Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24
Personal NOTES.

called to Victoria, Va, by the illness o
her two sons, Frank and Marshall Bill
myer, and then got word that her son
]. d. Billmyer, was sick in Salt LAX
City. She was called from Victoria +
| HagerStown to nurse her daughter
Miss Dora Nelson Billmyer, who wa
also i'll from the disease. All Of tn,
patients are now safely over the troubl,
and Mrs. Billmyer is home again.
Major John P. Lucas, who was severe
ly wounded while fighting in France
has been invalded home, and is spend
ing his time with his parents at Kear
neysville and with his wife and that i'm
portant new member of the family, the
baby son, in Charles Town. Majo
Lucas is getting along very we'll, though
he still suffers from that ugly bump or
the head inflicted by fragment of {
German she'll.
Mrs. Leslie Montgomery took hei
little son Jack to Frederick, Md, {
couple of weeks ago and put him in 6
school in that place. Last week she re-
ceived word that he was sick with the
influenza, and she at once went to Fred
erick in an automobile and brought hin
back home. Tuesday Mrs. Montgomery
was taken with the disease herself anc
is now quite indisposed. Jack is good
deal better.
Mr.. George Edward Byers, of Tay
lorsville, Illinois, and his wife, who
have been visiting relatives in this sec
ton, have returned home after pleas
ant stay in Jefferson and Berkeley coun'
ties. Mr.. Byers is son of the late
Chalmers Byers, and was reared in this
neighborhood, but went west man
wears ago. This was his first visit
back to his old home in SO years.
Miss Mary Donley, Mr.. Fred Donley
and Miss Alice Reinhart, of Moler's
Cross Roads, have been sick with the
influenza the past week. The families
of Charles Loudon and Thomas Mile
have also been down with the disease
and William Springer is likewise vic
tim.
We were glad to have call on Tues
day from Mr.. John w. King, of the
VanclesveSville neighborhood, for many
years subscriber TO the Register, and
mis- son-in-law, Private Holmes Talbot,
of the 44th Motor Truck Company
Camp Wadsworth, S. c.
DIR. Vim. E. Byers, former resident
of ShepherdStown, who for the past SiA
years has been living in ClarkSburg, W.
Va, has been here the past week, stop
ping at his old home at Miss BETH,
Hills. His friends here are glad &c
see him again.
Miss Agnes Bell, one of Shepherds
towns bright young girls, who has beer
teaching school at Morgantown, thi
State, has been very sick in that city
from the influenza. We are glad to
note that she is now improving.
Dr.. Horace Mem. Banks, who is in
the army cantonment at Camp Green
leaf, near Chattanooga, Tenn, has been
sick with the influenza. His wife has
been with him and she sends word that
he is now Citing better.
Mrs. S. F. Lemen has been among the
victims of the influenza this week
Private Willoughby Nj. Lemen, VINO was
home on furlough from Camp Lee, has
also been pretty sick, but is now able
TO be up.
Mr.. Edward w. Daley was called to
PittSburg on Monday by a message stat
ing that his son Stanley was i'll. Mr.
Daley has since sent word that he is
a good deal better.
Mr.. c. w. Boyer, father of Mrs
David Lemen, of this place, has been
very i'll the past couple of weeks at his
nome near Bunker Hill, Berkeley coun-
ty.
We were pleased to have callyester-
day from Mr.. Vim. A. Dunn, of the
Charles Town neighborhood, who re-
newed his subscription to the Register
to 1920.
Mrs. Armstrong Jones, living west of
own, has been very sick the past week
NTH the influenza, but it is now hoped
hat the worst is over and that she will
recover.
Mrs. Nathaniel Burwel and her
Rose Maria, have been sick
VIII Tie lIlHuSHLd llllS NSSh, Out DOlll
are now on the road TO recovery.
Miss Maud Mcdonald has gone to
Schell, w. Va, TO help nurse her Sis
er in law, Mrs. Homer G. Mcdonald,
who is i'll with the influenza.
Miss Julia Stouffer, of SharpsburP
district, was called to Pittsburg by the
of her sister, Mrs. Harry Rider
who has had the influenza.
John Reinhart, who drives the bus
between Hagerstown and Shepherds
town, is very i'll with the influenza at
his home in this place.
Slas Shipley was taken sick with the
influenza on Tuesday and is now sick
with the disease at his home in this
place.
Mr.. Frank w. Muzzey is very sick
from the influenza at his home, Rock
land" near Shepherdstown.