Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-08-16
MAURERTOWN.

Mrs. F. I. Israel, of Fairfax r
ounty, gave an interesting talk I
o the Christian Endeavor So &
;iety at the Brethren Church on
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Wagner 8
and Mrs. Florence Seals, of Win
chester, arrived here Saturday
evening to spend a week with .
the family of Il. G. Shaver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bentz, of,
Hagerstown, who visited Mr..
and Mrs. Bernie Meredith, re-
turned to their home Sunday
evening.
The Quality Music House sold
on Tuesday, a concertone player
piano to ]. Brown Mumaw, of
Mt. Jackson, and a Lagonda
piano to P. w. Dellinger of Con-
icville.
George Readle of the Maurer-
town Garage, who had severe
attack of rheumatism, is now
able to attend to his work at the
garage.
Elmer Hisey is a happy and
proud father, his wife presented
him Tuesday evening with a big
boy at her sisters home here,
Mrs. Hugh Beydler. The
mother and son are both doing
nicely.
James and Charles Splitter were
called to their old home at Lib
erty Furnace, Wednesday, to at
tend the funeral of their brother.
Misses Juanta and Della Shrum
of Dayton, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Kohn and children, of Richmond,
are visiting the family OF Melvin
Shrum, this week.
Rev. E. B. Shaver returned
from a business trip to Washing
ton and other points, Tuesday
evening.
Mrs. Charles L. James and
daughter, Miss Martha Lou, of
Hopewell. arrived here last We'd
nesday evening. They were ac-
companied by Mrs. James broth
err, Albert E. Shaver.
David Richard, of Farmers
Mill, two miles south of town,
who was operated on for appen-
dicitis at Camp Humphries, July
18th arrived home the evening
of the 7th; was in town Tuesday
of this week and says he is feel
ing fine, otherwise than he is
slow in gaining strength. Les
ter Compton, of Newark, New
Jersey, who was in the hospital
] with Mr.. r. is here now visiting
him and is highly pleased with
the Shenandoah Valley. He is
selective draft soldier.
Marlowe Sine and Samuel Day
while riding a motorcycle on
their way from Martinsburg,
where they had been visiting, to
their home at Columbia Furnace
in going through town Wednes-
day morning at IL o'clock at
speed of IS miles or more in at
tempting to pass a two horse
wagon driven by Joseph Wilkin
in the same direction, south. on
on the Valley Pike, 100 #. south
OF Frank Sine's store, struck the
wagon throwing the machine
against a telephone pole. Mr..
Sine, who was guiding the mo-
torcycle received the full force of
the blow on his face and head,
fracturing his right upper jaw
bone, the lower left, cutting the
right side of the temple at two
places. He was carried to the
shade and DR.. D. 7. Shaver was
summoned and rendered surgi
cal aid, after which he rushed
him to the Winchester Memorial |
Hospital in Mr.. Wagner's car,
driven by Albert E. Shaver, af.
ter reaching the hospital he had
violent copvulsions. It was Drs.
Boyd and Shaver's opinion that
his brain was bruised and possi-
bly, he had sustained "a fractured
skull. The Xray will be used
Thursday to determine the ex.
tent of his injury. He has a
wife and young child. Mr.. Dayl
was thrown to the ground and
had his face bruised near the
left eye, otherwise he suffered no
injury and was able to leave on
the Southern train for Edinburg,
The Best Plaster.
A piece Of flannel dampened with
Liniment and bound
on over the seat Of pain Is often more