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Hermon
July 1st
1879

Our Society met, with the
exception of one family, Avalon.
Our Guests were Mrs. Zack Waters and
two sons Sadie Magruder Anna Miller
of Alexandria and daughter Eliza
and Miss Worthington, Granville
and Pattie Farquhar and baby, Mary
W. Kirk Mary Boothe of Alexandria
Mary B. Thomas Janie Smith and Martha
Tyson.

The Specimens were, from
Rockland, Potatoes beets salsify carrots
cabbage parsnips onions, four varieties
of apples raspberries and Pyramid of flowers
from Falling Green, cymlins, beets pota
toes, onions, peas, carrots, snap beans
ripe tomatoes and a plate and
vase of flowers; from Brooke Grove
peas the largest ever exhibited
at our meetings, beans gooseberries
ripe tomatoes and flowers; from
Sharon flowers; from Alloway cu
cumbers, beets potatoes parsnips
salsify from Edgewood corn
and from Mrs Waters flowers.

After the minutes were read
the following questions wer asked