The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-10-26
hold their regular monthly meeting in
the parlors of the Presbyterian church
the first Tuesday in each month.
ORITIIARY

OBITUARY
IN the passing away of Mrs, Amelia
Brown Bostwick, Oct. IL, Seville lost
one OF its bestowed and most useful
citizens.
Amelia Augusta Brown was born in
Franklin. N. Y, Nov. Is, 1880, and
had she lived until her next birthday,
would have been ~ years Of age.
10 this union were born five child
rem, two sons and three daughters:
Ella Augusta, Abel Arthur, Allis Ell
mer, Mary Emeline, (now Mrs.
Squires), and Clara Helen (now Mrs.
Wideman). Soon after their marriage
Mr.. and Mrs. Bostwick settled in Can
aan, o., and after moving several
times, came to Westfeld forty-two
years ago, thence to Seville, where
Mrs. Bostwick had resided since 1885.
She was woman of queenly dig
nifty, but of simple and unpretentious
tastes, quiet and unassuring, but of
deep and earnest convictions. With
a bright and genial disposition, she
brought sunshine into any circle where
she moved. A fond mother and grand
mother, cher children rise up and
call her blessed" Her home was her
kingdom. She was woman Of mark
ed faith in God and the Bible, and of
I devoted Christian life. A member of
the Seville Baptist church, all of it's
interests were exceeding dear to her.
With broad view Of the worlds
needs, her heart and her purse were
open to a great variety of religious
and reformatory movements and pri-
vate benevolences. Careful to ascer-
tain that cause was worthy, when
convinced, she gave freely and gladly.
Funeral services were conducted by
her pastor, Rev. Frank L. Knapp, as
sisted by an ex-pastor, Rev. G. G.
Hart and Mr.. T. B. Lanham. Inter
ment was made in Mound Hill GENE.
terry, Seville.
She has gone from us and will be
greatly missed in her home, churchc
and in the community and in the wider
circle Of her influence and benevolence
She leaves to mourn their loss, three
children, Mr.. Abel Bostwick, Mrs
Mary Squires and Mrs. Clara Wide
man, several grandchildren and a wide
circle of relatives and friends.
| There was quite furry of excite
ment over an arrest in town last week
On Thursday Mayor G. V. Mattesor
received message from the Akron
Chief of Police to hold a party who
would be here about A o'clock that
afternoon, and who would receive a
! telephone call from a confederate in
Youngstown. The mayor, accompan-
led by Constable Ed. Miller, went to
Hotel Morton and had the supposed
party under surveillance, when in the
act of telephone communication with
Youngstown. No sooner had Mr.. Mat
teson stepped out to notify the Akron
chief, than the Suspect" made for hi:
auto but was Intercepted by Miller
who Immediately placed him under ar
rest. He was kept under guard at the
, hotel till 10 o'clock Friday, when the
deputy sheriff arrived and took him
to Youngstown, on a charge of obtain
, ing money under false pretensse. II
seems he has been shadowed by Of
ficers of the law since last June. The
prisoner had been buying carloads o1
fruit, on the strength of his face and
, the assurance that he had money in g
bank, shipping the fruit to another
town and selling it for less than he was
to give, though not less that he actual
ly did pay, which was not many de
grees above zero. Though ordinarily
this is said to be an off year for fruit
the crop of the gentlemen-for sucl
he certainly was, in dress and address
melted him between $4,000 and 5000
4 Mrs. Lucy Dawson, who fell AM
. broke her hip last week, is not i'm
proving very much, her condition be
ing considered serious, owing to he
advanced age.
Avery pleasant reception was give
! Rev. and Mrs. Gardner of the Metho
dist church on Tuesday evening, in tn
church parlors. Owing to the disagree
able night, great many were disap
pointed in not being able to- attend
Mrs. Conley gave few select read