The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-03-14
FROM THE HAwKEyE STATE.
Rev. George b. Shoemaker Tells
of an Involuntary Separation
of Husband and Wife.
An Incident at McGovern's school.

l. WAS uOU DOl III oiO hO"oO IL
which the "News" is published,
but in the old toll-gate house on
the mountain, between McCon-
nellsburg and Licking Creek.
The "News" erred unwittingly in
it's statement, "My companion
in distress in the school room, !"
was Frank Sipes, not John Sipes.
In this instance my memory
erred.
NV last letter in the "News"
brought to my wife very pleas
ant surprise. One of her old pu-
pills, seeing the letter, was moved
to write to Mrs. S. a cheerful,
kind and interesting letter, which
we enjoyed very much indeed,
and it will be properly answered,
if it has not already had attention.
We had a large smallpox scare,
but all is calm now. Two cases,
in light form, appeared in our
college here. All students were
quarantined-our children in the
parsonage with Mrs. S. to look
after them, and | took up my
abode at my neighbors. 1t was
interesting (?) for my wife and L
to stand on the porches of the
houses in which we lived, and talk
to each other, but ] did not dare
to go home. When they said to
"me you may go home and stay
with your family" you may know
l went forthwith. The young
men who developed smallpox are
still in the City Hospital common
ly called a "pest house" and are
waiting and, no doubt, longing
for their release. Some one has
said, "The two most important
nations of to-day are vaccination
and Carrie Nation. We know
much of the former in Iowa Falls.
The winter just passed has
been very remarkable one,a as to
weather, for Iowa. Of the twen-
ty-four winters spent in this de-
lightful spot-Iowa-this has been
in every way the finest on record.
Much sunshine, little storm, mod
erately cold, good roads-in fact
everything has been favorable
For few days now we have had
cold weather for March. Tues
day morning it was tritle be-
low zero, but, to-day it is better,
aud the wind does not blow so
severely. By the last of the week
wehope tohave springlike weather
1 was surprised to hear of the
death of my old friend David
Bare of Littleton. l remember
we'll of seeing him in his store
about year ago, and, after com
pairing notes, we decided we had
both changed considerably since
twenty years before. l do not
recall having seen John Bender
when | was at McC. last spring,
and his death was quite a shock
to me. This has been, notwith-
standing it was pleasant winter,
quite a hard one on old people.
Pneumonia has carried away
many of them.
This little city of ours has been
growing rapidly for severalyears,
and the prospects for building
this spring are better than ever.
A new library building will be
built by one of our townsmen and
presented TO the city. This same
gentleman will erect a large busi-
ness block. These will both be
fine additions to our city. Dwell
ing houses will, according to re-
ports, be erected by the score,
and carpenters and masons are
longing for spring to open so they
can proceed at once with their
work.
When | taught the McGovern
school, north of McConnellsburg,
l had one colored pupil. Her
name was Annie. One day, when
Supt. Woodal was present, Annie
was reciting. She was spelling
on the book. She spelled hat,
and then looked at me, not know
ing how to pronounce the word.
1 said, "Spell it again, Annie,
maybe you will be able to pro-
nounce the word then" So she
spelled again, hat, and then
looked at me-. not HAVING racaivad