Light[A journal of social Worcester and her neighbors] . ch as Messrs. Jackson and Lyford inBotany ; Thompson, Fuller and Perry in Ge-ology; Forbush in ; Dr. Francis inPhotography ; Mr. Bemis and Drs. Woodward an edifice large and commodious. The effectsof the society have been carried thither and asrapidly as possible are being placed. It ishard to transform a line dwelling house intothe ideal museum, but just as far as possiblethis is being done under the capable directionof President Bemis and his assistants, H. Morrow and Mr. E. L. Morris. Aswe enter the State Street door
Light[A journal of social Worcester and her neighbors] . ch as Messrs. Jackson and Lyford inBotany ; Thompson, Fuller and Perry in Ge-ology; Forbush in ; Dr. Francis inPhotography ; Mr. Bemis and Drs. Woodward an edifice large and commodious. The effectsof the society have been carried thither and asrapidly as possible are being placed. It ishard to transform a line dwelling house intothe ideal museum, but just as far as possiblethis is being done under the capable directionof President Bemis and his assistants, H. Morrow and Mr. E. L. Morris. Aswe enter the State Street door we have at ourleft the old reception room of the homestead,with the very carpet and center table, still inplace, with the face of the daughter , whoseearly death inflicted such a wound upon MrConant. lookng down upon what will be theoffice of the society. Across the hall is a suiteof rooms where will be displayed cases andwhere public meetings will be held. In thehalls, also, are cases of specimens. On thesecond floor will be more cases along with the. , ESQ. and Workman in Anatomy and Microscopyand many more who were willing to give timeand talent for the bettering of the sums of money were requisite to carry onthis work ; Dr. Raymenton seemed to have theopen sesame to the pockets of Worcesterswealthy citizens so that in his nine years of of-fice about $55,000 were paid into the treasuryfor the expenses of the Society. March 6, 1884, the name was changed againto that which it holds now, the one to obtain,probably, for many a day. The quarters, am-ple as they at first appeared on Foster Street,gradually grew too narrow and the bequest ofthe late Mr. Conant came none too soon tomeet a pressing want. Mr Conant, in willinghis fine residence, corner of Harvard and StateStreets, placed at the disposal of the society working laboratories. The third floor is de-voted to storage purposes as is also the the very successful presidency ofDr. Raymenton,
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