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better teacher ; yet his peculiar temperament led him to 

 withdraw from society and exert his talents for the bene- 

 fit of a few only. He was an excellent gentleman and had 

 many warm friends and admirers. Admitted to member- 

 ship, April 14, 1873. 



Albert Gallatin Browne , a well-known citizen of Salem, 

 died on Friday, Oct. 9, 1885, after a long illness. He was 

 a son of James and Lydia (Vincent) Browne and was born 

 in Salem, Dec. 8, 1805. In early life a cordage manufac- 

 turer, afterwards an agent of the Boston Hemp Co. In 

 1852 a member of the Executive Council. During the civil 

 war, he held a government agency in the south, having 

 the custody of the southern cotton. In late years he had 

 retired from business. He was one of the early abolition- 

 ists and a friend of Garrison, Whittier and Sumner. Ad- 

 mitted to membership, Jan. 21, 1867. 



Joseph Chisholm died on Saturday, Oct. 10, 1885. He 

 was a son of William and Martha (Vincent) Chisholm, 

 and was born in Salem, July 20, 1806. The father was a 

 Scotchman of the ancient clan of Frazer, and the mother 

 was a granddaughter of an Italian from Tuscany ; a rope- 

 maker by occupation, and was the clerk of the Naumkeag 

 Fire Club from its organization, August, 1832. He was 

 a person of extensive reading, and interested in the literary 

 and religious institutions of the city. Admitted to member- 

 ship, Nov. 10, 1852. 



Charles T. Jenkins, a well-known citizen of Salem, died 

 very suddenly of heart disease on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 

 1885, at the age of sixty-two. He was born in New York, 

 June 18, 1827, and was the son of James and Susanna 

 (Jordan) Jenkins. He came to Salem from California 



