The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-12-20
LOCAL EVENTS

to Second Lieutenant in the U. s.
Marine corps. Following his promo
tion he was honorably discharged, but
reenlisted, and after a few weeks
special training at Norfolk, Va, will
be assigned to sea duty. Sidney en-
listed in the naval militia In Cleve-
land, in April, 1917, from where ne
was transferred to Philadelphia,
thence to Brooklyn, to Tuckerton, N.
J., and. then to Quantico, at which
place he was stationed at the time OF
his promotion. A telegram received
by his father Wednesday stated that
he would be home some time
this week for brief visit.
DIR. M. w. Capp, Of San Jose,
Calf, who visited his sister, Mrs.
Harry Shane, and family here last
week, delivered lecture in Akron,
Tuesday night, on "Our Vital Forces
and How to Conserve Them" DR..
Capp now carries the title of captain,
and is returning to his home after a
period of military service at Ft. Ogel-
thorpe. Ga. With his wife and son
he intends to remain in Medina until
after the holidays.
Advertised letters at the Medina
postofice are for Miss Mabel Brown
and Buone Saiae Narciso Sanuchi.
A. L. Sedgwick has purchased
Ed. Hanchey's barber shop, taking
possession on Wednesday. The shop
will be closed for repairs until next
Monday.
The county commissioners and
Supt, John Ewing of the county in
Urinary were in Columbus this week
attending special meeting called by
the State Board Of Charities. County
Engineer Bibbins also went to Column
bus. and on Tuesday with the COM
missioners met with the Advisory
Board of the State Highway depart
ment. to discuss a road building pro-
gram for 1919 in Medina county.
-Supt. and Mrs. w. E. Conkle have
been laid up with influenza the past
week. but are now nearly well.
Fred Webber and family have
been seriously i'll the past week OF
influenza, but are now convalesclng.
F. D. Koons has been laid up
with the prevailing disease for sev-
eral days, but is now regaining his
former pep.
A modification has been made in
the federal order of August %, plac-
ing a charge of $500 for the install
lation of a telephone. This cost has
been reduced to $3.50, and parties
moving into a house where there is a
phone must pay but $1.50. Mr.. A. D.
Aylard of the Medina Telephone Co.,
states that there is likely to be re-
duction made soon in the cost of long
distance night telephone service, but
that his company had received no Of
fetal advice up to this time.
Mrs. Mary K. Long received a
letter from her son, Andrew, this
week, in which he stated that he had
Just been promoted to the position OF
record keeper in the hospital office
for the entire company, over all the
mono commissioned officers. He stated
that he was we'll, but had no idea
when he would be permitted to return
to the states.
Miss Geraldine, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Canavan OF Lakewood,
formerly of Medina, is in very criti-
cal condition from the effects of in
fiuenza.
Herbert Newton has been SER
iously i'll the past week with pneu-
monia, and on Thursday afternoon his
condition was reported as critical.
The young ladies stationed in the
business places this week to receive
memberships to the Red Cross, report
generous response. They say there
are good many dollars in Medina,
and have discovered there are almost
equally as many hearts. Those who
have not enrolled should get busy, as
the "roll call" will soon be at an end
L. w. Boyden's auto was slightly
damaged Thursday morning, near the
corner of South Court street and the
public square by being run into by q
wagon driven by j. C. Bricker, owing
to the formers uncertainty as tc
which way Mr.. Bricker was going tt
turn.
Official time for paying taxes ends
today, the Goth. The county com
missioners has designated an exten
sion date, but it is customary for thu
treasurer to hold the books open fo1
a brief period
Grover G. Yocum has filed pc
tition in bankruptcy at Cleveland
with assets enumerated at $5584.18
and liabilities at $17,551.68. Th
first meeting Of his creditors is sched
uled to be held at the court house il
Medina today, at $50 o'clock. Yocun
operated an oil business in Medini
under the name of the Medina Oi
Co. Recently he Incorporated tn
Medina OIL and Refining Co., Cleve
land capital, it was said, being inter
ested, but business has not yet bee
taken over.
Miss Mae Waltz has been serious
" i'll Of pneumonia, but was reporte
as slightly improved on Thursday.
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