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THE
SALEM
1874.
DIRECTORY.
No. XV.
BY SAMPSON, DAVENPORT, & CO.,
PUBLISHERS OF THE BOSTON DIRECTORY, BOSTON ALMANAC AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY, MASSACHUSETTS REGISTER AND BUSINESS DIREC- TORY, NEW-ENGLAND BUSINESS DIRECTORY, NEW- YORK STATE BUSINESS DIRECTORY, ETC.
Office, No. 341} Washington Street, Boston. [NEAR THE BOSTON THEATRE.]
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SALEM: GEO. M. WHIPPLE & A. A. SMITH, 243 ESSEX ST.
PRICE, $2.00.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1874, by SAMPSON, DAVENPORT, & Co., in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
SAMPSON DAVENPORT, & CO., PRINTERS, 341X WASHINGTON ST., BOSTON.
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Advertising Department,. 305
Banks, ... 269 to 273
Business Directory, 205
Churches and Clergymen, 260
City Government, 1874. 254
Commissioners to qualify civil officers,
293
Coroners,. 294
291
Custom House,
268
Essex County Officers,
291
Expresses,
221
Fire Department, .
257
Gas Light Company,
268
Grand Army of the Republic,.
290
Halls, Buildings, &c.,.
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Horse Railroad Company,
284
Insurance Companies, 273 to 275
I. O. of Good Templars,
288
Justices of the Peace, 293
Knights of Pythias,. 286
Lawyers,. 230
Manufacturing Companies,. 284 to 286
Masonic,.
286
Military, 289
Newspapers, 349 to 352
Notaries Public,. 292
Odd Fellows, 288
Physicians,
240
256
Post Office, 262
Savings Banks, 272 to 273
258
Sheriffs and Deputies, 294
276
Streets, Courts, and Places, 9
Telegraph Offices,.
250
Temperance Organizations, 288
Ward Boundaries, 14
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Young Men's Christian Association, 280
Names in Directory of 1872,
Names erased in preparing Directory of 1874,
1,877
6,361
Names added in preparing Directory of 1874,
2,397
Names in Directory of 1874,
8,758
Police Court and Department,
Schools and Teachers,
Societies, &c., ..
Wharves,.
8,238
Court Sessions,
STREETS, COURTS, PLACES, ETC.
Aborn, from 161 Boston to Peabody line Albion, from 6 Prospect Allen, from 17 English to Webb
Andover, from 24 Beckford to 8 Lynn Andrew, from 18 Pleasant to Webb Appleton, from Orne, near North Arabella, from 77 Bridge Ash, from 14 Federal to 155 Bridge
Barr, from 20 Mason to 16 School
Barton, from 63 Bridge to Collins' Cove
Barton square, from 140 Washington to 255 Essex
Beach, from 79 Mason to North River
Beaver, from Grove to 150 Boston Becket, from 23 Essex to 44 Derby Becket avenue, from 25 Becket to 38 Derby Beckford, from 346 Essex to River street
Bentley, from 51 Essex to 84 Derby
Blaney, from 47 Derby to Webb's wharf
Boston, from 410 Essex to Peabody line Bott's court, from 343 Essex to 18 Chestnut
Bow, from 15 Aborn, to Ord Bridge, from Beverly bridge to North Briggs, from 15 Pleasant to Webb Broad, from 42 Summer to Flint Broadway, from Ocean avenue, Lynn road Brown, from 20 Pleasant to St. Peter Brown street court, from 24 Brown Bryant, from 123 North to 60 Buffum Buffum, from 12 Mason Burnside, from 46 Bridge to the E. R. R. Cabot, from Cedar to Hancock Cambridge, from 321 Essex to 10 Broad Carlton, from 33 Essex to 52 Derby Carpenter, from 134 Federal Cedar, from 58 Lafayette to Mill Pond Cedar court, from 24 Cedar Central, from 189 Essex to Front Centre, from Shillaber Charter, from 23 Central to 150 Derby Cherry, from Porter to Cedar Chestnut, from 34 Summer to Flint
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SALEM DIRECTORY.
Church, from 23 St. Peter to 63 Washington
Churchill, from Myrtle, 2d above Mason
City Hall avenue, from City Hall, Washington [water
Clifton avenue, from Lafayette, near Lynn road, to the Collins, from Webb to Barton
Conant, from 56 Bridge
Congress, from 50 Harbor, to the water
Creek, from 16 Mill to 35 Summer
Crombie, from 281 Essex to 26 Norman
Cross, from Lemon to Conant
Cross street court, from Cross
Curtis, from 89 Essex to 116 Derby
Daniels, from 59 Essex to the water
Daniels street court, foot of Daniels
Dean, from 388 Essex to North River
Dearborn, from 90 North to Walter
Derby, from the Neck to Central
Derby square, from 215 Essex to the Market
Devereux, from 10 Japonica to Dunlap
Dodge, from 18 Lafayette to Washington
Dow, from 47 Lafayette to 14 Salem
Downing, from 13 Margin to Prescott
East Collins, from Lathrop to Planters
East Watson, from 53 Bridge East Webb, east from 9 Webb Eden, from 5 Summit avenue to Green
Elm, from 121 Essex to 162 Derby
Emmerton, from 22 Forrester
Endicott, from 36 Mill to 15 Winthrop
English, from 13 Essex to 28 Derby
Essex, from Webb to Salem turnpike
Everett, from 55 Lafayette to Salem
Federal, from opposite 34 St. Peter to 36 Boston
Federal court, from 89 Federal
Felt, from Dearborn to Orne
Flint, from 389 Essex to Broad
Forest avenue, from Lafayette, near Lynn road to the water Forrester, from 20 Essex to 14 Newbury
Fowler, from 18 Boston Franklin, from 46 North Friend, 101 Mason to North River
Front, from 22 Central to 145 Washington
Gardner, from 74 Lafayette to E. R. R.
Gardner court, from 14 March
Gardner st. (East), from 78 Harbor
Gedney court, from 47 Summer to 20 High
Gerrish place, from 15 Essex Glendale, from 27 Summit avenue
Goodhue, from 60 Boston to Frye's Mills
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Grafton, from 31 Hanson
Grant, from Purchase to Wall
Green, from 26 Leach
Green's place, from 20 Phelps Grove, from 96 Boston to junction School and Tremont
Hacker, from Putnam to Varney Hamilton, from 353 Essex to 22 Chestnut Hancock, from 86 Lafayette to the Mill Pond
Hanson, from 93 Boston
Harbor, from 259 Washington, across Lafayette to the water
Harbor square, from 20 Harbor
Hardy, from 45 Essex to the water
Harmony, from 27 Buffum to Barr
Harris, from Osborne to Walter
Harrison avenue, from 6 Everett to Lagrange
Harrod, from Tremont to Harmony Grove
Hathorne, from 31 Broad to the water
Hazel, from 30 Ocean ave. to 21 Roslyn
Herbert, from 99 Essex to 128 Derby
Higginson square, from 177 Essex to Derby square
High, from 36 Mill to 51 Summer High street court, from 13 High
Hodges court, from 95 Essex
Hollingsworth Hill, on the Neck
Holly, from 98 Lafayette
Howard, from 20 Brown to 131 Bridge
Hubon, from 10 Bridge
Irving, from 25 Grove to Harrod
Ives from 32 Dearborn to the river, rear of the Laboratory Ives court, from 38 St. Peter
Japonica, from Churchill, Mason Hill
Laboratory, from 68 North to Laboratory buildings
Lafayette, from Front, opp. Central, to Marblehead
Lafayette place, from 97 Lafayette
Lagrange, from 69 Lafayette to the water
Lathrop, from 43 Bridge opp. Skerry
Laurel, from 112 Lafayette to Linden
Lawrence place, corner Washington and Front
Leach, from 107 Lafayette to the Harbor Leavitt's court, from 81 North Ledge Hill, from Grove, near the Cemetery Lemon, from 96 Bridge street Liberty, from 137 Essex to Derby
Liberty Hill, near North and Nursery streets Liberty Hill road, from 128 North Linden, from Holly to Park avenue
Lyme, from 14 Cabot to the Railroad Lynch, from 5 Perkins to East Gardner
Lynde, from 70 Washington to 16 North
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SALEM DIRECTORY.
Lynn, from 124 Federal to 20 River Lynn road, from Lafayette near F. R. Lead Mills Mall, from 8 Brown to Bridge Maple, from Aborn, near Peabody line March, from 30 Bridge Margin, from Winthrop to Endicott Mason, from 55 North to Grove
Mason court, from 9 Liberty Mason Hill, on Myrtle, rear Mason
May, from 11 Boston to 416 Essex
May Street court, from 10 May street
Meade court, from 87 North Milk, from 18 Pickman to Andrew Mill, from 3 Norman to 246 Washington Mill street court, rear 36 Mill Monroe, from 366 Essex to 125 Federal
Mount Vernon, from 64 Summer to 9 Winthrop
Myrtle, from 65 Mason to Mason Hill Naumkeag, from 38 Harbor
Neck, eastern section of the city Newbury, from 124 Essex to 12 Brown Nichols, from 103 Boston
Norman, from 164 Washington to 29 Summer
North, from 398 Essex to Peabody line
North court, from 149 Bridge North Pine, from 400 Essex to Fowler
Northey, from 104 Bridge
Nursery, from opp. 149 North
Oak, from 81 Mason to North River [Lafayette
Ocean avenue, from the harbor to Mill Pond, crossing at 137
Odell square, from 30 North to 58 Federal
Oliver, from 6 Brown to Bridge
Orange, from 85 Essex to 114 Derby
Orchard, from 33 Dearborn to Orne
Ord, from 3 Aborn to Bow
Orne, from 108 North to Orne's Point
Osborne, from 72 North to Walter
Osgood, from 31 Bridge
Palfray court, from 100 Derby Park, from 30 Harbor
Park avenue, from Linden to Ocean avenue
Parker's court, from 35 Pleasant
Peabody, from 25 Lafayette to 57 Harbor
Pearl, from 64 Bridge to the river Perkins, from 66 Harbor
Phelps, from 51 Broad to the water
Phillips, from Grove to Peabody line Pickering, from 25 Chestnut to Broad
Pickman, from 17 Winter to Webb
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Pickman Place, from 169 Essex Piedmont, from 11 Hancock to Roslyn Pine, from 401 Essex to Warren Pingree, from 72 Harbor Planters, from 29 Bridge Pleasant, from 68 Essex to 85 Bridge Pleasant street avenue, from 23 Pleasant to Winter Pond, from 250 Washington to Mill Pond
Pope's court, from 49 Boston
Porter, from 48 Lafayette to Mill Pond
Porter street court, from 8 Porter Powers court, from Broad to Warren court Pratt, from 18 High to 30 Endicott Pratt street court, from 4 Pratt Prescott, from 23 Winthrop to Margin Prince, from 34 Harbor
Proctor court, from 61 Boston Prospect, from Nichols to 11 Ord Purchase, from Rawlins to 16 Ord
Putnam, from Hanson to Proctor court
Randall, from 83 North to 26 Buffum Rawlins, from 141 Boston to Purchase Rice, from 28 Bridge
River, from 29 Beckford to 13 Lynn Ropes, from 270 Washington to Mill Pond Roslyn, from 96 Lafayette to Railroad Roslyn court, from 37 Roslyn
Rust, from 18 Federal to Bridge
Salem, from 24 Harbor to 7 Lagrange
Salem turnpike, from 428 Essex to Lynn line Saunders, from 78 Bridge to R. R. School, from 105 North to Grove Sewall, from 284 Essex to 17 Lynde Shillaber, from Aborn near Peabody line Silver, from 30 Beaver to 44 Beaver Skerry, from 42 Bridge to North River Slaters court, from 12 Dodge Smith, from Lemon to Northey South Prospect, from 39 Congress to East Gardner Southwick, from opposite 31 Dearborn to 12 Walter Spring, from 28 Pleasant to Webb St. Peter, from 170 Essex to Bridge St. Peter court, from 4 St. Peter Summer, from 301 Essex to Mill Pond Summit, from 21 Prospect Summit avenue, from 6 Leach to Clifton avenue Sutton, from Aborn to Salem turnpike Sylvan, from 10 Myrtle Symonds, from 21 School to North
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Thorndike, from Bridge, near Beverly Bridge Tremont, from junction of Grove and School Turner, from 39 Essex to Salem harbor
Tuttle court, from 183 Federal
Union, from 105 Essex to S. Salem Union place, from 102 North
Upham, from 16 Osborne to Orne Varney, from Nichols to Putnam Vale, from 10 Phelps Wall, from Grant to Summit Walnut, from 111 Essex to 20 Charter Walter, from Laboratory to Orne Ward, from 29 Lafayette to Peabody Warner, from Barton to Arabella Warren, from Pickering to Turnpike Warren court, rear 57 Warren Washington, from Bridge to 46 Lafayette Watson, from 134 Boston to 37 Beaver Webb, from 1 Derby to 85 Bridge Webster, from 32 Pleasant to Webb
West avenue, from Lafayette opposite Lynn road West place, rear 186 Essex to 11 Church White, from 51 Derby to Salem Harbor Williams, from 9 Brown to Bridge Willow avenue, from 115 Lafayette to the Harbor Winter, from 5 Brown to 101 Bridge Winthrop, from 19 Broad to Mill Pond Woodbury's court, from 15 Northey Woodside, from 157 North
BOUNDARIES OF WARDS.
WARD 1. That portion of the city south of Essex street, east of Washington street, excepting South Salem.
WARD 2. All north of Essex street, east of Washington street.
WARD 3. All west or south of Washington and Essex streets, and eastern side of Turnpike.
WARD 4. Includes all north of Essex street, west of Washington street (excepting North Salem), and all west of Turnpike.
WARD 5. All of South Salem.
WARD 6. All of North Salem.
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SALEM DIRECTORY.
HALLS, BLOCKS, AND BUILDINGS.
Almshouse, on the Neck
Asiatic building, 125 Washington
Athenaeum, in Plummer Hall .
Bowker building, 150 Essex Browne's block, 222 to 226 Essex
City Hall, 91 to 95 Washington
City Market, Derby square
City Scales, Bridge, near St. Peter
City Watch House, 11 Front
Court Houses, Federal, corner Washington
Creamer's building, 243} Essex
Custom House, 112 Derby East India Marine Hall, 161 Essex
Essex Institute, in Plummer Hall
Franklin building, Essex, corner Newbury
Frye's Mills, junction Goodhue and Beaver
Hale's building, 221 to 225 Essex
Hamilton Hall, Cambridge, corner Chestnut
Hubon's block, 69 to 87 Washington Lyceum Hall, 35 Church
Mechanic Hall, 285 Essex
Museum, 161 Essex
Nonantum Hall, 47 Warren
Northey's building, Essex, corner Washington
Odd Fellow's Hall, 125 Washington
Peabody Academy of Science, 161 Essex
Phoenix building, Lafayette, corner Front
Phoenix Hall, in Phoenix building
Police Court and Station, 11 Front
Plummer Hall, 134 Essex
Post Office, 125 Washington
Randolph Hall, 8 Lafayette
Templars Hall, Post-Office building
Town Hall, Derby square
Washington Hall, Hubon's block
West's block, 188 Essex
GEORGE L. NEWCOMB, Mechanical Engineer & Machinist, MANUFACTURER OF
STATIONARY STEAM ENGINES AND GENERAL MACHINERY, No. 18 PEABODY ST., SOUTH SALEM, Mass.
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Almshouse, near the Almshouse on the Neck
Bowker's opens at 227 Derby
Brookhouse, opens at 53 Derby
Brooks, opposite 100 Derby
Brown's, near North Bridge
Brown's, opens on Franklin
Buffum's, opens at 9 and 13 Front
Burley & Briggs', 18 to 36 Peabody
Carlton's, opens on Franklin
Central, opens at 117 Derby
City, opens at 21 Front
Clark's, 169 Derby
Cushing's, 183 Derby
Derby, opposite Custom House, Derby street
Dodge's, from 16 Lafayette
Faben's, opens 211 Derby
Farnham's, opens at 221 Derby
Felt's, near Orne's Point
Flint's, opens on Franklin
Frothingham's, opens at 25 Front
Hatch's, 113 Derby
Hunt's, opens at 53 Derby
Laboratory, opens on Franklin
Manning's, opens at 185 and 197 Derby
Market, opens at 19 Front
Mill, opens on Mill street
Moore's, opens at 225 Derby
Naumkeag, opens on Peabody
North, near the North Bridge
Peabody's, 165 Derby, foot of Elm
Perkins, 153 Derby
Pierce's, opens at 171 Derby
Phillips', or India, opens 29 Derby
Putnam's, opens 157 Derby
Sanborn's, 115 Derby
Seccomb Oil Co.'s, foot Harbor, South Salem
Smith's, foot of Union
Thayer's, opens at 205 Derby
Tucker's, from 101 Derby
Union, foot of Union
Ward's, 121 Derby
Water's, opens on Franklin
Webb's, foot of Blaney
Whipple's, foot of Turner
West's, opens at 15 Peabody
West's, opens at 215 Derby
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SOCIETIES, COMPANIES, Etc. PLUMMER HALL.
This building is located at 134 Essex street. It was erec- ted in 1856, from funds left by the late Miss Caroline Plum- mer, to the proprietors of the Salem Athenaeum.
The first story is appropriated to a portion of the library and the historical collections of the Essex Institute, and has two ante-rooms, one of which contains the periodicals and publication of societies received in exchange'; the other, the manuscripts and historical collections. In the large hall in the rear has been arranged the newspapers, pamphlets, and books of reference of the Institute.
The second story has a similar arrangement of rooms. The western ante-room is appropriated to the use of the li- brarian, and some of the principal works of reference, and the new books belonging to the Salem Athenaeum ; the east- ern, to the libraries of the Essex South District Medical So- ciety and the Essex Agricultural Society. The alcoves on the western side of the large room in the rear contain the library of the Salem Athenaeum ; those on the eastern that of the Essex Institute. The libraries of the several societies in the building contain about 46,000 bound volumes, besides a large collection of pamphlets.
PLUMMER FARM SCHOOL OF REFORM FOR BOYS.
This school was founded by the munificent bequest of Miss Caroline Plummer. It is a school for the instruction, employment, and reformation of juvenile offenders in the city of Salem. The amount of the bequest was $25,000, present fund $50,000; and the school went into operation September 23, 1870.
A Board of ten Trustees was chosen by the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Salem, in May, 1855, and incorpo- rated by an Act of the Legislature on the 21st of May, 1855. The first meeting of the Board of Trustees was held Novem- ber 26, 1855, at which time a code of By-Laws was adopted, and officers were elected. The Board of Trustees for 1874 is as follows :-
President, William I. Bowditch. Treasurer and Secre- tary, Gilbert L. Streeter. Supt., C. A. Johnson.
SALEM ATHENAEUM.
Incorporated in 1810, was formed by the union of the So- cial and Philosophical Libraries. The former was organized in 1760, the latter in 1781. Number of volumes 15,500, which are deposited in Plummer Hall, 134 Essex street.
Annual meeting for the choice of officers, last Wednesday but one in May.
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Library open every day between the hours of 9, a.m. and 1, p.m., and from 2 to 5, p.m. ; in the summer months to 6, p.m.
. Officers chosen in May, 1873 .- President, Alpheus Crosby. Treasurer, N. C. Robbins. Clerk of the Corporation, Henry Wheatland. Trustees, Alpheus Crosby, William Mack, Henry Wheatland, Henry F. King; F. W. Putnam, William S. Messervey, Nathaniel C. Robbins, Joseph G. Waters. Librarian, Elizabeth H. Smith.
ESSEX SOUTHERN DISTRICT MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Consists of all those members of the Massachusetts Medical Society who reside in Lynn, Swampscott, Nahant, Saugus, Marblehead, Salem, Danvers, Middleton, Beverly, Wenham, Topsfield, Ipswich, Hamilton, Essex, Rockport, Gloucester, Manchester, and Peabody.
The Society was formed in 1805, in pursuance of a vote of the Massachusetts Medical Society, authorising the establish- ment of district or subordinate associations. The Library is annually increased, and contains about 1,000 volumes ; it is deposited in Plummer Hall, where the regular quarterly meetings of the society are held.
Annual meeting on Tuesday of the week preceeding the meeting of the Massachusetts Medical Society.
Officers elected, 1873 .- President, Edward B. Peirson, of Salem; Vice-President, James M. Nye, of Lynn; Treasurer, William Mack, of Salem ; Secretary, Charles A. Carlton, Salem ; Librarian, William Neilson, of Salem.
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE.
This Association was organized in 1848, by the resolution of the older Association of Geologists and Naturalists. It holds its meetings, annually, in 'August, in various parts of the country-each meeting continuing for a week or longer. The twenty-third meeting will be held in Hartford, Conn., in August, 1874. The officers elect are, President, John C. Leconte, of Philadelphia ; Vice-President, Prof. C. S. Lyman, of New Haven ; General Secretary, Dr. A. C. Hamlin, of Bangor ; Permanent Secretary, F. W. Putnam, of Salem, and a Board of Direction called the Standing Committee. The papers read at each meeting are printed in octavo volumes, twenty-two of which are issued and for sale at $1.50 each. There are about eight hundred members resi- ding in various parts of the country, and the number is rapid- ly increasing. The Library of the Association and its stock of publications are in charge of the Permanent Secretary, whose office is in the East India Marine Hall, Essex street, Salem.
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ESSEX INSTITUTE.
Incorporated in 1848, was formed by the union of the Essex Historical Society and the Essex County Natural His- tory Society.
The Library, which conteins about 27.000 volumes, with the historical collections, also portraits, including several of the former Presidents of the Historical Society, and some of the early settlers of New England, are deposited in Plummer Hall. The scientific collections have been placed in the custody of the Trustees of the Peabody Academy of Science, and have been arranged, with the Museum of the East India Marine Society in the East India Marine Hall.
The Institute publishes a Monthly Bulletin and a volume of the historical collections annually.
Two exhibitions of Fruit and Flowers are held monthly, at their rooms in Plummer Hall, during the summer and autumn. Annual meeting on the second Wednesday in May.
Officers chosen in May, 1873 .- President, Henry Wheat- land. Vice-Presidents, A. C. Goodell, jr., Daniel B. Hagar, Frederick W. Putnam, of Salem, and William Sutton of Peabody ; Treasurer, Henry Wheatland ; Home and Record- ing Secretary, John Robinson ; Foreign Secretary, Alpheus S. Packard, jr. ; Librarian, W. P. Upham ; Superintendent of Museum, Caleb Cooke.
Library open every day between the hours of 9 a.m., and 1, p.m., and 2 and 5, p.m. ; in summer to 6 p.m.
SALEM LYCEUM.
Was formed the 18th of January, 1830, and organized as an Incorporated Association on the 2d of April, 1830. The introductory lecture was delivered in the Sewall-street Meeting House, by Hon. D. A. White.
The purchase of an annual ticket makes a person a mem- ber of the corporation ; and the price of a ticket has never been more than ONE DOLLAR. Over six hundred lectures have been delivered in the annual courses.
The Legislature, on the 20th of April, 1852, passed an act, making Daniel A. White, Stephen C. Phillips, George Peabody, their associate petitioners and successors, and the male citizens of the city of Salem, of twenty-one years of age, purchasers of tickets to the twenty-third course of lectures, a corporation by the name of the Salem Lyceum. At a meeting of the corporation, held May, 1873, the fol- lowing officers were elected :
President, Geo. B. Loring. Vice-President, James Kim- ball. Recording and Corresponding Secretary, Charles S. Osgood. Treasurer, G. L. Streeter.
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PEABODY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE.
Founded in February, 1867. George Peabody, of London, placed in the hands of nine Trustees the sum of one hundred and forty thousand dollars ; forty thousand to be expended in the purchase of the East India Marine Hall, and the fit- ting up of the same, for the arrangement of a Museum, with which was incorporated the Museum of the East India Marine Society and the Natural History of the Essex Insti- tute, and for other purposes. The sum of one hundred thousand dollars to be kept as a permanent fund, the income to be appropriated for the promotion of science and useful knowledge in the County of Essex.
Trustees, Asa Gray, of Cambridge ; W. C. Endicott of Salem ; George Peabody Russell, of Bristol, R.I .; O. C. Marsh, of New Haven ; Henry Wheatland, of Salem ; A. C. Goodell, jr., of Salem ; James R. Nichols, of Haverhill ; S. Endicott Peabody, of London. They were incorporated in April, 1868, and are organized as follows :-
President, W. C. Endicott; Vice-President, Henry Wheat- land ; Secretary, A. C. Goodell, jr. ; Treasurer, James R. Nichols ; Finance Committee, W. C. Endicott, A. C. Goodell, jr., James R. Nichols ; Executive Committee, W. C. Endi- cott, H. Wheatland, A. C. Goodell, jr., J. R. Nichols ; Council, W. C. Endicott, Henry Wheatland, A. C. Goodell, jr., James R. Nichols, F. W. Putnam, A. C. Packard, jr. ; Director of Museum, F. W. Putnam; Curator, A. S. Pack- ard, jr., Assistant, Caleb Cooke ; Clerk, W. S. West.
The museum is open to the public every day, except Sun- days, from 10, a.m., to 5, p.m.
YOUNG MEN'S UNION.
Organized 1855. For the benefit of the young men of all avocations in this community.
This association occupies convenient rooms ( No.94 Wash- ington street, Peck's block), and is in receipt of the lead- ing daily and weekly journals, of all parts of the country ; also the standard reviews and principal periodicals of the day. It has a library of reference, comprising the latest and most accurate maps.
No admission fee is required ; and the assessments, pay- able in advance, are fixed at the low price of $2 per annum.
All gentlemen, wishing to sustain such an institution in our city, or avail themselves of its privileges, are cordially invited to join.
Officers for the year ending April, 1874. President, John R. Lakeman. Vice-President, W. R. Colby. Treas., Thos. B. Nichols. Corresponding Secretary, William H. Skinner. Recording Secretary, James A. Evans.
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YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
Organized 1858. Rooom 194 Essex street.
OFFICERS .- President, Charles M. McIntire. Vice-Presi dents, George A. Davis, Rufus B. Gifford, Rev. E. S. At wood. Treasurer, Thomas F. Burbank. Recording Secre tary, Ezra L. Woodbury. Corresponding Secretary, J. T. Cassino.
This Association has very attractive and convenient rooms at 194 Essex street, which are freely open to the pub- lic each day and evening (Sundays excepted), and are well supplied with a library and the leading papers and period- icals.
ST. PETER'S GUILD.
Organized November, 1872. Embraces different depart- ments of charitable work. President, The Rector of St. Peter's Church.
SALEM FRATERNITY.
Organized April, 1869. Rooms Downing block, 175 Essex street. Rooms open every evening, free to all, from 7 to 10 o'clock. The Reading Room is furnished with the leading newspapers and periodicals, and an abundance of books. The rooms are also provided with boards for Croquet, Cue Alley, Checkers, Chess, Backgammon, etc.
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