140 THE RETROSPECT OF THE TEAR. 



Hon. Alden P. White, of Danvers, Readings from 

 Tennyson. 



Ezra D. Hines, Esq., of Danvers, on "A Day at Lex- 

 ington." 



All these lectures have been well attended. 



On the 29th of February, the 200th anniversary of the 

 Witchcraft delusion in Salem (in February, 1692) a 

 meeting was held by this society in Academy Hall where 

 there was a very large and interested audience present. 

 Upon the stage were Prof. D. B. Hagar, Prof. E. S. Morse, 

 Rev. C. B. Rice of Danvers, Mayor Rantoul, Prof. Bar- 

 rett Wendell of Harvard College, Hon. A. C. Goodell, 

 jr., W. S. Nevins, Esq., Rev. Dr. A. P. Putnam of Con- 

 cord, Wm. A. Mo wry, Esq., of Salem, Ross Turner, Esq., 

 and the Hon. Chas. S. Osgood. 



Mr. Nevins called the meeting to order, read the war- 

 rant for the arrest of Sarah Good, Feb. 29, 1692, and in 

 a few remarks introduced the Mayor of the city, as the 

 Chairman of the meeting. Addresses were delivered by 

 Professor Wendell, Rev. Mr. Rice, Mr. Goodell and Mr. 

 Mowry. The meeting was considered a decided success. 

 The Evening News said " The audience was an intelli- 

 gent and interesting body," and that all the speakers had 

 given the subject a careful study. 



All the lectures have been free to the public and it is 

 believed have given satisfaction. Reports were printed in 

 the Salem papers. 



There have been 686 donations to the cabinets, from 

 135 different donors the past year. These donations have 

 been acknowledged through the mail and in the Salem 

 Gazette. 



More than 7300 persons have visited the old meeting 

 house of the First Church, and the question "How did they 



