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good of the general public, are now establishing coun- 

 try homes and beautifying the grounds around them 

 more and more every year in Essex County, that we 

 must in the future look for the most noble examples of 

 our trees. 



August eleventh. 



tural history. But, a charming writer and pleasant speaker, per- 

 sistently working for the object he so much desired to attain, he 

 accomplished more for his fellow citizens, and there is more 

 cause that he should ever be gratefully remembered by 

 mankind, than hundi'eds of the world's famous men, whose 

 individuality has forced itself upon public attention for con- 

 spicuous acts which are far less beneficent than his. His name 

 should in some way be associated with the forest park he did 

 so much to secure for his city. 



