Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-17

Va, less than a month ago, died lasI
Sunday from the Influenza His wife
and children were all sick with the
disease. Mr.. Kibler, vino was IS years
old, was a capable and enterprlsing
business man, and during his stay II
Jefferson county made many friends
who are sorry 70 know Of his death.
He was a son of John S. KILLER, PROM
inent resident Of Page county.
Prof. Martin Luther Wachtel, lrin-
cipal of the Martinsburg High Scnool
and a weil-known and f1igtly-regarded
resident of thar CITY, died last Sunday
night after an illness of TWO weeks from
toxic poisoning. He was 80 years OF
age. Prof. Wachtel was a native OF
Myersville, Nd, and was graduate OF
Gettysburg College. He is survived
by his wife, vino was formerly Miss
Nellie Hess, and irwin SONS about four
wears old.
The sad news of the death of Samuel
Ernest Saum in Strasburg, Va. was re-
ceived here yesterday Mr.. Saun, vino
was a highly regarded young man, was
married on September 18th 10 Miss
Mary SNYDER. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Nelson T. Snyder, of this county, ana
il is especially sad that he should be
taken lust is life had opened ID IN IFS
fullness- His death was caused by IN
auenza. Mrs. Saum has the sympathy
Of ner friends.
First Lieutenant Richard E. Beall.
aged SO years. died last Thursday night
from pneumonia ar Camp Humphreys.
Va. Lieutenant Beall lived in Boise
Idaho. and leaves 4 wife and two child
rem. He was a son Of Olin Beall. CASH
Ter of the First National Bank of Frost
6urg, formerly Of Jefferson county, and
I grandson of the late Captain James
w. Glenn. Two brothers and sister
also survive him.
News has Just been received here
that Vim. c. Adams. Of Gloucester, n.
T.. IS dead from the influenza. He was
about SIS years old. Mr. Adams mar
RED Miss Minnie Wilson. Of Shepherds
town. who survives him, together with
one daughter
Mrs. Evelyn Burwell Byrd, wife O.
E. Wickham Byrd. of Clarke county
Va. died in the hospital IN Winchester
last Monday. She IS survived by heI
husband. daughter, 4 brother and !
sister She was an aunt Of DR.. Nathan
lei Burweil, of Shepherdstown.
Mrs. lille Lease, wife Of Wayne
Lease. died from the influenza n Har-
-isburg. Pa. last Friday, aged % years.
She vas i daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
I0hu w. Ecton. formerly Of Shepherds
town. and 4 niece of Mrs. D. VI. Schop
pert.
Mrs. Ruth Palmer. VINO lived along
Patt!eSnake run, east of town. died last
Monday under very distressing circum-
STANCES. She vas but Il years Old and
leaves j babv only seven weeks old. Her
death vas caused by influenza.
lack Crawford. a former we'll known
resident of Martinsburg. died from the
influenza last Sunday in Reading, Pa.
where he has been living for the past
three years. He was % years old. anc
S survived by mis- wife and one son.
5. I. Cooley received word on Mon
Jaw of rhe death from influenza OF
Augustus Smith. of Baltimore. Mrs.
Smith ana her two daughters visited
Nr. and Mrs. Cooley in this place the
past summer
:. H. Marshall. a weil-known West
Virginian. died last week n Washing
ION. and his body was taken 70 MS old
home in Romney. Il IS said that he es-
abolished the first steam laundry IN
Washington.
A telegram was received in Charles
Town on Saturday stating that D. Cock
-el. a Young soldier of that place. had
lied N France. He was . years old
He enlisted in the army last spring.
lanes E. Wyndham, 4 weil-kAown
Young man of Kearneysville, died from
influenza last Thursday. He was =
years old. His mother and TWO sisters
survive him.
Iohn :. Jordan, j prominent residen"
OF Brunswick and clerk OF the circuit
court for Frederick county, Md, dec
asst Monday from the Influenza, aged
Il years.
William Vest and MS wife, Leanna
West. Of Kearneysvllle, have Goth DIED
Of the influenza during the past week.
Mrs. :. :. Cubbage, OF DuHields, died
rom the influenza few days ago.