The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Settlement

Rev. D. ]. Unruh will teach his
Bible class at the home of Mrs. Solo
mon Welty, Tuesday evening.
Ben BURY and family of Apple
Creek were recent visitors with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert BURY
and family.
David Schumacher returned home
Saturday evening from Orrville, where
he visited his many relatives. His
brother Homer who had the fingers on
one hand badly nrangled in a corn
| shredder had owe finger amputated.
Herman Meyer of Newton, Kans.,
visited friends in this locality recent
ly. Mr.. Meyer is the son of Rev. J.
F. Meyer, former pastor of the Grace
Mennonite church.
P. c. Steiner who was indisposed
the past week is improving.
The Welty's and Riggenbach's who
left here several weeks ago on a
southern trip are at present at Miami
Florida. Kenneth Diller is their
chauffeur.
Rev. and Mrs. D. J. Unruh, Misses
Henrietta Schneck, Arvilla Geiger
Leila Steiner, Lenna Augsburger, Mil
dred, Cleona, Helen and Francis Rich.
enbach, Irwin Basinger and Otis Augs.
burger attended the Rimmer evangel.
istic meeting at Berne, Ind, Monday
evening of last week.
Among those from this place who
attended the funeral of Mrs. Johr
Burkholder at Rittman, Monday OF
last week We're: Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
Bucher, Miss Melvena Hilty, Peter
Geiger, Mrs. P. p Diller, son Virgil
Mrs. Earl Diller and Mrs. Harley Dill
/ Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Berber and sor
and Miss Mary Bucher of Kidron were
recent visitors with their father, Gic
Bucher, daughter Martha and son Hir.
am.
Glen, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Augsburger and Alice May Hoffman
were united in marriage, Saturday
Decmeber 81 at the Presbyterian par
sonage in Columbus Grove by Rev
/ Chester Armentrout. They will make
their home on what is known as the
David Amstutz farm, recently pur.
chased by the groom's father from
Mrs. Elmer Lugibill. Emory Basing
er, the present tenant will move ON the
Reuben Augsburger heirs farm.
| Wesley and Richard Sommer who
made their home with their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Sommer
since the death of their mother, Mrs
| Warren Sommer, several years age
have changed homes. The former is
now with Mrs. Enoch Basinger ano
children and is a freshman an the
Bluffton high school. The latter is
with his aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs
Ben Swigart at Osborn.
At the annual business meeting OF
the Ebenezer church the following of
ficers We're elected: President, Waldo
Hofstetter; Secretary, Daniel j. Ba
singer; Deacon, Gid Garmotter; Trus.
tee, Willis Amsutz, three years; Chris
Gratz, two years; Chorister and as
sistant, Francis Niswander and Clay
ton Bucher; Pianist and assistant
Norma Lugibill and Geraldine Girls
more; Treasurer, Phares BiXel; Cor
respondent to Mennonite, Mrs. Melvir
IZimmerly; Correspondent to Bundles
bote, Eli Augsburger; Ushers, Delber
Luginbuhl, Albert Diller, Hiram Buch
er and Donavan Sommer.
The Grace church elected the fol
lowing officers at the annual bust
ness meeting: Deacon, Adam Hilty
Trustee, Lennis Steiner; Representa-
tives of the church council, Mrs. DR.
Alvin Hilty, Mrs. Leroy Lemley; Sec
retary, Vernon Suter; Music Commit
tee, James Suter; Member Education
al Committee, Mrs. Hiram Basinger
Chorister, Villas Gerber; assistant
Chorister, Dwight Sommer; Organist
Eulalia Steiner; Assistant Organist
Anna Ruth Steiner; Social Committee
Mary Steiner; Flower Committee, Ir
ma Steiner; Auditing Committee, Clel
and Amsutz; Nominating Committee
Mrs. Lewellyn Geiger, Mrs. Sam Loeb
er; Correspondent to Mennonite, Miss
Hiram Schultz and Bundesbote, Men.
dlessohn Amstutz; ushers, Leroy Lem