Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1923-01-26
MaurertOWn
DEATH OF MRS. FErzER.

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Mrs. Edward Conk. Aged 80
'ears, 4 months and 10 DAYS. She
S survived by her husband, Cyrus
Eetzer and five children, four
sons and one daughter, Arthur,
If Maurertown, Robert, of Lees-
ourg, Capt. Lemuel, of Stras-
burg, Frank, of Grand Junction,
COL, and Mrs. Mary A. Conk, of
The cause of her
death was gangrene and dropsy.
Sue had been confined to her
room for the past five months
and she passed away peacefully
in her chair. Her funeral was
conducted by Rev. E. B. Shaver,
at the Brethren Church, Satur-
day at 3 o'clock. Interment was
made in the Maurertown Gene
terry. She had been a member of
the Lutheran Church since her
infancy. She was a daughter of
the late DIR. Abram Rosenberger
and was born near Maurertown
and has lived here all of her life.
She became the bride of Cyrus
Fetzer 90 years ago. She was a
woman of a strong mind and a
kind neighbor. The family has
the sympathy of their many
friends and neighbors. The pail
bearers were ]. l. Coffman, A
q. Shaver, ]. Stark, S. J. Wag'
ner, w. E. Shaver and Hugh
Beydler.
Mrs. w. M. Spare, who has
been here with the ia mily Of DIR
D. L. Shaver and other friends
for the past three weeks, return
ed to her home at Benuings, D.
c., last Friday.
Mrs. V. S. Shaver has beer
confined to her bed with an at
tack of grippe for the past week
Rev. J. w. Leedy, of Manas.
sas, filled the pulpit at the Bretll.
rem Church, Sunday night to AT
appreciative audience. He re.
turned to his home Monday. He
will deliver his lecture here in the
near future, Chronology, Myth
ology and Superstition"
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wright
aud son, Edgar, have returned
from Washington. Mr.. Wright
will return when lie is relieved
of an attack Of rheumatism thai
lie has had for several weeks.
A committee of the County
Board of Supervisors, William
Pifer and William Hotel was al
the Aims House taking an inven
tory on Tuesday.
| Mrs. William Stark, who has
had an attack of tonsilitis il
conyalescent.
Mrs. B. A. Slower, sou ant
daughter, J. /. Slower and Mis-:
Lillian Slower, of Berryville, are
visiting the family of Mr.. and
Mrs. V. S. Shaffer this week.
Mrs. l.. M. Conner is confined
to her home with ali attack oil
grippe.
| V. S. Shaffer, Proprietor Of
Maurertown Mills, is building
1.-TWO grain elevators at the north
i west side of his mill. The ca
pacitv of which is 5000 bushe s.
He expects to build another one
at an early date. The mill is
running day and night and orders
for -four are late i'll being filled.
The Quality Music House sold
a dull satin mahogany Jesse
French piano to w. d. Shaver Of
S,rasburg last week.
Milton H. Saum, who has been
confined to his home for several
weeks, is not improving as his
friends would like to see him.
The time expired for bids to be
handed i'll to the Post Office De-
partment for a mail messenger
to carry the mail from the post
Office to the railway station here
on Monday, Jan. 22nd. Post
master Keller received six bids
The maximum amount allowed
for the service by the P. o. Dept
is $500 per annum. It is believed
some bids for the contract will be
much less than this limit when
they are opened for examination
Melvin Shrum, while canvass
ing for funds on Monday for the
building of the annex to the
Brethren Church had an attack
of acute indigestion at his former
home at ST. Luke. At this writ
ing, Tuesday, he expects to be
able to come to his home here
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