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115^th Meeting

The Home Interest met at Lucknow Aug 7^th
1880, and was called to order by E. P. Thomas, foreman.

Many of our members were absent but their
places were acceptably filled by the following guests
Isaac & Annie Hartshorne, Granville and Pattie
Farquhar, Margt Magruder, Carrie Bond, Chas & Lizzie
Stabler, Rose & Jennie Stabler, & Kate Thomas.

We were invited to take our usual walk to
note the various improvements that have been added
since our last meeting. A new feature was a promising
looking flower garden, and a beautiful white
hydrangea attracted much admiration. We did
not visit the large barn or dairy, having already
seen them. A vegetable garden which was quite
as beautiful as any of its kind, our hostess assured
us gave abundance of excellent vegetables, & what more
could one ask. We noticed some grape vines running
on the ground, presumably endeavoring to conceal
themselves from their numerous enemies,
under a fine growth of ragweed grass etc. But we
also noted other fine vines trained in the proper
style, & full of grapes. Our host or hostess whichever
runs the ornamental part of the concern,
has succeeded in getting a very pretty lawn.
A road leading up to the front door only being
being defined with stakes, led some unfortunates to