a quiet day here in small parties. The winding 

 road through the woods, which leads to the place, is very 

 attractive. The ponds, five in number, abound in fish and 

 pond lilies. All the ponds are quite deep and afford good 

 boating places, but the boats are generally concentrated 

 on Chebacco Pond, which lies partly in Essex and partly 

 in Hamilton. This is a large sheet of water, and its many 



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