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or four new bank accounts had been opened
up at S.S. We understand Mr. Poole
had given 1/2 an acre of land to a colored
man & $600 was [realized?] from strawberries
sown upon it. Again we have proof of
the fine quality of this land in the
vacinity of Spencerville!

Questions.

Hannah Stabler told of her hydranges that
used to be a pink, & had now turned
to blue_ Mrs. [Davis?] put [?] pink
& white plants, & hers have changed to
blue this year. There seems to be no
known reason (in the socity-) for this
freak of nature, but one said [iron?] in
the soil is said to make the change
of color.

There are sad looking currant bushes
at Cloverly, would you advise cutting
off the old growth? [Name?]
cut hers, & had good results. Cousin
[Ell--?] Farquahr's bushes look [badly?] - she
says - ([well?] its the [?] [?] [that?]
[does?] look badly in her garden then)
Hellebore is said to be good for them,
& we were told to put ashes over them,