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�and surrounded with large magnificent shade trees. There are many fine gardens here. We now have plenty of grain corn, squash and cucumbers cheap. We can get chickens, eggs and milk by paying an economy price from 20 to 30 cts each for chickens and very small at that, 40 cts per dozen for eggs. We paid 50 cts at Hilton Head and we can occasionally get a little milk at 12 cts a qt. Apples, peaches and pears are ripe but I have seen very few. Figs are nearly ripe. I see water lilies larger than those that grow in Maine but not so fragrant. We have steady, hot weather. The mercury as I