The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-12-19
LOCAL BRIEFS

r. II. Handy and family are plan
ning to move to Lorain in the near
future.
AT the Farm Bureau meeting and
institute in Medina Saturday the an
nual election of officers will take
place.
AS part of the evening service
at the Congregational church, Sun
day, Dec. 28, the choir will sing a
Christmas oratorio.
Farmers institute was held at
Sharon Center Monday and Tuesday.
Despite the cold weather most enjoy
able sessions were held.
There was large attendance at
the bazaar and supper given by the
ladies of the Episcopal church last
Friday afternoon and evening.
Miss Elizabeth Rollins, deputy in
the county auditors Office, returned
to her duties this week after a sew
eral days illness with the grippe.
Geo. Sherline, of Beebetown, is
packing up his family and household
effects and will move into the VIM.
bowman property on w. Friendship
street.
Rev. Searles, of Hinckley, occu-
pied the pulpit at the Baptist church
Sunday. After the Sunday school
several converts from Hinckley were
baptized.
Not being able to secure coal the
first of the week the Medina Coal Co.
ordered a car of coke shipped-this
being accessible-to tide over till coal
may arrive.
Committees of two from the
membership of the church of Christ
canvassed the congregation last Sun
day afternoon for money to meet the
current expenses of the church.
AS the Odd Fellows were gather
ing for the reception to Grand Mas
ter Chaffin, one local member ad-
mitted that he had not attended a
regular meeting in 13 years. Some
record in Odd Fellowship.
The bazaar held at Hinckley Fri
day evening, to amass funds for a
monument in commemoration of
David Westland and Paul Damon,
who fell in the world war, netted a
neat sum for the purpose.
Fred Shaw proved champion at
the pie social at the Church of Christ
last Friday evening. He bid $2.4O
for his pie. The sale netted $28.12.
The evening proved a pleasant social
affair.
Several of the young people, who
had been reading the prophecy that
the world was coming to an end this
week, were quite worried. This
prophet having proved false, it will
take bigger and better story to fool
them second time.
The Delco light man furnished
electric lighting for the institute held
at Weymouth Friday and Saturday.
There was large attendance at the
evening sessions, and the concert by
the Columbus glee club Saturday
evening was especially enjoyable.
A neighbor called up D. R. Pei
ton Sunday to notify him that his
store was open and customer wan
dering about for some one to wait
on him. A visit to the store dis
closed the fact that the door was
ajar, but no one was found there and
no trace of anything missing.
Should the coal shortage in Me-
dino remain acute it may not be an
unusual sight to see county officials
wearing their overcoats while at
work. All Smolk, court house janitor,
notified county commissioners that
the county coal supply would hold out
only until the first of the new year.
The Medina colored people who
have recently organized a church
here and purchased property for
church purposes on Bronson street,
were given possession the first of the
month. Partitions have been removed,
pulpit built, chairs purchased, and
services and Sunday school held in
the new place of worship.
Friday evening dances being
given in Odd Fellows hall under the
auspices of the Medina Rebeccas are
proving a great success. The atten-
dance last Friday night was all that
could be comfortably cared for on
the floor. Announcement has also
been made of a dance to be held on
Xmas night.
"A Cleveland, Southwestern car
on Sunday night of this week crashed
INTO an automobile at the Penfeld
crossing, near the west county line
and four miles north of Elyria, in
lurlng five persons, two of whom it
is thought will die. The crossing