The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-23
FROM THE OLD COUNTRY.
Henry Wolf Tells More About His Trip
to Germany,
BEAUTIFUL CITIES AND SCENERY.
Visited the Old Homes Of the dresses, the
liohmans, the heinbuchs, the Knauffs,
the Schmidts, and others.

exclusively OIL HeSSen DarmSJauJ
I shall in this one describe trip
/ made into Hessen Cassel, or
province bordering on Hessen
Darmstadt. My motive for this
trip was, to see, whether there
we're any of my wife's parents or
relatives over there.
Seventy years ago, the late
Adam Gress of Tod township this
county, and his wife Elizabeth,
NEE Ommert) both of the town OF
Elm, Hessen Cassel, emigrated to
Fulton county, Pennsylvania, and
through time, many others OF
their relatives followed them. At
last all communications between
the old and the new world ceased
So these many years, there was
nothing heard from Elm. Now,
the distance from Heu bach to
Elm is slxty-tive miles. | took
the train at Heu bach some time
in the morning, and it took near
ly the whole day to reach Elm.-
Slowly the tram moved out of the
station. But, Oh, what scenery
On the left, a level plain extend
ing as far as the river Rhine, a
distance of thirty miles, IN the
highest state Of cultivatlon-men
and women busy harvesting the
golden grain-and on the right,
the foot hills of the Odenwald
mountains, covered with vine
yards and orchards heavily laden
with fruit. Towns and hamlets
in sight in every direction, and
the tall thin spires of their
churches, pointing upward to
Him from whom all blessings
flow.
We cross the Main river, and
are in the historic city of Hanau,
where Napoleon in the year 1913
on the 30th and 31st of October,
while he was on his retreat, after
the three days battle at Leipzig,
cut his way through the allied
armies of Europe, and escaped IN
to France with 10000 men the
remnant of 100000. Hanau has
population of $4,000, Here we
change cars. Now the distance
from Hanau to Elm Is thirty.five
miles, through the pleasant valley
of the Klnzig. Elm is located at
the head of this stream Six large
towns are passed IN this short
distance, namely Gellhousen,
Meerholz, Wachtersbach, Taal'
munster, Steinau and Schlichtern
AT Elm is the junction of the
Hanau and Cassel railway and
Sterbfritz and Wurtzburg rail
way. At last the train arrived
at Elm. How thoroughly the Ger
man people perform their duties.
Time is not money with them. !
had no trouble in finding the rel
atives. On the Ommert side o1
the family, | found one woman
aud her son, and on the Gress
side none, except the descendants
of a step brother named Schmidt
This family occupies the origina
homestead of the Gress's up II
this day. This family treated
me very kindly. Mrs. Andrew
Heinbuch is of this stock 0
Schmidts. While in Elm | visit
ed the Brandenberger mill, th'
former home Of Andrew Helm
buch of Ayr township. They toll
me that the mill is the same, as !
was fifty years ago. This mill i
located at the foot of roun'
mountain called Brandenbere
aud on its rocky brow, stands
strange looking castle, built i
the middle ages. which is ev IN
this day, the country seat OF on
of the rich German noblemen.
After few days stay at Elm
passed through the pretty tow
of Schlichtern, once the home {
Mr.. Michael Knauff Of Ayr towl
ship. Oh, l did wish for the pre-
ence OF Mr.. Knauff, himself! whs
time we should have had h
gether. "a
Next l came into Steinau tt
birthplace OF our town'sma
Leouard Holman. There l m'
Leonard's Oldest brother, Pete