Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-10-24
The Influenza Still With Us.

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Although the influenza still prevails
IN this section, there is a more hopeful
feeling among the people of our section
| and II is believed that the crest Of the
epidemic has been passed and that CON
ditions will now improve. Every pre-.
caution is being taken in Shepherds
Town and throughout Jefferson county
TO keep the disease down, and the death
rate has been nothing like as bad here
as in some other counties. Last Thurs
day the health authorities of our town
issued an order to close all stores and
places Of business where persons as
sembled at 6 o'clock each evening, and
this seems TO have had good effect
1t was also ordered that the BARRIERS
should wear masks while at work or
close their places OF business. The
BARRIERS evidently doubted the becom-
ingnesS of the masks, so they shut W
shop and went TO picking apples at four
dollars day.
The influenza is becoming less ser
iouS in the eastern section of the Unit
ed States, but is worse as it sweeps on
westward. Improved conditions are
reported from Boston, New York, Phil
adelphia, Baltimore and Washington
and from the army camps. While there
are still many deaths daily, the nev
cases are rapidly decreasing. The cpl
demic has reached the Pacific Coast
and in California 1000 cases had been
reported up to yesterday. There i:
much relief over the improved condi-
tons in the army camps. Army Off
GERS say that the influenza is epidemi,
only in FIVE camps, having been abated
in the others. Yesterdays reports
showed that for the previous "a hour,
the new cases totaled 2,773, as against
3007 the day before, and deaths had de-
creased from 404 to S92. The tota
number of cases in the camps since the
disease became epidemic is 292,770
with l5,497 deaths.
Conditions are better in Martins
burg, Hagerstown and Charles Town
AT Charles Town the Episcopal parish
house was turned into hospital, where
many patients were cared for.
1t is said by some Of the noted ply
sicians of the State and nation that
there are many points of resemblance
between the present epidemic and the
pneumonia plague which ravaged in
Manchuria five years ago and has beer
existent in Turkey and other places
more or less steadily ever since. Spec
ialists and experts are studying the
disease with care constantly, and there
seems to be a growing feeling that this
is something more than grippe and
pneumonia and may indeed be the
dreadful plague.
DR.. S. T. Knott, of the vicinity of
Molers' Cross Roads has been sick in
bed the past week and was unable to
answer the many calls for his services.
Dr. G. G. Johnson and his wife, of Duff
fields, have both been quite sick with
the prevailing influenza, but are now
improving. Both of these physicians
practice in the northeastern section of
the county and in the Bakerton neigh
borhood, and their inability to give
medical attention TO their patients has
made the situation in that section dis
treSsing. DR.. Geo. w. Banks, having
returned from Hinton, is now making
calls in that neighborhood, and condi-
tons are more satisfactory. There was
great anxiety among the people for
time.
Robert Shipley, proprietor Of the JEFF
ferSon Lunch Room, and his family have
had the heavy hand of affliction upon
them the past week. His daughter
Elizabeth, died from influenza last Fri
day. Mrs. Shipley was extremely i'll
for week, but is now on the mend
Their son Kenneth and their daughter
Velma were also sick, but they, too, are
now improving. Waldron, their young
est child, escaped the disease, and Mr..
Shipley has been able to keep out OF
bed, though almost worn out from
the others and from anxiety. He
has the sympathy of his friends in his
affection.
The family Of Elmer Dusing has
been truly afflicted with the influenza.
Mr. and Mrs Dusing, their two sons
and their daughter, Mrs. Cleggett
Swain, their son-in-law, Jesse Moore
and his three children are all down with
the disease. Mrs. Moore died from the
influenza last week.
1t is said that Scrabble has so far es-
capped the epidemic of influenza, not one
case being reported in that village.
Andrew Way, at Dam No. 4, has had
the inauenza-the nearest case to
the village Scrabble got its share of
trouble with the tornado month or two
ago.
Geo. w. Freeman, proprietor Of the
Model Bakery, was calledto his old home
at Mont Alto, Pa, last week by the i'll
ness of his mother, who had the inhu
enza. She became better and Mr.. Free
man returned TO his home in this place.
only to be taken sick himself, and he is
now belfast.
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