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Sam Small whose home spun oratory may reach the
masses where a Minot Savage would possibly not
strike the key note, but whether such speakers are
capable of making a lasting impression was
doubted by some. S. T. M. gave in addition selections
from "Reflections of a Married Man" dealing in an
amusing manner with the haps and mishaps of
everyday life. Mary Potter favored us with a
poem "My little Neighbor". Sarah E. Stabler's
offering was a lovely sermon in rhyme "Sometime"
teaching resignation in accepting losses secure
in the knowledge that the purpose of the Infinite
would be finally revealed and all things work
together for good eventually. The secretary gave a
short description of the wonderful George jr. Republic,
in New York State, whose citizens ranging in age
from seven to seventeen years come from the slums of
New York City and govern themselves surprisingly
well. She also asked each person present to
describe some curiosity peculiar to their home or
farm and the list was -- At Oak Grove a
gold mine working in 1845; At Cherry Grove the
big chestnut tree and the corner cupboard of rare red china;
At Mt. Airy several ancient tombstones and a pear
tree that has borne fruit since 1807; At Harewood
the original Sandy Spring; At Clifton a curious
pile of rocks and according to the generations of
children a ghost named "Betsy"; At Norwood
the long boxwalk; On Belmont farm a ditch
some 3/4 miles in extent cut to try an