The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-29

w. s. Waltz has accepted a posi-
tiOn as salesman for the New Medina
garage.
IT d England and family of Chin
lpewa Lake moved to Medina recently
and are staying at his son Charles,
on West Liberty, pending the COM
pletion of the formers new home on
the corner of Vine and Liberty streets.
! Funeral services for Joseph Kraft,
of Hinckley, who was shot to death by
his son, Frank, aged 18, last week
Wednesday evening, were held Friday
at 1:3O o'clock. While charged with
murder in the second degree, young
Kraft plead not guilty and was bound
over to the grand jury in the sum Of
$2,5OO. AS the case win be consider
ed by the regular grand jury which
does not convene until September, un-
til that time young Kraft will be al
lowed to remain at home.
The Matinee races, held at the
fair grounds Wednesday afternoon, re-
suits Of which are given elsewhere in
this issue, were, the best that have
been run this year, as many as five
horses running each heat, while at
some of the finishes a blanket would
have covered all contenders, the horses
being SO punched. Next Wednesday
afternoon the grand matinee of the
season will be held and a small adj
mission will be charged, Is per cent.
of which will be donated to the county
Red Cross fund.
Miss Marie Parker, who has been
in the employ of Hammerschmidt &
Clark, surprised her friends on Tues
day by marrying Floyd Bachtell, who
is working in Akron. Congratula-
tions are in order.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Woodruff en-
tertained at 6 o'clock dinner Tuesday
evening, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Cey-
lon Woodruff, who will leave for Ann
Arbor, Mich, Friday morning.
The Ludine club met Tuesday at
the home of Miss Julia Anderson.
Mr.. Harold Waite is the new clerk
at Tuttle's drug store.
Mrs. Walter Bibbins will entertain
the Ludine club next Tuesday even
ing.
An excellent example Of patriot
ism was shown this week when Fred
Allen, Canadian by birth, but now a
naturalized citizen Of the U. S., em-
ployed at the Bending Works, who
came to this country since registration
day, applied to the mayor for an OPP
portunity to register. Being out OF
the country as he was on June 9th
would, under the law, relieve him from
He refused, however, to
evade service and is registered among
those ready for selective service.
Mr.. Henry Baughman and Miss
Martha Maeger, both of Wadsworth,
were married Saturday by Rev. 5. F.
DimIhock.
Word received Friday by Rev.
and Mrs. Goodale that the latter's
mother was seriously i'll caused her a
hurried trip to the old home at Par
N. Y. A telegram to Rev..
Ioodale from his wife, on Wednes-
lay, stated that her mother has just
,ast through critical operation for
,ancer, with chances Of recovery good.
e. B. Splitter and Huber Root and
heir wives hold the championship
lonors in a record breaking run from
AKRON to Medina. Last Friday even
no the party left Akron about nine
,clock running into the rainstorm
which swept this section. When the
ain had ceased beating down the men
rot out in the mud and put on chains.
the party were unable to
ret up hill and found they had lost
me chain. Huber proceeded to get up
IN appetite for breakfast by walking /
back along the road for mile and a
half, but ws unable to locate the lost
chain. After much effort the party |
got under way again only to discover
that they were running with a fiat
tire. This was replaced and less than
a mile had been covered when another |
tire blew out. Another tire change
in the mud and the party reached a..
point this side of Seville only to dis
cover that machine will stop when
the gasoline tank becomes empty. It
was nearly one o'clock but some good
farmer was. routed out Of bed
and the gas obtained. We failed toI
learn whether the party reached Me-
dina in time for breakfast or not.
While enroute from Akron in an
last Saturday Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Tubbs and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Hammerschmidt had an experience
which is seldom equalcd in this sec
ton. Passing through Granger the
party ran into the cyclone which
swept that section and were forced to
draw up to the side Of the road and
wait the abatement of the storm. The
road where they stopped was near the
path of the storm and sitting in their
machine they witnessed the destruc-
ton of the Spensley barn and the up
roofing Of numerous trees.
Miss Ellen White, daughter Of