The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-02-14
LOCAL EVENTS


IN a cOrnHelu I'VE iuiiSS hoA "a ~
at 8 o'clock Thursday morning. IL
left Akron at 2 a. m, and was max
ing a test trip. The balloon, was
brought to Medina and shipped back /
to Akron Thursday afternoon.
Walter Webber has been confined
to his home the past week with mflu-
enza. He is convalescing.
I will Beck has been seriously III
the past week, also his infant son.
Both were reported as improving on
Thursday.
i e. Z. Pierce has disposed OF his
171-acre farm in north Lafayette to
Mrs. Mary Mohn of Wadsworth, the
consideration being village property |
in Wadsworth and a house and lot IN
Akron. ~
The ministers of the county held
their annual meeting last Saturday
at the local Baptist church and the
attendance was the largest had for
some time. Officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: Presl-
dent, Rev. VIM. F. Drew, Medina; wee
president, Rev. Beeman, Seville; sec
tretary-treasurer, Rev. w. H. Bryen-
ton, Medina. A special resolution
was passed asking State Senator
Stone and Representative Lytle to op-
nose the bill that would permit NOV
ing picture theaters of the state to
keep open on Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Newton suffered al
paralytic stroke Monday at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. F. P. Sedgwick
and has been gradually failing ever
since. Her condition is critical and
it is not thought by the family that
she can survive. Mrs. Newton was
90 years old on January 4.
From the balance of $2706.lO in
the county dog and kennel fund aris-.
ing from the registration of dogs and
dog kennels for 1918, the commission.
ers have authorized the transfer OF
$1,000 to the County Humane society
and $706.10 to the County Board OF
Education.
County Auditor McNeal states
that the number of delinquent tax
payers this year is smaller than last
year by twenty-one parcels, and shows
a very good comparison with prev
ious years.
The tractor school conducted on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at
the Princess theater~ by the Intena-
tional Harvester Co., and E. E. Wal
lace, local representative, drew mea-
ger attendance each day, due prob
ably to the racy damage case at the
court house which filled the court
room on those days.
-Chairmen of the various township
committees in the recent Armenian
Relief fund campaign are neglect
full in filing their reports with the
county secretary, Clark Reinhardt,
/ consequently the latter is still unable
/ to render a report Of what was ac-
complished in the drive. It is reas-
onably certain that many townships
reached their quotas, but just which
ones and the amount each raised, has
not yet been submitted.
Republicans at the Lincoln day
banquet, held at the Portage hotel
Akron, Wednesday night, must have
overlooked the chief basis Of the
meeting, as a report shows that thu
time was taken up by Representative
Chandler of New York, and othel
speakers, in an attack on Presiden
Wilson and his policies. 1t was ;
district meeting and Rev. S. F. Ros
of Wadsworth, was one of the speak
erS.
r. A. Stow, who for the past fou
wears has served as County Secretar,
of the Y. M. C. A., has resigned hi
position to take up similar work il
Montana, with headquarters at Bill
lings. His household goods are be
ing shipped this week, and he and hi
family expect to leave for the ney
post some time next week. His sue
cessor has not yet been named, bu
the committee are in negotiation an
expect to secure new secretary with
in a week.
Earl Leininger, former Medin
boy, in letter to his sister in Lod
writes that the 101st Inf. Band, A.
f., Of which he is a member, was a
Chaumont, Pershing's headquarters
on Christmas day, as an escort t
President Wilson. both on his arrive
in the morning and departure at ey
ening. The letter was written De-
%, and Earl thought he might b
headed for home about Feb. 1.
The nine-months-old son of Mr..
John Danko of North Huntingto
street, died last Friday night. Fur
efal service was held at the home o
Sunday afternoon, Hungarian mir
lister from Cleveland officiating. IT
terment in Spring Grove cemetery.
--Workmen have been remodelin
the interior of the Savings Depos
Bank Co.'s building, the improvemer
not only enhancing the appearance
but facilitating the company with il
work and adding appreciably to th
convenience Of patrons.
Mrs. F. B. Mabry successfully III
derwent an operation for mastoid o
Tuesday Of last week at Clevelan
hospital.
A real snow storm, the first on
of the winter, visited Medina Las
Friday night, bringing about thre
inches of snow. 1t was the first tim
this season that there was any nee
for snow shovel.
Garter Bennett has been seriou
ly i'll the past week, being first stricl
,sS en- with influenza which later develol
ed into pneumonia His condition
reported as slightly improved.
The w. @. T. U. met with Mr.
e. p. Hartman, Friday evening, Fe
4, this being the Frances E. Willal
Memorial Fund meeting, the follow
VI ing program being given: Singing
America. followed with PRAYER.