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listening to what had been offered. He further described a 

 noble Elm standing near the depot, not far from the shoe 

 manufactory of Mr. Isaac Hale. This tree is the pride of the 

 town and cannot be less than ninety years old. It meas- 

 ures thirteen feet and two inches round the butt, and, sev- 

 eral feet higher, almost twelve feet round the trunk. The 

 circumference of its shade is not far from three hundred 

 feet, as the spreading branches reach some fifty feet from 

 the center. An elm stands in North Andover which is of 

 somewhat larger dimensions ; but the Boxford tree is diffi- 

 cult to excel for symmetrical and graceful elegance. 



S. P. FOWLER, of Danvers, gave an account of the jaunt 

 to " Carey's Ridge." This was found to be a singular for- 

 mation, extending, with few interruptions, from Georgetown 

 to Gravelly Brook in Topsfield ; some seven or eight miles. 

 In many places, the steep sides go down with a sheer slope 

 of a hundred feet, more or less, to the plain below. Re- 

 markable pines may be seen here ; one such was found 

 to be twelve feet around the butt, the trunk being ten feet 

 in diameter ior some forty or fifty feet. Probably there is 

 no larger pine in the county. 



Mr. F. had had an opportunity of witnessing the curious 

 " decoy" of the mother partridge to draw attention away 

 from her young. In this case, the trick had been unavail- 

 ing, as he had sought out the young bird and captured it. 



At the close of his remarks Mr. Fowler offered a vote of 

 thanks to the Proprietors of the Congregational Church, for 

 the use of their Vestry ; to the various gentlemen who had 

 kindly pointed out the numerous objects of interest; and the 

 citizens generally for their kind attentions to the members 

 of the Institute this day. The vote was adopted and the 

 meeting adjourned. It was an extremely successful one, 

 and attended by the towns-people in considerable numbers. 



