141 



CREDITS. 

 By Balance of 1878 accounts $146 98 



General Account. 



Dividends Webster Bank, $30 00 



Assessments, $1,031.00; Publications, $617.64, . . . 1,64864 



Sundries, $336.93; Life Membership, $30.00, .... 36693 



Excursions, etc., $5,926.08; Lectures and Concerts, $793.79, . 6,71987 



Subscriptions on Endicott Celebration, $1,034.00, . . . 1,034 00 



Refunded Bank Tax, $9.71 ; Salem Savings Bank, $522.61, . 532 32 



10,331 76 



Ladies' Fair Fund. 

 Coupons City of Chicago Bonds, 70 00 



Historical. 



Dividends Naumkeag National Bank, 16 00 



Dividends Michigan Central R. R 20 00 



36 00 



Natural History and Horticulture. 



Dividends P. S. & P. R. R., 12 00 



Exhibition, . 36 45 



48 45 



Davis Fund. 

 Coupons Chicago, Burlington and Missouri R. R., . . . 140 00 



Coupon Dixon & Peoria R. R., 240 00 



380 00 



Ditmore Fund. 



Coupons Old Colony R. R., 7s, .. 70 00 



Coupons Old Colony R. R., 6s, 60 00 



Interest Five Cents Savings Bank, ... . 40 00 



17000 



Derby Fund. 



Rent of Land, , 30 00 



$11,213 19 



Mr. John Robinson exhibited two fine specimens of the 

 flowers of the Phyllo-cactus crenatus and gave an account 

 of this and several allied species. 



The committee on nominations reported the following 

 list of officers for the year ensuing. 



Voted, To proceed to the choice of officers and a nomi- 

 nating committee was appointed to receive, assort, and 

 count the votes. 



The following were elected : 



ESSEX INST. BULL. 



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