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this community which vrill cause liis name to be long remem- 

 bered with gratitude and honor. Although never an ac- 

 tive member of this societ}^, yet he was a generous contri- 

 butor to all measures promotive of its objects, even from 

 the very beginning. He was the son of Stephen and Dorcas 

 (Woodbridge) Phillips, and was born at Salem, Nov. 4, 

 1801 — a graduate of Harvard College in the class of 1819. 

 He was a victim of the fi-ightful steamboat disaster on the 

 St. Lawrence River, on Friday afternoon, Juno 20, 1857. 



-S. Eben Knowltox Lake^ian — whose sudden death took 

 place at his residence in this city, about 8 o'clock, A.M., 

 Wednesday May 27, 1857. He was the son of Richard and 

 Lucy (Knowlton) Lakeman, of Ipswich, and was born in 

 that town, Dec. 10, 1799. He came to Salem in his boy- 

 hood, where he has since resided ; he has ever been a valua- 

 ])le citizen, active and faithful, and in all the various relations 

 of life his services were frequently called into requisition, 

 and were always cheerfully rendered. 



4. Israel Day Shepard, for several years an active and 

 enterprising business man in our community. He connect- 

 ed himself with the society, only a short time previous to his 

 decease, and consequently, in this relation, his worth was but 

 little known. He was the son of Samuel and Mary (Lang- 

 maide) Shepard, and was born at Danville, Yt., 14th of 

 April 1818. He died at Salem, May 20, 1857. 



During the past season, six field meetings were held, viz : 

 in South Danvers, Beverly, Wenham, Manchester, West 

 Lynn, and Hamilton, They were very numerously attend- 

 ed. It was gratifying to notice the increasing interest in 

 their success — the inhabitants of the towns visited Avere very 

 kind and attentive — they pointed out all objects of interest ; 

 after the excursion suitable accommodations were provided 

 for the meetings, either in some commodious school-room, 



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