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snake. He then alluded to the fishes, giving some account 

 of the minnows and pointed out the differences between 

 these and those found in salt or brackish water. 



Mr. E. G. Parker, of Groveland, asked some questions 

 respecting the Tent Caterpillar, stating that from some 

 happy but unaccountable cause all the caterpillars of this 

 species, in this vicinity, had not had the strength to com- 

 plete their cocoons, or had died soon after forming them. 

 Considerable discussion upon the Tent Caterpillar and 

 other injurious insects followed, participated in by Messrs. 

 Parker, Ives, Putnam and the Chair. 



The Secretary announced that Rev. Stillman Barden, a 

 member of the Field Meeting Committee, and an ardent 

 friend of the Institute, who had felt a great interest in, and 

 had been a constant attendant upon these meetings, had 

 died at Rockport since the last meeting; and upon his mo- 

 tion a committee was appointed to prepare suitable testi- 

 monials of respect to his memory and worth. 



Mr. C. Davis, of Beverly, offered the following vote, 

 which was unanimously adopted : 



Voted; That the thanks of the Institute are due to the 

 proprietors of the First Church in North Andover for the 

 use of their house ; to the members of "Cochichewick En- 

 gine Co., No. 2", for the use of their building ; to Messrs. 

 Moses T. Stevens, Otis Bailey, W. P. Phillips, John Ber- 

 tram, James B. Curwen, Matthew Poor, I. O. Loring, Mrs. 

 Nath'l Stevens, and other citizens and temporary residents 

 of North Andover, for their kind attentions during the day. 



The meeting then adjonrned. 



WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23. Adjourned Regular meeting. 



Judge Waters in the chair. 



Prof. J. G. Norwood, of Columbia, Mo., was elected a 

 Corresponding member. 



