The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-25
REV. CHAMBERS In IOWA.
S,uth Wayne Founded Is Years Ago by
Fulton County Boy.
AYR TOWNSHIP WELL REPRESENTED.
John II. Craig and David Grouse Among the
Successful Business Men. The Preach.
er Sees Lots Of Cats.
Sherry, Wis, Nov. 13, 1908.

letter closed rather abruptly at
the old emission church." In
that letter l lntimated that a pc.
culiar attachment seemed to
spring up between the good peo.
PIE of Nevada and myself: apart
from the lovely family with WI ON
was sojourning this was fully
evinced on the morning of Sep.
tenn ber 22nd-the day l left
there. AS 1 was going down to
the depot accompanied by the
family, some came out on the
street to bid me goodbye. 1
boarded the train at 7:45, chang.
ed cars at Lima, waited there an
hour and twenty minutes, reach
ed Chicago at p. M; left Chica-
90 at 7:45 the next morning, and
reached South Wayne at 1910.
There | met my son Joseph and
his daughters Lulu and Anna.
South Wayne is a thriving lit
tie town of some 300 inhabitants.
The town was started about 25
years ago by one of our Fulton
county boys, Henry Harr, a son
Of John H. Harr, deceased, late of
Big Cove Tannery. He left there
soon after | came to the Cove, and
went to Illinois and then to Wis
consin--a poor boy, but he had
moral character, good habits,
grit and vim. He built the first
house within the present bounds
of the town, and started the first
store; and such was his populari-
ty,throughout Lafayette county,
that he soon attained to the Office
of prothonotary, became the own
er Of several lots, and built sever
al houses. He is now living In
some of the southwestern states
aud is said to be worth some $780,
900.
South Wavne is situated on the
banks of the Pecatonia river
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul r. R. passes through the
town.
There are three churches-a
Methodist, Free Will Baptist,
and Catholic. There is a hotel
no strong drinks). There are
four general merchandising
stores and two hardware stores,
all dong thriving business; also
two drug stores, a meatmarket
aud a barber shop. Store No. l.
is owned and run by a Fulton
county boy, John FL. Craig, son OF
our neighbor, A. j. Craig, Esq,
Of Big Cove Tannery. The meat.
market is owned and run by
another Fulton county boy, John
Grouse, son of the late David
Grouse, Esq, of Big Cove Tan
merry, and he is doing quite an ex.
tenslve business.
There are many quite tine
houses--all built IN modern style.
There IS one now nearing com.
pletion, that is to cost some $l0,-
900. All in all, South Wayne Is.
think, a very pleasant place to
live. have visited around among
the people to some extent and
ind them very pleasant and social
both in the church and at their
homes.
| went to the Catholic church
one day, and was treated very
kindly. One good brother met
me at the door and escorted me
up to the front, and gave me a
seat right among the brethren
and sisters.
| visited one place where
counted thirteen cats on the
porch as l went in. This Is the
exception, however, and not the
rule.
A beautiful corner lot has re
Gently been purchased on which
to build a Banking House. The
grantor binds the purchaser tt
build a brick house with a brown
stone front. 1t is presumet
that the bank will be in operation
early next year. ! am writing II
Wood county $50 miles north o
South Wayne by rail. Kiudes
regards to every BODY.
Yours IN haste,
LEWIS CHAMBERS.