Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-03
Notes Of Our Soldiers.

All local draft boards in West Viz
| ginia have been directed by the State
department of military census and en-
rollment, on orders from Provost
Marshal General Crowder, to proceed
Immediately with the physical examina-
ton of all registrants of the last regis
tration who have been placed in class
one, regardless of the tendency Of an
appeal to the district board, unless he is
also pending claim for deferred class
ification on the ground Of engagement
in industry, occupation or employment,
including agriculture.
The drawing OF the order numbers by
which 100000 men will be enrolled
in the draft has been completed in
Washington. The first number was
drawn by President Wilson. II was
No. 322-and this is the number Of
Benny Richard Roderick, OF Charles
Town. The second number is 1927, and
this catches Louis Eugene King, color
ed, of Shepherdstown. The eighth num-
Der is 1255, held by Robert T. Banks,
IT., and Kirkland McKee's is 10th, with
348-both Shepherdstown boys.
Messages received here yesterday
stated that Sergeant Thomas c. Rein
hart, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hess Rein
hart, was seriously i'll at Camp Meade
with pneumonia, resulting from an at
tack of Spanish influenza. Mr.. and Mrs.
Reinhart, Rev. DR.. Charles Ghiselin and
Mrs. Ghiselin and Messrs. Edward and
30 Meade
be with him. AS we go to press this
morning no further word has been re-
ceived, and We hope that no news is
good news.
DR.. Richard X. Bragonier, of Key
stone, w. Va, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ).
Bragonier, of Shepherdstown, has re-
ceived his commission in the Army
Medical Corps, in which he volunteered,
and has been ordered to report by the
4th of October at Camp Greene,
Charlotte, N. c. DR.. Bragonier was in
Shepherdstown last week to attend the
funeral of his uncle, Ohio Williams.
Marvin Henry, young Jefferson
county soldier, died last Friday in the
cantonment hospital at Camp Lee after
an illness of only few days. He was
a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Henry, Of
Ransom, and was p years old. He went
to Camp Lee with the Jefferson county
contingent in August The body was
sent to Charles Town for burial.
Marion Childs, one OF Shepherdstown's
boys, who has been in an army canton
ment in Georgia, and who has been In
the service for about eight months, has
been honorably discharged on account
of physical disability. He arrived here
a day or two ago. A weak heart untitled
him for military duty.
We have just received word from
Fairmont that Col. Clarence W. Watson,
Democratic candidate for the United
States Senate from West Virginia, has
arrived safely overseas. He is on
important special duty for the Ordnance
Department, with which heis connected.
We are sorry to learn that Hugh Hill,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Hill, of this
vicinity, is i'll with the Spanish Flu at
Camp Meade. He has been very sick
the past week from this disease, which
is sweeping through number OF the
army environments.
Harry A. Tenant had card few
DAYS ago from his brother, Elmer
Tenant, who is with the oath Balloon
Company in France. Elmer says he
is getting along all right and is enjoy
ing his experiences over there.
Karl Hill, who is in the Students
Training Detachment at Morgantown,
spent several days at his home in Shep-
herdstown on a furlough. He likes his
work very we'll indeed and is enjoying
his military experiences.
VIM. D. Hines writes US that Guy
Crigler, a graduate OF Shepherd Col
lege in the class of 1913, has landed in
New York City, after having been
eevereIv wounded. He has been fight