The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-06-04
GLEANINGS
Neighborhood News Notes
Gathered From Exchanges

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A basket factory is now being OPP
Grated at Creston.
An iceless cooling plant has been
installed at the Rittman dairy.
Rittman has established home
laundry. 1t started this week.
The Creston band gave its initial
concert of the season last Saturday.
The Mennonite church at Sterling
has been sold to the Progressive
Dunkard sect.
Mrs. Frank Funk of Lodi died last
week of heart trouble: She left hus-
band and one small child.
Mrs. Mary Mowrer died last week
of paralysis at the home of her son,
H. H. Mowrer, at Orrville.
The sixth reunion of the Lancetown
school will be held at the school
grounds Wednesday, June 9.
The price of haircut at Creston is
now 40c and a shave is 20c. These
prices went into effect June l.
The state fish and game commission
is now engaged in stocking the lakes
and streams of the state with fish.
Homer Ramseyer, formerly resi-
dent of Wayne county, is being tried
on murder charge at Filler, Idaho.
A mare, belonging to p. E. Sher-
man of Orville was shot last week
after it's leg had been broken by an
auto. #
Miss Bessie Norton of Lodi, who is
teaching school at Akron, will con-
tinue there next year at an increased
salary.
Ali the clothing stores Of Orrville
will be closed on Wednesday after
moons during the months of June, July
and August.
An auto belonging to Robert Say
ers of Burbank was ruined by fire
last week near Lodi, caused by an
overheated engine.
Mrs. Lydia Smith -Sweaton died re-
Gently at Cleveland of pneumonia. She
| is a mother of Mrs. Mullineaux OF
Lodi where she formerly resided.
Orrville is to have a new hotel ii
the plans of the Chamber of Com
merce of that village materialize.
They are now considering three prop
ositions.
The residence of Mrs. Pearl Harter
of Poe was badly damaged by light
ming. The barn of Mrs. AL Mccoy, a
neighbor, was struck at the same time
and damaged. oa
Thorne, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.
White of Lodi, recently wrote his par
ents, saying that he had been married
|and, the following day, enlisted in the
navy for four years. "
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pheil, formerly
students at Berea college, committed
suicide in New York recently by in
haling gas. Mrs. Pheil was formerly
Edith Wallace of Berea.
Approximately $700 has beer
pledged to the concert fund at Lodi
by the citizens. About that much
more will be needed. Concerts viii
be held all during the summer.
The county jail at Creston Is un-
occupied, the last guest being Joseph
Baughman of Orrville, who was re-
Gently taken to the state penitentiary
being found guilty of grand larceny.
Mrs Alice Thomas Of Orrville, frac
tured her left hip and leg last weel
when her foot caught in the linoleun
Eand she was thrown to the floor. Sht
was taken to hospital at STAINS
bury.
i Dean Caldwell, an old resident o:
Wellington, committed suicide las
week by shooting himself with a re
volver. Dependency over ill health
was given as the cause. He was q
years old. u,
The school enumeration at Wads
worth, just completed, shows 81 five
year-olds and 1888 between the age
of 5 and 81. The 1919 census CAV
81 five-year-olds and 1882 of tn
older pupils.
Four generations of the Caste
family were represented at a tamll
; gathering at the home of c. L. Caste
II Sterling last week. The oldest gen
Grafton was represented by John \
Castor of Ashland, SO years old, tn
fourth being represented by Wand
Fave, 4-months-old daughter of MI
: and Mrs. C. L. Castor of Sterling.
' The Board of Public Affairs o
Wadsworth announce raise in tn
" water rate effective July l. The ao
0 vance will amount to 10 cents pc
e 1000 gallons. Ice will also be ao
vanced in price on that date. -,
: Joseph Prussia of Berea ran nj
auto into an electric light pole, breaf
p ing it off and smashing the front Q
e the machine. He was thrown out an
sustained few bruises. He did tn
to avoid running into a child wh
was crossing the street.
Lucille Orbison, 2-year-old daugf
2 ter of Walter Orbison and wife Q
y Creston, will remain in the custody 9
it's grandmothers, according to re
cent decision of Judge l.. r. Critct