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A short time ago, a lady from [Gainesville?]
[Texas?], wrote to the Postmaster at S.S. in
regards to a survay which has been
made of Montg. Co. Md. Ms. [?]
[?] the matter [over?] & [Allan?] Thomas,
& he got in correspondance with the lady,
she seemed so interested in our common
[wity?] that Cousin Al sent her a copy of
th Centennial Celebration, and also
copies of the Annals of S.S. The letter
she wrote in reply was of such [interest?]
he brought it to The Horticultural &
had it read. She compared many of
our crops & [conditions?] with those of her
home, & seemed to think our own
beloved S.S. a [wonderful?] community,
I fancy she is a [woman?] of sound
judgement!!

The report from our "old, super[?]
lawn & [?], [?] not behind" Forethought
was just as good as usual. She said
July is generally an uninteresting, dry,
hot month, with not much work to
do except [?] weeding.
Yes, July was dry for the first [time?]
in history, but it was wet too- which