The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-06

We're SueStS de thO
A. II. Fuller has sold his farm 70
Ralph Myers and has moved into the
rooms over the Firestone store.
Mrs. Mary Freeman is improving
slowly.
Wedding bells were ringing last
Wednesday, Nov. 27. Mr.. Carl En-
SIGN was married to Miss Blanch Da-
mon of Wellington, at his home IN
Spencer. Carl and his bride Will
make their home in Wellington.
Miss Adelaide Sooy of Elyria attend
ed the Thanksgiving dinner held at
the Carpenter home on South street.
Rugg e Bechtol are closing out
their business. We certainly need a
millinery store. >.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rice went to
Cleveland last Saturday for few
days visit.
There was Thanksgiving dinner
held at Fred Nichols at which eigh-
teen were present.
Miss Ruth Ream met her soldier
boy in Toledo last week and returned
with smiles.
Mrs. Nellie White of Barberton Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. VIM. Rean, one
day last week.
Henry Andrews was born at Green
Camp, Marion county, Ohio, Dec. l,
1866. He came to Spencer when a
young man with his parents, and re-
NAMED in this community until about
Ave wears AGO. On Feb. "a, 1889, he
was united in marriage with Kittle
Rupp, to which union was born one
son, Frank, who is now ia the Mem
orial hospital at Elyria, hence de-
prived Of the privilege of being pres
ent at his fathers funeral. After a
protracted illness, Mr.. Andrews de-
parted this life at his late residence
at Wellington, on Nov. %, 1918, ageo
52 years, II months and % days. lr
his passing he leaves to mourn, his
wife and son, Frank, a mother and,
sister. The mother was also unable
to be present at the funeral. He will
also be missed by many others, wht
knew him as friend and neighbor.
This letter was received from ont
of our soldier boys to his mother. W.
hope to see Georges smiling fact
soon:
| Camp Jackson, S. c
Nov. "a, 1918
MY dear mother:
This being Sunday ] will tr.
and write you few lines. 1t ha
rained here all night and up unit
noon today. 1t is beginning to ge
rather cool down here now, but moth
| ing like as cold down here as ex
| pect it is back in Ohio.
hope you are better by this time
and I do hope you will be luck
enough not to get the flu, becaus
that would go hard with you. ! ar
real well-never felt better in m
life.
Well, it just popped into my hea
! that next Thursday is Thanksgiving
| l have been wondering what you al
going to have good for dinner.
surely would like to be there to es
dinner on that day with you, becaus
know you will have something goo
AS il is, / guess for my Thanksgigin
ILL will fall in line of soldier boy
with my mess kit under my arm an
take dinner with Uncle Sam. Yc
can't all have the privilege of eatin
Thanksgiving dinner with Uncle Sal
like / can.
You know in my last letter | to-
YOU was going to be transferred I'M
another battery. Well, ! was la
Friday. We are now located in
different part of the camp and it
lots more pleasant here where we al
now than it was over in the batter
where we came from. | have bee
transferred three times since ha,
been here at this camp. am begi
ming to learn lots of things about Il
army game by this time: / sure a
getting some experience at it.
Well, now, that they say the war
over, we will not 60 across. But Y
were all ready and had it lasted o.
day longer we would have gone. 4
it was, some of us were already l0a
ed on the train when we got orde
not to 60. | have no idea when ,
j will be discharged, but | hope befo
, long, because as we can not go ov
am anxious to get back home.
I for ME, | have had all the army i
/ | will ever care for. It is a life tn
!, is far from a pleasant one. Sund
Il morning breakfast in the army is n
nine or ten o'clock, but at six 'oclo
3 every day. nv
n Well, my dear mother, as my til
is all gone, / hope you will have
8 good happy Thanksgiving and enj
4 yourself. Don't worry about me, I
j cause am all right and am TAXI
& good care Of myself.
u will now have to close, with i
j of love. Hope you will write soon,
&l Your son, ~
y George.
j G. L. Emerson,
q Battery A, 18th Reg. F. A. R. .
ii Camp Jackson, s. G
s. H. s. ECHO
d Last Friday morning we started
zI Youngstown, Ohio, where the Nor
q ern Ohio Y. M. C. A. Conference v
- held. 1t was nearly 2 o'clock wi
we arrived in that city, and after 8
ting lunch we went up to the III
D. Presbyterian church where the 8
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