The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-08
FROM THE WINDY CITY.
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM JUD
PALMER.
CHICAGO. February 26. 1900.

word from the "Windy City, y
At this time, the name is very
appropriate. For the past week
or ten days, we have had fine
weather with about five inches
of snow, and it has been used
very extensively for sporting,
sleighing parties, &c.
Many races have been in pro-
gress ON the Grand Boulevards.
They are called the snow races,
and many q lively brush do we
see between the many nimble-
footed mustangs, such as Joe
Patchen, Star Pointer, Tommy
Britton, Lucille and others-the
latter seeming to attract the
most comment. [ tell you she is
a gay stopper.
The speedway extends from
Thirty-fifth street to Thirty
eighth-making a stretch of one
half mile.
One fine afternoon last week, it
was nothing to see from 1000 to
2OOO cutters on the side drives,
and from 5000 to 1000 spectators
on the sidewalks. In such a
crowd as this, an autimobile looks
as much like Il stranger, aswould
q camel ON a golf course.
On the corner of Calumet Ave
nue. and Thirty-ffth street, is
erected a large hotel and stable
simply for the accommodation of
the racers.
But however good was the
weather for the sporting last
week, there has been a lull
brought about by the sudden
dropping of the mercury which
came last night. We are now
having a temperature of about 1C
degrees below zero. This in
vites you to hunt the fire rather
than stand on the street to wit
ness the sports.
This has also been great sport
ing weather for the boys. You
may speak of the bravery o1
Dewey, Farragut, Grant, and all
the rest of them but I'll bet they
would not have walked along the
streets in Chicago last week,
without feeling a little fearful Oh
having their hats knocked off by
a w-ball which made it's exit
from the hand of some little, mis-
chievous urchin. But, then, boys
are boys, you know, and they
must have their fun.
But regardless of the sport
connected with city life, there
are times when one does not feel
so comfortable. On last Tues.
day evening. the Trinity Metho
dist church which stoodon Twen.
ty fourth and Indiana three
blocks from my present loca'
tion-was entirely destroyed by
fire, leaving nothing but the walls
to mark the site of the grand
structure. The fire originated
in the organ from leak in gas
pipe The property destroyed
was estimated at some eight OF
nine hundred thousand.
Well, | guess | had better
close this scribble, as / have
| plenty to do at present. We are
now getting touch of our ina
examinations for the year end
ing in April, and, of course, like
we all used to do when we We're
getting ready for our exams
under you and the present Coun
ty Superintendent, l have tC
plug for it. And | suppose thai
habits have not changed much ii
Fulton county along that line.
| was looking over the reports
of schools in your pager, anc
whose names should | find but
those Of IA couple of my old school
mates two to whom | ought tx
attribute many of my bad habits
acquired while going to school,
Now, | see they stand in the ca
pacity Of teachers; and, ., how
my sympathy goes out to then
as they labor on from day to day
OF course. | shall not mime them
for the people of Valltr ce schoo
and Akersville Primary, nigh
see this.