The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-26
DOWN IN "OLD VIRGINNY."
Jonas Lake, Esq.,. Tells of Recent Trip
TO That Historic State.

| Tor u New YORK Glai'. We packed
up our instruments and hft them
and our team with our old friend.
Beniamin Hollenshead. aud on the
evening of the Huh, inst, aG : o..
clock, we took the trnip at H"n.
cock aud arrived az Shenandoah
Junction at $3.50. where we stay
ed all night. The next moruing
we took a tram over tie Norfolk
and Western railroad aud ran
south through a beantiful portion
of the famous SheuandOah Valley
to Berryvllle. The first thing of
interest to us was the fordlng of
the Shenandoah river at Castle.
mans Ferry, where there was a
drove of, perhaps, 80 head of fine
West Virginia cattle, which the
drovers, with the help of a Shep-
herd dog forced into the river.
After the cattle had been forced
into the waite, the dog was glad
to ride in the ouggy with his mas
ter Soou after, we reached the
foot the Blue Ridge, in cross
ing over which, we saw some fine
scenery. On the summitis a fine
hotel and summer resort near the
pike, and one off on a peak north
of it.
Leaving Bloomfield, we went to
the Corresponding Baptist AS
sociation which was in session
with heEbenezer church, where
we met some of our former ac-
quaintances. In the evening,
when the services had closed for
the day, the Moderator, in arrang
ing for the entertainment of the
strangers, assigned US to the care
of Mr.. vi. Monroe, superintend
ent and manager of the Loudon
county 'Poor House" We told
the Elder it was a good thing for
us, as we had no Poor House to
go TO at home. and in looking for
way to get there, another good
old brother gave US buggy to
which was attached nice white
pony weighing about 700 pounds,
and soon we were on the way
"over the hills to the poor house." "
The only trouble on the way was
to Keep the pony from going
around everything on the road.
There we were delightfully."- en-
tertained by Mr.. Monroe and his
interesting family with genuine
old Virginia hospitality. AL
though Mr.. Monroe was soldier
in the Confederate ser' ice during
the Civil War, no one more than
he, rejoices that the union of the
states was preserved, and that
not one star fell from the glorious
Red, White and Blue"
The Poor House farm is mag
niticent one of 400 acres with fine
mansion buildings. In the Poor
House we saw many objects of
pity. In one room we saw a girl
doubled up on an arm chair, who
could neither walk or talk; she
was Al years old and weighed 40
pounds. In another room we saw
two old ladies' who looked to be
80 years of age, one of whom still
wants to marry to raise family.
Many old veterans of the South
ern Confederacy are there.
In the department for colored
people, we saw one who could
laugh "all over" at any thing; an
other who had been in several Poor
Houses IN the southern part of
Pennsylvania He said he was
cared for ali right, only that he
did not get any soup which he /
liked, and got in Pennsylvania.
After attending the Association |
the three days, we took the train |
TO Leesburg where we were en-.
tertained by Mr.. S. Paxon, who
il IA large wheat dealer. The
next morning We called To see
Ed Il. " White, who has been
dangerously i'll for the last eight
months, and found him glad to
see us. He Is able To sit up part
OF the time and with slight hopes
of his recovcay. We there again
hired tea m tn take US To Point I
of Rocks station. u distance of IL |
miles through the famous New |
Valley, the pike as smooth as q
floor, aud the largest and best /
corn that we ever saw put up, in |
shocks which VIII make from l