The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-09
Settlement

week had TO be cancelled on ac-
count of the illness of the speaker,
Rev. George Dick of Lima.
Gordon and Marvin Hilty and
Harold Boaz who travelled over most
of the western states since last fall
giving concerts, returned home re-
Gently. Mr.. Boaz, who was their
pianist is a senior in the Pandora
High school from which he will
graduate next spring.
John Schultz of New Jersey spent
from Friday until Sunday with his
sisters and brothers. Mr.. Schultz was
returning home from Detroit where
he attended a conference.
Miss Magadalene Amstutz is
spending several weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Kistner and
family and brother Monroe Hilty
and family at Pontiac, Mich.
DR.. |. w. Bauman of Bluffton
preached at the Grace church Sun
day morning and evening during the
absence of the pastor, Rev. Whitmer
Mrs. DeIbert Neuenschwander is
spending the week with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Lewis
at Beaverdam.
Annual dinner of officials and
their wives of FIVE Mennonite
churches of the Bluffton district was
held at the Ebenezer church, Mon
day night. Rev. A. C. Schultz who
has been in charge of services of
the church during the illness of the
regular pastor, Rev. P. A. Kliewer,
was the speaker of the evening on
the after-dinner program. Churches
represented at the meeting were:
First Mennonite, Bluffton; Grace
Mennonite, Pandora; Mennonite Mis-
sion, Lima; st. John and Ebenezer
Mennonite.
Miss Dorothy, youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Basinger il
working for her sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Decker
near Carey. A baby boy was re
Gently born to them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Err Bridenbaugh ant
three daughters moved on the Agne,
farm on the Base Line from the lat,
Sam Diller farm. David Steiner an'
family will move from near Colum
bus Grove on the Diller farm.
Ralph Suter and family of Toled
and Oliver Suter of Bowling Gree
were here Thursday night and Fri
day and attended the sale of thei
/ parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sutel
| The latter will remain on the farm
having rented the fields to Waite
Basinger and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Beer, daugh
ter Delilah and Sarah Amstutz re
turned home from Florida wee
ago Monday, where they spent seN
eral months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Diller, his 81:
ter, Miss Susan and Miss Berth
Diller who spent several weeks
Florida returned home last Wedne!
day evening.
Mrs. Solomon Welty and daughtt
Susie, Mrs. Mary Riggenbach ar
son Fred and Kenneth Diller WI
were also in Florida returned hon
Thursday of last week.
Vernon, son of Mr.. and Mr.
Memo Schumacher who spent Sc
era months in the southern stat,
returned home nearly two weel
ago.
Haydn Basinger and family
Toledo will soon move on h
uncles Amos and Lewis Lugibi
farm one and one-half miles east
the st. John church which they pu
chased if we were correctly inform
ed.
Miss Anna Marie, daughter of NJ
and Mrs. David Lugibill is workir
for the Henry Althaus family wi
are also on the sick list.
A ladies Sunday school class
the st. John Mennonite church ga,
a program at the Putnam county L
firmary Sunday afternoon.
The Annual e-Easter services
the Grace church will be held Mar.
1926. The speakers will be D
Harold n. Geistweit of Cincinnati
Rev. J. Z. Amstutz, Trenton al
Rev. w. S. Shelly of Wadsworth.
Villas BURY purchased ne
Chevrolet from Glandorf partie
Mr.. BURY is quite sick with e;
trouble following an attack of Il
flu.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Witham al
family of Lima visited their daugl
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mr.
Villas Neuenschwander Sunday eve
ing.
A still born baby girl was recen
ly born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frar
Basinger.