THE ROBY ELM 



Stopped to rest beneath the shade of the 

 'Cheever Walnut' on his way on horseback, 

 from Boston, to witness the witchcraft exe- 

 cutions on Gallows Hill in Salem in 1692." 

 It stands on Center street, and measures 13I 

 feet in circumference, 6^ feet in height, 

 and 87 feet in the spread of its branches. 



1591 



