The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-07-27
LOCAL EVENTS

Two lauc WHO Will tAlCAhR poA
ents, had been camping at Chippewa
Lake. broke into the bath house on
Tuesday night and took several dol
lars in money and some other things,
Deputy Sheriff Peiton scared 3 con
fession out, of the boys Wednesday
and upon promise to reform they
were not arrested.
The w. C. T. u. will meet with
Mrs E. F. Gibbs, $50 S. Court street,
Friday, August 8, at 2 p. m. AS this
IL the annual meeting with election
Of officers and reports of superinten-
dents, q good attendance is desired.
Floyd Nichols has purchased the
johnson property on East Washing
ton street.
The social to have been held at
]. A. Hobart's last night, under the
auspices Of St. Paul's guild, was post
poned until this evening, on account
Of rain. Should it rain tonight an
other postponement will be made to
Saturday night.
The seventh annual reunion OF
the Barlow Baker family was held
Thursday at the home Of DIR. and Mrs.
G. j. Damon, about so being in at
tendance.
Advertised letters at the Medina
postoffice are for Miss Myrtle Kelley
Mrs. E. M. Thickston (9), E. M.
Thicksten and w. S. White.
The council recently authorized
the purchase of an auto for use by
Supt. Lyle Rollins of the water works
department. Mr.. Rollins is required
to make analysis of the water at the
plant every "a hours and expects to
have to analyze once in IL hours be-
fore long. Use of the auto will ef-
feet the saving Of much time besides
the expense of hiring Of conveyance
for his trips to and from the plant,
as has been the custom in the past.
The new auto is a Ford roadster with
delivery box body and was delivered
Wednesday. The cost was $685..
ALI local business places will be
closed next Tuesday afternoon, in
stead Of Wednesday afternoon, on ac-
count of the Red Cross rally at Chip
pewa Lake park.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society Of the M. E. church will meet
with Mrs. O. E. Persons on Thursday,
August 2, at 2 p. m.
Jos. Seymour, who recently en-
listed in Co. A of the Fifth regiment,
stationed at Berea, was home on We'd
nesday and reported that final exam
nations, vaccination, ard innoculation
for typhoid had been given the men,
and that they were expecting to be
transferred to southern post within
few days. According to Joe only
two men were rejected following the
examination.
Three Medina men will soon take
their second examination for positions
in the Officers Reserve Corps, at Ft.
BENJAMIN Harrison, Indianapolis.
They are Ex-sheriff AL. Young, John
Moore and Arthur Leach. Mr.. Young
will be examined in Cleveland on Sat
urday and the latter two on Monday.
Harold Berger has made applica-
ton to join the U. s. Aviation Corps.
There is no opening at the present
time, but another class is soon to be
formed, when Mr.. Berger will be no
titled when and where to take his ex-
animation. Il
Martin, young son of Mr.. ana
Mrs. w. B. Baldwin, had a narrow
escape from serious injury last Tues
day afternoon He was riding a blcy-
Gle on West Washington street, near
Vine, when an auto driven by Vaughn
Hartman, turned around the corner
and ran into him, breaking the bicycle
and throwing the lad to the pave. His
only injury was bruised leg. No
blame is attached to Mr.. Hartman.
Sidney High, son of Mr.. and Mrs
G. F. High, is reported as GONZALES
cling in Brooklyn hospital, from re-
cent attack of scarlet fever.
Mrs. Harriet o. Clark of 210 w.
Washington street is 81 years old to-
day, and will receive her friends dur
ing the day. Mrs. Clark bears the
weight of her many years with good
health and with spirit that would do
credit to one much younger. Mrs.
Clark's grandfather was a centenar-
ian and she had an uncle who was SO
wears of age, so it would seem that
longevity is characteristic in Mrs.
Clark's family, The Sentinel wishes
Mrs. Clark many mere pleasant ami
versaries Of her birth.
Hon. Oliver w. Stewart, the only
Prohibitionist ever elected to an Hi
nois legislature from Chicago is
stumping Ohio in great auto cam
paign, and will speak on the Medina
public square Saturday evening at
7:15 o'clock. Everybody is invited.
Mrs. E. F. Gibbs will entertain
the ladies of the U. B. A. 0. 7. M.
this evening friday at her residence
on South Court street.
-ZR. A. Leohr has been in a criti-
cal condition the past week from lock-
Jaw, the result of infection from a
diseased tooth. A consultation of
physicians was held Monday night. It
Is believed the tooth is deformed at
the root, as several attempts to ex-
tract it were fruitless.
The body Of Mrs. Harriet Bissell,
formerly Of Medina, but for the past
four or five years a resident Of, Peoria,
Ill, was brought here Monday night
by her daughter, Mrs. r. r. Rettig,
for burial in Spring Grove cemetery,
death having occurred on Saturday.