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Falling Green 5th mo. 11th 67
We were called to order about five O'clock
by Roger B. Farquhar who was chosen foreman.
All the members were present except Thos J. Lea
and Samuel Hopkins. Joshua Russel, James
Stabler & Dr. Wm E. Magruder and Chas Farquhar
were present. We immediately started out on the
usual round of critical examination of the
premises. Our host wished the advice of the club
as to how to make his cellar frost proof, on
the way thither the attention of the Secretary was
called to the absence of cellar steps making
access thereto hazardous & uncertain. After
telling what was needed to keep out the cold,
we visited the garden. There no one could
find fault, every thing was very forward for
this Season; but the Dwarf Pear trees are suffered
to Spend there Strength in unnessary limbs
& foliage; a new carriage house has been built
since our last meeting at this place, but the
sleigh is still left out in the breezes.
Since the Organization of the "Junior Club"
its members have witnessed many curiosites &
agricultural monstrosities, but nothing of the
kind has ever caused their dignity to be more
absolutely laid asside and their mirth to be
more intensely excited than when our host
with a few ears of corn in a basket led us to
the pig field. At the magic sound of corn
about 20 animals varying in size from

Falling Green 5th mo. 11th 67
We were 33
called to order about five O'clock by Roger B. Farquhar who was
chosen foreman. All the members were present except Thos J. Lea
and Samuel Hopkins. Joshua Russel, James Stabler & Dr. Wm E. Magruder
and Chas Farquhar were present. We immediately started out on the
usual round of critical examination of the premises. Our host
wished the advice of the club as to how to make his cellar frost
proof, on the way thither the attention of the Secretary was called
to the absence of cellar steps making access thereto hazardous
& uncertain. After telling what was needed to keep out the cold,
we visited the garden. There no one could find fault, every thing
was very forward for this Season; but the Dwarf Pear trees are
suffered to Spend there Strength in unnessary limbs &
foliage; a new carriage house has been built since our last
meeting at this place, but the sleigh is still left out in the
breezes.
Since the Organization of the "Junior Club" its members have
witnessed many curiosit[i]es & Agricultural Monstrosities, but
nothing of the kind has ever caused their dignity to be more
absolutely laid asside and their mirth to be more intensely
excited than when our host with a few ears of corn in a basket led
us to the Dig field. At the magic sound of corn about 20 animals
varying in size