82 THE RETROSPECT OF THE YEAR. 



tatlon of the authorities and citizens of Salem to hold their 

 Annual Cattle Show and Fair at the "Willows" in Salem, 

 Sept. 23 and 24, 1884, the Institute deemed it advisable 

 to suspend its own horticultural exhibition and to unite 

 cordially with the Trustees of the Agricultural Society in 

 making their undertaking a success. 



An account of the Exhibition will be found in the Trans- 

 actions of the Agricultural Society for the year 1884. 



MUSEUM. The specimens in natural history, including 

 those in arcliEeology, which have been received during the 

 year have been placed on deposit with the Trustees of the 

 Peabody Academy of Science, in accordance with previous 

 arrangements. Those of an historical character, or which 

 possess an artistic interest, have been placed in the rooms, 

 and have been received from the following contributors : 



The Peabody Academy of Science, Tennessee Historical Society, 

 Miss Mary O. Pickering, MissE. A. Story, Edwin N. Peabody, Dr. Wm. 

 Mack, Miss C. Koberts of Philadelphia, Mr. Nathan Pierce, Miss 

 Lizzie C. Ward of Boston (this donation is a crayon portrait of her 

 brother, Gen. Fred Ward of Salem, who was killed in China in 1861, 

 having risen to a high rank in the Chinese army ; the portrait is neatly 

 framed and now hangs in the western ante-rooin of Plurnmer Hall;) 

 William K. Cloutman, E. S. Bowditch, R. S. Rantoul, Geo. M. Whip- 

 pie, Geo. L. Ames, W. A. Keazar, Miss M. A. Francisco, E. N. Larra- 

 bee, T. F. Hunt, B. D. Hill and Amos Henfleld. 



THE ART EXHIBITION opened on Thursday, May 15, 

 1884, and closed on the 24th 'hist., the eighth under the 

 auspices of the Institute. These exhibitions of Essex 

 County work, vary in interest with each passing year. 



The collection was smaller than that of the preceding, 

 and the paintings of Benson, Barry and Whitney and a 

 few others, who contributed then, were missed from the 

 screens ; however, the exhibition was quite attractive and 

 many of the sea views were fine and well executed. 



