Light[A journal of social Worcester and her neighbors] . ng tolocal history. Among those constituting thecouncil are the following names well knownhere : Rev. Edward K. Hale, Judge P. Emo-ry Aldrich, Librarian Samuel S. Creen,Charles A. Chase, Hon, Edward L. Davis,Postmaster J. Evarts (Jreene. The auditorsare William A. Smith, Secretary of the Me-chanics Association and Colonel A. GeorgeBullock. The man interested in the history of his na-tive town comes here for facts. At this tablean aged man read diligently for eight day, a book will come from his search-ing. Our late Chief Justi
Light[A journal of social Worcester and her neighbors] . ng tolocal history. Among those constituting thecouncil are the following names well knownhere : Rev. Edward K. Hale, Judge P. Emo-ry Aldrich, Librarian Samuel S. Creen,Charles A. Chase, Hon, Edward L. Davis,Postmaster J. Evarts (Jreene. The auditorsare William A. Smith, Secretary of the Me-chanics Association and Colonel A. GeorgeBullock. The man interested in the history of his na-tive town comes here for facts. At this tablean aged man read diligently for eight day, a book will come from his search-ing. Our late Chief Justice Horace Gray,now of the United States Supreme Bench, isa member of the society and one might almostthink that a liking for antiquarian researchwere a reciuisite for judicial honors. A U. is one of the vice presidents and isoften seen here looking up the pedigree of hiscolleagues. Here, too, is a schoolmaster whothinks a little delving in the musty past mayrelieve the tedium of the present. An ex-clergyman is declaring that he never supposed. HALL. auction in Boston and whose sale the OldSouth church tried to prevent by legal injunc-tion. The list of wonders might be extended muchfurther to include the Caxton Memorial Bible,published in 187S at the Caxton celebration inLondon. There were but one hundred pub-lished ; but all the work of printing and bind-ing was done in twelve hours. There are sev-eral others in this country. As has been already stated, here gathers thesociety on October 21st. The President,Stephen Salisbury will preside. His fatherlong held the office and was an unfalteringfriend of antitiuarian research. His son in-herits all of his fathers zeal. The first \icePres., Ceorge Bancroft has passed away sincethe last meeting, but the second \ice Pres.,the Hon. George T. Hoar, will surely be pres-ent The Recording Secretary, Hon. JohnD. Washburn is in Switzerland. NathanielPaine, the Treasurer, has long held the office,nd is, himself, one of t
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