The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-09-10
Settlement

Mr.. and Mrs. Verdi Bixel of Los
Angeles, Calf. arrived here last
Saturday to spend a week with rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer ]. Kohl and
daughter, Mary Ellen, of Chatham,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives here.
The oratorio, Elijah was presented
to large and appreciative audience
at the Grace church Sunday even
ing.
A few farmers are filling silos
this week. Corn cutting will likely
get under way during the next week.
Many are anxious to start with the
work, but when the time does come
for it, it will be early enough as il
is unusually heavy this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Gottshall OF
Toledo spent several days among
relatives here over the week end.
School days are here again. A
large number of teachers from this
community left during the past few
days for the school where they are
employed for the year.
The Living Link Sunday school,
class met with their families at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Gar
motter. An enjoyable evening was
spent together. Mrs. A. {. Schultz
is the teacher of this class.
| Miss Jemima Lugibill, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Lugibill, accept
ed a position with the Metropolitan
Bank at Lima last week.
Miss Amelia Basinger of Long
Island, N. Y, is here visiting with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. j
Basinger and other relatives.
Robert Bayless, son of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Vance Bayless, of Toledo, was
a visitor in the home of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Memo Augsburger last week
enroute to Marysville, Tenn, where
he will again attend college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer A. Steiner
and family of Pioneer, were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Menno Augsburger and family ant
attended the wedding of Miss Marths
Gerber, Sunday afternoon. Mis-:
Gerber is a cousin of Mr.. Steiner.
Mrs. Noah Zimmerman and dau
ghters Mrs. Hiram Reichenbach ant
Bernice and sons Ray and Junior at
tended the funeral of Esther Bas
i niger at Zion City, Illinois on Mon
day. Miss Basinger was daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Basinger wht
moved from this locality many years
ago.
Mrs. Evelyn Kistner and sol
Richard and james Hilty of Pontiac
Mich, left for their homes Tuesda,
afternoon after spending some TIM
| in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
| Schweitzer.
| Ernest Boehr left for Chicago Of
| Tuesday where he is to be enrolle,
| as studen. at the Moody BibI
Institute.
Mr.. and Fed Duerr and nephew
Jack Houser Of Cleveland spent sev
eral days in the home of Mr.. an
Mrs. Irwin Hilty recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. LaVerne Badertsche
and family of Orrville, spent tn
week end with relatives here.
| Edwin Niswander is making plan
to build a barn to replace the fin
structure that was completely de
stroyed with all of its contents
! few weeks ago when it was struc
by lightning. Albert Garmatter an
his men are doing the building.
Delbert, son of Mr.. and Mr.:
Harvey Gratz is spending some tim
with his parents. He has been
student at Ohio State University i
Columbus.
| Galen Lugibill and Stanley Schut
are planning to attend Otterbei
University this fall.
| Word was received that Mary An
Habeggar of Berne, Ind, suddenl
passed away Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. N. N. Soldner an
family were at Berne, over the wee
end.
| The girls of the seventh grade O
the Pandora school had "ge
acquainted party" at the Sidne
Steiner home on Tuesday afternool
in honor of the twin daughters o
Rev. and Mrs. Mitchell, pastor O
the local Missionary church. TIL
event also marked the birthdays O
the twin sisters.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Schnecl
and family spent Sunday at Ship
shewana, Indiana.