The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-02-15

Pike, as song leader both of Royal
Oak, Mich, are holding meetings at
the Missionary church this week each
evening.
Gilboa's installation grange team
installed Pandora grange officers
Tuesday night. A covered dish sup
per was held later. Adrain Eek is
the newly installed grange master.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Hilty are
enjoying the warm winter sunshine
and outdoor life at Tampa, Fla.
Citrus fruits are plentiful where
they are located.
A girl, Sarah Louise, was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Winston Bucher at
the Johns Hopkins hospital at Balti-
more, Maryland, Saturday. Mrs.
Bucher was the former Esther Hilty
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Alvin Hilty
of Columbus Grove and Winston, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Bucher.
Winston is in the Merchant Marine
Service.
DR.. r. E. Bushong superintendent
of the Lima State hospital gave an
address at the p. t. A, Wednesday
night. A pie social was held after
the program.
Wayne Schumacher and family of
Lafayette spent Sunday at the Louis
Neil home east of Pandora. Mrs.
Schumacher was formerly Katherine
Neil.
Mrs. Elmer Campbell is helping to
take care of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Liable, aged citizens at their
Columbus Grove home.
Mrs. E. J. Bannan, missionary
from China, and whose husband is
still in that country is staying at
the home of Miss Elizabeth Hilty, at
present, who also was a former mis-
sionary to China.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gid Schumacher
entertained a group of the Riley
township Farm Bureau Council, at
their home southwest of Pandora,
last Tuesday evening. Eighteen were
present to enjoy the program and
discussion.
The Grace church Missionary Soc
iety met at the church Wednesday
for an all day sewing. A pot luck
dinner was enjoyed at the noon hour.
Mrs. Mary Kidd Kissell of Leipsic
recently spent two weeks with her
sister, Mrs. Margaret Cherry, north
east of Pandora.
The Dale Snavely family and
nephew Charles Anderson of Holgate,
were week end guests here of the
Hiram Krohn family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eldon Lugibihl are
the parents of a son Kenneth Paul
since last Tuesday.
The World Day of Prayer will be
observed by a program at the Mis-
sionary church, Friday afternoon,
Feb. 16. All ladies are invited to
attend this service.
Miss Mary Beckwith and Miss
Frances Barnum, of Columbus Grove,
entertained the Au Revoir Club,
Thursday. A covered dish meal was
served at noon. The ladies spent the
afternoon in knitting and needle
work.
Mrs. L. ]. Lemley entertained the
Advance Club, Saturday evening.
George w. Lehman, 13, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Lehman, of Pan
dora, died Thursday at a Gallipolis
hospital. The funeral was held from
the residence here Sunday afternoon
with interment at Pleasant Ridge
cemetery.
Jesse B. Spacht, 81, father of Mrs.
H. A. Niswander, of Pandora, died
at his home near Williamstown last
Wednesday. The funeral was held
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Riser of New
London, visited at the home of her
children last week. David Riser
and family, Bluffton, Mrs. Walter
Cupp, Rockport and Mrs. Aaron
Hilty, Pandora. Mrs. Jesse Lehman
daughter, of New London and her
son Galen, home on furlough, came
for her and also visited their rela-
tives here.
Officers of the Riley township
school board are: Ed Schultz, presi-
dent; Warren Bridenbaugh, vice
president; Lester Harkness, clerk;
other members of the board are
ELAN Suter, Clarence Schneck and
| Noah Schumacher.
Warmer weather has caused some
of the snow to melt However there
is still quite bit left and most of
the north and south roads are still
| impossible to travel.
People living on side roads or have
to travel lanes to their farms are
| living a rather isolated existence.
Some war workers in neighboring
towns park their cars at neighbors
where the roads are cleared of snow