The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-08-20
FROM BORDER TO BORDER.
"X' Who Visits McCOnnellsburg Oc-
caSiOnalIy, Gives His Impress
SiOnS of the Old Burg.

July 25th to August 10th, in Ful
ton thus taking in the extrem
borders Of the State from nortl
to south. At Erie, Judge Emor.
A. Walling, the able Presiden
Judge of their Court of Common
Pleas, spoke highly of his as
sociate in the State Senate o
years ago, W. Scott Alexander
Esq, and he was surprised wher
only a couple Of months before
he heard of MIR. Alexander.
death. Jonathan Boone Cessna
Esq, of the Erie Bar, a former
resident of McConnellsburg and
member Of the Fulton County
Bar, spoke Of his friends in Ful.
ton and of his call to make the
Fourth of July Grafton at Rains
burg, Bedford County, which the
News reported as having been
done.
Erie is a beautiful city, and its
people among the best, most in
telligent, enterprising and patri-
otto in the State. Right on the
Lake, the middle of which marks
the dividing line between the
United States and Canada, they
are quite awake to our national
rights and, at the same time, on
friendly terms with their Eng
lish neighbors on tn e north.
Some memories Of the naval bat
tie on Lake Erie, make the names
Perry and Lake Erie almost syn
onymous, as, in coming south to
Fulton, the days of "old home
week at Chambersburg," called
up memories Of July Both, 1864,
when on the afternoon of that day
the confederates came into Full
ton county after their unmilitary
work at Chambersburg, and
pointed out to some of us who
well remember, the smoke still
to be seen above the Cove noun
tain from the burning ruins of
that beautiful Cumberland Val
ley town.
1t was rather remarkable, that
while out in search of quiet and
'est, with all the helpfulness it
and the pleasure of meet
ng old acquaintances, we were
startled by wars loud |
alarm from across the waters; and |
he events Of the previous day |
the tramping thousands of |
Irmed men in Europe, wereplaced |
It our doors earlier than the news
70 years ago from across the
Potomac" less than % miles be-
ow. Some of us still remember,
nd if you ask "Coonie" (Albert)
'toner, he can verify it, that
here was some excitement those
arly days of the Civil War, when
Id John Bender drove his coach
nd four into the old town a lit
le past noon and slowed up at
ne post office at old Squire
loke's in the brick building in
Which DR.. Dalbey now lives. The
ews we got in the daily news
apers at that time was older and
ess reliable than some that comes
D US now from the present seat
f war, more than three thous-
nd miles away.
And now for a few things
seen and heard" while among
Oh for a few days. The town
keeping step with modern i'm !
rovements, and is in every way s
pparently awake to the needs of ;
ne community. 1t was pleas |
re to see the old, and the new, |
and the grounds about
lem in neat and good repair. i
he concrete side walks, and the c
Ireet lighting, with the promise S
{ an electric plant before great
lille, which will doubtless be t
,on followed with a public Ii 6
rary in due time-all speak {
ell for the enterprise of the l
eople Of McConnellsburg. L
Of course, in going about the t
,wn, one misses familiar land f
arks of so years ago; and one S
them is completely changed by i
lie long bridge over the stream v
Greathead's Tannery. The d
:hool boys of to-day have to Ii