The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-09-11
AURORA-EGLON

Aurora Man Killed in Accident
A truck accident occurred near
Charles Town, w. Va. on Saturday
afternoon at o'clock in which TROY
Ayers. q, of Aurora, was fatally in
iured and a brother-in-law, Lilburn
Crumrine, of Pennington, w. Va,
driver of the truck, was critically in
jured.
Mr.. Ayers had been employed prior
to last June by the Bland Lumber
Company near Aurora.
They We're on their way from Balti-
more with a load of canned goods for
Morandy Brothers, grocers of Elem
ington and owners of the truck
When descending a hill near Charles
Town the driver lost control when
he failed to get the truck in gear. To
avoid having a collision with another
truck, which was making a left-hand
turn, he swerved and hit stone wall.
Both men were taken to a Charles
Town hospital where Mr.. Ayers died
three hours later. Mr.. Crumrine re-
mains in the hospital in critical
condition.
Troy Ayers was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Ayers, of Aurora. who
survives with his wife, Grace Wotrine
Ayers, a year-old child, and the fol-
loving brother and sisters: Virgil
Ayers, and Mrs. Pauline Davis. both
of Aurora; Mrs. Nellie Barb, Dawson,
Md; Catherine at home and Mrs.
Evelyn Crumrine of Pennington, wife
of the injured truck driver.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon at o'clock at the
Methodist church at Aurora and
burial was made in the Carmel ceme-
terry here.
Accidentally Shot
Howard Henline was accidentally
shot last Thursday while at work in
his flour mill on Stemple Ridge. A
step grandson, Foster Lipscomb, was
shooting rats in the upper floor of
the building when a bullet went
through an inch board, striking Mr..
Henline in the back. He was taken
to the Tucker County Hospital at
Parsons, where the bullet was re-
moved, after which he returned to his
home. His condition is thought not
serious.
Brief Mention
Miss Eva Schrock, who suddenly
became i'll on Wednesday night. was
taken to a Cumberland hospital where
she received medical treatment. Miss
Schrock is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Scott Shrock, of Aurora.
Clarence Snyder, draftee, with
group Of other boys from various
parts of the state, was sent to Hunt
mgton last week to get final exami-
nation for army service Mr.. Snyder
failed to pass the examination and
returned to his home in Aurora. The,
other boys who did pass the exami-
nation will be taken to Alaska
Miss Ruth Fike and L. H. Terry left
Eglon last Thursday on a return trip
to their homes at Lakeland, Fla. On
the way they visited Earl Fike, at
Cherry Grove, W. Va, and Mrs. Dove
Miller, at Broadway, Va, brother and
sister of Miss Fike.
Funeral services were held at the
Stemple Ridge church on Wednesday,
September for the ten-day-old in
FAINT of Mr. and Mrs Darl Rinehart.
Burial was made in the church ceme-
terry. The mother was the former Miss
Thelma Cole, of Horse Shoe Run.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fleming and
Miss Eleanor Alternately visited in
Aurora on Friday They were on
their way from Fairmont to their
summer home at Mt. Lake Park
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Harsh had
their automobile wrecked last week
when they were returning from Eglon
to their home in Barbour county. 1t
occurred near Evansville when an
other car, attempting to pass the
Harsh car, met a truck coming from
the opposite direction. No one was
injured but the Harsh car was COM
pletelV demolished
Shaffer- Huffman
Verdun William Shaffer, of Horse
Shoe Run, and Lois Miller Huffman,
of Thomas, were united in marriage
on Sunday, September 7, at Trinity
Lutheran church, Cumberland, with
the Rev. William Won Spreckleton
reading the ceremony. Mrs Doris
Stevens of Thomas was the only at
tendant. The couple plan to make
their home in Cumberland where the
groom is employed by the Celanese
Corporation.
Personals
Rev. Ezra Fike and son Galen, and
sister, Mrs. Grace Spaid, went to
Morgantown Sunday to visit a sister,
Miss Allie Fike, who has been i'll for
several months. They found Miss
Fike in very serious condition and
Mrs. Spaid remained with her.
Mrs. Bert Right was taken to the
Elkins City hospital on Monday for
treatment.
Less B, Harsh went to a Fairmont