These are excerpts from the STAUNTON DAILY LEADER (Virginia), Wednesday, October 2, 1918:
Casualty List of those from West Virginia and Virginia:
Killed in Action
Lawrence H. ROBINSON, Gary, W. Va.
Ray WEEKLEY, Shirley, W. Va.
Sergeant Wilbur HARRIS, Great Cacapon, W. Va.
Wounded Severely
Sergeant Edwin F. JACKSON, next of kin, Mrs. M. P. JACKSON, Skipwith, Va.
Corporal Ernest Lawrence PETERFISH, next of kin, Wm. F. PETERFISH, Stanley, Page County, Va.
Frank E. HILL, next of kin, Mrs. Mary HILL, Manassas, Va.
John Ward MILLER, next of kin, James MILLER, Belspring, Va.
Daniel ISAAC, next of kin, Mrs. Mollie PITMAN, Bacon’s Castle, Va.
Ezachielo FERRARO, Alexander, W. Va.
Wm. B. TILLY, Sandville, W. Va.
Earl TRIBBETT, McMechen, W. Va.
Harry BURGESS, Cedar Grove, W. Va.
Geo. A. G. SHUCK, Danese, W. Va.
Jacob P. LOY, Minnie, W. Va.
Andy L. PERSINGER, Rockwood, W. Va.
The two casualty lists received from General PERSHING released yesterday contained 828 names; the casualties being divided as follow: Killed in action 156; missing in action 36; wounded severely 565; died of wounds 43; wounded, degree undetermined 4; died of aeroplane accident 1; died of accidents and other causes 7; died of disease 12; prisoners 4.
MISS MOFFETT WILL GIVE DEMONSTRATION
Miss Elsie MOFFETT, home demonstration agent, will give a cottage cheese demonstration at the home of Mrs. EVANS, at Weyers Cave, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. All women are urged to attend in the interest of efficient conservation.
EUGENE F. MITCHELL UNABLE TO WRITE IS IN A HOSPITAL
Mrs. Rosa MITCHELL of 279 Filmore Street, is just in receipt of a letter from France written by Chaplain George T. TAYLOR, Base Hospital 117, A. E. F., saying that her son, Eugene F. MITCHELL was in that hospital, very nervous and could not write, but that he was getting along all right.
Mrs. MITCHELL does not know the cause of her son being in the hospital but felt that something was wrong with him as he had written her regularly every week until the last of July. She had not heard from him since that time until the special delivery letter of yesterday morning informed her that he was in the hospital.
MEN CLASSIFIED YESTERDAY BY LOCAL BOARD
388 Paul Baylor GLOVER, 1A
773 James PETERS, 1A
261 Levi S. YODER, 5B
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846 Jefferson Wellington DELHOUSE (no classification given)
2051 Henry Moody ATKINS, 1A
962 Lacey Nelson STOGDALE, 4A
405 Alvin S. HANGER, 4A
2073 Roy Lee LAMBERT, 1A
1799 John M. FULWILER, 1A
1308 Joseph GARBER, 1B
1030 Forest Fulkton PATTERSON, 1A
855 William Lincoln DALLY, 4A
874 Andrew BROOKS, (col) 4A
1165 George Raymond STONE, 1A
1037 David Lee SPRADLIN, 5G
1395 Grover C. MORAN, 4A
1205 Charles C. GABBERT, 4A
29 Eugene Douglass DENNY, 4A
1300 Eugene Douglas DENNY, 4A (I didn’t make a mistake—there really are two listings.)
159 Wesley Thomas HEPERN, (col), 4A
959 John Smith ELLIS, 1A
972 Harry McC. WYRICK, 4A
2994 Carl Jacob WINE, 1A
1158 Wilbur H. COYNER, 1A
876 David Dice YOUNG, 4A
973 John Riland BROWN, (col), 4A
178 William B. NIGGEMEYER, 1A
315 James Floyd STUART, (col), 1A
199 Chas. F. SPECK, 1A
416 William T. HARRIS, 4A
392 Wallace Eugene THOMAS, 1A
2109 Martin Luther PROPST, 5B
777 Worty Kezle WOLFE, 1A
869 Herman T. CAMPBELL, 4A
2973 James H. FULLER, (col), 1A
980 Russell L. HISSERMAN, 4A
4408 Everett S. COFFMAN, 1A
3665 Louis Eugene WRIGHT, 1A
2288 Norwell H. HOWARD (col), 4A
862 Walter C. CAMPBELL, 4A
2913 Harry H. REED, 4A
3594 L. Lee H. RICHCREEK, 1A
3666 Oscar CURRY, (col), 1A
2210 John MOORE, 4A
3537 Rudolph SHELTON (col), 1A
866 Wm. B. H., WINGFIELD, 4A
1153 O. L. CRICKENBERGER, 4A
286 Charles M. TROBAUGH, 4A
961 James A. SUDDARTH, 4A
2225 Odea SIPE, 1A
156 Will H. BROOKS (col), 1A
271 Charles F. COURTNEY, 4A
1051 Haller H. COYNER, 1A
SOCIETY
An Approaching Marriage
Dr. and Mrs. Gilby C. KELLY, formerly residents of Lynchburg, but now of Ashland, where Dr. KELLY is pastor of the Methodist Church, have announced the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Miss Gilby Nanine, to Oscar RYDER, formerly of Richmond, but now of Washington. The marriage will take place in Ashland in November.
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Representative and Mrs. Henry FLOOD and family will return to their home in Washington after spending some time at their country place in Appomattox.—Richmond News-Leader
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Miss May YOUNG, who spent the summer here with her sister, Mrs. Edward ECHOLS, left Monday night for her home in Louisville.
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Miss Elizabeth GOODE is spending a short time in Richmond.
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Mrs. Murray HILLEARY and Misses Margaret COCHRAN and Sue Baldwin HILLEARY spent Monday in Charlottesville.
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H. B. MILLER is in Washington on business.
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Miss Inez BELL left yesterday to represent the Junior U. D. C. and U. S. C. V. at the State convention of U. D. C. now meeting in Richmond. After the convention Miss BELL is invited to visit friends and attend the State fair.
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Mr. and Mrs. N. R. SIMMONS, of Erie, Penn., who are touring this section in their (paper torn) Fitzhugh ELDER. Mr. SIMMONS is a portrait painter of note. At the outbreak of the war he closed his studio in Paris and returned to America. Mrs. SIMMONS later returned to France and spent a year in the Red Cross work. She has made numbers of addresses to Red Cross societies in this country.
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Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo EVANS and two children, of Richmond, were recent guests at Chilton Hall. Mr. EVANS is a native Stauntonian and has many relatives here. Mrs. EVANS was Miss Alma WRENN, of West Virginia. She was educated at the Mary Baldwin Seminary and also has relatives here.
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Mrs. Edward ECHOLS has closed her house on East Main street and accompanied by her children, Miss Harriet and Master John ECHOLS, will motor to Washington today where they will be in residence at their apartment on Wyoming avenue for the winter.
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Martin KIVLIGHAN, Warner OLIVIER, Sidney MORRIS and Raymond ANDERSON have matriculated at the University of Virginia.
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The following young men have left for V.P.I. where they will be members of the students army training corps for the coming session: John B. BELL, Nat P. CATLETT, Audley HARNESBERGER, Ed DORE, Edwin BURKE, Overton FAUVER, Frank ARMSTRONG, John T. FULWILER and Paul HEYDENREICH.
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K. M. LIPSCOMB went to Richmond yesterday on business.
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Trinity church rectory is being put in repair and renovated preparatory to the coming of the new rector, Rev. John J. GRAVATT, Jr., who is expected the middle of the month.
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Mr. and Mrs. RICE, of the Barterbrook neighborhood, have secured apartments at the residence of Mrs. C. R. HAINES on North New street, and have moved their family in for the winter in order that the children may have the educational advantage which this city affords.
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Miss Susie M. BEARD, of New York, has arrived in Staunton and is at the home of her uncle, J. D. THACKER. Miss BEARD has been called here by a double bereavement, the death of her two brothers, Olin Guy GEARD and David Lee BEARD, who died of pneumonia, following Spanish influenza, at military camps. On the arrival of the remains of David L. BEARD, a double funeral will be held at Bethel church.
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Mrs. Horace SOPER came from Washington last night accompanied by George and Margaret COCHRAN, children of Major and Mrs. Peyton COCHRAN. Mrs. SOPER is at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. ROBERTSON on Church street during her brief stay in the city.
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James L. GORDON, who has been on a brief visit to his parents, Hon. And Mrs. A. C. GORDON, has left to report for duty in the Navy. Since he was here last Mr. Gordon has been overseas.
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Mr. and Mr. H. H. HARLOW, who are engaged in Government work in Washington, have returned after visiting friends here.
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Mrs. O. H. BELL and children, of Greenville, were Staunton shoppers yesterday.
CRIMORA
Rev. L. G. HUMPHREY closed a very interesting and beneficial series of meetings at Forest Chapel Brethren church last Sunday night with six conversions.
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School opened here Tuesday under the management of Miss HUPMAN and Mrs. WEBB with a large enrollment.
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Miss Edith HALL has accepted an appointment to teach school near Mt. Sidney.
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Miss Gay WALTER left last week for Bridgewater where she will attend college.
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Mrs. William MORRIS and daughter of Basic, are visiting the former’s aunt, Mrs. W. R. TALLEY.
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Mrs. Evie FRINGER, of Roanoke, is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. F. WALTER.
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Rev. and Mrs. C. J. CLARK, of Keezletown, are visiting relatives here.
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Miss Clara KENNEDY left Monday for Waynesboro where she will attend school this winter.
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Mrs. John GOCHENOUR continues extremely ill at her home near here.
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Mrs. E. R. KENNEDY was a Waynesboro visitor Monday.
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William PHILLIPS, one of the oldest residents of this community, is very ill.
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Little Louise and Clyde GARBER have returned home after a week’s visit to their grandmother, Mrs. D. A. GARBER, at Ft. Defiance.
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Mrs. Bettie GOCHENOUR and her mother, Mrs. VIA, called on Mrs. William MERRITT at Madrid last Saturday afternoon.
GREENVILLE
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. AREHART entertained their young friends at a bean hulling given at their home on last Saturday night. Various games were played during the evening and near the midnight hour refreshments (I think a line was omitted here) room, melons, bananas, cakes, nuts.
ARRIVES OVERSEAS
Cards have been received in the city from Sergeant Wm. I. SPECK, 418 th Telegraph Bn., Camp Vail, N.J., announcing his safe arrival overseas.
MRS. GRASTY IMPROVING
Mrs. J. H. C. GRASTY, who recently underwent an operation at the Kings Daughters Hospital, is reporting to be gaining strength rapidly.
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