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FIELD MEETING AT BRADFORD, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1880. 



BY the polite invitation of Dr. George Cogswell of 

 Bradford, an associate member of the Institute, a meeting 

 was held at the Riverside Farm, in that town, this day. 

 The weather was remarkably fine, and the attendance 

 large. The Farmers' and Mechanics' Institute of Haver- 

 hill and Bradford joined in the exercises of this inter- 

 esting occasion. The members and their friends from 

 Salem and vicinity left the Eastern railroad station at 8.15 

 A. M., in a special train for Danvers, thence by the Bos- 

 ton & Maine railroad to Bradford, arriving at 9.30 A. M. 

 Barges and other vehicles were in readiness to take the 

 party, some two or three miles above the village, to the 

 grounds of Dr. Cogswell, which are situated very attrac- 

 tively upon a bend in the Merrimac river, and consists of 

 several hundred acres. From the house is an extensive 

 view of the river with its interesting traditions and lovely 

 scenery. The city of Haverhill being built upon a gentle 

 acclivity, the houses and other buildings being inter- 

 spersed with trees, gives an additional charm to the pros- 

 pect. A short drive beyond the house brought the party 

 to a large grove, where the tables for the lunch were 

 placed, and which was the headquarters for the forenoon. 



As the dinner hour approached, the ramblers who had 

 wandm'd hither and thither, about the woods and on the 

 banks of the river in search of specimens, returned, and 

 lively groups gathered around the tables. 



THE BRADFORD ACADEMY 



is the venerable, highly esteemed, and cherished in- 

 stitution of this town, and has its origin and outgrowth 

 in the deep interest among the parents in mental and 



