The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Settlement

Rev. Forrest Musser, pastor of the
Grace Mennonite church, rendered
his resignation last Sunday morning.
Rev. and Mrs. Musser and family
are planning to return to Rockville,
Conn.,, to assume a pastorate of a
Congregational church, near where
he had formerly been.
Rev. and Mrs. Memo Augsburger,
Rev. and Mrs. John Esau and Mrs.
Monroe Geiger left Saturday morn
ing for Omaha, Nebraska, where
they are to visit with their daugh-
ters Wilma and Treva, who are stu
dents at the Grace Bible Institute.
The young folks of the st. John
church enjoyed a potluck supper
Sunday in honor of Rev. and Mrs.
Marvin Dirk and family. Rev. Dirk
gave two inspiring messages at st.
John church Sunday morning and
afternoon.
Cpl. Eric Schumacher who is sta
toned at Pratt, Kansas, in the air
force service arrived home to attend
the funeral of his grandfather Mr..
William G. Fridley and is spending
a seventeen day furlough with his
home folks.
Homer Schumacher and son David
of Dalton, visited the previous week
in the home of his brother, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Schumacher and son
Clair.
M. T. sc Verl Reichenbach arriv-
ed home for 80 day furlough with
his wife and children and other rel
atives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Eby were
Sunday dinner guests in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Kohl. DR.. and
Mrs. Eby are to leave soon for Flor
ida to spend the winter.
Announcement was made Sunday
morning from the Grace church pull
pit of the coming marriage of Miss
Della Suter and Mr.. Llewellyn Geig-
er.
Large quantities of meat and ceg-
etables are being processed at the
Amstutz cannery Wednesday and
Thursday and are being made ready
for shipment to European countries
for relief. A splendid spirit of CO.
operation is being manifest by the
various churches of this community
The public is cordially invited to
attend a meeting at the Ebenezer
church next Wednesday evening to
hear representative of the Church
of the Brethren present the work OF
Relief Service which is being con-
Quoted at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lora and
daughter Eloise were Sunday din
ner guests in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Omer Gratz and family.
Rev. Jacob Enz of Nappanee, Ind,
will speak this Wednesday evening
at the Grace church in Pandora.
Rev. Enz is a representative of the
work of the Sunday school of the
General Conference of Mennonites
of America.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Suter were
Sunday visitors in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Clement Suter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse F. Steiner are
expecting to leave soon for Lometa,
Calf, to spend the winter with
their daughter Rev. and Mrs. Will
liam Cox.
Announcement was made Sunday
morning at the Grace church of the
coming marriage of Miss Marjorie
May Naffziger of Archbold, Ohio, to
Lawrence Hilty. The wedding is to
be an event of the near future. Mr..
Hilty has been stationed at hos
pital in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Edgar Schumacher returned home
with an honorable discharge from
the army one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truman Plotts and
daughter Marvlin of West Independ-
ence, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Higley
and daughter Sue, Mrs. Lydia Plotts
of Findlay, Mr.. and Mrs. Pau
Schey, Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Roberts
and son Danny and daughter Shir-
ley of Findlay and Mr.. and Mrs
James Schey were Sunday dinner
guests in the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel A. Schey and daughter
Mary.