The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-09-28
SHORT SKETCHES.
From the Pencil OF Miss Anna M. Sny.
der, While at the Fairview House.

SJdTIeu dOOuU Une mlQQl0 OF
August for a few weeks visit
with some cousins who live at
Falrvlew House on Fairview
Mountain, Maryland. The Old
National Turnpike from Baltl.
more through to Pittsburg runs
along the frontof the house, which
is low ram milling building with
large rooms, long porch extend.
ing full length of the house in
front, and steps from the hall
door down to the level of the porch
which makes a capital place to SIT
and enjoy the lovely view of the
valley to be had from the porch.
The house is very old, aud was
used as hotel IN the days when
we did not have railroads, but all
hauling of goods was done by
wagons, driven on the pike from
the East through to Pittsburg,
and was probably there when our
forefathers were fighting the
minions of old King George in the
Revolutionary War.
A few rods north of the house
the remains of bath house and
reservoir may be seen.
Fair view Mountain Is noted for
the fine view which may be OBJ
tanned by ascending to the sum-
NIT, a mile climb from the house,
but the view on clear day is well
worth it. From thesum NIT, 260O
feet above sealevel, one can see
over the Cum berland Valley, north
to Mercersburgand vicinity; east
ward, you can see Hagerstown,
Wllliamsport, Sharpsburg-over
to South Mountain; south, to
Martinsburg, Harpers Ferry,
North Mountain and far into Vir-
ginia. Looking westward onecan
see Hancock and'the surrounding
country; while the Big and Little
Pools and the Potomac river, which
can be seen IN some four or five
places as 1t winds through the
valley, shines like sheet of liquid
silver in the sunlight. People
come here from all over the coun-
try to enjoy the view which is
said to be much finer than that at
Pen Mar. Truly all sorts and
conditions of men are to be met
with here. All gradations, from
the purse-proud aristocrat with
his fine rig and glitterlng harness,
to the Jew in his shabby one
horse wagon, going on Sunday
for a load of hay, with which to
feed his detected looking steed.
One day party OF some six or
seven railroad men, accompanied
by a photographer, comes in q
hree-seated surrey drawn by a
fine pair of grays. We are SIT
ting on the porch and one of the
men suggests our getting into a
group and having our "picters
took" We do not think it worth
while to move, however, and they
are taken as we are. Suddenly
there is an exclamation from some
of them, "a great big automo-
bile." and one man jumps in the
carriage and takes the lines, while
two others run to the horses
heads, and directly it comes in
sight-a big, brown, sullen mon
ster of a thing, putting and max
ing quite racket as 1t comes up
the mountain. 1t contains the
Chauffeur, two gentlemen and a
lady. They are from Baltimore
and are evidently out for an ex-
tended trip, as they carry lug
gage and several new tires for the
auto. The plunging horses quiet
down and presently the only re.
mlnder of them Is the contamina-
ted air, which is redolent with gas
oline.
An hour or so later, another
auto comes along, but this one is
very quiet and as spic and span
looking as the two young men
who are IN it. 1t is run by steam
and they stop and fill The water
tank at the we'll.
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