The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-24

and sent to Wright field, at Dayton.
Last September he was ordered to
Gerstner Field, La, from which place
he has just returned.
Thos. Morgan, residing at Silver
Creek, was struck by a westbound
freight and instantly killed Saturday
morning, Jan. II, while on his way to
work at the Ohio Match plant. Nor
gan left home shortly before 6 a. m.
and had reached the north branch. He
did not hear the approaching train,
which struck him and threw him on
the track, the wheels passing over
and terribly mangling his body. Death
was instantaneous. Funeral services
were held from the residence Tuesday
morning, conducted by Rev.. C. B. Et-
ter. Burial was made at Woodlawn.
Harry Welty and family have re-
ceived cards from their son John, who
is, recovering from wounds in hos
pital in France. The extent of his
F, injuries is unknown to the family.
s. S. Koppes underwent an opera
tion at Wooster hospital Friday for
relief from bladder trouble and ap-
pendicitis, from which he has been a
sufferer for some time.
! Roscoe Geiger returned Friday to
! Camp Sheridan, Ala, after spending
a brief furlough with relatives here.
] He is member of Co. B, 25th mach
inc gun battalion.
:, The many friends here Of Mr.. and
Mrs, Howard P. Walker of Marion
who moved there from Wadsworth
last November, were grieved to learn
Of the death on January 8, of Mrs
Walker, from pneumonia, She was
but 10 years of age and bride Of
less than year.
Arthur, son of Harvey Koons, g
! member of Battery "a, N. A. R. D
!. has arrived home from Camp Jack.
son, S. c., honorably discharged.
I. Raymond Burgner, brother of G
L. Burgner of this place, has recently
been discharged from military service
coming here from Camp Sherman
Mr.. Burgner was enroute overseas
when he became ill from flu and with
many of his comrades was taker
ashore at Halifax. Before their re.
covery the armistice was signed anc
I. the convalescent soldiers sent home
4 for discharge.
4 Willard Thomas, member of Bat.
terry F, 73rd Artillery, arrived home
last week honorably discharged from
military service. Willard spent foul
months in England and France, arriv'
! ing at Camp Devons, Mass, on Xmas
day, from which place he was sent tt
Camp Sherman. He is the son o1
sEMr. and Mrs. Louis Thomas, south o1
Silver Creek.
The body of Corporal Francis L
Harter, who died from pneumonia a
! Paris Island, S. c., on Wednesday o1
4 last week, reached Wadsworth Sunday
A night and was taken to the vault il
|sWoodlawn cemetery to await funera
\ services. and burial on Tuesday after
noon. A brief service for the immed
late relatives was held from the resi-
i dence of his mother, Mrs. Alvern;
Harter, Mill Road, at 1:30 o'clock. A
2 o'clock services were held at tn
Mennonite church, conducted by Rev
4 w. S. Shelly, former Mennonite pas
tor at this place, now residing a
louisville, Pa. Rev. Shelly is conduc
. ing series of meetings at Pandora
o., and came to Wadsworth Tuesda.
morning in response to a call from tn
mother. Rev. J. E. Kendall, a clos
relative of the family and pastor o
the u. B. church at Barberton was il
attendance and assisted with the ser
vice. Corporals Sydney Hesse o
|. Greenville, Pa, and John McCreary o
Greensburg. Pa, members Of the S. A
T. G.. at Thiel college, were also pres
/, ent.