Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-17
THE INFLUENZA STILL RAGING
ShepheristOwn is Fortunate. But Com
ditiOns Are Serious All Around Us.

auenZa has thus far been in moderate
form in this place. While number of
persons have been quite sick with the
disease, there has been no death IN the
town itself, and there is hope thar with
proper precautions we NAV escape the
serious conditions in neigfbOring
places. Ii has been decided TO keep the
churches and schools closed unril
further notice, and there viii be no re-
ligious service on Sunday in the county,
nor will public gatherings of an sort
De held. The people are urged 10 do
their best 10 preserve the health of the
community. Children in homes where
there IS influenza should not be per
mitted to run about the streets, and
grown folks IN contact with il should
avoid association with others. By US
ing common sense and exercising care
and forbearance We may escape the
serious features Of the epidemic.
The family of Robert ShipIey has
been sOrely afflicted with the influenza
this week. Mrs. Shlpley and their
daughter Elizabeth have been very Ill,
Y
Kenneth ana daughter Nelma are also
sick N bed. This is the worst attack
OF the disease that has YET appeared IN
our town, and mas caused some uneasi-
ness for fear there will be i further
spread. Mr. Shipley and his little son
Waldron are the only members of the
family VINO are able to DC up, and as
ne has been required TO give al his al
tentiOn 10 the sick, MS restaurant and
icecream planr have been closed al
week.
Mary SAipIey, daughter of Mr.. and
and Mrs. FonrOse Shipley, IS sick with
the influenza, as is also their grand
laughter, Katherine Wilmington. Two
of their 6Oarders, telephone lnemen.
are also down with the disease.
Hagerstown is hard hit by the inhu
enza. AT the first outbreak OF the dis
ease It was not regarded so seriously
and no especial precautions were taken.
Now, however, there are thousands OF
cases of the disease n the city ana the
country round about. and within the
last few days there have been many
deaths. A feeling or alarm pervades
the city. There IS so much sickness
thar the physicians ana nurses are IN
able 10 minister to all the people, and
Dr. John w Abbott, chief surgeon or
the Railroad Administration, who has
been sent there 70 investigate conGl-
tons. recommends that the city DC dis
rricteG and ! physician assigned 70 each
iistrict. regardless of former relations
IS family doctor. The railroads cen
tering IN HagerstOwn are seriously
handicapped because of Illness OF their
employees. A statement issued Tues
1ay afternoon showed thar 424 employ
ees Of the Western Maryland Railroad
are OFF duty. included N the numcer
5eing "a engineers, SO Eremen, = con
IuCtOrs. l5S 5rakemen and II telegraph
operators. The Hagerstown Country
Club IS being fitted up as 4 hospital.
The Influenza mas taken heavy toll N
Martinsburg the past week, as may De
seen BY the death list we publish, but
the LATEST information IS that the cpl
iemlc IS now a6ating and there S hope
that the crisis has been passed. There
have been few deaths the past couple
% DAYS and not many new cases. The
people think that normal conditions VIII
soon De brought about. There have
been so many deaths n MarunS6urg
ana vicinity that the undertakerS have
been unacle 70 provide collins n the
Quantities needed, and bodies OF the
dead were placed IN receiving VaufS
and temporary morgues until they could
DC yroperly buried. There was diff
culty, too. IN getting graves dug, and
women have been helping IN TINS work.
We note the death of the following
-e-sCus IN Mdrtinsburg and vicinity
s.. nee our report last week:
The influenza has struck Bdkerton
lEt work II the lime plant there has
5eeu considerably interfered with on
account OF so much sickness among the
employees ana their families. There
as been one death from the disease
Wallace Grim, vino was employed At
lie IuaTries. He died last SUNDAY and
vas buried on Monday ar Samples
Manor. He was = years old. Every
member OF the family of D. R. HOuser
as been down with the influenza, eX-
-ept Mrs. HOuse-. George S. HOuser's
FAMILY has also been sick with ire mai
adv, Is have been the families OF Wes-
ley Ink ana Samuel Bond. Miss Daisy
Truncle mas been sick for TWO weeks.
cut IS now getting Better
Charles Town has suffered severely
the past week with the influenza. There
nave been hundreds Of cases and i con
siderable number Of deaths. The news
papers have oeen hard nit. Mr. Kiss
Ter, publisher of the Advocate, and his
printing force were disabled ana vers
unable 70 get the usual edition cut ,as
week. Mr.. Haines, of the Spirit Of ief
iersCn. was very sick. ana Will not Re
able 10 print MS paper this week. We
are glad TO know that he IS improving
now.
There have been MANY deaths ir
Charles Town and vicinity. Charles
D. Cline. near Millvi,le. and MS iaugh-
Ter, Miss Virgie, both died OF the MI
enZa TINS week. Other deaths are Miss
Pauline Phillips, aged IS years. Iaugl
! -er Of Mrs. Oscar VI. Phillips. T Waite
wilson. aged % years, Mrs. Ella Long
aged Is years; Mrs. Ada c. Wood. agec
= years. Wife of Ernest ?. Wood
French P Carter. former instructor f.
the Charles Town High School. aged
/ p years: Miss Marv Trusseu. ga
/ 1alltown; Mrs. Howard Hensie~. Mrs
L0lvin and Mrs Rodney CEpu. all OF
| Charles Town. A considerable number
| Of coIored persons have died in Charles
Town and vicinity the past week.
The Influenza was extremely severe
n Cumberland, and there have been
hundreds of deaths in that citv and the
adjacent towns and countryside OF the
5000 men employed on the Cumberland
divisions of the B. & o. Railroad. $500
were down with the influenza Al one
/ time.