62 THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 



DAVID BRAINERD BROOKS, son of John and Harriet 

 (Manning) Brooks, born in Salem, Aug. 7, 1824, died in 

 Salem, July 9, 1884 ; bookseller and stationer in Salem 

 and Boston. Admitted a member March 12, 1856. He 

 began his business career in the bookstore of John P. 

 Jevvett, subsequently a partner, John P. Jewett & Co. 



WILLIAM SAUNDERS, a well-known and distinguished 

 veterinary surgeon for many years in Salem ; his practice 

 extending into Boston and the counties of Essex and 

 Middlesex ; son of William and Elizabeth (Britchers) 

 Saunders, born in Helma, Devonshire, England, Nov. 27, 

 1817, came to Salem with his father in 1830, died in Sa- 

 lem, July 23, 1884. Elected to membership March 12, 

 1856. 



ALFRED AMOS ABBOTT, son of Hon. Amos and Esther 

 Mackey (West) Abbott, born in Andover, Mass., May 

 30, 1820 ; a graduate of Union College in 1841 ; lawyer in 

 Peabody and Salem ; for several years District Attorney 

 and the clerk of the courts of Essex County from Sept. 

 27, 1870, to his decease. Died in Peabody, Oct. 27, 

 1884. Elected to membership Dec. 30, 1867. 



WILLIAM H. PALMER, son of Asa and Mary (Fletcher) 

 Palmer, born in New Hampshire, March 9, 1811 ; trader 

 in Salem, Mass. ; died Oct. 29, 1884. Elected to mem- 

 bership Feb. 4, 1863. 



ISAAC J. OSBUN, son of Franklin and Mary E. 

 (Taylor) Osbun, born in Windsor, Richland county, Ohio, 

 May 19, 1850; graduated at Granville College, Ohio, 

 1872 ; after keeping school one year he sailed for Europe 

 and spent one year in the University of Tubingen and 

 the next year at Heidelberg where he studied chemistry and 

 physics under the famous Robert Wilhelm Bunseu. In 



