The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-11-15
LOCAL EVENTS



Word has been received in Medina
of the death on Nov. !, OF Jonn ~
Goetzman, Jr., at Louisville. hy. :"
double pneumonia. following lnnuenza
He had been employed by the govern
ment as 4 civil engineer at camp
Knox. near Louisville. The deceased
was known to many Medina people. ne
having resided here for some tlme
while EMPLOYED as assistant to county
Erc;neer Bibbins. With his famlly'
consisting of a wife and young son.
ha removed from Medina about a
month ago. The deceased was z'1
I years old.
All Bow Scouts desiring to attena
+ha war exposition in Cleveland next
Tnesdav afternoon and evening, are 10
renort at Wright's book store Satur-
day night to enroll and purchaasSe aS's ia~n hnns
tickets, which are 25 cents. Inc poyS
will be conveyed to the city IN autolno
biles provided by Medina. business ahsse
men. The scoutmasterss OF the three
local troops will have charge.
An abortive attempt was made Dy
local Republicans last Saturday nlght
m celebrate their recent victory at the
nolls with a pageant. What there was
nf II wasn't bad, but there was SO i1t1le
Of il. It savored more OF ]oillfcaec
t;on bv Democrats whose pauclty Oh
numbers in Medina county precludes
a general uprising. Three or Tour
Aoats decorated with the nauonal
colors and bearing significant banners
constituted the pageant proper, Whlle
a coterie of the faithful went along 10
add the human touch.
During the jolliication Monday
night Owen Crofoot met with a pam
full injury and one which might t.; cas- = :
: ilv have resulted seriously. Whlle
standing short distance directly east
of the Cooley fountain he was struck
in the side by huge wad discharged
from the cannon which was being
worked overtime at a point about two
or three rods south of where Mr. Gro
foot was standing. The wad was pro
iected with such violence as to pepe,
frate Mr.. Crofoot's heavy overcoa'
and cause a laceration on his body. Ht
was removed to the Office Of a physl
clan nearby where the injury was at
tended to and he was then taken u
his home. He says he will be unapi
to work for week or two.
Rev. H. S. Fritsch, former paste
Of the Congregational church OF Me
dina, but recently OF Pilgrim CongIe
gational church, Chicago, took up Tn
work of his new charge as pastor Q
Hough Avenue Congregational churcf
Cleveland, last Sunday morning.
picture Of Rev. Fritsch appeared l
the Plain Dealer of last Saturday.
Medina high school foot ball teal
nlavs the Ashland team at Ashlanl
TODAY. Next week Friday they WI
play the Wadsworth team at that VI
iage. Thanksgiving day the ASH
land team will play with Medina Q
the local ground.
Members of Medina high scho
were given War Work Fund pledg,'
to fill out Wednesday morning, u
first dav of the drive, and at evenl1
5000 in money and pledges had be,
turned in, Supt. Conkle says that
homes to show 100 per cent ella
when the drive is over.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ulmer recelv
word Tuesday that their son, Walt
who was injured in action, had arrlV
in this country and is now IN nos
tai at Newport, N. Y.
Soon after the funeral OF
husband on Tuesday, Mrs. Amos IL
ron Of East North street, suffefec
stroke of paralysis and is in crltl
condition. 1t is not expected she
survive.
The marriage of Mr.. Antonia {
oleto and Miss Eveline Huntley, D
of Medina. was soemniZed Thurs
morning by Rev. S. F. Dimmock at
Rantist parsonage. Both are "
known to our people, the bride be
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VI
Huntley.
At the Church of Christ next
day evening there will be "a sspf
musical program, several SELECTION
which will be rendered BY Mrs..
Tebbit. This is the first OF serle
snecial musical evenings planned
this church during the winter.
program for Sunday evening: -,
hide. hymn, LEAD Me All the w
.The Lord is My Strength (Ps.
Scripture reading; "He Knows
Wav'; "Turn Ye Even to Me Wit
Your Heart; prayer; announcem
"Blest Are the Pure in Heart
violin accompaniment; talk, 1.-The
sage of Music, Rev. John n
hymn; benedction.
Fred Bohley was recently
NOTED to sergeant in France, a
ported in letter recently rec
from him by his parents.
There will be meeting OF
county farmers institute office
Friday, Nov. %, at 1880 p. M,
place to be announced later
Allen, state superintendent OF
tutes, will be the principal speal
Fifty or more delegates from
dina county will attend state
ing of Bible classes to be held in
fontaine o., on Tuesday and We
day, Dec. 8 and A, under the dir
of the Ohio S. S. association. LIZ
of world renown will be presen
plans will be laid to make great
Adult Bible movement. Furthe
formation may be obtained fro
G. Fl. Smith, president OF N
Adult Bible Federation.
in the casualty list of Wedr