The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-31
THE SEVILLE JOURNAL

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parents, in Crestline, over the holidays.
Supt. Riffey and wife are spending
their vacation with Mrs. Riffey's par
ents, near Columbus.
Rev. L. M. Snyder, a former pastor
of the M. E. church and his wife, are
| visiting Mrs. Matte Showacre this
week. Rev. Snyder.is located at Dali
ton at present helping to take care of
a brother. He has retired from the
ministry and expects to go to Daven-
port, Iowa, where they have bought
cottage near his daughter, and will
make that their home in the future. /
The body of Mrs. Frank Foster, a.
former teacher in Seville school, was
brought here for burial Tuesday. The
funeral was held from the home of her
I father-in-law, Mr. Wilbur Foster.
| Miss Elizabeth Miller. who has been
staying with her sister, Mrs. /. H.
Brotts, for the past ten weeks, went
to Wooster Sunday, where she will
spend the winter with Mrs. D. 0.
kreiling, another sister.
Mrs. Emma Drushel had the mer-
| riest Xmas ever. Her house was
: full of guests who arrived on Friday,
: and she was told not to get up on
Xmas morning until she was called for
breakfast. The call came in music
on victrola which her daughter had
given her for merry Xmas. Anoth-
! er gift received by Mrs. Drushel was
a box of fruit from Florida, sent to
. her by Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Bostwick.
r Her sister told her she had brought
!: her a new kind of a bulb. 1t turned
i out to be big smoked ham. With
many other gifts she received they en-
! joyed the day. Her guests were her
: children and sister and brother who
sat down to Xmas dinner.
A family Xmas party was held at
the Swagler home on Pleasant street.
!. Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Shumaker and
. daughter Mary, and sons Maynard and
: little Gene, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rohrer,
$ and Mrs. Swagler's father, Mr.. OATS
L johnson, were the merry crowd gath
cred there.
J. Mr.. and Mrs. Kelso of Cleveland,
> were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Nye.
: Miss Mildred Eicher is home from
! Berea spending her Xmas vacation.
!; Lester Rohrer, student of Oberlin
college, home for vacation.
o Miss Kathleen Lowrie is having a
!. vacation OF. ten days from the school
!. where she is teaching, and spending
it at home with her mother.
> Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kendall spent
$ Xmas day in Rittman with Mr.. Ken
: daps parents.
Miss Carrie Harris died at the sani-
torium in Delaware, o., on Christmas
morning after undergoing a very seri-
Gus operation on Thursday morning.
1t is reported that her death was caus-
ed by the great shock of the operation.
Her many friends in Seville were
greatly shocked when the news Of her
death was received. Altho Carrie had
made her plans, if death should occur
while away, she was very brave and
went to the sanitorium alone, among
strangers, trusting she might be bene-
fitted by an operation. Carrie had
many warm friends in her church and
Sunday school, and in the society in
which she mingled. She was record
keeper of the w. B. A. lodge at the
time Of her death. She was always
ready to help where ever needed. Her
body was brought to Seville on Sunday
afternoon by R. D. Armstrong,
the undertaken, and the funeral was
held on Monday afternoon from the
Baptist church, Rev. Woodworth, her
pastor, conducted the services. Mrs.
Don L. Crawford and sister, Mrs. Ralph
|. Bostwick, sang the beautiful hymns
"Just For Today, and "My Jesus |
Love Thee. Carries own selection. Her
cousins Ed, Frank, Earl and Howard
Day acted as pail bearers. She was
layed to rest in beautiful Mound Hill
Cemetery, where flowers and plants
will adorn her grave, put there by her
| friends.
Miss Carrie Harris, daughter of Ar
thur and Mary Harris, was born in
Pittsburgh, Pa, Nov. 20, 1875, and
died at Delaware, O., Dec. 25, 1920,
aged as years, month and days.In
! 1897 she came to Seville to live with
: her aunt. Mrs c. G.. Day, her fathers
\ sister, where she made her home until
Mrs. Days death, in 1911. She is
survived by one sister, Mrs. Norton Of
Pleasantville, Pa, On March 2, 1899,
she united with the Baptist church of
Seville, O., where her good Samaritan
stamp of Christianity had won for
her the warm, appreciative friendship
Of many.
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