The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
SPENCER


other year. We are fortunate to have
so able and agreeable parsonage as
Rev. Shoemaker for pastor at the M.
E. church.
The community was sorrowed to
learn of the death of Mrs. Hubert
Pease at her home in Clyde, o. Mr..
and Mrs. Pease were former residents
of Spencer and have a host of friends
here.
Mrs. Than Ingraham and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hattie Kuhn of Fremont, are
visitors of friends and relatives here
this week. Mrs. Ingraham is some
what improved in health from what
she was when she left Spencer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Auble spent
over Sunday at their home here, Mr..
Auble returning to his work in Massil-
Ion, O., Monday, where he is employed
in one of the government controlled
grist mills. All kinds of cereals are
ground for government. use. Mr..
Auble's health is not very good. but
he is no Stacker, and wants to do his
bit. Mrs. Auble expects to stay here
in the future.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brouse have
again come across with hearty
punch at the "Beast of Berlin. Last
June they pledged themselves to the
limit in purchasing War Savings
Stamps and are proud possessors Of a
certificate of purchase, signed by Gov
Cox. This time they have pledged
themselves to purchase 20 more
stamps from solicitors, Homer ane GI
Emma Carpenter, in the recent W; ;
drive inaugurated by our public
schools.
Mrs. Mary Freeman is slowly i'm
proving at her home on E. Mar
street. -,
Saturday evening, Sept. 81, we will
again have the opportunity of attend
ing the free movies. MIR. McCour'
announces the attraction to be a Big
V comedy, "Gall and Golf" one rec
and a six-reel Blue Ribbon VitagTaph
"Arsene Lupin."
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Stroup departed
for Elyria Sunday evening, where Mr
Stroup is employed at the Overland
garage.
Prepare for the next Liberty Loan
coming soon. The solicitors Will cal
on YOU soon. Let Spencer keep up tn
pace she has set. We can do it.
The Spencer Metal Products Co
which was obliged to close down Mon
day and Tuesday, resumed operatiol
Wednesday.
Miss Adelaide Sooy of Wellington
visited over Sunday at Mr.. Joe Car
penter's residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Foster vislte
on Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Car
rie Omeroid.
Miss Minnie Curtice returned HON
last week. Miss Minnie has been Wis
iting her friend in Toledo.
The w. C. T. U. met at the home 0
Mrs. Ed. Auble on Monday Afternoon
In spite of the inclement weather,
goodly number were present, and a
ENJOYABLE time was had by all.
4 The Medina County. w. G. 4. VI cor
vention will be held in the Baptis
church en- Thursday evening and a
day Friday, Sept. 26 and e. Mr.
Frances Letter state lecturer frol
M9refeld. will be present at the COT
vention. and on Thursday evening WI
give lecture on "Twentieth Centur
Patriotism and Lessons from tf
World War" On Friday. a picn
ainner will be served at the town hal
Everybody will be welcome to CON
!, and come with well-flled baskets.
: This letter was received by Mr.. ar
Mrs. Ed. Auble from their son Ia
& nladge, who is well-known among nj
dina county people:
France, August 2, 191
Dear Folks:
| have received your letter of Ju
8th, and Immediately forwarded it
to Logan. l was in hopes that cou
deliver it to him personally but w
disappointed ir that.
Here is the way it was. had be-
corresponding with him for some fe
weeks, but could never get his exa
location. that is to say, within ten
fifteen miles of where he could
found. Well on Tuesday of this wee
on the 30th of July, ] received a ca
from him, which told me Just what
wanted to know, so on that night
started on "a hour pass to- see hi
1t was 10 o'clock at night before
arrived at the little town where
= was supposed to be billeted, only
:, have one of the boys tell me that
20 had moved that afternoon to lit
~ place five miles from there, so S
J.. out to hike it over there. Perha
o. % YOU cannot appreciate the troubles
& fellow might have in looking for
~ ~ place like that in perfectly stran
'' country at that time of night.
| found the place but no boys. l
a next guess was that he had gone
i up to the big town where the he;
of quarters are located, but that was
m miles more and no train, and you COZ
he not rent bicycle for hundred fra1
}, simply because there were none
be that particular neighborhood.
as The balance of that night sp
s. sleeping on the floor of an old r
is along a little stream, and believe
OF slept some while ! was at it, h
ur ing TO get up, however, at $500
ID, next morning, or rather that morni
e. to get the little dinky train. This
or mill was an interesting place.
TX. stones which ground the corn or VIII
by we're a good deal the same as the o
We in the mill down at Black River,
ng of a much more crude fashion.
xt water-wheel was one of these
in "over-shoot" kind like YOU see in
nd old picthres. It had probably not b