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a picnic at Pulpit rock last week etc etc? ? went to the picnic at E. G. Balls but not to the others we have a flourishing high school here this fall taught by a Mr. Smith of Birlan he is liked first rate. Coz'ns Mary, Ann & Harriet have been here Ann & Mary stayed some 10 weeks most of the time at E's June learned to make wax flowers [etc?] Mrs. Sewart & her husband & Mary with Mrs. Allen & George I think spent some 15 or 20 minutes here they had been visiting a few days in Gill & just drove out here Mr. Strickland is dead & his family are going away from there I am told. The ladies have purchased an instrument for our Church costing $110 or 115 I think it is a first rate one bot it W. W. B. he waits 1 year for 1/2 of the price & 2 yrs for the ballance I believe We are expecting Mr. L. who has gone to Boston this week will bring back some 160 hymn books they will be a gift from Rev. Dr. Gannets society if they come these come at the suggestion of Mrs. Grey who has with her family spent several months in town Mr. G's society go into a new church & so will want new hymn books so send those they have used to us this as I said is Mrs. Greys doings so on the whole our society is prospering. we reorganized the lyceum last week. Ann Maria has gone on a visit to Greenfield & about there. Mrs. G. read part of a letter from you to us. Mary Putnam plays the instrument at present. the Young family have become permanent members of our society they have been constant for some 6 or 8 weeks my corn crop is good no apples not a peck. raised 120 squashes cartloads of pumpkins so we can have pies such as they are have sold Milly she was very lame shall get Kate home now soon. some 30 have gone in all from this town to the war [written in margin:] Richard went down to enlist but they wouldn't take him