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New Britain herald., 1921-07-14

he grumbled because there was no good place to wa1low in mud, and es- pecially did he object because there wasn't a tree to rub against
 The orchard" he often said, lis a much pleasanter place than this pen is. There are trees enough in the or chard for every member of our fam fly to rub against-all at the same time"
 Somehow, when Grunty talked in that fashion every one of Mrs. Pigs children began to crowd against the sides of the pen. And even Mrs. Pig herself felt an annoying tickling along her back. She did wish that Grunty wouldn't mention such matters.
 But nothing Mrs. Pig could say seemed to do any good. He was al ways prattling, anyhow. She could no more stop his flow of grunts and squeals than she could have kept that water in the brook from babbling down the mountainside of Swift river. And evel more annoying to Mrs Pig was the way her son Grunty tried to rub his back against her. She said "Don't!' to him so often that she became heartily sick of the word What bothered Mrs. Pig most of al was Grunty's behavior whenever Farmer Green came to the pen. II was mortifying to her to have her son actually try to scratch his back against her in the presence of a wis itor.
 | 'I do hope" said Hrs. Pig to Farm CT Green, II do hope you don't think | that l haven't tried to teach this child better manners and then when all the rest of her family began to squirm and fidget against the sides
 of the pen she added with a sigh
 Look at them. Anyone would sup
 pose they had had no bringing up al
 a11."
 | Farmer Green smiled as he looked
 over the pen and watched the antic.
 of Grunty Pig and his brothers ant | sisters.
 There's something that I can dc
 for your family to make them hap
 pier he told Mrs. Pig "Tomorrow- if I can spare the time-Ill make change here. A lady who's raisins
 such fine family as yours deserve.
 the best there is. She ought to hay,
New Britain herald., 1921-07-14
HOLDING A HUSBAND Adele Garrison's New Phase of
 Revelations Of q Wne

take Junior in there with mo to- night, for he'll be restless"
 He was on his feet in an instant, Juniors necessity patently driving every other thought from his mind. He dispatched his errand with alacrity, but even before he came back my tired little lad had smiled contentedly at my crooning, cuddled closer, and gone fast asleep Luck ily, his grandmother had prepared him for the night before I got home, and I knew that all I would have to do when I got him upstairs was to roll him out of his big, fuzzy bath robe, his hearts delight and take off the stockings and knitted slip pers she had thoughtfully provided for him.
 '.Asleep?" Dicky's lips formed the words noiselessly, 1 nodded, and he held out his arms for the sleeping child. Long practice has made US perfect in the transfer of the little lad without waking him, and as l followed Dicky upstairs l saw that his ill humor, as well as my own, had been banished by the little ceremony.
 Mother Graham began fussing over the child as soon as I brought him in. We had long ago fought out the battle as to which of us should keep him when he was i'll, and she knew that it was useless to combat my decision to sleep with him. But l saw that she was anxious to pull off his little slippers and fuss around him as long as she could. So with a murmured word that 1 would he back in a minute I slipped out of the room in answer to look from Dicky.
 Come downstairs 8 minute,' he whispered. and when we had reached the shelter of the sitting room he put his arm around me and tilted my chin until my eyes met his. T was beastly about that pup, i he said But, tell me something. I It doesn't matter bit to, you how
 many kinds of an abysmal ass lie
 makes of himself, does it t?' I think the emphasis of my an swer satisfied him completely.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-14
What Dicky Felt It Necessary to
 Ask Madgc.

Ask Madgc. Well, what do you want to know about that Whats eating his Nibs, anyway?'
 This was Dicky's flippant comment as soon the door had closed behind pr. Petit. But I knew that beneath his f1ippancy he was questioning the meaning of the physician's apology at parting. As for myself. l was furious. Dr.. Petit was either crassly stupid, or he had permitted his offended dignity. and his dislike for Dicky to betray him into a petty exhibition of bad taste Whatever the cause his action in formally asking Dicky's pardon for bringing me home was the height of crude absurdity. N It was not the first time the phy- sician had sounded this ridiculous note since my arrival at the Tcer farmhouse l could not quite fatholn his meaning, unless-my checks burned at the almost unavoidab ble ln-s ference-he was bent upon disabusi,,si both my smind and Dicky's of any suspicion that there was in his heart the slightest vestige of the feeling which to my great embarrassment he had shown only too plainly in former years, and which had been the cause of so much friction between my hus- band and myself.
 Of course, I realized the reason be- hind his action. His infatuation for beautiful, witty Claire Foster was written in large characters all over him. But I had see other men in fatuated by other women without making themselves banally ridiculous
 ID had adopted.
 A Quandary.
 I cast an apprehensive eye toward my mother-in-law's eogner, and was relieved, indeed, to find that she had left the room Dicky saw my look. and grinned maliciously at me. I bit my lip savagely to keep back the quick, humiliated tears, for-if I read his glance aright---he. too. had fathomed Dr. Pettit's purpose.
 My father rose abruptly murm ur- ing something about the moonlight outside, and left the room with his face carefully averted from mine Had he. also. comprehended the in- ner meaning of the physician's words
 Dicky eyed me quizzically when we were left alone. save for Junior, sleepiIy nestling in my arms.
 The doc isn't the most chivalrous lad in the world, is he, old dear?' he queried.
 I was in quandary what to, an swer If I betrayed my pique ane humiliation he might suspect l knew not what absurdity as to my feel ings toward the physician. And if were fiippant, offhand, he nigh imagine that I was heroically con cealing my emotion. I busied my self for a minute in changing Junior position before l decided to pretend ignorance of Dicky's meaning.
 "-TelI Me Something
 'T'm sure I don't know what yol mean" I said coldly.
 "Oh. yes you do :" he gibed, ant I saw that he was perilously nea anger "Cuss him !'' he exploded second later. 'The insufferable Mama, now sin Dooner Boy Juniors insistent little voice afford ed me a providential escape.
 "If you want to keep on talking about an absurd nincompoop. pleas find another audience" I said spirit edly, and with touch of fiippant un concern But Pm going to sing t this blessed baby. He's waited lon enough for it. Please ask mother t arrange Lillian's bed for me. IT
New Britain herald., 1921-07-14
FINE VAUDEVILLE AT PALACE.

Keith vaueville headliners are now appearing at the Palace on the bill for the last half of the week. The fea- ture attraction is The Maxwell Quin- tette,' an aggregation of clever har- mony singers whose equal has not as vet been heard in this city. Lucille Rogers, a pretty singing comedienne; Flherty & Stoning, the famous com edy couple, and Tokio Murati, in a sensational Japanese novelty make up the balance of the bill
New Britain herald., 1921-07-14

TomorroW-Grunty Tells His Moth CT Something That Frightens Her. But He Is Very Brave.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-14
THE GRUMBLER.

All the farmyard folk agreed that Farmer Green took the best of care of everybody. Mrs. Pig often told her children that they were lucky to have so good home> And not having lived anywhere else, they never inn agined that anything could be finer than their pen.
 After the day when he escaped from the pen, however Grunty Pig began to complain. He wasn't satisfied with the feed that Farmer Green gave him
New Britain herald., 1921-07-14
EUGENE O'BRIEN AT THE LY-
 CEUM.

CEUM.
 Popular as New York's romantic Greenwich Village has been in recent fiction, very little screen drama has been drawn from the colorful lives of those interesting people who inhaDlt its quaint ramshackled high shoulder ed old studios. In Broken Melody, Eugene O'Brien's latest pictude which appears at the Lyceum ths week. Gl eenWich Village comes into it's own as the background for the picturesque and charming love story. MT. OBrlen playing the part of Stewart Grant IS seen in the romantic role of strug- gling young painter whose love for Hedda, girl singer, carries him from one continent to another and back aeain and throuph a series of adven lures that are both dramatie and hu- Tnorous. Also seven big acts of vau- deville, featuring the Three Kundels
New Britain herald., 1921-07-14
CAPITOL-HARTFORD,

Her uncle squandered her fortune, but with true Yankee grit she set out t., blaze a new trail for herself, and so New York heiress became co partner in restaurant with a lum- herman from Maine Such is the story of Smiling All the Way" to be shown at the Capitol the last three lays of the week.
 Sprinkled lavishly with American pep is "In Argentina" a South Amer l. an melange of mirth, melody and
New Britain herald., 1921-07-14

Copyright 1921 by The Metropolitan
 Newspaper Service).
New Britain herald., 1921-07-14
Some More Truths.

WOUD pebble? Certainly not Implements w are built according to the work they have to do
 Would you gownup remedy your babys Certainly not Remedies prepared according the work THEY have
 All this preliminary reminding that Fetches sought % found and prepared solely remedy for Infants and Children his be warning Substitutes Cotes Jussgood stuff that nay be all right for in all strength but dangerous Baby. And being Baby you will keep the house remedies specially prepared for babies you would baby bod harush toothbrush sponge
New Britain herald., 1921-07-14
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home with every modern improve ment"
 There!' Mrs. Pig exclaimed to
 Well the next day Farmer Green left them. Did you hear what he said? Farmer Green is kind man. [ shouldn't have blamed him if he had put us into the poorest pen on the place after seeing your unmannerly actions. You'll have to behave bet ter, especially after we have our new improvements" Well the next day Farmer Green brought stout post and set it firm ly in the center of Mrs. Pigs pen. That's for you ana your family to rub against" he informed Mrs. Pig. Really he needn't have explained what the improvement was for. No sooner had he climbed out of the open | than Mrs. Pig and her children began l to put the rubbing post to good use Grunty was the first of all to try it.
 And to his mothers delight, he stop ped grumbling at once. Nor did he ever again disgrace her by scratching l his back against her. Instead, he always walked up to the rubbing post : like a little gentleman. At least that
 was what Mrs. Pig said.
 Copyright 1921 by The Metropolitan Newspaper Service). Tomorrow-Grunty Tells His Moth | CT Something That Frightens Her. But He Is Very Brave.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-14

canoes. The Four Casting Campbells nave an act that moxes comedy with The sensational. Jones and Deely are slngers and dancers, Dotson is famed TOT his lightning steps. and Will Nor ITS so handles his bicycle that every evolution of wheel produces a feat CT laugh
New Britain herald., 1921-07-14
VALLEY OF DOUBT, AT PALACE.

me photoplay part of the bill at the falace for the remainder of the week includes the famous Lee Kids m their brand new comedy, ssThe .1lcksVllle Terrors"; Eddie Polo in the iaSt episode of King of the Circus end Willard Mack's we'll known story or the frozen north, The Valley Of Doubt"
 Ihe story is clear cut, consiste mt ana 1orceful; the cast exceptionally well chosen, The action takes place almost entirely out-of-doors in the iuinper camp district of Canada, and tne scenes are very effective
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-29

Mrs. Alma Lang and daughters, Will
helmina and Pauline are visiting
friends in Litchfield this week.
Miss Helen Smith is spending a few
days with her sister, Mrs. R. P. Clark,
in Detroit. >
Mrs. Jake .Yost is failing all the time
John and Ralph Knopf from South
Dakota, who were called here to at
tend the funeral of the young broth
er. Earl, last week, went back Tues
day of this week.
Rev. E. E. Scoville and wife went
to their sons in Cleveland, Monday
end expect to be gone all the week.
The Park and Cemetery association
will hold their annual meeting Tues.
day afternoon, Jan. 8, in the town hall
Election of officers will be held and
light refreshments will be served ALI
members are urgently requested to be
present.
Ed. Burner and family of Elyris
spent Xmas with John Radie and fam
|ly. Miss Lucille will stay the weel
with her cousin, Berrteta Radie.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-29
River Styx

The funeral of Edwin Lesher, Sr.,
was attended by number Of people
OF this place on Monday. He was well
known. and highly respected by a
large circle Of friends.
1t was found necessary to postpone
the Christmas entertainment until
Monday evening Of this week, as the
weather was too bad for people to get
out on Saturday night.
There will be watch party at the
hall on Saturday night to which al
are invited. The River Styx orches-
ira is-the leading factor in this good
time and it win be worth your time
to attend.
Miss Anna Kern Of Wadsworth is
spending the week in town and Incl
IDENTIFY doing some dressmaking for
her numerous customers here.
Carson Carpenters have been en-
tertaining guests over Christmas from
Kenmore. -
o. D. Ponds entertained their chill
dren for Christmas dinner on Monday
Much credit should be given to those
having the Christmas program il
charge for the able manner in which
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-29
Goodman's Corners

Marie Marecak from Lakewood was
home for Christmas.
Grace Behner and little son from
Cleveland, Frank Cogswell from Ne
lima and Aunt Grace Clement and r.
c. Williams and family celebrated
Christmas at c. H. Clark's on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Perkins and their
son Myron and daughter Vernie of
Medina and Morris Perkins and fami-
~ Il Brunswick, at William Perkins.
MIR. end Mrs. B. c. Morton at their
ron Ben's at Brunswick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Proctor from
Mingo Junction, Mr.. and Mrs. Watson
Carpenter from S. Brunswick and H.
Morton, wife and baby were Sunday
guests at H. Carpenters.
Mrs. Mamie Waite was home for !
few days last week. Their son Em-
erson is some better.
Grace Behner and little son fetufn-
ed this week to their home in Cleve-
land Her husband was out for Sun
day dinner. He has got his old job
back again on the milk route.
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Chippewa Lake

Happy New Year and many OF them
to the Editor and all the scrlbes'-
(Thank you.-Ed.)
AT last we are able to report that
wedding. Mr.. Dewey Eaken ana
Miss Velma Wightman were united II
marriage at the residence OF Harry
Welday last Saturday at ii O'Clock,
Rev. c. L. Hoffman officiating. The
happy couple are spending their honey
moon with the groom's parents az
Northwest.
B. L. Cassidy and family went to
Dresden Saturday to spend the hoi'-
days with relati' es.
Kew. C. L foffmar and family are
in Mansfield this week visiting refa-
.rCs.
Mrs. E. F. Holmes fell on the icy
streets in Medina Saturday, and she
broke one or her wrists.
Mrs. Fair writes to friends here that
they are well and enjoying themselves
| in their Florida home. She says the
| weather there is very waril, especial
| " in the day N: Ihe.s address Is
Tampa, Florida, Route !.
A very severe ice storm struck this
city last Friday night, and it is still
with us. 1t has been the cause oi
some accidents and considerable pro.
family.
The Community Christmas exercis'
es at the U. B. church last Friday ev'
cning were attended by practically ev
cry one for miles around and many
were unable to gain adrnittance ant
had to go home; and as every one
was there it is unnecessary to give :
/ very extended report of 1t. In thu
first place, we had Santa Claus, ant
he created considerable amusement by
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-29
Valley, j, City

The Christmas season In Valley City
was characterized by a world ofaction
and enthusiasm; there was something
doing every minute with variety
enough to sui, the fancy and taste of
everyone. ", w iai T.
Thursday evening the Junior high
school pupils put on their play
"The Elopement OF Ellen" 1t was
a decided success-the staging cos
tuning and acting were excellent and
greatly appreciated by the audience.
Friday evening the Valley City
church presented Dickens Christmas
Carol" at the church and, in spite of
very limited stage facilities, they Sue
ceeded in making the famous Christ
mas story very impressive.
Saturday night, Christmas eve, all
the various churches had elabor-
ate programs of music and recitation
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-29
THE MEDINA SENTINEL

reading several letters that he had re-
ceived from Chippewa Lake people,
telling him what they wanted for
Christmas. Funny, isn't it. that some
people will declare that there is no
such bird as Santa Claus, and then
turn right around and write him a let
ter? The little ones all did remark
ably well, and there was not a dull
number on the program. OF course
the flute choir and the juvenile band
were the principal attractions, and
they certainly entertained the big au-
dience. Mr.. and Mrs. Bart have the
faculty of getting the best there is In
them out of children, and we congrat-
ulate them on Their ability in this line.
| J. K. Ritter and family spent Xmas
! in Seville with Mrs. Frazier; L. A.
Tanner and wife with friends in Cres-
ton; Dan Hermann and wife with
relatives in Cleveland; A. H. Leohr
and family at Frank Burry's in West
field; Elmer Cook and family of Sc
vile at Blake Leohr's.
F. c. Crum was in Tiffin the pas,
week in the interest of the Chippewa
Lake Sugar Products and Refining
Co. and your correspondent was in
Knoxville, Tenn, in the interest OF
the same company, and looking after
his poultry farm near there.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-29
Litchfeld

The Christmas exercises at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening
were something different than had
been given before. The church was
we'll filled with people. The Com
munity spirit seemed to be in our
little village and showed in the way
people came with their families, and
with the vegetables, fruit and other
things which were brought in to send
to the Salvation Army in Cleveland.
Why can't we have a Community
church in our village? We would
have better church, better music, bet
ter Sunday school, and better feel
ing among the people. Can't we for
get some of our creeds and doctrines
and come together in one churchs
Mr. and Mrs. H. ]. Barnabee Of
Medina spent several days with their
daughter, Mrs. Court Sears and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Kray and daugh.
Ter Frances OF Monroeville, o., spen1
last week Friday with their father, c
A. Humphrey.
The third number of the lecture
course was an interesting lecture b,
Mr.. Skagg. About as many as usua
were present.
Mrs. Frank Snyder Of Dalton, Q.
| was the guest Of her sister, Mrs. H
L. Rising and other friends.
Mrs. Cara Of Spencer was th'
guest Of her parents, Rev. Willart
and wife, on Sunday.
Miss Alice Smith of Washington
d. c. is spending her vacation witt
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w
Smith.
| Rev. C. D. Castle and wife ar
pending a few days in the home Q
EDr and Mrs. Harry Street.
Ccmmurion services Of the Congre
gational church will be held Jan. {
stead of the first Sunday Of IN
y I cnth, as II usually ID held.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-29

in which the children took the leading
part. It seemed that everyone was
in some church that evening. The
Valley City church observed White
Gift Christmas on this occasion. a
collection of considerably over one
hundred dollars was taken up at the
time to be sent to the relief OF the
starving children in Russia.
At $50 on Christmas morning the
local church bell reused the people aoi
| the valley from their slumber and
! Immediately bugler passed up and
down the streets coaxing people to
get up, with the famous "You-got-to,
get-up you-got-to-get-up you-got-to'
| get-up-in-the-morning" call. AT
O'Clock the early morning service was
held in the church and the crowd thai
attended was the largest ever.
| Mrs. Reichert of Elyria and Mis-:
81
Elsie Platz of Cleveland are spending
!; the holiday at their home here. Master
Bob Prescher of Dunkirk, N. Y, is
Valley City visitor and made severa
impromptu speeches for the children
at the Christmas exercises on Xmas
eve.
Ray Frisk, whom Valley City seems
to have legally adopted, left last Sun
day for Toledo, where he is to spent
a few days with his parents.
Misses Anna Krause of CLEVELAND
and Eloise Krause of O. S. U. ,spen
Christmas at home.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-29
Sharon

The people of Sharon were royalty
entertained this Xmas.
The first entertainment was given
Dec. 20, at the Community hall, by
the school.
On Xmas evening the M. E. and
Lutheran Sunday schools held !,
Community Xmas service at the N.
E. church. ~
We would not have you think it
as all the entertainment, it was the
community spirit. Each program
was greeted by large audience and
every one sure enjoyed it.
Mrs. Maggie Hatch's arm is improy
ing slowly.
The people of Sharon were sorry
to hear of Uncle Nina Chatfield,s
death, and to think his friends were
not notified Of his death.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-29

all of the numbers were given. The
children under the training of Mrs.
Geiger were at their best, and the
choir led by Mr.. Chacaroff did very
creditable work.
The River Styx Cemetery associa-
tion was presented with check by Dr..
D. L. Thomson Of Spokane, Wash,
while here last week, which is very
much appreciated, and will go to swell
the endowment fund which the men,
bers are SO anxious to see grow to a
size that will make the interest nearly
pay for the care of the cemetery.
About half of the amount is in tho
treasury at present.
Leo KroIt is at home for the pres
ent, owing to the slack conditions in
business which seriously affects his
line of work.
Fred Fried and wife entertained the
families of Ben Kern of Wadsworth
and Carl Kern Of this place for Christ
mas dinner on Monday. ..
! The R. S. D. c. had an enjoyable
meeting on Tuesday night. In addition
to their usual meeting for dancing a
lunch of sandwiches and coffee was
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Leohr received 4
fine box of apricots from their son, ,Dr.
Bert Leohr of San Jose, Calf. A let
ter received from their son stated that
their little grandson, who was 20 sick
with diphtheria, is improving rapidly.
Fred Fried's4are enjoying the music
of new Silvertone talking machine.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-12-29
Borleta

MIR. and Mrs. G.B. Orton and daugh
| ter Ruth of Boneta spent their Xmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. Faye Orton OF
Akron.
There was no Sunday school at Bo-
meta, Sunday, Dec. rs, on account Of SO
many people going away and having
company.
Mrs. G. w, Dean and grandson,
George, spent Christmas with people
in Akron.
Mr.. C. P. Stratton is spending his
Christmas vacation in Burbank.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Ruckel and fami
II entertained number of their rela-
tives at their home Monday instead OF
Sunday.
Miss Marian Ruckel is spending a
few days in Wadsworth.
The Christmas exercises which were
held at Sharon Thursday evening
Dec. 20, were very good and there
was good crowd Of people there.
The third number Of the lecture
course, given at Sharon, Dec 81, was
very good, but there was not very
good crowd, because it was not a
livery nice evening. The next num-
Der will be Feb. 81, instead of March
20.
The Christmas exercises given by
the Fixler school were very good and
every one enjoyed the program.
Mr.. Claude Few has inflammatory
rheumatism.
A happy New Year to the Editor
the office force, all Of the local cor
respondents Of the Sentinel, and to
all Of the subscribers and readers o1
the Sentinel. - THANK You-Ed.)