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"
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 a 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. 1 tell you she is
a gay stopper.
The speedway extends from
Thirty fifth street to Thirty
eighth making stretch of one
half mile.
One fine afternoon last week, it
was nothing to see from 1000 to
2000 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 a stranger, aswould
a camel on a golf course.
On the corner of Calumet Ave
nue. and Thirty fifth street, is
erected 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 lull
brought about by the sudden
dropping of the mercury which
came last night. We are now
having temperature of about 10
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 Of
Dewey, Farragut, Grant, and all
the rest of them but III bet they
would not have walked along the
streets in Chicago last week,
without feeling little fearful of
having their hats knocked off by
a snow 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 a gas
pipe. The property destroyed
was estimated at some eight or
nine hundred Thousand.
Well, guess had better
close this scribble, as | have
plenty to do at present. We are
now getting Il touch of our final
examinations for the year end
ing in April, and, of course, like
we all used to do when we were
getting ready for our exams
under you and the present Coun-
ty Superintendent, | have to
plug for it. And | suppose that
habits have not changed much in
Fulton county along that line.
| was looking over the reports
of schools in your paper, and
whose names should l find but
those Of a couple of my old school
mates-two to whom | ought to
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 them
as they labor on from day to day.
OF course. | shall not mime them,
for the people of Vallfr ce school
and Akersville Primary, might
see this.
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