Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-10-18
MAURERTOWN.

The body of Mrs. Benlah Brill,
wife of Mr.. J. Arthur Brill, who
lied in Washington, Sunday
morning at 4 O'Clock was brought
acre on the 1877 O'Clock train
Monday. Undertdkers Bauser-
man & Wagner conveyed it to
her former home near Zepp in
the Cedar Creek Valley. She
was victim of Spanish influenza
developing into pneumonia and
was i'll nine DAYS. She is sur
ylved by her husband, her moth
er, Mrs. Jasper Orndorff, one
sister, Miss Jessie Orndorff and
two brothers, Hermis and Porter
Orndorff at home. Her fat
the late Jasper Orndorff died
May 3rd last. SHE with her hus
band was pa ssenger on the ILL
fated vessel Carolina that was
sunk by German submarine
June End of this year and after
narrowing experience they were
picked up and landed at an Att
lantic port. They were returning
from Porto Rico. where her hus-
band was a contractor on gov
eminent buildings. She was at
her home for several weeks, re-
J turning to Washington, and
! would have been "a years old the
coming November. She was a
member of the Disciple Church
and the funeral services were
conducted by Rev. D. H. Rhodes,
her pastor, at the Pin Oak Grove
Church, Wednesday morning at
1890 o'clock.
Mrs. Paul F. NJ. Shaver and
little daughter, Miss Janice, left
for visit to her parents, DR..
and Mrs. Jay Miller, of Wauseon,
Ohio, last Thursday. They were
driven to Martinsburg by her
4, husband, accompanied by Albert
; E. Shaver in an automobile,
. where she took the train.
Misses Goldie and Ruth era.
, bill with their friend, Miss Cora
Magruder, of Fort Myer, who
visited the family of w. E. Nc.
Inturf, returned to Washington,
Sunday evening.
u Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Orudorfi
and two sons reached here from
Gormania, w. Va, Saturday
| night, and are staying with Mrs.
| O's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. B.
! Saum.
| Melvin Shrum, who had an at
tack of influenza was about town
Monday, the other members of
the family who were victims are
convalescent.
Luther Kohn has been confined
to his home for the past five
days with influenza.
Our people think it very much
a mistake, by the telephone
switch boards being closed DUR
ing Sundays, at the present time,
owing to the prevalence of the
Spanish, influenza BY this action
retardirg the summons to the
physicians and other aid for the
points throug bout our county
and the order should be called
off, before another Sunday.
George Shrum, went to bed
Monday evening with an attack
of influenza
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. J. Gochen-l
our, who have been sick with
influenza for the past week are
both convalescent.
Misses Grace and Mildred Nc
Williams and their neice Miss
Minnie Taylor, one mile east of |
town are confined to their homes
by the influenza.
In the family of Samuel A.
Funk, six are suffering from in
f1uenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Conner
and four of their children, Paul,
Cha rlie, Edith and Davis havel
influenza. They are all confined
to their beds, but Mr.. C. is now
A bout the house.
DR.. D. L. Shaver has between
50 and 90 patients and is kept on
The go twenty-four hours a day.
He has different persons to drive
MS autos and takes a nap while
being driven from one home to
another.
Moritz Gochenour, one of tLeI
best known and prominent farm
FRS of our neixhborllood. died at