Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-12-19
Notes of Our Soldiers.

II
! and Mrs. S. F. Lemen, of Shepherds
town, arrived home at I. Is 4. m. Tues.
day morning, having been released
from his duties as a second class sea-
man Monday afternoon. The officer
who gave him his final instructions told
him that he could leave New York at
s O'Clock Monday night and reach Shep-
herdstown at 8 a. m. Il think | can
beat that time" said "Chis," and he
made the train leaving for the south at
5 o'clock, getting ahead of the schedule
by six or seven hours. "Chis" enlist
ed in the Navy last June, and was at
first assigned to the battleship Rhode
Island, commanded by Captain Julian
Lane Latimer, a native Of Shepherds
town. He says that Captain Latimer
is a splendid gentleman and hand
some, fine-looking officer, who treated
him first-rate. But even with such a
model to work up to, "Chis" hadn't any
ambition to remain in the Navy. On
the contrary, his thoughts were always
on home and good old Shepherdstown
and he doesn't care il he never sees salt
water again.
Postmaster A. S. Lucas informs us
that he has in the postofflce at Shep-
herdstown, undelivered because the
persons named cannot be found, cards
from the War Department addressed
to Walter Eugene Myers, Preston
Thomas, Charles Milton Miller ano
Charles Martin Myers. These cards
state that unless the men present them
selves to the local draft board and
answer their questionaires and give
an account of themselves not later tia
December 10Th they will be classed
in the military service of the United
States and liable to be regarded
deserters from the army. Persons hay
ing knowledge of the whereabouts OF
these men will confer a kindness ty
informing them Of this matter.
Roy Myers, who has been in The u.
S. Navy since last spring, arrived at
his home in Shephcrdstowl lest night
and he is walking around today Just
to see how good the old town looks.
Everybody is glad to see good old
Brandy" back home again, and right
away we are beginning to think of
baseball next summer, now that We have
our star pitcher again. Mr.. Myers
came here from Norfolk, Va, and
though he didn't get to cross the ocean
while he was in the service, he looks
like regular salt water sailor. he Us
on what is known as extended FUR
Tough, which is in effect discharge
from he service unless we get into
another war.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Knode, of Bridge
port, opposite Shepherdstown are hlleo
with anxiety about their son, Harry
Knode, who is with the American Army
in France. He sailed for France In
Iuly of this year, and the only word
that they have heard from him is
letter written on August 18th, the day
after he landed overseas. They have
tried in vain to learn somethih. OF his
but have heard absolute
ly nothing since August.
Fonrose dhipley received letter
Tuesday from his son, R. D. Shipley.
who has been right on the firing line
in France, and r. D. says that ne eX-
poets to come back home very soon.
MIR. Shipley thinks that he may be on |
his way home now. EKins Shiplsy
and R. D., brothers, have been witmh
about twenty miles of each other IN
France, but Elkins isn't hopeful aoout
coming home so soon.
Golden Walper, who had been IN
training at Camp Lee, was discharged
asst week and he struck Decline for
home. He reached Shenandoah juno
ion at 8 a. m, where his folks met MIN |
with the automobile, and ne was soon
home inhaling the sweet odors OF pud'
ding and sausage that mother was lly
ing on the kitchen stove. 49,.
Paul-F. Cole, son of Mr.. and MRS
Edward G. Cole, of Rosemary Orcharo
in Berkeley county, died in France from
received on November llh
the day the fighting stopped. A 81
took his leg off, and though ne suffer
ed greatly he smiled when told BY his
nurse that the war was ended.
Word has been received by Mr.. and
Mrs. James A. Pierce, of Antietan Iron
that their son, Gardner Pierce,
had been killed in battle in France. he
had been in the army more than year
and had been in some severe battles.
George T. Knode, who had been in
the Students Army Training Corps at
the University, now disbanded, VIII
spend the holidays at his home here
after which he will resume his work as
a teacher at Smithhefd, W. Va.
Private wiloughby M. Lemen, who
mas been at Camp Lee, got his honorable
discharge yesterday and arrived at ms
home in this place last night. he
isn't a bit mad about getting home
before Christmas.
RAYMOND Devonshire, one OF Snep-
herdstown's colored soldiers, was re-
leased from his duties at the army |
camp near Chillicothe, Ohio, and re-
turned to his home here some days
ago. Raymond has made reputation
as a cook, and as he likes army LIE
pretty we'll he is thinking OF taxing
charge of an officers mess at Camp
Meade, near Baltimore.
Frank Robinson, another colore1
soldier from Shepherdstown, has been
here on a ten-days furlough this week
The Death Record.