The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-25
TRIP TO CAMP LEE.
Nade by Mr.. and Ms. Joe Horton ard
Mr.. ard Mrs. Charlie Reese.

soon leave for Over There" we
left Wells Taunery at 1910 Sun
day morning, July l4.h going
through McConnellsburg, Mer-
cersburg, Greencastle, reaching
Hagerstown just at "breall OF
day." Then on through many
smaller towns reaching Wash
iugton about 9:a5; thence through
Alexandria, ana INTO Frederick5-
burg where we stopped about ten
minutes and got ice cream, Ii
was then 3 O'Clock and the sun
shined hot; thence we went
through Richmond, reaching
Petersburg about 9 O'Clock Sun
day evening. Camp Lee is 4
miles out from Petersburg, and
a soldier directed US to the right
road. When we were about half
way, we heard that the ga-es
closed at 9 O'Clock. So we turned
and went back into tom and got
our supper about 1l:45 Sunday
night, the first meal we had since
leaving home, except a lunch we
took along. Ofcourse, we didn't
care for eats ard aleep-our one
that was to get there in time to
see our soldier brother. Ga Mon
day morning We started to camp
aad meeting hundreds Of soldiers
we stopped to look FOR william
and soon saw him. He said, Pm
going to rife range, will be back
at 8 o'clock" The boys in his
company were all Pennsylvania
boys and their eyes soon saw the
license tag and we were cheered,
They all sang Pennsylvania songs
when passing and gave US a
hearty welcome, and we certain
ly were glad we were from that
good old Keystone State. Pass
ing on through camp we hunted
up the boys we knew, and found.
Jesse Barnett, and Clair Heck
man, of Wells Tannery, and Per-
cy Mentzer Of McConnellsburg.
We were in a canteen to get ice
cream and there saw Dude
Mack a Bedford County boy,
We told the boys to meet us that
evening at Y. NJ. C. A. No. 81
and as it was 8 o'clock by this
time we began to look for WINS
barracks. He was back and out
looking for US to come. Being
uuarantined, he stood inside the
chalk line and we run our Cal
close ON the outside. and "Pl
tell you it looked rather dim by
the time we LETT there. We stay
ed right there for six hours
One thing we regret-that W.
could not have mess with hin
in the barracks-on accoun
of the quarantine. The Penn
sylyania boys were the happies
bunch. We could always tell one
When he saw our auto tag, h
grinned, and watched, and sool
as he could get away ne wa
right with US, saying, right a
home boys-Pennsylvania Car,
We took candy, cake, tobacco
cigarettes cigars, and matches
The boys all wanted a chew o
good old Pennsylvania tobacco
They said it would be better thar
supper. We bade farewell to tn
= boys about II O'Clock and lef
Camp, and went to Petersburg
, where we got our supper prett
: late and pretty hungry. Tues
| day morning we left Petersbur
! about 8 o'clock, went to Wash
= ington where we spent Tuesda
night. Wednesday morning W
: visited the Washington Nor
ument. We went up in it
distance of 555 feet. BY l
O'Clock we left for home, arriN
ing about 7 o'clock. On all tn
: trip we didn't have Is minute
{ car trouble. William said "
: were to tell every one he sal
n Good Bye" 1t certainly is wort
n the effort to visit a training Cam
e and see them drilling,
S We received a card from Viii
lam Saturday saying he left Cam
Lee at 3 O'Clock Wednesda
morning. He said, Il got wher
we now are at 6.35 this evenin
> apd this will ha mailad We Al