The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-08-10
LOCAL EVENTS

"A pleasant party was nelQ AZ Lus
home Of Mrs. Geo. Codding, 237 SOutl
Broadway, Monday evening, given BY
the Ladies' Bible class of the Metho
dist church.
---Masons Of the county will picnic
at Chippewa Lake Park Wednesday
Aug. Is, the occasion being an annua
event.
The Golden Rule Circle met yestel
day afternoon with Mrs. Asa Curtiss
East Washington street. During the
afternoon the members of the. circle
decorated the graves of their deceased
members in Spring Grove cemetery.
While stepping into an auto
mobile Tuesday, Geo. Abbey strained
the muscles of his right leg to such
an extent that for a brief period he
was unable to use the limb, and now
he walks by the use of a cane.
Cars on the Southwestern were
held up for about two hours, Wednes-
day morning, through an accident at
the Elyria power house caused by light
ming. Many business places In town
whose motors are dependent upon the
railroads power, were likewise in
convenienced for the same period Of
time.
The management of the New Me-
dina Garage announce. it's removal to-
day from its erstwhile location on
North Court street, to 275 South
Court street, the garage conducted
for the past year by R. A. Leohr. The
latter has relinquished his automobile
agencies and is undecided at present
as to his future plans.
-Supt. Edmund has secured the
services of Miss Gladys Chapman of
Worthwhile, Mich, as instructor in the
Domestic Science department of the
Medina schools, succeeding Miss Ethel
Rimes, who resigned at the close Of
school in June. Miss Chapman is a
graduate of the State Normal school
at Ypsilanti, Mich, regarded as one of
the best in the country, and comes to
her work here with high recommend
ations.
u. w. Hines, filter erector for the
Pittsburg Mfg. Co., arrived in Medina
Friday to erect the filters and install
apparatus for the new local filtera-
ton plant. While Mr.. Hines will only
need about half dozen helpers for
the work, he and Superintendent Rol-
Inns have had difficulty in securing
even this number. Work was begun
Monday morning with only three men
besides Mr.. Hines. The later esti-
mates from four to five weeks as the
time necessary to complete the work.
An 8fb daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Simmerman, Sunday
evening, which accounts for the rad
iant smile carried by Grandpa Sheriff |
Gehman.
The annual reunion Of the But
dorff family will be held on Saturday, |
Aug. IL, at Chippewa Lake. 4
"A collision occurred Sunday fore
noon at the southwest corner Of the
public square, between an automobile
driven by Edgar Wiley of Remson
Corners and that Of a stranger, whose
name we were unable to ascertain,
breaking the fender to Wiley's ma
chine and the front bumper on the
other. The machines came together
at right angle, the collision, we under
stand resulting from a miscalculation
by the drivers as to distance. Neither
driver was injured.
The regular meeting of the w. B.
A. 0. T. NJ, at X. of P. hall this
Friday evening at 1880 o'clock.
And now comes one, Gail Abbott of
Medina, who deposes that from six
acres of land he raised 270 bushels of
wheat, or an average of As bu. to the
acre-and this, too, without the use
of any livestock fertilizer. Fire in
your records, boys.
The annual K. Of P. picnic will be |
beld It Chippewa Lake, Saturday, |
Sept. % and arrangements are beng
made for an occasion fully the equal |
of the picnic held year ago.
Is The Temple Workers of the |
Baptist church will have their annual
picnic at the home of Mrs. julius Gay
er, next Wednesday afternoon. The
gentlemen are invited for supper.
IN. A. Chamberlain was reminded
Wednesday, huc his bfo.'ir; and sis
ters, children and grandchildren to the
number of "a, that he had reached the
fiftieth milestone in in life. After
they had done justice to fine picnic
dinner, Mr.. Chamberlain was present
ed with large, leather rocker as
remembrance of the day.
The young men of the Methodist
church will hold lawn fete at the
parsonage Monday evening, to raise
money to complete the tennis and
croquet court back Of the church Al
program will be given and homemade
ice cream and sherbet will be served.
"A million and a half gas well was
drilled in last Friday on the Weltmer
farm in Lafayette.
"A B. & o. train struck trailer
belonging to the Farmers Exchange,
at the Infrmary road crossing, the
forepart Of the week, demolishing it.
No one was hurt.
The County Budget Commission
began work Thursday morning at the
Auditors Office.
The Ladies Missionary society Of
the M. E. church held a meeting with
picnic supper at the church parlors
last Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Madalene Beedle discontin-
ues work this week with Codding &
Bagley in order to have few weeks
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