The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-09-19
LOCAL EVENTS

Mich, occupied the Baptist pulpit
Sunday.
The young people of the M. E.
Sunday School and church recently
donated a piano for use in the work
of the church and Sunday school.
There will be no service at the M.
E. church Sunday, Pastor Bryenton
being in attendance on the annual con-
ference at Youngstown. Announcement
of assignment of pastors will be made
next Monday.
"A new bulletin board has been
erected in front of the NJ. E. church,
with electrical equipment so that night
or day '"'he who runs may read"
-Ther are 10 districts in the an
nual conference that meet in Youngs-
town this week. Medina is in the
Wooster district, as it is designated.
About $50 pastors have charges in
the district.
j. w. Barley, of Cleveland, oc-
cupied the pulpit at the Church OF
Christ service Sunday morning, speak
ing in the interest Of the temperance
campaign having for its aim the read
ing into the National Constitution of
the dry proposition so long claiming
the attention of Ohio voters.
Jim PARTON was arrested on Pros
pect street Saturday by Deputy Sher-
iff Al. Smolk on complaint of resi-
dents and charged with drunkenness.
He was arraigned before Justice of
the Peace Ainsworth on Monday, plead
guilty to the charge, and was fined So
and costs which he promised to pay
later in the week and was released.
Walter Kane has purchased the
trucking and freight delivery business
from w. j. Anderson.
The $3.50 installation charge
which has been made by telephone
companies will not be allowed after
Oct. /, according to ruling made last
Saturday by the public utilities COM
mission at Columbus. The ruling was
made as a war measure shortly after
the telephone lines of the company
were taken over by the postmaster
general and have met with general
dissatisfaction.
%. S. U. will give, free, three
months training course in an effort
to fit men for the positions Of health
officers over the State.
"A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Bender, of Wadsworth, on
Monday, at the home of Charles Damn
ley in Medina.
Immediately after the Fair farm
ers out Granger way began to fill
their silos with corn. Only silo corn is
being cut as the regular crop is still
doing we'll making corn"
Coal conditions in a local way
are about the same as last year-some
kinds hard to get, the railways often
slow in delivery, but prices holding
firm. Soft coal in the Medina mar
ket runs from Sc ton up to So. Hard
coal is scarce but with a small sup
ply on hand, selling at $11.75. Fears
are entertainer that the cold weather
will add to the troubles of the coal
man.
Akron officials want the city to
spend $,5000,000 in water works inn
provements within the next five years.
They wish to plan for 100000 pop
ulation in 1920.
-Akron's postmaster finds that a
Saturday half holiday SO inconven-
fences patrons of that office that he
has decided no more half holidays will
be granted.
Miss Eimina Bissell died Thurs.
day of last week at the home Of Roy
Bissell. in Westfeld township. Funeral
was held Saturday at 10 a. m. from
the Leroy Universalist church, o1
which Miss Bissell had been mem
ber since childhood. Rev. Olin, o1
Akron, preached the sermon; buria
was at Friendsville. Miss Bissell wa!
SO years old and had always lived hel
life as a maiden lady.
Robert P. Stone, notice of whose
death appeared last week, was buriet
Saturday from the home of Henr!
Gruninger, Rev. w. j. Drew officiating
Burial was made in Spring Grow
cemetery. Mr.. Stone was 81 years O.
age and died at Fairview hospital TIN
previous Wednesday.
-Chas, Frederick, of S. Hunting
ton street, has been seriously i'll tn
past week with typhoid fever. Hi
sister, Mrs. James Dunn and husband
from Sharon Center, are helping tt
care for him.
"A party of eight business men
L. w. Boyden, R. D. Fildes, E. c
Ziegler, Hobart Edwards, Dan Pelton
N. 0. Fuller, Blake Mcdowell and L
F. Garver-were in Akron Monda.
comforting with representatives WHIT
are desirous of locating rubber fac
tory in Medina. The matter in gen
eral was discussed although nothin.
of any definite nature was done a
the company has yet to complete it
plans. When these are finished the.
promised to submit their wants an,
allow Medina a chance to get in Of
the ground floor.
The board of directors of the Fai
organization will meet for bushes
Saturday.
Secretary Plank announces tha
after Saturday the Fair secretary vii
be prepared to pay premiums to sue
cessful competitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Burnham vii
move into their home on W. Lafayett
Road.
Richard Denton was slightly Gu
about the ear last Friday evening
when jumping off truck operate
by the pipe line to convey employe
to and from work.
Mr.. Kane, of Sturgis, Mich
father of William Kane and Mrs. T.
Cummings, was buried last week. Nj
Kane had just been home one wee
after spending the summer at tn
home of Mrs. Cummings.