The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-03-14
REV. GEORGE B. SHOEMAKER
Writes From EIdora, Iowa, and Suggests
Home Coming Week, for the Wan.
derers from McCOnnellsburg.


EDITOR News When 1 last
wrote to you, l had some fears as
to the behavior of the month of
February, because we had such a
beautiful January. We have
passed safely through February,
and she was very good to us.
There was but one bad storm
during the month, and the wealth
er was at no time severely cold.
March came in beautifully, with
thunder and rain, and change
from clouds to sunshine, and
thus far has been very quiet. OF
course, there is plenty of time
for March to storm and blow and
freeze before the end Of the
month, but she has been mild
thus far. The frost Is not all out
of the ground yet, but the roads
are very muddy. This makes it
quite unpleasant for those who
move from one farm to another,
because 1t is difficult to haul loads
or to drive stock. Changes on
farms are made here from first
to middle of March. The
"ground hog" did not see his
shadow here this year, and we
have had very moderate weather
since. Whether the old fellow is
running at large or not, we are
having the kind of weather the
theory allows to accompany him
IN his freedom.
| am expecting an early spring
but will know more about that af-
ter few weeks have gone by.
On the first day of March, in
the evening, | Off ficiated at wed.
ding near Iowa Falls. a former
charge about sixteen miles from
Eldora. J'he father of the groom,
man past seventy (70) years OF
age, was among the guests. The
night was very dark and rainy,
and in order to reach their home,
this elderly gentleman and those
with HIM had to drive eight or
nine mics. When within half a
mile of their home, he got out OF
the buggy to cross a bridge be-
fore the team. He found the
bridge and road all tight, and
called to them to come on. The
carriage stopped for him when
the bridge was crossed, but he
did not get in. He did not re
spond to the call of his friends
When they found him, he had
fallen over the fence and was ly
ing face down, In a few inches o.
water, dead. 1t was a terrible
shock to his family and to the
community in which he lived
Having married his son on Thurs
} day night, was asked to preacl
his funeral sermon, which | die
on the afternoon of the Sunday
: following.
| had letter recently fron
one of my old friends, and form
: er resident of McConnellsburg
, in which he asked me, when
wrote to the "News" again, Il
suggest a "Home Coming Week
for the wanderers from old McC
I think his idea is to make 1t al
. annual affair, and he suggests al
: the tune that would be appropri
ate the first week in Novem ber
| | am pleased to make the sugges
, tion for him, and am sure ] woul,
be glad to be at such a gathering
when 1 could. 1t would be ex
ceedingly pleasant to meet th'
"boys and glrls" In the old town
+, on such an occasion. What tim,
I we could have If we could only
7 get there. / do not know wheth
er the invitation should com
g from the old town, or whethe
: we should invite ourselves to th
7 old home. Should the though
meet with favor, | would like +
: hear more about it in later issue
Q of the "News."
r With kind regards to all tn
s people of the old home.
:, Very truly yours,
:. GEO. b. SHOEMAKER.