66 THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 



and Hon. James Davis, mentioned interesting incidents in 

 the History of Annisquam. Mr. A. C. Perkins of Brook- 

 lyn, N. Y., and N. A. Horton of Salem, also addressed 

 the meeting. 



Third, at Asbury Grove, Hamilton, Thursday, July 31, 

 1884, postponed from the preceding day on account of the 

 weather. In the forenoon a botanical excursion was made 

 to Pleasant Pond under the direction of Mr. Sears. At the 

 meeting in the afternoon, the president and Messrs J. F. 

 Almy, John H. Sears, George D. Phippen, F. W. Put- 

 nam, B. F. McDaniel and N. A. Horton were the speakers. 



Fourth, at old Newbury on Thursday, August 28, 1884. 

 In the morning the party went to Plum Island and on the 

 return visited the ethnological collections of Mr. Alfred 

 Osgood, also several of the old houses in Newbury and 

 Newburyport. The afternoon session was held in the ves- 

 try of the First Church. The President after a few intro- 

 ductory remarks called upon Capt. Luther Dame who read 

 a paper on the life and times of Sir William Pepperell, 

 exhibiting several original manuscripts and old family 

 relics ; Alfred Osgood spoke on ethnology ; Stephen H. 

 Phillips took for his subject, the early settlers of Newbury ; 

 Rev. B. F. McDaniel spoke on the mineralogy of Newbury ; 

 Rev. Messrs. F. Israel of Salem, and George Osgood of 

 Kensington, N. H., alluded to the Rev. Dr. Withington, 

 for nearly seventy years, the worthy and beloved pastor 

 of this church and this people ; Mr. D. B. Hagar made 

 some closing remarks and offered a vote of thanks for fa- 

 vors received. 



Two GEOLOGICAL EXCURSIONS, a sequel to the Field 

 Meetings, have taken place under the direction of Rev. 

 B. F. McDaniel, the curator of this department. 



First, on Monday, Oct. 13, 1884, to the famous locality 



