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the maintenance of the union of the States, and suggested 

 that it was the duty of this historical society to gather all 

 facts and memorials tending to elucidate the history of 

 this period. 



Mr. A. C. Goodell, of Salem, gave some curious facts in 

 regard to the names of several towns in the vicinity, and 

 closed his remarks by reading a poem written for the oc- 

 casion by a Salem lady. 



Richard Tenney, Esq., Postmaster of Georgetown, gave 

 some facts in the history of the town, especially in relation 

 to its incorporation as a distinct municipality. 



Mr. John Preston, of Georgetown, presented a leaf from 

 a magnolia planted by George Washington at Mount 

 Vernon. 



A resolution of thanks, offered by Mr. Walton and 

 seconded by Mr. Upham, was passed to Messrs. O. B. Ten- 

 ney and Sherman Nelson, Selectmen ; Maj. Moses Tenney, 

 Capt. Barnes, Lieut. Wildes; Messrs. Stephen Osgood, 

 John Preston, John Bradstreet, Isaac Wilson, Edmund 

 Bailey, Chas. Carter, Samuel Wadleigh, Geo. W. Boyn- 

 ton, Jos. Folsom, Richard Tenney, Geo. Harnden, Wm. 

 Horner, Robert Coker, Gorham .D. Tenney, and other 

 citizens of Georgetown, for their liberal and successful 

 efforts in making the meeting a pleasant and instructive 

 one. 



On returning to the depot, at the close of the meeting, 

 Mr. W. S. Horner, the depot master, displayed a few of 

 his many Indian relics. 



Wednesday, August 9. Quarterly meeting. 

 N. Weston, Jr., in the chair. 

 On motion of F. W. Putnam, it was Voted: That the 

 following be added as a final clause to Chapter IV of the 

 By-Laws. 



