The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-14
LOCAL EVENTS

of the mblic square this week owen
Crofoot made quite an UNIQUE uio
covery. 1t was box conta,nlhs, "a
half dozen bullets used in the oioe
time muzzle-loading pistols, a tew Of
which were employed in the early
days of the civil war. benna tne
bullets is small deposit Oh powussa
encased in tissue paper. II was L;s
custom to bite off the end Oh tnis
encasement and place cap, Wnlcn
was then inserted into the pistol ana
+ was ready for use. Those VINO
claim to know state that this kma
of bullet has not been manufactured
for sixty years or more. =,
The interior of the county jail
proper has been painted the pase
week, the work being done by the
two prisoners. i
Word has been received that Carl
Jenks and John Munson, Medina ooys
abroad. following their release re-
enlisted and have been assigned Ior
duty in Egypt. They were with the
37th.
A large crowd attended the third
of the series of organ recitals given
at the Methodist church Sunday even
inc The program was interesting
thmout. especially Mrs. BlgeloWs
T Will Extol Thee" from the ora
toria, "Eli'. The talk, given by Ivan
Weisz, returned soldier OF the sec
ond Marine Corp, was interesting. he
told of several battles in which ne was
engaged and when he received his
wounds, and also spoke highly OF the
Red Cross and Y. M, G. A, work over
there.
The fifth Bring 'Em Back" club,
to the honor of Harry b. Hendrlcks'
of Spencer, now in Aryheelm' yer
MANY, was organized by A. Hendrlcks nao
of Spencer. Amount pledged, $ooo'
The Temple Workers OF the Bap-
tist church will meet next Wednesday
at 2 o'clock in the church parlors:.
AT special meeting of council last
Friday night, that body officially. ac-
cepted the new fire engine as pertect-
" satisfactory and in accordance WIN
the agreement made with the COLL
pany of which it was purchasd.
The condition of Mrs. H. B. Full
mer whose critical illness was re-
ported last week, has improved con
siderably during the week, and 1t Is
believed she will recover.
The county visiting board, consist
ing of Jay Sargent, Mrs. o. II: NC
Dowell, Mrs. F. 0. Phillips and Dr
G. D. Fireman, one of whose duties
is to visit the county infirmary thfe'
or four times year, was at that IN
stitution last week. They report ma
ing everything in perfect order, clean
and general feeling OF regret amohs hs
the inmates that Mr.. and Mrs. JONI
Ewing, erstwhile superintendent am
matron, are going to leave. feac'
and contentment reign among the un
fortunate ones, and this with the gen
eral appearance and atmosphere per
-svading the institution, reflect credi
upon the retiring custodians. The LAT
ter will remain at the lnflrmary un1l
Mr.. and Mrs. Platt Foskett, their sue
cessors, have become Thoroughly Ia
miliar with the work.
The monthly meeting OF tn
Medina County Ministerial associa
tion was held Monday at the Baptls
church. The main feature OF the Sc seS
sion was a paper by Rev. B. V: III
nett of Lodi, on "Amusements,' wit
relation to their effects upon the !, r.
ligious feeling of the young, In
subject was discussed and all wei
agreed that wholesome public amus'
ments are beneficial to the young
due consideration be given to time an
Mace. The ministers voiced the opll
ion that the churches should be opel
ed for all manner of clean anus
ments as we'll as religious service
Isaac Haury, an itinerant peddl'
of Lorain, was arrested Monday a
ternoon by Councilman Dallas Warne
at the direction Of Mayor Dlmmoc
for peddling without license. 1
was apprehended on Medina stree
A sentence of $40 and costs, the latt
S2.75, was imposed on Haury. 1t w
his second offense.
Look out for fake $40 bill
There are some counterfeits in q
culation, The counterfeits are fede
al reserve notes, bearing pictures
Jackson. The way to detect them
by looking for the silk fiber IN I
paper. 1t is missing, and there
no attempt to initiate it. Ii IN dou
ask for two fives.
Since December, Auditor Meme
has issued 1886 dog licenses,
against 2259 for the previous year
The county commissioners M(
dav directed the sheriff to appo
deputies in sufficient number 10
force the existing dog laws.
Senior A class of M. H. s. +
;shed their years work Wednesd
hut will graduate in June with
Senior B class.
According to written legal op
ion submitted to council by Sollcl
VanEpp, the duty and cost OF repa
ing the sidewalk in front OF the
cemetery on East Liberty street
wolves upon the cemetery truste
The latter have persistently disclal
ed responsibility, maintaining that
rested with the village. sollcl
VanEpp discovered that fund
repairs was established for the t1
tees very many years ago, and
fact in connection with the fact t
VI the trustees paid the paving tax
the cemetery portion Of the str
leads him to the opinion formed.
Following the escape of one
the three gunner implicated in
killing Of one and wounding OF
h1,,,o,, na+ro1nonn last Sumo