Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-09-05
Notes of Our Soldiers.

Inc ReolSter is IN receipt OF an inter-
esting letter from Miss Lynn Waddell,
principal of the high school at AL
bright, w. Va, in which she says: 81
have been enjoying the Register es-
pecially since you began the publica-
ton of the soldier letters. "Bill'S" are
of unusual interest. pass them on to
Captain Weltner's mother, who reads
them with deep interest. You may re-
member Clyde Weltner. He attended
Shepherd College a fall and winter
term. His younger brother got his M.
d. a few years ago and after some sue
ceSsful hospital practice in Baltimore
entered the service of Uncle SAM He
has been in France for over a year.
Lloyd Corpenning is Shepherd Col
lege boy who is now fighting with the
American armies ID France. He also
has two brothers in overseas service,
and one in training in Camp Lee. His
youngest brother attempted to Join the
| Wireless Corps, but was rejected on &C
count of some slight physical disabili-
ty." Always thoughtful, Miss Waddell
has ordered the Register sent to the
boys in France.
Walter E. Herr, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. l.. Herr, who some time ago en-
listed in the Navy, left last night for
Annapolis. He received his orders Oh
Monday, with transportation and IN
structions, and is now about to enter
| in the regular service. He enllsts as
! second class seaman. Walter has been
one of the boys of the town who has
always been around, and he will be
missed by a wide circle OF friends.
We hope that he may get honor for
himself and his home town and that
in good time he may come back safe
and sound.
DR.. Horace Mem. Banks, son of DR..
and Mrs. c. w. Banks, under orders
from the War Department, left last
Thursday for Camp Greenleaf, Fort
Oglethorpe, Georgia, where he will be
assigned to duty in the medical divis-
ion of the Army, with the rank OF lieu
tenant. Few of our SbepherdStown
boys are more highly regarded than
DR.. Banks, and we join with his friends
in the wish that good fortune and sue
cess may attend him.
Mr.. Albert T. Hill and his family,
from north of town, Mr. Nelson T. Sny-
der, from the Junction neighborhood,
and Mr.. Geo. c. Link, of this place, re-
Gently made a trip TO Camp Lee, Viz
GINA, to see the boys from this neigh
borhood who were about ready to start
for France. They found a number OF
them all packed up and ready to 60
over seas, and perhaps by this time
some of them have reached the other
side
Reported in the list of wounded in
battle in France, degree undetermined,
is George w. Jones, of Charles Town.
He is a son of Mrs. Clinton Smallwood,
near the Bloomery, and shortly after
the opening of the war enlisted in the
engineers. In letter written some
weeks ago he said that he had been in
some pretty hot fighting over there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward o. Mckee have
received a letter from their son George,
who is with the American forces in
France. He says he is close up to the
firing line and that things are lively in
his neighborhood. He writes cheer
fully and says he is getting along all
right.
The local draft board for Jefferson
county will be glad to receive volunteer
registrars, who will be willing to serve
in their precincts from a. m. to 9 p. m
September II, 1918. Phone or write,
rendering your services, to Phone No.
l65. Charles Town, w. Va.
Paul E. Winters, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Winters, of Kearneysville, has |
written-from France to his parents that |
he has had his baptism Of fire in the |
battle line, but he is all right and feeling |
frstrate.
Ira Mcnamara, who is in the military |
service at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia,
was home on furlough few days ago, |
and when he returned he took his wife |
back with him.