The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-05-12
Letter From Clarence Shore.

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some of my old Pennsylvania
friends might like to know whe. e
| am at, so ] will inform them
through the columns of the NEWS
On the morning of March Bird
we (my sister and y grasped the
hands OF our dear friends at
Clear Ridge, SAID good bye, and
turned our faces toward the West.
The first part of our trip, Of
course, had to be made by STACEY
and this, as we sat behind the
well known and trusty driver
Harris Grove, was made safely
to Three Springs where our
transportation began by steam.
AT 1853 our train steamed up to
the station and, of course, we
obeyed the orders of the Conduc
tor when he said "All Aboard. I"
This train took US to Mt. Union
where we changed to the p. r r
and felt that our long and con.
tlnuous thousand mile journey
had really begun.
From Mt. Union to Chicago our
trip was made over the Pennsyl.
vanla lines, (via Pan Handle) the
greatest abroad system In the
world. We saw the wonderful
Horse Shoe Curve on the eastern
side of the Allegheny Mountain,
that has been described in print
so often, and next the ever pic
turesque scenery along the "Pack
Saddle" of the Conemaugh, that
Is on the western slope of the
same mountain. AS we glided
along we saw several points of in
terest, but as we were rolling into
the Smoky City the shadows of
the approaching night were creep
ing over US fast which cut off
from US all our sight seeing until
next m orning, when we awoke
from our slumbers we found our
selves in the western part of In
diana. The surroundings then
were quite different. Instead of
the hills and mountains that we
last looked at, we were viewing
some very fine farm land, as level
as floor as far as the eye would
carry.
About 8 o'clock, we rolled into
the great metropolis s-the Win
dy City-Chicago, and by the
hustle and hustle and the noise
that was made, we could not keep
from believing that we were in a
great city.
After two hours rest in the
Union Station, we then boarded
a train on the Burlington Route"
for the remainder of our journey,
going through country made up
entirely of farm land and, that
too, the finest type. About 9
o'clock the same evening our long
journey was ended, for we found
ourselves at Tennessee, this be.
ing only a short distance from
where our father lives, IN the ex-
treme western part of Illinois,
and within a few miles OF the
Mississippi river.
| am now located in Macomb,
and have a good job of painting.
think 1T is one of the most beau
tiful little cities on the map. I
will not attempt to describe 1t,
for it would consume too much
space.
The weather here throughout
March, and for about ten days In
April, was the finest ever wit.
messed for that time of the year;
but then the weather man got
busy and we have had bad wealth
er ever since with some snow and
ice in connection. The fruit is
nearly all frozen, the foliage of
the trees has heen killed, and the
leaves are falling just like the fall
of the year; and, at the present
time, we are having some wet and
disagreeaple weather.
Just a word to my old band
students and associates; have
signed a contract with the Ma
comb City Band for the season of
1910 unless l ask to be released)
with good salary, the same to
be In accordance with the work
that comes up. / am blowing K