The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-02-28
LOCAL EVENTS

One hundred or more attended
the meeting at K. of P. hall, Tuesday
evening, in celebration of the fifty
fifth anniversary of the founding OF
the order. A program of music and
readings was given, and an address
delivered by Mr.. Mcintyre of Cleve-
land. Judge N. H. Mcclure was
to have spoken, but was unable to be
present. Following the program there
was dancing and card playing, and
luncheon was served in the X. of p.
club rooms.
Miss Pearl Webber, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Webber, success
fully underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis at St. Luke's hospital,
Cleveland.
On display in the front window of
S. H. Brainard's store is "tin derby"
and gas mask and a pair of hob-nail
shoes worn by Paul Shane while in
service abroad.
Nearly all of those elected last
November to fill the county Offices
met in the Office of Sheriff Bigelow
Monday night, when was discussed,
among other things, what effective
measures could be taken in favor of
securing the passage of bill increas-
ing the salaries of county officials.
Hon. Frank Lytle, of Wadsworth,
representative from Medina county in
the general assembly, will be guest
of the Winyah club this evening and
address the members on some of the
bills now pending before the legisla-
ture.
Advertised letters at the Medina
postofice are for Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Church, James Denning (3), Miss Joy
A. Wilmington and w. P. Zimmer-
man.
The funeral services of the late
Gen. Ceilan M. Spitzer, who died at
his home in Los Angeles on Wednes-
day Of last week, were held on Tues
day of this week at the home of his
cousin, A. L. Spitzer, in Toledo. Rev.
Geo. Gunnell of Trinity church, offic-
iating. Interment was made in the
Splitter mausoleum at Woodlawn Gem
etery, by the side of his wife, who
died two years ago. The former
home of the deceased was in Toledo,
and his foresight and faith in the city
had much to do with it's commercial
and artistic development. Gen. Spit
zer was a stepson of Mrs. Anna Spit
ger and cousin of Mr. A. T. Spitzer
of Medina. The former was present
at the obsequies on Tuesday.
w. c. Rohde, who has been assis-
tant agriculturist with The Barrett
Company for nearly three years, will
move to Baltimore, Nd, about March
1. The Barrett Company is opening
a new Office there and Mr.. Rohde will
be in charge of the work.
During the war when butter was
selling for 75c a pound, E. W. Lee
of Wadsworth was selling it for 60
cents. Lee says it was his way of
helping win the war.
Mr.. C. C. Fuller, a representa-
tive of the American Board of Mis-
sions at Chikore Industrial School,
Melsetter, Rhodesia, who is home on
furlough, will give "a lecture on that
country, illustrated with many beauti-
full slides, at the Congregational
church, Sunday night, at 7 o'clock.
The public is invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ewing will
retire next week as superintendent and
matron respectively of the county in
frmary, at which time it is expected
that Mr.. and Mrs. Platt Foskett will
succeed to the work. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ewing, however, will probably remain
at the infirmary until about April 1. J
If your dog should disappear with |
unusual suddenness from now on, look |
for it in the dog pound, wherever that |
place may be. The chances are that |
the sheriff has unceremoniously placed
it therein. Previously such summary |
action on the part of the sheriff was
as complaint had to be
filed before justice of the peace be-
fore seizure would be made. Under
a recent ruling by the attorney gen.
eral the sheriff is required to seize at
sight and impound an untagged dog /
without any one making affidavit.
Andrew Long writes to his moth
er, Mrs. Mary K. Long, that he and
Faye Fenton recently met Earl Arick,
another Medina boy, the latter being
nearly overcome with joy, theirs be-
ing the first familiar faces he had
seen since he landed in France. Earl
had been located within three miles
Of the boys for some time without
the knowledge of either. Andrew is
Of the opinion that he will not be sent
nome before Christmas. This seems
TO be partially borne out by the re-
ported early return of the Rainbow
and 89th and goth divisions, the army
If occupation then consisting of the
LIST, End, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 9th and 7th
divisions Of regulars. Andrew is a
member of the 1st division.
Wednesday was the sixty-eighth
of Mr. N. P. Nichols
,irth, and the date was not overlook
ID by his many friends, seventy or
more sending him letters and post
ards. Mr.. Nichols has been i'll at :
lis home for several months and does
lot improve very rapidly.
The mail man had his hands fall