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vin of the Iowa Historical Society; Dr. L. E. Stone, U. S. V., Harper's 

 Ferry, Va. ; Prof. Jonathan Pearson, Schenectady, N. Y., relating to the 

 publications : Prof. Richard Owen, New Harmony, Ind. ; W. H. Pease, 

 Honolulu, S. I.; S. Jillson, Feltonville, Mass.; S. H. Scudder, Sect. 

 Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. ; Dr. A. S. Packard, Jr., Brunswick, Me. ; Capt. 

 Alpheus Hyatt, Boston; James E. Newhall, Lynn, Mass.; Mrs. P. A. 

 Hanaford, Reading, Mass. ; J. Prescott, Supt. Eastern R. R. ; William 

 Merritt, Supt. Boston & Maine R. R. ; H. J. Cross, Salem, relating to 

 the collection of specimens and business matters; Albany Institute; 

 New York Historical Society, acknowledging the receipt of publica- 

 tions : Mrs. Sarah B. Endicott, accepting membership. 



E. W. Buswell, of Maiden ; James Hill, Henry. P Hen- 

 drick, William Haskell, A. T. Mosman, of Beverly, and 

 Martha G. Wheatland, of Salem, were elected Resident 

 Members. 



On the table were three beautiful and very finely execu- 

 ted paintings of flowers by Miss Eliza B. Davis, for sever- 

 al years a resident of Salem, a lady long and very favora- 

 bly known to our citizens as zealously devoted to this 

 beautiful art. 



The Chair made some remarks upon the early history of 

 Andover, alluding to several incidents connected with the 

 first settlers and their immediate descendants. He spoke 

 of the Phillips family, and paid a high eulogium to several 

 of its members who have been great benefactors to the 

 cause of education, in the liberal endowmentsjto several 

 seminaries of learning, which bear the honored name of 

 Phillips. He also spoke of Stevens, the founder of one of 

 the woolen mills on the Cochichewick stream, as one of 

 the pioneers in this branch of our domestic industry. The 

 old Franklin Academy was mentioned, incorporated in 

 1801, and which had been highly beneficial to the parish and 

 to the youth who have enjoyed its advantages|equally un- 

 der the superintendence of Mr. Simeon Putnam, and of 

 Mr. Cyrus Peirce, the experienced and faithful teacher, and 

 the first teacher of a Normal School in this State. In this 



