36 REPORT OF THE MEETINGS FOR 1896 



itself. Two sections of old querns (local) were exhibited 

 on the table ; a flint spear-head from Oaddonlea was shown 

 by Mr T. Scott, Bowden ; and a beautiful polished jade axe of 

 small size from Jamaica, by Dr Paul. Two Scottish gold coins 

 and a copper counter, found in Dryburgh Abbey, were seen 

 in the possession of Mr Stuart E. Stirling, Newtown St. Boswells, 

 as well as a sword and sceptre piece which had been picked up at 

 Wrangholm. Nine nominations for membership were handed in. 

 The gentlemen present at the dinuer in addition to those already 

 mentioned were:— Mr Romanes of Harryburn, Lauder; Mr 

 Alexander Bowie, Canonbie ; Mr W. Maddan, Berwick ; Eev. 

 John Held, Foulden; Mr J. 0. Hodgson, Wark worth ; Mr 

 Edward Thew, Birling Manor, Warkworth ; Mr John Hogg of 

 Quixwood ; Mr Eobert Alexander, Duns ; Mr David Yeitch, 

 Duus; Mr W. B. Swan, Dans; Mr Joseph Wikon, Dans; Mr 

 George Nisbet, Rumbleton ; Mr John TurnbuU, Galashiels ; Mr 

 James Wood, Galashiels ; Mr B. Morton, Trinity House, 

 Sunderland; Mr J. L. Newbigin, Alnwick; Dr Macvie, Chirnside; 

 Mr H. Weary, Jedburgh; Mr George Wood, Jedburgh; Mr W. 

 0. Stedman, Jedburgh; Mr W. T. Eindmarsh, F L.S., Alnwick; 

 Rev. J. A. Fiadlay, Sprouston ; Mr George Fortune, Duns; 

 Master W. L. Ferguson, Duns ; Mr D. McB. Watson, Hawick ; 

 Mr George Yeitch, Loudon; Mr Peter Loney, Edinburgh; Mr 

 John C. Scott of Synton ; Mr Thomas Mathieson, Wandy Law ; 

 Mr Robert Carmichael, Coldstream ; Mr John W. Weddell, 

 Lauder Barns ; Rev. P. Mearns, Coldstream : Mr Francis Lynn, 

 F.S.A., Scot., Galashiels; Mr John Cochrane, Galashiels ; Mr 

 Kenneth Cochrane, Galashiels ; Mr J. Lindsay Hilson, Jedburgh. 

 Amongst others who were in the party during the day were: — 

 Colonel Milne Home of Wedderburn, and the Misses Milne 

 Home of Wedderburn (2); Mr H. H. Craw, F.S.A., Scot., 

 Foulden West Mains; Mr Somervail, Charlesfield ; Mr Allan A. 

 Falconer, Duns; Dr Shirra Gibb, Boon. 



TREES AT DRYBURGH. 



Mr Loney took measurements of trees at Dryburgh Abbey, 

 aud reports as follows — " By the sides of the road, between 

 Drj'burgh and the Abbey, and growing in the hedgerows, 

 there are some fine old trees, the girth of a few of the 

 largest, at three feet from the ground, being as follows: — 

 A sycamore, 11 feet in girth, with a clean stem and spreading 



