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Hon. Asahel Huntington, of Salem, gave an interesting 

 reminiscence of Newburyport, and his early acquaintance 

 with many of the prominent divines, physicians and law- 

 yers. He highly eulogized Miss Gould, the poetess, and 

 her father, Capt. Benjamin Gould, who took part in the 

 Revolution and was wounded at the battle of Lexington. 

 He built the house in which Mr. H. was born, and the first 

 rudiments of his education he received in a school taught 

 by a sister of the poetess. The first of Miss Gould's famous 

 series of epitaphs was written for him, at his suggestion, in 

 reply to her assertion that he would kill himself smoking. 

 She complied, and wrote the epitaph off hand, together 

 with some half dozen others the same evening. This was 

 her first attempt at poetry. 



Col. Eben F. Stone, of Newburyport, was next called 

 upon. He said that being a new member of the Institute 

 he came to hear, not to talk. His studies had been in 

 other directions than science-ward. He felt the necessity 

 of science — of a knowledge of nature to make his walks 

 more agreeable. He had learned something, and did not 

 believe that the study of science destroyed the poetry and 

 charms of nature. 



Vice President Goodell, Chairman of the Committee to 

 report upon the death of Rev. Mr. Barden, presented the 

 following resolutions : 



Resolved: That in the recent death of the Rev. Stillman 

 Barden of Rockport, the Institute deplores the loss of a 

 sincere lover of science, and an active and zealous worker 

 in its cause; that it is peculiarly painful to the survivinl 

 members of the Institute to reflect that its meetings wig 

 no longer be enlivened by his presence, nor its memberli 

 encouraged by his ever cheerful voice and his genias 

 manners. 



Resolved: That these Resolutions be entered on the 

 records of the Institute, and that the Secretary cause a 

 copy thereof to be sent to the family of the deceased. 



