The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-04
DIR. SWARTzWELDER.
Takes Balloon Route" Over Pacific
Coast and Enjoys The Trip
Immensely.
BREHzHs FROM 80 ;l',3) pslyi.

the youngest-to read the Nsws I,
The first one to come IN posses
sion of it, must establish strong
fort to hold it until It's items have
been cleaned. While we hail It's
coming with pleasure, the last
several number have brought us
very unpleasant news. The one
giving an account of the death OF
Mr.. Isaac f. Varnes, OF Forest
Hill, Md, gave me cutie sur
prise, as II vas only a few days
before, that I received long in
terestlng letter from him, stating
that he was in better health than
usual While Mr.. Varnes lived
iu Fulton county, / visited his
home professionally quite fre-
duently and our business rela-
tons were Of the most agreeable
kind. / shall always remember
HIM as an upright, Christian man.
His bereayed family have my
sympathy. The last issue con.
veyed the sad intelligence of the
death Of George B. Daniels. 1t
seems to one like a dream. When
we see the hand of Providence
removing from our midst such
pictures of lie. health, youth and
influence, it axes US stop and
think, who next?" My first ac
quaintance with Mr.. Dan els was
while attending school at Bed
: ford, in 1886, during which time
we we're classmates. shall
long remember several instances
that occurred while there. He
was a good student, energetic
and upright and lad he lived he
would have achieved success and
honor to his profession and peo-
pie. His relatives and friends
have the sympathy of myself and
family.
The health of the people here
Is very good now. Since the
damp, cool, rainy season has pass
ed, the sickness has passed with
it. The weather here for several
weeks has been all that one could
expect. To day the air is quite
wa. m--about like May or June
day. 1t makes one feel like she'd
ding heavy winter clothing. The
climate is very changeable. ]
am told that IN summer it is wise
to carry an overcoat with you. II
it should become cloudy; or, in
the evening, if the breeze comes
from the east, it gets quite cool
The Sierra Madre mountains are
about thirty miles east of us
Mt. Lowe and Mt. Wilson are
two of it's highest peaks--the for
mer being 6,l00 feet above the
sea level, while we are but 27(
feet above. These peaks are GOV
cred with snow the whole year
and if the breeze is seaward, il
becomes quite cool.
Since we came here we have
had several very enjoyable trips
of which / will give you brie
synopsis. The first Is callec
"The Balloon Route"--so called
because It's course resembles th'
shape OF Balloon. We did no
go up in the air, but through l
mighty fast sometimes, W.
went ia a palatial electric obser
walton car. We visited ten beach
es and eight cities, going sevent.
miles, with twenty eight mile
along the surf--all seen and ex
planned by an experienced and in
terestlng guide. Some of the al
tlactioLs are the Old Spanis
Plaza and Church, with its ancien
bells, the historic battle-ground
of Generals Fremont and Pict
Echo and Elysian Parks, Modef
Garden of Eden.
Hollywood with its tropics
gardens and beautiful homes
Cahuenga Valley and Cahueng
Pass; large Power Plants an
Machine shops at Sherman; lars
est Bean fields in southern Cal
fornia (several thousand acre
each); the grounds and building
OF the Soldiers National Hom'
which are beautiful (apd it make
me wish I was soldler) III
towns OF Sawtelle, Westgat