The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-01-16
Cleveland auto show begins Sat-

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Tubbs, Wednesday, SON.
Stanley Funk is moving into the
house on N. Court street occupied by
Jerry Smell at the time of his death.
The Boy Scouts made up a
theater party and witnessed the dis
play of pictures at the Princess on
Tuesday night.
Mrs. Blake Hartman of Seville,
was taken to st. Luke's hospital, in
Cleveland Thursday and was oper-
ated upon Friday.
Mrs. Christopher Washburn was
taken to Elyria Sunday to the home
of her daughter, where she will make
her future home.
The "Big 16" oil and gas COM
pany have been Incorporated and the
name of the organization is now "The
Daugherty Development Co."
Al Young, county visitor in the
Odd Fellows lodge, visited the Lodi
lodge Monday night and assisted In
the installation of the Lodi officers.
Mrs. Mary X. Ferriman is spend
ing several weeks visiting friends in
Lakewood, as guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Paul Schamp, and her sister,
Mrs. H. A. Hubbell.
A. A. Gish closed his store on
Monday of this week, preparatory to
leaving for Florida and other points
where he with his wife and daugh-
ter, will spend the next two months.
The southwest B. & O. failed to
reach Medina Monday night on ac-
count of wreck between Valley City
and Strongsville. Fifteen or twenty
loded coal cars were piled up, throw
ing the contents in all directions.
The Medina Machine Shop was
shut down in all departments part of
Monday and in the fly wheel depart
ment on Tuesday on account of the
twisting Of the generator shaft which
furnishes the plant with power.
Friends of Stanley Hartman
made up a party Tuesday evening
and went to his home and "belled"
him and his bride. The "band" was
made up of horns, tin pans, bells and
chains, and made no end of noise.
-Workmen are engaged in remod-
cling the quarters above the Old
Phoenix National bank which will be
occupied by the law firm of Woods
& Slime. 1t is hoped that the rooms
will be ready for occupancy by next
week.
Walter l.. Atkinson has sued
Clara L. Atkinson for divorce alleg-
ing that defendant had a husband
living from whom she had not Sc
cured a divorce. They were wed in
Lodi on July II, 1919. There are no
children.
Wooster dealers are trying to
buy bob sleds of the Farmers Ex-
change, the retail demand is so great
this run of sleighing. Nothing or
runners was for sale in Medina the
first of the week, but the demand was
strenuous.
The entertainment in the Congre.
gational church Monday evening by
the McCords, under the auspices o1
| the schools, was very well received
1t was largely humorous and the boy:
and girls in the audience especial!
enjoyed it.
The last issue of the Triangle
Cleveland Y. M. C. A. house organ
has a commendatory article boosting
the work of Clarence Gibson, young
nephew of A. F. Bartholomy. Th'
young man has often visited in Me
dina and has many friends here.
Big snow drifts in the north ant
south roads, make travelling heavy a
this time. There is more snow thai
usual in this section and there is /;
promising outlook for several week
of sleighing, with a big demand fo
all kinds of vehicles on runners.
Council at it's regular meeting Of
Tuesday evening discussed the repor
that the local gas company was no
carrying an eight ounce pressure il
it's mains, as the ordinance provides
The report was that the pressure ha'
been cut to six ounces. Gas com
pany officials declare that they hav
made no reduction in pressure bu
admit that these cold mornings hav
a tendency to pull the pressure dow
slightly, when the consumption be
comes abnormal.
commissioners at their meetin
Monday granted several small con
tractors who have unfinished roa
work in Medina county an extension
of time until August 1, 1920 to com
plete their work. The matter of car
ceiling insurance placed on the cour
house and other county property wa
discussed but no action taken. Com
missioners insured the county's proI
erty in old line insurance company
to the extent Of about $130,000 O
December 6, the policies to run fo
five years. When bills for the pre-
miums came in it evidently took thei
breath away for they immediatel
began considering canceling this ir
surance and taking a chance on
lower rate in a mutual company.
FIELD SUPT. OVERBECK
is SERIOUSLY BURNE1