The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-17
RARE POCKET PIECE.
Hon. S. L. Buckley, Of Fort LittIeton,
Possesses a Relic of Colonial Times.

two this week. During his stay
he called at the News Office, ex-
changed greetings with the edi-
tor, and incidentally drew from
his pocket a well filled wallet,
and asked how his subscription
account stood. The editor's face
frightened as he quickly turned
to the list, unconsciously plan.
ming which one of his creditors
should get the money. But alas
for human expectations. The
editor looked at the account once
Decentralization looked again
as though trying hard to make
himself believe there was some
mi stake IN the figures, and then
with an air of greatest disappo;nt.
ment, admitted to the Judge that
his subscription was paid almost
a year ahead. This information
was entirely satisfactory to His
Honor, and the tempting wallet
was again placed in his pocket.
AS a compensation for the ap'
parent disappointment, the Judge
then produced a "pocket piece"
which possessed the merit of be
ing rare, at least. 1t was but
ton off George Washington S coat.
1t is likely that he could prove
his claim, but was not asked to
do so. The button, which is
minus the eye, is q fiat circular
disk, about Il inch in diameter.
On the center of the face of the
disk is a circle about one half
inch IN diameter, in which are
stamped the letters IN script sc.
w" Around this, in another
circle, are the words, Long live
the President. The space be-
yond this circle to the rim of the
button is filed with thirteen oval,
shaped "clrcleS" IN each of which
are stamped thJ initials of the
names of the thirteen original
states, in the order; N. H., ",
NJ, r. l., N. Y, N. j., p, D., NJ,
", N. c., S. c., G.
The Judges town, Fort Little
ton, ten miles north of McCon-
nellsburg, and It's neighbor
Burnt CABINS, four miles east
both places on the State Road,
are the most historic places IN
this county. Fort Shirley. at
Shirleysburg, Huntingdon cour-
ty; the fort at Littleton, and the
one at Loudon--the three lying
In an almost direct north and
south line, were build more than
two hundred and fifty Years ago
for the protection of the early
settlers against the Indians; and
many are the times when the
nelghborlng settlers with their
wives and children, we're obliged
to flee in all haste and gain refuge
within the walls of the famous
old fort.
The fort was built by Govern.
or Morris, and name1 in honor
of his old friend George Lyttle-
ton, prominent Eughshman.
Just here 1t may be noticed that
the spelling of the name has, IN
s>me way, become changed to
L-i.t.tl e-t-o.n, which detracts
somewhat from It's historic as
sociation with it's namesake.
The Judge does not claim that
George Washington tore thu but
ton off his coat in helping to
build that fort, although the but.
ton was picked up near Its site.
While George was twenty to
twenty five years of age when
Fort Lyttleton was built, and
had already won name as a skill
ful military leader, the inscrip
tion on the button indicates that
the button was made after the
Constitution of the United States
had been adopted, and Washing.
ton made president.
While the Fort Llttleton people
claim that Washington was IN
their village during the time be
was president, it does not follow
that he lost this button. at that
time, or that the button was ever
on any coat that the President
wore. II may bc that some en-,