The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
Settlement

Harry Schumacher is in Phila-
delphia attending the Republican
Convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Kohl and Z.
d. Kohl spent Sunday at Sherwood,
Ohio, visiting relatives.
"The Holy City" oratorio which
was presented at the Grace church
on Sunday night was attended by
large and appreciative audience.
Miss Elvira Niswander directed the
chorus. Soloists for the evening
were soprano, Lucille Hilty; alto,
Mrs. Wilford Steiner; tenor, Marvin
Hilty; and bass, James Suter.
Orville Sutter had the misfortune
of fracturing his leg while getting
out of his automobile several days
ago.
The girls quartet from the Will
liam Jennings Bryan University of
Dayton, Tenn, presented an I'M
preston program at St. John church
on Tuesday evening.
Announcement was made last Sun
day from the st. John church pulpit
of the coming marriage of Miss
Maurine, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Probst to Austin Shelton of
Bowling Green.
Aaron Hilty was removed from
Memorial hospital, of Lima to his
home where he is getting along
nicely.
Miss Gayle Amstutz, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Amstutz, was
united in marriage to Donavin Gratz,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Gratz
at an impressive summer wedding
Sunday afternoon at the First Men
monte church in Bluffton. Rev. H.
T. Unruh officiated at the ceremony.
Homer Reichenbach and son Rol-
land, Eugene Kohl, Chauncey Schu-
macher, James Geiger and Harold
Diller were in Cleveland, Monday
night to see the Cleveland Indians
battle the New York Yankees in a
baseball game.
Farm work is progressing slowly
due to much rainfall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Suter and
daughter of Arlington, Ohio, visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis
Diller and family last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alcus Pate of De-
troit, Mich, spent several days at
the home of Mrs. Josephine Moser
and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Welty and
family. They had spent several
weeks touring the West and stopped
off on their return home. Miss
Esther Moser, of Lima, also spent
Sunday at the home of her mother.
The pastors of the four Menno-
mite churches exchanged pulpits last
Sunday morning.
Considerable damage resulted from
the storm that passed through this
vicinity late Sunday afternoon. A
large portion of the roof on the Ezra
Moser barn yard shed was torn
away. Other buildings on various
farms were also damaged.
Mrs. Kistner of Pontiac, Mich,
and children are spending some time
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Ellen Amstutz.
The members of the Peter Zim-
merly family had an enjoyable day
last Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lluellyn Zimmerly near Or
rville, Ohio. The event marked the
silver wedding anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Zimmerly and that of Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond Basinger of
Forest.
Mrs. N. N. Soldner and daughter
Mary Margaret left for Berne, Ind,
last Saturday to spend some time
with her mother, who has been in
Ill health for some time.
Ruth Amstutz, who has attended
Heidelberg University at Tiffin, for
the past three years, is at present
with her folks at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Fleming
and children were Sunday visitors in
the Henry Reichenbach home.
Henrietta Schneck, Endora Leh-
man, Alice Jean Schultz and Noah
Bixel were in Columbus on Sunday
to attend a recital given by Ruth
Bixel at the University church. Miss
Bixel is to take up her duties at the
Ft. Wayne Bible Institute as instruc-
tor in music at the beginning of the
school term this fall.
Hiram Schultz and his boys recent
ly set out II acre field with
tomato plants.
Mrs. Selma Sommer was seriously
i'll at the home of her brother, Gil
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