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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09
AGED RESIDENT

Two old residents Of Copley died
during the past week. Marshall Wa
gar, rs, died Sunday night after an
illness of two years. He is survived
by widow and a daughter, Mrs. Ida
Andrews of Cleveland. Funeral ser
vices were held at the house Wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Jane Arnold, 79, died Satur-
day afternoon Of heart trouble, at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. Lucy a..
Emery. Several children survive her.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at
/ o'clock, at the house.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09
Local Church Reaches
Hundredth Anniversary

1888 to 1890, Rev. Rolla Dyer was rec
tor he being succeeded by Rev. C. e.
Harding, who continued until 1898.
Rev. VIM. ]. Hawthorne was rector
from 1893 to 1897 and Rev. Edwin L.
Kemp, from 1897 to 1899. F. E. Nc
Manus was rector, following Rev.
Kemp, until 1906, the year Of 1907 the
church being under the guidanc Of
Rev. John S. Lightbourne. The next
SIX years Rev. Henry D. Stauffer SER
|ved as rector, he being followed in
1914 by Rev. VIM. v. Edwards, the
present rector.
Thus it is to be noted that st. Paul's
Episcopal church in Medina has been
signally blssed during the century of
Its existance, the records and tradi-
tions bearing evidence of continual
growth, both spiritually and materi-
ally, since its organization in the very
early days.
As was stated in the Sentinel a
week ago, the present rector, Rev.
EDWARDS, who came to the local church
ii May, 1914 recently was rendered a
! ppsition as assistant director Of the
Episcopal city mission service in
| cleveland and has accepted. The
erstwhile prosperity Of the church
/ has been faithfully maintained by Rev.
Edwards during the three years of his
\ fkewardship and he and his estimable
! nd devoted wife will leave wide cir
\ kle of friends in Mdina within and
Nithout the church, when they enter
5pon their new work in the Sixth City.
The edifce erected in 1897 was a
urge frame structure and of a style Of
architecture common to that time,
n3any specimens of which may still be
seen in rural communities thruout the
country. This building housed the
Episcopal worshippers until 1884
when again the church had outgrowr
rs quarters and the present handsome
md commodious structure was erect
being completed in the fall Of the
Rine year at cost Of $4,000. The
fst divine service held in the new
gliding was on Friday morning, Dec
I9, 1884. The building received it
esnsecration on June 1, 1887, fift!
ears afeer the former church wa
bnsecrated.
Some Of the members of the frs
hurch, in 1917, were Rufus Ferris
lilies Seymour, Benjamin Hull, Har
Eey Hickox, David Warner, VIM. Pain
Ef, Geo. Warner, M. B. Welton an
knas Hamilton.
The first marriage in Medina ]
lid to have been performed by Rev
earle. the contracting parties bein
ss RaFnes and Eli3a Noi9hlup, I'll
ceremony taking place March %, 1871
The church has had members VIII
, were confirmed by Bishop Seabury, tn
first Episcopal bishop in the Unite
States. Two local rectors have bee
advanced to priesthood Rev. Colo
que and the present rector, Rev. Ed
wards.
AS an unusual evidence Of the bon
Of relationship existing in the churc
from its beginning, is the fact, o
which there are others akin, that a
uncle Of Miss Mary Clark of Medina
l married a daughter of Roger Searlt
the organizer and first rector of tn
local church.
!. Owing to Lent there will not be tn
i demonstration next Sunday at tn
church that there would be at anothe
season. But plans have been made t
celebrate in an extensive way on Apr
10, the hundredth anniversary of tn
building of the first religious tempt
|, | in Medina.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09
PR0BATE COURT

Petition filed to sell real estate In
the trusteeship Of Georgia White.
Hearing set for April 9 and order for
notice issued.
Sale found necessary in guardian
ship of Harold Beck. Order of ap-
praisement issued.
Affidavit filed alleging that Robert
Shaffer is insane. Warrant to arrest
issued.
Order of appraisement returned in
land sale in guardianship Of Twill !.
and Mabel Marie Wingeier. Addi-
tional bond ordered.
Inventory filed il estate Of James I.
Proof filed Of publication Of notice
Of accounts set for hearing March II.
Hearing had and Robert Shaffer
adiudged insane and committed to
IMassillon State hospital.
Information filed charging r.
Schoonard with dAelty to animals.
Defendant appeari 0luntarily, plead
guilty and was SCI ed to pay a fine
Of IS and Costs latter 81. Fine
discharged.
Inventory fled ii estate Of Chas
/ Z. RasoT.
| Additional bond returned and APP
proved In guardianship of Twill I. and
1 Mabel Marie Wingeier. Order Of sale
Issued and returned. Sale confirmed
! and deed ordered.
| First and partial account fled Ii
Iestate of Alexander Gibbs.
I viii OF Lavina Cochran and appIi.
cation for probate filed.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09

"A meeting of the Medina County
Automobile and Good Rroads associa-
ton will be held in the court housc
next Monday evening at Z o'clock. Of
ficers for the coming year will be Sc
lected and plans discussed for future
efforts toward securing better road
conditions in Medina county. The as
sociation has been active the pas,
year and look forward to greater sue
cess the coming year.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09
QUIET TITLE SUIT
RECALLS HISTORY

q e 11iIe. Anna H1zIey. Nary h.
S..| ..s.I| Is =.
a1sMoEth and WadswofEh Lodge Mo.
liz, 1. O. O. n, are parties IN suit
to quiet title filed here Saturday. The
case liassan interesting background in
the early history Of the town.
The house, corner Lyman and Broad
streets, at present occupied by Justice
Of the Peace M. G. Lytle, was built
nearly rs years ago by Dr. George K.
Pardee, q pioneer resident. and had
been originally intended for town IL
brary and medical school. Later,
about so years ago, it was sold to the
!. o. O. +. lodge and converted into a
temple for the order. Many of the
lodge were made members in the build
ing.
Since that time the title has al
ways been questionable, and the pres
ent suit in brought to quiet title. The
house Is one Of the Oldest in the
central part Of Wadsworth.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09

Robert, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
c. Smith, was operated upon at Ger
man hospital, Cleveland, last Sunday
afternoon, for gathering over one
of his eyes, which threatened the loss
of his vision. He underwent the oper-
alton successfully and although his
condition was very serious, it is re-
ported that he will probably recover.
His father is with him, while Mrs.
Smith is confined to her home with the
mumps and the younger son, Billy, is
threatened with tonsilitis.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09

While driving to Medina in COM
pany with Mrs. Fred Roshon last Fri
day, Mrs. Alice Hartman of Wads-
worth road had the misfortune to sus-
tain broken arm when her horse
SHE'D at q pony, tipping ever the We
hicle and throwing both ladies to the
ground. Aside from a few minor
bruises Mrs. Roshon escaped withous
injury. The horse stopped when the
carriage overturned.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09

His many Medina friends will be
glad TO learn That Mr.. Ralph Harring-
ton entered upon his new duties as
private secretary to the vice president
md general manager of The Northern
Ohio Traction q Light Co, "A. C. Blinn,
IN Akron on Monday Of this week. The
position is an exacting and responsible
one and substantially remnneratiye.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09

Harold Spieth Of Grafton, EN-
ployed at drilling a gas we'll on the
John House farm in Lafayette, met
with painful injury last Saturday
by having his entire face seriously
burned through premature ignition
Of gas. Dr. Robinson attended MS
injuries and he was later conveyed 70
his home in Grafton. His physician
says he will not be disfgured perma,
nently.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09
ALLEGFs RLACKMAIL

a blaclSluail case was brought tc
light Monday in Wadsworth, when 10.
cal Italians were hailed before Mayor
Boyer charged with fighting. Joe
Police was charged with threatening
70 extort 800 from other Italians. Tht
case was continued.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09

The Medina Y. M. C. A. Board will
meet next Monday evening at the call
of President w. j. Wall.

A call comes from association head
quarters in behalf of soldiers under
arms, in hospitals and in camps, for
!" good magazines, carefully selected
for their happy, clean stories and in
Fstructive, inspiring messages" Such
magazines will be forwarded from the
County Y. M. C. A. Office in the Ga
szette block, where friends may leave
them.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09

Lloyd Hanson, who has been on the
Mexican border, sergeant Of the hos
Ipital corps, Ohio Cavalry, was muster
ed out at Ft. Benjamin Harrison re-
Gently and is now visiting his parents
at Grangerburg.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09

The Woman's Missionary Circle
81 the Baptist church met with Mrs:
Chas. Kenyon Wednesday, afternoon.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09

Medina w. G. T. U. met at the
home of Mrs, John Clark, Friday.
March 2, about forty being present.
A number of new members were en-
rolled.
|. The opening song, "We're Out for
Prohibition" was followed by de-
votions led by Mrs. Edwin Clark. Mrs.
Z. T. Hartman gave reports Of the
county executive meeting held at
Wadsworth, March 1. Mrs. Edwin
Clark had charge of the program and
opened by reading Peter Ainslee on
Prayer" which was followed BY sew
eral short prayers and the singing
"Some Glad Day" Mrs. Carrie Beach
gave fine report of the dry meeting
held at the M. E. church, Feb. 3.
Mrs. Clark made special mention of
two red letter-days this month-Neal
Dow and Lillian M. Stevens. Mrs. w.
"a. Mcintosh then sang a beautiful
solo. Mrs. H. S. Ziegler gave Mrs.
Francis e. Fuller's dream, read by
Mrs. Fuller at the State Convention.
Mrs. Clark read a paper on 'eWhat
Benefit Will the Ballot be to Women n
A playlet "Peopie Perish for the Want
of knowledge, was given by the fol-
lowing ladies': Mrs. Paul Rollins.
Mrs. Rounds, Mrs. Black, Mrs. T. Al.
Snyder, Mrs. Root, Mrs. Mcintosh
and Mrs. Davnport. This was follow
ed BY 4 piano duet by Mrs. Hartzog
and Mrs. Hartman. The meeting closed
with the W. 9. r. y. henedietion.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-03-09
w. C. T. U. NEWS

The County w. C. T. u. met in ex-
ecutive session in the Reformed
church at Wadsworth Thursday,
March 4 Owing 10 sickness q nlnls
Der Of members were unable to be-
present.
Plans for the coming campaign
we're discussed and plans of the diff
ferent county superintendents heard.
Great work is being planned for the
year and the aim is "Ohio Dry" this
fall.
Rev, Shelly of Wadsworth gave re-
port Of the convention held at Column
bus. He told how we should unite
all dry forces and forget every thing
but our one aim of unity. If Ohio
goes dry, the Bone Dry Law will make
it genuinely dry.
DR.. Carolyn Hilborn of Akron
spoke on Temperance and Missions"
and how they ought to work together.
How missionary ship unloaded II
missionaries and 5000 barrels Of
whiskey. She said, go into your
churches and take your temperance
Will YOU anu WIeH you COHle out DrIHB
your Christianity with you. There
are enough Methodists alone to put
Ohio in the dry column.
Temperance must be the right arm
of all foreign and home missionary
work. Let us organize together.
Ohio must go dry, for with nearly
everything around her dry but Lake
Erie, she will get all the riff-raff
from all the surrounding dry states"
Mrs. Chambers, president of Sum
nit county W. G. T. u. gave report
of the State w. C. T. u. mid-year
meeting, held at Lancaster. She told
of state plans for making Ohio dry.
"Get speakers to teach people why
we want them to vote dry and what
the effects of alcohol are on the body"
said Mrs. Chambers. Cooperate in
everything to make Ohio dry. Do
first things first and temperance
should be first. Don't miss a single
w. G. 7. U. meeting and work to
double the membership"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-07
DO NOT HOARD SUGAR, :
BUT BE ECONOMICAL
Hoover Says There Is No Immediate
Fear of Famine Here and Years
Yield Is Nearly Normal.

Washington, Sept. 5.-"Don't hoard
sugar. Be economical in its use, but
do not stint the household. There is
no immediate prospect of sugar
famine"
This in effect is the suggestion made
the United States by the food admin
istration.
1t is not actually lack of sugar that
confronts the government and the peo-
pie, but the question of it's distribution,
Mr.. Hoover announces. After October
4, with good luck, the sugar situation
will be practically normal in the Unit
ed States. The world shortage is small
and practically confined to Europe.
The world supply of sugar for the
present year is estimated at 1868, 1872
tons against the average production be-
fore the war of 1S,712,997 tons.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-07
WILL NOT USE GREEN TROOPS
PERSHING SAYS ONLY SEASONED
SOLDIERY ON FRENCH FRONT
Asserts That Germany Is Not to Feel
Military Weight Until Next Year
Public Must Be Patient.

Paris, Sept. 4-Major General Perish
Ing, who has remained in Paris clear
ing up the work of his old headquart-
ers and who is not going to field head
quarters for few days, declared in
connection with the plans for the
coming winter that the American
people must learn the meaning and
value of patience and not expect that
the expeditionary forces landed in
France can be rushed Immediately to
the front line trenches.
To Surprise Germany.
To put an adequate, insufficiently
supplied force into actual combat, he
said, merely would be making a mis-
take which the Germans unquestion-
ably have hoped and expected the
United States would make 1t is the
determination, rather, that when
America does take her place in the
line next year, she will be fully pre-
pared to make the Germans feel the
full weight of her military power.
Task Is Immense.
'Those of us who have fully studied
the situation and who know what is
necessary to be DONE" said General
Pershing,, ARE anxious that the peo-
pie at home shall strive to realize the
immensely of the task in which we are
engaged and shall, through patience
and confidence, help us to accomplish
that task in the shortest possible time.
Everything is going well with us, both
as nation and as an army"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-07
POOR MUNITIONS CAUSE STIR
Defect Stirs Up Murmurs of Discon-
tent With War Department.

Defect Stirs Up Murmurs of Discon-
tent With War Department.
Washington, Sept. 5.-Renewed MUIR
murs of discomfort with the War de-
partments oranance branch are heard
as result of defective ammunition be-
ing furnished General Pershing.
This situation has stirred up old on
tagonisms against General Crozier,
head of the bureau, and there was talk
of Congressional investigation.
This is the second time defective mu-
nitions have popped up since war was
declared. Two American nurses were
killed by defective gun shells aboard
and American vessel bound for Europe
shortly after the declaration Of war.
Not Held Directly Responsible.
That Crozier was not directly re-
sponsible for impure potassium chic
rate used in the defective ammunition
is admitted. But his critics hold that
there must be something faulty with
his system when inspectors, chemists
and others responsible in the Frank
fort arsenal, Philadelphia, failed to dis
cover that the potash contained some
potassium bromide.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-07
ADDRESSES FINAL WORD TO
DRAFTED MEN WHO WILL
MAKE UP AMERICAS GREAT
FIGHTING FORCE. -
"EYES OF THE WORLD WILL
BE ON YOU" SAYS WILSON
LET Us Set for Ourselves Standard
So High That 1t Will Be Glory to
Live up to and Add New Laurels
to Crown of America"
He Says.

Washington, Sept. 5.-On the eve
of their mobilization, President Will
son addressed a final word to the
drafted men who will make up Amer
ica's first great national army.
The Presidents greeting follows:
ITO the soldiers of the national army:
You are undertaking a great duty
The heart of the whole country is
with you. Everything that you dc
will be watched with the deepest soil
citude not only by those who are near
and dear to you, but by the whole ma
ton besides.
All Drawn Together.
For this great war draws us all to
gether, makes us all comrades, and
brothers, as all true Americans felt
themselves to be when we first made
good our national independence
"The eyes of the world will be up
on you, because you are in some spe
cial sense the soldiers of freedom. Let
it be your pride, therefore, to show
all men not only what good soldiers
you are, but also what good men you
are, keeping yourselves fit and straight
in everything and pure and clean
through and through.
Let us set for ourselves a standard
so high that it will be glory to live
up to it and add a new laurel to the
crown of America.
my affectionate confidence goes
with you in every battle and every
test.
God keep and guide YOU"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-07
WILSON HEADS PARADE
IN HONOR OF new ARMY
Congress and All Government Heads
Are Leaders in Great Public
Demonstration.

Washington, Sept. 5.-The vanguard
Of the national army was honored
throughout the country Tuesday with
demonstrations to celebrate the eve
of departure of thSofirst drafted men
to the cantonments.
Typifying the spirit of the nation in
sending forth it's sons to battle for
democracy, the capital gave itself over
to a great public demonstration in
which President Wilson, congress and
all the heads of the government were
leaders.
The place of honor in a procession
to the White House was reserved for
the 1,4O0 drafted men from the Dis
trict of Columbia. Led by President
Wilson, national army men marched
between lines of cheering thousands,
bidding them Godspeed on the first
steps of their journey to France.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-07
SIX NEGROES SENTENCED
FOLLOWING HOUSTON RIOTS
Found Guilty by Court Martial at Camp
Macarthur and Must Spend Five
Years in Leavenworth.

San Antonio, Texas, Sept. Six
negro soldiers of the Twenty-fourth in
fantry, who clashed with the civil po-
lice and the troops sent. to subdue
them at Waco the night of July 20
were found guilty of the 93d article of
war before the general court marital
trial recently at Camp Macarthur.
Five were sentenced to five years
at hard labor in the United States
penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan.
The sixth man received ten years.
All were sentenced to be dishonorably
discharged.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-07
RIGA IS ABANDONED TO ENEMY
sLAvs TAKE OPEN ROAD TO
PETRoGRAD.
Part of Retreatine Army Believed i'm
Danger Of Capture-Russians Lay
ing Country in Waste.

London, Sept. 5.-Riga, Russia's big
port on the Gulf of Riga, is in the
hands of the Germans, and it's garrison
and the civilian population are in re-
treat eastward.
Following up rapidly the advantage
they gained in driving the Russians
across the Dvina river on both sides Of
UXkull last Saturday, the Germans
threw bridges across this stream and
soon were on the heels for the former
defenders, some of whom offered re-
slstance, but others of whom showed
the white feather, giving the invaders
no trouble in marching up the eastern
bank of the Dvina toward Riga, IS
miles distant. Seeing the disaffection
and the inability to stem the tides of
the advance, the Russian commander
ordered an evacuation.
Retreating Russians Face Capture.
With the falling back of the Rus
slams from the city proper and the ad-
vance OF the Germans northward along
both sides of the stream, the Russians
still defending the western bank
al ouuu DdulSu, SScluluSly are III udH-
ger of being caught between the two
fast moving bodies of the enemy and
made prisoners.
The Russians in their retreat from
Riga are laying the country in waste,
burning villages and farms. Whether
the city itself remains intact has not
yet been made known, but doubtless
the guns in the fortress and the am
munition stores either were moved or
destroyed to prevent them falling into
the hands of the Germans.
Aside from the strategic value of
controlling the Gulf of Riga and of a
base nearer the mouth of the Gulf of
Finland, at the head of which Petro-
grad is situated, for the moment it is
impossible to see the importance of the
German gain, especially with the near
approach of winter, when military OPP
erations in this northern region are al
most impossible.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-07
NO MIDDLE COURSE,
GERARD DECLARES
Every Man Is Now an American or a
Traitor, He Says-Pacifists Warned
to Keep Quiet.

Hamilton, Mont, Sept 5.-"Every-
one must decide now whether to be an
American or to be a traitor" James w.
Gerard, former United States ambas-
sador to Germany, told an audience of
about 1000 persons here
Let them decide" he said, "if they
don't, we will load some of them on a
ship and send them back.
People who are now opposing war
are guilty of the murder of Americans
because they prolong the conflict
IF pacifists really want peace they
will get it by keeping quiet quicker
than in any other way"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1917-09-07
CONGRESS URGED TO HELP
WILSON WITH WAR ORDERS
Congressional Desire Breaks Out
Anew When Debate on Bond Bill
Opens in Lower House.

Washington, Sept. 6.-Congressional
desire to assist the President in max,
ing war contracts, broke out anew in
the House when debate opened on the
$11 ,538,000,00 bond bill. Representa-:
tive Fordney, Michigan, delivered q
scathing attack on government made
contracts.
These fights are not expected to
hold up passage of the bill.
Fordney cited alleged extravaganza
in airplane manufacture and the dis
covery of the defects in General Per-
shing's ammunition as showing the
President needed aid.