The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-10-07
INTERESTING LETTER.
From Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Sharpe, OF Hart.
ford City, Indiana. Formerly
of This County.

It's existence, | could hardly bring
myself up to realization of the
fact that so much time had clap
sed since 1t made its first appear.
ance; for during all OF that time
[ have read it with much pleasure
and trust that It's sphere of use
fulness may widen as it grows IN
years. 1t brings to me the news
of my old Fulton County home
people, for l spent the greater
part of my life in that dear old
county. l cannot but note the
large number of my old Fulton
county friends and acqualntances
that are passing to the Great Be-
yond-amoug the last of whom
are John Brldenstlne and Aunt
Rebecca Alexander. John and
l, IN our youthful days, attended
the same school; IN fact, all the
education we ever got, was OBJ
tained IN the schools up on Broad
top mountain, My name is Eliza
beth, and my father, Thomas
Griffith, and John S father, own
ed adjoining farms at that time.
The remains of my father now
rest In the cemetery at the Wells
Valley Methodist Episcopal
church.
Then, 1t was with genuine sor-
row that l read of the death of
Aunt Beckie Alexander, whom l
knew so well, who was permitted
to live so long among the dear
friends she loved so well, and who
are left to mourn her demise. 'ro
her daughter Miss Hattie, whose
years Of patient faithful attention
added comfort and cheer to hel
mother, during the long years in
which she lay an almost helpless
invalid, l want to express sym.
pathy and invoke the blessing of
Him who has said 'inasmuch as
ye have done it unto one Of the
least of nine, ye have done it un.
to me-"
spent part of my earlier life
In Licking Creek township, and
then, with my late husband, Sam
uel Sharpe, removed to Bethel
township, where L resided until
after his death, and now, during
the last nineteen years, | have
been a resident of Hartford City,
Indiana. This city is situated in
Blackford county, to which many
Fulton county people came in the
days of It's early settlement.
They encountered the usual hard
ships incident to the settlement
of new country, but the soil
proved to be good, and now there
are few counties IN this state or
elsewhere that can boast of as
many well to do citizens as this
one.
Many of our farmers are able
to live in retirement. They still
own their farms, but they also
own valuable town residences
where they live during the win.
ter in order to have the advantage
of the city schools. Then, our
successful business men in the
city, take their surplus cash and
invest 1t IN farms. They find a
rest and recreation in thus hav,
a change of occupation; and by
the way, there are few opportu-
mites for making money that are
more attractive just now thar
that offered by f4rming.
To add to the advantage of the
Blackford county farmer, oil anc
gas were discovered here severa
years ago; and while the field il
now pretty well exhausted, II
lasted long enough to make a
whole lot OF people independent
Among those from Fulton coun-
ty that may be mentioned is VIII
liam Meilott, born near the Side
ling Hill Baptist church. lie
came here several years ago anC
married Rhoda Truax, daughter
of StIllwell Truax, who sixty
years ago, left the house on the
bank of the road where David
Harr now lives In Belfast town
ship, and IN q two horse wagon
hauling all hisearthly possessions
he emlgrated to this county, most
Of his family walking the whole
distance, because there was nc