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

-Born-TO MIR. and Mrs. u. w.
Pierce, Wednesday, Dec. 8, twins-a
boy and girl.
Making the semi-annual in
voices at the Warner-Hemmeter
stores this week.
&C. v. Spahr has moved to 124
w. North street, where he bought the
William Hill property.
Census enumerators have been
appointed for the various villages
and townships and their work will be-
gin on Jan. 2.
State Grange meeting was held in
Columbus this week. Gov. Cox made
an address Wednesday evening. A
class of 1000 was given the sixth de-
gree.
A new bell has been installed in
the belfry Of the old school building.
1t has not, as yet, been anchored to
it's foundation, which causes it to give
forth a hollow sound when rung.
The case of Lucella Shelter
against Daniel Bolich, both of Wads-
worth, the charge being paternity, is
being postponed from time to time as
the complainant has not so far been
able to appear in court.
The thermometer took a drop
from Tuesday and Wednesday morn
ing the mercury registered 16 above
at o'clock. At 8 it had dropped to
IL but soon crawled up to 16 and con-
tinued there for the rest of the day.
Local officials of the Cleveland,
Southwestern state that they have no
knowledge of any reduction in train
service being contemplated by their
company. Following reports OF coal
shortage, published in the Cleveland
dailies this week, a report gained cur
rency that the street car company
would reduce it's service.
w, B. Parker of Ryan road tele-
phoned Sheriff Bigelow that three
hams and other meat had been stolen
from his premises sometime Satur-
day night. Investigation revealed
nothing other than great many dog
tracks around the building wherein
the meat was stored, which lead Of
fcials to believe that some prowling
canine was the robber.
The institute held at Valley City
this week was a well attended affair
and proved profitable to those who en-
joyed the addresses. This is the Sec
ond institute held in Valley City and
the people are so well pleased they
are asking that the experiment be re-
peated in 1920. Total attendance ran
upwards Of one thousand and the ses-
sions averaged about 200.
B. O. Inman of the Union House,
received letter from his son, j. R.
Inman, now living at Red Oak, Ia.,
but who was reared at Spencer, this
week. The letter was written Sun
day and said that the thermometer
had hovered near zero for all last
week, that the snow was foot deep
and the sleighing was good. Four
foot wood was selling at 81 a cord,
and people were forced to use it as
they could get no coal.
Word was received of the death
at Akron Tuesday of Mrs. Willard
Fitch, who died from acute dilation
of the heart. Mr.. Fitch is former
Medina boy and he and his wife have
been frequent visitors to Medina
their last visit being at the Myron
Ferriman home shortly after Thanks
giving. Mrs. Fitch is the mother OF
two sons, one of whom is attending
college at Gambler. Funeral services
will be held from the home Saturday
What has been known as the Me-
dina garage will be incorporated the
first of the year. The new firm will
be styled The Medina-Predmore &
Henry Motor Co., and the present
principals and mechanics will each
hold portion of the stock. 1t is pur.
posed to make this one of the leading
garages in Medina county. The new
room recently completed on the real
of the lot gives the company ample
storage and repair space.
These cold days and nights mea1
the use of more gas. In consequence,
you often hear the question put, :"
wonder if the company increases tn
pressure with the lowering of the mer
cury?" The gas man says the pres
sure is increased to care for the in
creased consumption, in an effort tt
keep the pressure about the same al
the time on the gas mains, There ii
no effort to push more gas on to th'
burners of the consumer.
Passengers on the northbount
limited last Saturday morning were
annoyed at the long wait experienced
when their car reached railroad
crossing half way between Berea ane
Cleveland. Inquiry brought forth thu
fact that the conductor had been lef'
in the station at Berea, the motormar
not discovering his loss until he callet
for an open track across the Nicklt
Plate rails. A hurry call was sent IL
to Berea and the conductor reached
the scene via special.
"A Sandusky pastor last week quit
the ministry to 60 to work to provide
for his family. Small churches thai
can't pay a fair wage must do like
newspapers in small fields-two OF
more unite in one, or go out Of busi
ness entirely. 1t isn't any more honor
able in church to ask it's employees
to half starve than for any other line
of industry. At the beginning of {
young mans pastorate his stomach j:
of normal size; if in after years i
shrivels up from lack Of use it's thu
trustees fault, and not by his owl
choice.
A story now going the round
about Pat Hutchinson, sheriff Of Sum
nit county, but formerly of Medina
is to the effect that Pat recently fillet
the radiator of his automobile witt
raisin-mash, which he had confscate'