The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-04-21
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
OF Rev. and Mrs. George B. Shoemaker
at their Home In Iowa, Awaken
"REMINISCENCES OF DISTANT PAST.

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December, when snow fell, and
cold weather was upon us. There
was no let up in the cold or snow
until the very last day of Febru-
ary, which was quite cold. The
next day, March Ist, the weather
moderated, and March proved a
very warm, pleasant month.
There were twenty-elght or TWEEN
lynne days of continuous sun
shine. The snow went away
gradually without making floods,
for the ground was not frozen
and received gladly the moisture
from the snow.
The fall was quite wet, and
much of the corn was in the field
all wlnter. 1t was found in as
good, If not better, condition
when husked this spring, than
the corn which had been cribbed
IN the fall. The ground froze
early before many of the potatoes
were dug. Those that were deep
enough in the ground wintered
well, and were dug In March, ap-
parently unlnjured, During the
winter the mercury went away
below zero, but the great blanket
OF snow kept the potatoes warm
an unusual thing for Iowa.
April has, thus far, proved colder
than March. The hard coal fires
that had gone out, had to be start
ed again. Last night we had
frost, but nothing was damaged.
Grass is so high that cattle are
being turned into the pastures
full month or more before the
usual time. The preacher had to
get out his lawn mower and cut
the grass In his yard, or it would
soon have been too high for the
mower. The leaves are out on
the trees, and the plum trees are
about to bloom. 1t Is the earliest
spring have seen In Iowa. What
may be done before April leaves
US remains to be seen. We make
no boasts. but await her actions
with something of nervous fear.
To-day my wife and l are cele
bratlng our wedding anniversary
1t IS beautiful day. just such
a day of sunshine as was April z,
thlrty-five years ago. There is
somewhat of sadness in the
thoughts of the day, for my friend
and groomsman on that eventful
day, the late DR.. VIM. f. Teeter,
Is no more with us, and the circle
is broken. Mrs. Anna Sheets,
my wife's bridesmaid, dwells vet
In the old town, and Rev. Wesley
M. Cline, the officiating clergy
man, is still able to preach, and |
see by the News, that he is IN
charge of the work in HARRISON
vile circuit. He did a good jon
when he married us, and thus
FAR we have run well together.
Our Oldest son and his wife came
up from Waterloo, and are assist
ing US IN the celebration. Should
we live to see our Golden We'd
ding, we will invite all our Fulton
county friends to help as cele-
brate.
The work OF my charge pro-
crosses In all departments. On
the first Sunday in March / re-
ceived class of nineteen (19) pro
oationers, mostly young men, in
TO iull membership. Sixteen Of
the candidates received, baptism
at my hands. Last Sunday five
others were received into the
church, aud several others will be
received soon. Our present mem
oership is three hundred.
Our District Conference will
meet on May 9 and 10, at James
vile, one Of nv former charges,
and but few miles distant from
shell Rock. Ours is a fall con-
ference, and we are just entering
upon the last half of the confer
ence year. We usually meet the
hrst week In October. or the last
week In September.
Some Of my garden Sass IL
up and not scratched up by the
cpIckens-but really. III bet
aaron Mace, and the rest Of the
old boys--You notice ! did not