The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-21
MISS FANNIE HESS.
Continues her Trip Among Friends In the
West,

oI'cut dOouJ TWO weeks Visit.
ing relatives and friends in Ohio,
and while there cousin Retta
Hess and her sister and took a
trip to Toledo across Lake Erie
to Detroit on the steam boat Grey.
hound. This is one of the largest
vessels on the lake, being about
300 feet in length.
Detroit is beautiful city, and
as the Detroit River separates 1t
from Canada, we could see the
Canadian shore very plainly. We
boarded a street car which had
been engaged for our party and
made tour of the principal parts
of the city. There are many
beautiful parks, fine stores, and
residences.
August I'd, Mr.. and Mrs. Hart.
man and | drove over to Liberty
Centre, distance ofabout fifteen
miles, and visited their Oldest
son. We crossed the Maumee
river on a ferry boat at Damas.
Gus. The river is about 80 rods
wide at that place. 1t is useless to
say we did justice to the chicken
and potple and numerous other
good things that were set before
US on the dinner table. On the
18th of August L went to Mont
pelier, Indiana, and spent a few
days IN the home of Mrs. Mary
Rains, and Mrs. Alvlra Gale,
daughters of David Hess, former
ly of Pennsylvania. The country
around Montpelier and Hartford
City Is dotted oil and gas wells,
and in some places natural gas Is
used for light and fuel, but IN
others the gas is about done and
they only have oil and nitroglyce-
rlue.
While / was visiting Mrs, Geo.
Weirlck and her mother, Mrs.
William Ii. Hess, at Rldgevllle,
Indiana, they had what they call
an "Old Settlers Day." In the
evening the Ladies' band from
indianapolis gave a fine concert.
While in Hartford City, I had
the pleasure of visiting DR.. and
Mrs. T. w. Sharpe, and also Mrs.
Elizabeth Sharpe. I was much
interested in visit to the glass
factory and ice plant. 1t takes
about twenty.four hours to freeze
ice after the water is filtered,
boiled and condensed.
spent few days IN the home
of cousins George and Laura Hess
near Pine Village. They are pros
porous and have a splendid farm
in one of the best counties in In.
diana. He had large barn built
last summer that will hold about
100 tons of hay. 1t is really the
largest one | have seen in Indi-
ana, but George says 1T is not the
only large one. From Pine Vii.
liage | went to Chicago and Auro-
ra to visit Miss Clara Powell, a |
former Fulton county girl. Miss
Powell is a teacher in the Jen-
nings Seminary at Aurora, which |
is a religious as well as a sectarian
institution for girls who are in
moderate circumstances. Miss
Powell spent few days with me
IN Chicago where we visited many
places of interest. Miss Powell
is a graduate of the Missionary
Training school in Chicago.
Now ! have been in Iowa near.
ly three weeks visiting uncle
John Hess and family. This aft.
ernoon we attended a family soci.
al at the home of Mrs. Percy
Lamb. Tomorrow morning | !
leave for Kansas.
While the people here do not
have the variety of fruits you have
in the East, they have plenty of |
good things to eat. One thing | |
enjoy is wild cherry butter, and |
as there are plenty of Wild cher
ries in Fulton county, ] will give
you the receipt for making IT,
Gather the cherries, wash and
stew them by adding just enough |
water to prevent scorching.-I
When done, strain through a col.
ander or wire sieve, then add a
quart OF sugar to quart of pulp,
and boil down to suit taste. |
fhlnE Won mill GnI ,t l~I.~.-