Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 



on him several }*ears ago as an honorable recognition of his actual 

 services as an educator. In the autumn of 1852 Mr. Chickering came to 

 Cincinnati as private tutor in the family of Miles Greenwood. At the end 

 of eighteen months he opened a private school in Avondale, where he con- 

 tinued until 1855, in which year he started his academy in Cincinnati. 



On the 15th of July, 1857, he married Miss Sarah M. Brown, of 

 Harvard, Mass. This marriage was blessed with five children, one 

 daughter and four sons. 



There has passed away from us a man whose life struggle and suc- 

 cess is worth}* of the highest commendation. He is but another ex- 

 ample of what "pluck" and not "luck" is capable of accomplishing 

 in this land of ours. As our late lamented President remarked, *' I 

 never meet an ambitious, poor boy without a feeling of profound rever- 

 ence, for I wonder what possibilities may be buttoned up under that 

 ragged coat." The Committee, on behalf of the Societ}*, tenders its 

 deepest sympathj" with the family of the deceased, and suggests that a 

 copy of the Journal, containing this memorial, be forwarded to them. 



Report in memory of David Bolles: 



David Bolles was born in 1799, in Union, Tolland count}*, Conn. 

 He removed to Litchfield, in his native State, in 1817, and in 1832 came 

 to Cincinnati, where he resided until his decease. His long residence 

 and prominent business habits secured for him an extensive and favor- 

 able acquaintance in the city and surrounding country. He engaged 

 in cutting and ornamental work in marble and granite, where he dis- 

 played artistic- taste and accurate and faithful execution. He was one 

 of the officers of the Western Academy of Natural Sciences, and when 

 its effects were turned over to this Society he became a life member, 

 and took a deep interest in our welfare during the remainder of his 

 life. He made a collection of fossils and other specimens of natural 

 history, much of which he was compelled to dispose of to satisfy press- 

 ing necessities, during a long-continued afflictiou that pressed upon 

 him toward the close of his life. He was an honest and kind man, 

 who sought comfort in the observation and study of nature's laws, 

 and will ever be remembered for his good qualities by all who knew him. 



Geo. W. Harper, 

 J. W. Hall, Jr., 

 John Mickleborough. 



Committee. 



R. B. Moore, 

 U. P. James, 

 O. D. Norton, 



