The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-25
FROM REY. GEO. B. SHOEMAKER.
Had One of the Foote Brothers
with Him. Other Eastern
People.

MAQUOKETA, IOWA, Dec. Is,
1902 We think, or rather trains
of thought are started, through
association. 1t was my pleasure
to have with me on yesterday,
Sunday, Rev. Foote, of Fair
field, Iowa, one Of the Foote Bros.
evangelists. Meeting him
brought to mind the fact that sew.
eral years ago the Foote Broth
ers held i series of meetings in
McConnellsburg. spoke to him
about old Fulton county. He was
pleased to know that | was from
"Old Fulton" aud he remem ber.
ed many of the people and spoke
kindly of them all. He is pleas.
ant gentleman and gave on Sun.
day morning a Scriptural talk on
the Holy Spirit, and worshiped
with us, as also in the evening.
| thought some of your many
readers might be pleased to hear
of this brother, especially if he
was instrumental in leading them
into Christian life. At the pres.
ent, Mr.. Foote is not in evange.
hstic work but is caring for his
aged father.
| went into the G. M. & st.
Paul depot one day since coming
here and asked the agent the fare
to Huntingdon, Pa. He said, be-
fore answering my question:
"Why, [ know that country |
was born near Huntingdon. !"
We had Il visit, you may be sure.
l begin to feel as though the
woods are full of Pennsylvania
people. | meet them on every
hand /; and, for the most part.
they are pretty fair specimens of
humanity, too. We have only been
in this community a little over
two months, but we are begin
ming to feel at home among these
people. They treat us very kind
ly, and we hope to do them good.
We are having delightful win
ter as to temperature, but we
might have some more sunshine.
Sleighing is splendid coasting is
simply magnificent. AS l see
the boys and girls with their
sleds on the hills of this town,
think back to the time when coast
ing was the JOY of my life in the
old home.
Speaking of the lack of sun
shine reminds me of the story
told of a Scotch minister, which
lis as follows
A Scotch minister from
large town once visited and
preached in a rural parish,
and was asked to pray for
rain. He did so, and the rain
came in floods and destroyed
some of the crops, whereup-
on one elder remarked to
another;
''This comes o. entrusting
sic a request to meenister
who isna acquentit wi agri-
culture" "
We have had so much rain dur
ing the past summer and this fall
that | am afraid some Scotchman
has overdone the matter.
We are preparing for our
Christmas entertainment in our
church. We will decorate with
an imitation snow bank, and have
a program by the Sunday school.
Our stores are filled with Christ
mas goods of all kinds, and peo-
pie are beginning to buy quite
freely. This week and next, will
show large trade if the weather
will permit the people to get in
from the country,
| paid one dollar to-day for
bushel of winter apples-Iowa
grown. That was not bad, was
it? Potatoes sell at retail for
ifty-tive a bushel. Oysters are
cents quart, but are
not like the big fellows | used to
'shuck" down cellar, in what is
now the home of "The News,
out they are palatable, and we EN-
Joy them We are paying high
prices for coal and wood, and have
not been able yet to get any hard
,oal at all. think we will have TO
get through the winter on soft
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