The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-21

i Mr.. Gray and family of Pennsyl
vania have moved into Miles Johnson''
:, house east of the center. He take
the place of Harvey Rex in caring fol
certain oil and gas wells.
: Ernest Waite, wife and daughtel
Marie, and Elbridge Gibbs, wife ant
daughter Janet, made one of lhe las
cars going to Cleveland last Sunda!
afternoon, when on Monday morning
they left for California and Arizon;
respectively.
Mrs. Mary Marshal has been quitt
sick from having her teeth drawn ant
catching cold and having the grip.
Mrs. Dennis Johnson had tooth re-
moved last Thursday and the gas pois
oned her system, causing her to b.
sick for about a week.
Henry Silk found nest of twelve
grown skunks under his chicken coop
for which he got S30.50.
Miss Harriet Simmons was storm.
bound in Cleveland from Sunday un.
til Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Sarah Eddy of Medina came
back here to resume her meetings
Wednesday evening via Valley City on
the B. & 0.
The Church of Christ people will
hold their services in the basement OF
their church. 1t is heated with gas
and has electric lights.
Edwin Cawrse came home Wednes-
day from Ohio State.
We wish we editor and force Mer-
ry Christmas.
While cutting wood in the woods
last Thursday, a limb hit Ashley
Steans in the eye, which caused him
pain for some time.y
Since the street cars have not run,
the Harbert and Crum children could
not get to school at &c last week. This
week the parents are carrying them to
and from school.
! Over $50 ate at the supper in the
basement of the Disciple church last
Thursday evening, in spite of the cold,
stormy weather, and with the sale of
fancy goods we took in over $102. 90,
for which we thank the public and es-
pecially the young pepole who helped.
Word was received that Ernest
Waite's had reached Los Angeles, tho
their cars were all several hours late.
Elbridge Gibbs and family reached Ell
Paso, Texas. Wednesday evening. and
stopped off for few days with Perry
Rice's.
Mrs. Walter Tibbitts went to Ger
man hospital, where on Tuesday she
had an operation for the removal of a
growth on the breast.
If the weather is favorable Charles
Newton will come home from the hos
pital the last of this week.
Mable Double is working for Mrs.
Perry Freese, who is having trouble
with her eyes.
Arthur Gardner went to Columbia
Wednesday to attend the funeral of
his aunt, Mrs. Cynthia Osborne.
Earl Gibbs is home from Baldwin
Wallace college for three weeks, as
they did not have coal enough to heat
the buildings.
The next Grange will meet on the
afternoon of Jan. 2, 1918.
The Odd Fellows will remember
their soldier brothers with boxes of
cigars for Christmas. The Red Cross
will send a remembrance to James
Hogue ard Earl Atkins.
Word has been received that Claw
ton Saunders. husband of Amy Jones,
| IS in a hospital at Chillicothe with
rheumatism.
BENJAMIN & Leinseder filed their
ice house this week with eleven inch
ice.
Burrett Blakeslee. who died north of
Medina last week, lived near the sub
station few years ago. on the Fad
ner farm, and was well known here,
also being a second cousin of Mrs. F..
H. Gibbs and Mrs. Albert Root.
Charles Gibbs, Henry Osterhouse
and their families and Leo Steiss took
dinner at Will Roots last Sunday.
The high school scholars will have
| their Christmas entertainment this
Friday afternoon.
Ernest Tibbitts is home from Cuva-
hoga Falls in better health.
Mrs. Ethel Ruble. whose home is in
Springfield. Mass, is staying here at
her mothers. Mrs. Will Benbow's, af-
ter being at the hospital in Cleveland,
where she gave birth to baby boy.
Her husband is travelling agent for
rubber concern in Akron.
Mrs. Ernest Wilkey was called to
Cleveland to attend the funeral of her
sister. Mrs. Ernest Hodgeman, who
died last Friday. 1t was a sad case,
as she leaves five little children, the
youngest only about twelve hours old
at the time of her death.
From letter received from Mrs.
p. 3. Rice. written the 18th, she says
that Sunday, the 9th, wns the coolest
December day known in Ell Paso, Tex
as, in years. It was u above zero and
ice formed on open dishes.
Our postmaster finally got orders
that our mail would come over the B.
& o., but there was a mixup Tuesday
morning so that none came. Ed.
Gibbs has taken the job Of carrying
it to and from Valley City.
On Christmas eve there will be held
in the town hall Community Xmas
entertainment. Everybody is invited
to attend this. It will be a giving,
instead of receiving time. A program
will be provided bv pupils from all
parts Of the township and as the little