The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-07

presence of mind of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Ross. occurred in town Monday. Mrs.
Ross saw smoke emanating from the
barn at the rear of S. Billman's tufli-
iture store about 11:30 a. M, and I'M
mediately gave the alarm: MIR. Ross
opened the door of the barn ana d
blazing mattress fell out. Other res
idents came to his aid and the hre
was soon extinguished. Had the hre
been allowed five or ten minutes more
start. it would have been Impossible
to have extinguished it with our I'M
tied fire apparatus, and In all prop-
ability the whole northeast business
section of the town would have been
swept out by fire. We certainly need
fire protection.
Another fire started Tuesday, when
Mrs. Carrie Omeroid's house caught
fire on the roof, but the blaze was
soon extinguished after neighbors dis
covered it.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Aldrich report
the loss by thieves of 30 fine Rhode
Island Red chickens some time be-
tween Thursday and Monday. Some
one will get charge of buckshot one
of these dark nights and they deserve
it. =,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burbage and
Mrs. Burbage's mother, Mrs. VIM.
Ream, were in Bloomville one day
last wee. Mr.. and Mrs. Burbage
have purchased bakery there and eX
pect to leave Spencer in about two
weeks and take possession OF same.
On their return they spent over Sun
day with Mr.. Ream of Monroeville.
An important addition to Spencer
business houses is the exclusive gro
cerv of H. w. Walters and J. A. Gar
iss and fruit and candy store OF Geo
Wolf which are being opened in the
west half of the postoffice block, for
merly occupied by the barber shoI
and pool room. Mr.. Wolf, who will
occupy the west side, and who haS
served an apprenticeship to the busi
ness, will specialize in fruits, sof
drinks, ice cream, candies, ETC., man
ufacturing his own confectionery. Th'
grocery will be conducted by Mr.. Wal
ters and Mr.. Carl Dague, competen
and well-known gentlemen, the for
mer having been for rs years engag
led locally, in merchandising. Fitte
with high class fixtures and otherwis
tastefully tidied up, the room present
an inviting appearance.
Following is a letter from one o
our Spencer boys, written to his sis
ter, Mrs. Aaron Browand:
Inter Hausen, German!
Jan. 80, 191!
Dear Brother, Sister and All:
I received your kind and we
come letter last Wednesday and Gel
tainly was glad to hear from you.
am sorry that I did not get the othe
letters you wrote me, but l have ha
so much mail sent me that nevt
received. l seem to be getting ma
pretty regular now, and I think tn;
I will get nearly all Of it from no
on.
was very much grieved to leal
of so much sickness and SO man
deaths from the flu. 1t hardly seen
possible to think how many have die
in and around my old home. l g.
Lillian Chamberlain's obituary 0.
. 1t certainly is too bad, and it wi
make it hard for him too.
My how I wish that Anna was ST
living and that she would be the,
, when l get back from across the Sc
How often my memory drifts back
that little place in Spencer where
. spent the happiest days of my life.
Well, Jack, how are you and Fren'
lie making it? Do you rememb
the night when you gave him the Sc
ond degree? Ha! Ha! believe
!, never shall forget that.
You ask me if / have been wound
and what battle l was in. No,
never got scratch in action. l co
l slider myself mighty lucky. The fiji
action / saw was on July 18, up ne
scissors, in the drive which to-
place there four days and five nigh
/ went from there in the trenches
the Toul sector. The next place
] was in was the st. Mihiel drive ne
Mt. Sec. | missed the last drive
in the Argonne Forest on account
d being in the hospital with the flu a
pneumonia. I am now about 15
3 20 kilometers from Coblentz, &c
many.
Very sorry to hear of Mr.. Atki
S sons death, but it would be impossiI
to locate his grave without first kno
ing in what sector he was buried.
It has been very cold here the Il
= few days and also little snow ia
ing now and then. This is the fl
4 cold weather we have had this w
; ter. Have not received the KIN
> box vet, but hope I will soon. l tha
= YOU a thousand times for the trer
! set and hope that it will arrive safe
= Hope the shop will keep on dol
= well and that some day / will hs
chance to draw some of the &C
= wages.
= It will soon be 16 months that
have served in the army, and
= anxious to get back in the shop
; some place else and get down to W.
!. again. Of course, we are busy
? the time, but would like chang
3 l sent you couple of post ca
4 the other day. If get down
: Coblentz will try and get some mt
= Well, I can't think of any more t
3 would interest you, so will close
I this time.
= Your brother,
4 Pvt. Clarence Dague,
! Co. M, 26th Inf, American E.
= P. s. Thanks for the gum
= came o. X.
= HIGH SCHOOL ECHO