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lot of nice ripe fruit, which we enjoyed very much.  We
now took the road to Avalon (which later we <s>found</s> learned 
was called the Cannon Rd).  How pretty this road looked
with its mass of coloring!  The view along this road from
many points are most beautiful.  Immediately before Mrs Smith's
we met Mr. J. Pouro S. who owns most of the property right here.
he it was who told us that the road was called the old Cannon Rd.
because once the cannon in Washington's army had been pulled
over this road.  Here we took the path leading to the Glenartney
ravine.  Arriving at the brook we prepared dinner. In
the ravine we passed several witchhazels in full bloom. The
leaves of the witchhazel turn yellow, and apparently most of the
leaves must have fallen before the plant flowers. The [illegible]
of some of the plants, too, had already dehisced. We found the
little nutlets quite palatable, however, too small and too troublesome
to open, they taste somewhat like the chinquapin or
buck nuts.  After dinner, about 3:30 P.M. we started for
Relay.  Following the brook, we noticed at the railroad where
it passes under the viaduct, a road which also passes under
the viaduct and then follows the river towards Avalon and
Relay. Following the brook, we noticed at the railroad where
it passes under the viaduct, a road which also passes under
the viaduct and then follows the river towards Avalon and
Relay.  This road we <s>take</s> took.  A short distance below Glenartney
        