The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Settlement

Mrs. Austin Shelton and daughter
Carol of Dayton visited in the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Probst and family the past week.
Daniel Lugibill spent the past
week in the home of his brother,
Alvin and family. He returned to
Berne Sunday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Reusser who visited IN
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Lugibill and family. He has been at
home with his sister Mr.. and Mrs.
Reusser for some years.
The Mems Brotherhood of the
Grace church had as their guests the
men of the st. John church Monday
evening. Following a sumptuous
supper which was greatly enjoyed by
all present the group of men num-
bering about 150 were highly pleased
with an inspiring message given by
Rev. Arthur Romig pastor of the
Presbyterian church in Lima. Rev.
Romig was born of missionary par
ents in China and has spent the
greater part of his life in that
country. He spent four years at
that pos in Japanese occupied China.
Donald Welty is at present en-
ployed at the Wilmer Neiswander
egg house.
Mrs. Jerry Burkholder has not
fully recovered from her illness.
Lucille and Louise Wenger visited
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. M.
Kohl and son Jr. over Sunday.
Lantz Wynkoop left for Florida
Tuesday morning where he is to
spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Gerber of
Farnhurst, Delaware, are visiting
their home folks here and at Berne,
for a number of days.
Edgar Geiger and Evan Suter are
enjoying two weeks's stay with
their parents. The boys are sta
toned at Exeter School, Lafayette,
r. l. Ralph Sommer of Howard,
r. L., is also visiting his folks at
present.
Sunday school officers elected Sun
day at St. John were: Supt., Mil
ford Haas; Asst, Nelson Schu-
macher; secretary, Evan Welty;
treasurer, Hiram Kohl, Jr.; chorist-
er, Herbert Hilty; pianist, Lois
Geiger; librarian, Anna Lou Boehr +;
primary Supt. Arvilla Geiger; mem
bers of executive committee Mrs. Hi
ram Geiger and Clarence Schneck ;
member of nominating committee,
Mrs. Howard Welty; supt. of Home
| Dept, Mrs. Earl Diller.
The male chorus of Berne, Ind,
presented a very inspiring program
to a very large and appreciative
audience at st. John church Sun
day afternoon.
Rev. Kenneth Geiger of Nappanee
Ind, had the misfortune while hunt.
ing pheasants in company with other
men several days ago of having the
accidental discharge of one of the
guns of fellow hunter strike him
in the upper part of his body and
face. Several pellets lodged in one
of his eyes, and their removal was
not thought possible. He was TAX
en- to a hospital in South Bend, Ind.
Mrs. Gerald Filhart recently pur-
chased the property of Noah Hoch-
stettler and daughter, Lorena and
Marie Imbach, who are to make their
home in Bluffton in the near future,
Gordon Reist of st. Thomas, On
tario, Canada, visited in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Bauman and
family over the week end.
Cpl. and Mrs. Henry Shaller of
Washington, arrived last Thursday
for a -5 day furlough with their
parents.
Miss Lydia Winkler is staying
with Mrs. Mary Matter of Bluffton
at present.
Rev. d. L. Niswander and family,
who moved to Lima last week from
Wheeling, w. Va, is the new pas
tor of the First Missionary and AL
lance church, in the south part of
Lima. Rev. Niswander preached his
first sermon at his new pastorate
Sunday. He is a graduate of Bluff
ton high school and Ft Wayne Bible
Institute. He is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gideon Niswander of Ottawa,
formerly of Bluffton.
Mrs. Elizabeth King, who was
with her daughter Mrs. Monroe Lora
and family of Warsaw, Ind, for sew
eral weeks returned home Saturday
evening.
The fall communion service will
be held next Sunday morning at the
Ebenezer church. An offering will
be lifted for Missionaries Rev. and
Mrs. Ezra Steiner of Tibet.
Mrs. John Reichenbach, east OF
the st. John church who was SER
iously ill recently, is able to be up
and around again in her home which
wer are glad to note.
Jacob Haas of Pandora is bedfast
since last Wednesday with complica-
tion of diseases.
Andy Balmer, who was in ar
automobile accident several weeks
ago and was patient in Community