The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-02-19
LOCAL EVENTS
Observation-Disclosures


ing.
Mrs. G. o. Clark is on the sick
list.
The Friday afternoon club viii
meet today with Mrs. Dannley.
Friday Afternoon club meets this
afternoon with Mrs. John Dannley.
Saturday classes of the Normal
schools viii be resumed on Saturday
Of tbs week.
On account Of Monday, the 22d
being holiday the banks of Medina
will be closed.
Mrs. A. A. Gish, who recently suf-
fered stroke of paralysis, is reported
as improving slowly.
Ash Wednesday, Feb. IT, marked
the beginning Of the lenten season,
which lasts until Easter.
The Priscilla Club will entertain
Monday evening with picnic supper
at the home Of Mrs. Dwight Shepard.
DIR. Damon attended banquet
given by the Cleveland Homeopathic
association at Cleveland Wednesday
night. =.
The Ladies of the Maccabees will
hold their regular meeting Friday
evening, Feb. e. A large attendance
10 desired.
-Corinne Oatman entertained ten
little friends on Wednesday Feb. II,
the occasion being her tenth birthday
anniversary.
The Medina Machine Company re-
seived large order the past week for
an automobile firm, which will require
q year to fill.
Aside from the Humphrey family
there has been no other case Of small
pox in the town, reports to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Advertised letters at the Medina
postofice are for: Ralph Barr, Miss
Theresa Carperska, A. N. Carmon, A
Frank, Rev. Father Limey.
The Mending Bee gave a picnic
supper at John Phelps on Gram
street last Monday evening. Abou
40 members were present.
-Abner Baish fell on the ice in from
Of his home last Thursday evening
straining the ligaments in his arm 81
that he has to carry it in sling.
Tax Commissioner Britain hal
been very ill for the past week. Thc
much improved, he has been advised
by his physician to remain at home
at least until Monday.
Miss Abby Blackeslee entertain
ed her friend, Private Wilson Stephen
son of the U. S. Army, stationed al
Philadelphia; Miss Mary Leah Gisf
and Mr.. Robert Gunkleman at 600
dinner last Thursday evening.
H. ]. Frost has moved from E
Washington street to his farm in
Granger township and Mrs. Fred Nc
MILAN of Granger will move into the
house vacated by Mr.. Frost.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Davis of 247 E. Friendship
street is i'll with scarlet fever. This
is the only case of scarlet fever thus
far discovered in the town.
The Coterie club will meet with
Mrs. Clark Reinhardt next Tuesday,
Feb. %. The program will be one
which should properly have been Civ
en- on Feb. 2, but which, on account
Of the smallpox quarantine, was post
poned.
THE body of Geo. Howard of
Cleveland was brought to York Mon
day and burial made at 10 a. m. The
deceased was friend of Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Spooner of Cleveland but for
nerly of York, through whose kind
ness the last rites of the deceased
were attended to.
The poem Of the "Great Sleigh
ride of 1865" published in the Sentinel
two weeks ago attracted considerable
interest. The poem was said to have
been written by an old lady, who sign
ed the initials rs. A." Since, we
have learned that the lady's name was
Allen. .,.-.
The New Years edition of the Los
Angeles (Cal.) Times gives half
page write up in describing the pa
latial home of General c. M. Splitter
whose boyhood home was Medina
county. 1t is called the most beauti-
full home on Andrew Blvd, with a
frontage on three streets, in the fash
ionable Wiltshire District. The orien.
tai rugs which have been purchased
for the home are said to be the finest
ever collected there for one individual
Mr.. Splitter has been an art collector
for many years and there is a wide
variety in these works representing
the ancient and modern schools OF
England, France, Holland, Germany
and Italy. He is enthusiastic in auto
mobiling; is a member of the Royal
club of England and has for many
years kept touring car there fol
continental tours in which he has
severed over $4,000 miles. The home
iS now nearing completion.