The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-08
LOCAL EVENTS


.Fire, fire, the lumber yard is on
fire." was the excited cry OF a voice
heard by an employee at the telephone
in the engine room of the A. l. Root
Co.'s plant Friday noon and IN another
instant the alarm spread through the
factory and the whistles began toI
blow. In hurried effort to descend
a staircase, L. w. Boyden tripped ana
fell head over heels, but without IN
jury. Investigation disclosed that
what was supposed to have been a
fire was nothing more or less than
smoke from a Northern Ohio locomo-
tive. The latter was standing on the
track and a southern wind blew smoke
over the huge lumber piles.
Mrs Eta Musser James was pre-
sented with a $100 Liberty Bond by
Pilgrim church, Cleveland, as an ap-
probation of her services as sololst
for the past thirteen years. Mrs. James
RECENTLY resigned as soloist at Pilgrim
church to accept similar position
with the Methodist church of Medina,
where she will sing next Sunday.
Postmaster Zaugg of Woster has
resigned to become president OF the
Wooster Commercial Bank.
The county engineer and county
commissioners exchanged offices at the
court house this week in order to al
ford the former more room.
A physical examination OF about
forty army registrants was held at the
court house on Thursday.
Tickets for the big War Exposl-
ton in Cleveland from Nov. 16 to 70
are on sale at all of the county stores
and at most of the stores in Medina
village. ,-.
in recognition of time-honeret
custom with county officials to presen
each member; when his term OF Office
expires, with rocker, A. b. Under
wood, whose resignation as prosecut
ing attorney took effect Nov. l, was
beneficiary of the custom on Monda,
afternoon in the county commission
ers' office. Each one present atteste
his friendship and best wishes for tn
outgoing official and of the pleasan
relations that had existed during tn
association, to which Mr.. Underwoo
responded and with his usual felicit
of expression. Mr.. Underwood re
signed as prosecuting attorney to er
ter Camp Taylor, KY, and left Medin
Wednesday morning of this week.
Relatives received word of tn
serious injury on Monday of Mr.. J.
Calvert in Los Angeles, Calf, whel
he went few weeks ago in the inte1
ests of the A. I. Root Co. Mr.. Ca
vert was driving with friend whe
the auto skidded and turned over. M
Calvert sustained a fractured hi
Mrs. Calvert expected to go to LIZ
Angeles Immediately upon learning
the accident to her husband, but late
was undecided.
Private Cecil of Massillon, a cou
in of Arthur Schafer, was recent
wounded in action in France.
A new schedule became etfectl'
Monday on the Southwestern rallroa
the cars now running as follows: nort
"a. M: 5:23, 7:25 limited, 1853 limi
ed, 8:19, CPS limited; p. M: 1872
1923, Isl limited, 6:23, 700 limite
9:4O, 1884. Southv-a. M: 7:l2, g.,
Bucyrus limited, 1912; p. M: 12:'
Bucyrus limited 1:12, 3:08 Bucyr
limited, 4:12, GIT Bucyrus limite
7:12. S:16 Bucyrus limited, 1O:l
1908.
Born, Oct. 26, to Mr.. and MI
Forest Blissman of Lebanon, N. !
a daughter. Mrs. Blissman will
remembered as Miss La Verne Hi
daughter of Rev. Jesse Hill.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Har
Adams, Nov. 8, daughter.
Miss Marcella Fisher has resign
her position at the Gazette office.
The sympathy of the communl
is with Mr.. and Mrs. John Butdol
in the death on Friday morning :
their seven-months old daughter, I
lyn Ruth, caused by pneumonia.
private funeral service was held fr'
the home on Saturday at 2 o'clo
conducted by Rev. Bryenton, and b
ial made. in Spring Grove cemete
Mr.. and Mrs. Butdorff and two OF tn
other three children are also ill.
The first snow of the season
Medina made its appearance Eric