The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-15

Toledo were week end guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Warren of near Bluffton
joined the groFp at the Van Meter
farm for Sundhy dinner.
Mrs. Zella Frantz and the Stanley
Niswander family of Lima spent
Saturday afternoon and evening at
the home of Mr--asd Mrs. Richard
Frantz and family.
Miss Nancy Cupp spent last week
in the superintendent &c. c. Cox home
in Continental. She was accompan-
led home Saturday by the Cox fam
lily who visited with friends here in
the afternoon and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Walker and
their mother, Mrs! Mae Agner of
Findlay called on friends here Satur-
day. Mrs. Agnerf is recuperating in
her daughters home in Findlay from
a recent illness (which kept her in
Findlay hospital b number of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Haas and
son Marvin Dale returned Friday
from a three weeks trip to the west
coast. Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Soldner
of Bluffton stayed in the Funeral
Home and took care. of the Furniture
store during the Haas's absence.
Miss Carolyn Gratz, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. WILING dr Gratz, in compa-
ny with the Misses Shirley and Eve
lyn Armentrout Jbf Lima, recently
took a 16-days motor trip to Miami
Beach, Florida, fand also went by
boat to Nassau on the Bahama Is
lands. Miss Gratz is employed at the
Eaton and Endly insurance office in
Lima.
Mrs. George P. Fisher and daugh-
ter Priscilla 4 Eft Sunday for a weeks
visit in the home of Mrs. Fishers
mother, Mrs. Zella Mast in Canton.
Mrs. Mertie Reese and Miss Har-
riet Krohn, who have been guests in
the Mrs. Stella Sutter home in Water
vile for several weeks, returned to
their home here Wednesday.
Mrs. Julia Bridenbach, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Bucher and DR.. and
Mrs. E. P. Barlage have purchased
building lots from the Schultz farm
north of town. The lots are located
between the two new homes being
built by Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Schultz
and the Arthur Schumacher home.
Both these new homes are now under
construction.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Dowler and
Mrs. Zetta Sohnmer of Troy were
over Friday night guests in the jam
es Sommer home. The Dowlers and
Mrs. Sommer will leave this week for
a four weeksI vacation trip to Idaho
and Calgary. Canada. In Canada
they will visit with Mrs. Sommer's
sister.
Mrs. Irene Radabaugh and her
daughter Mrs. Charmene Van Horn
spent the week end with the latter's
husband Nolan Van Horn at Camp
Knox, Kentucky.
Rev. Earnest Bohn spoke at the
First Mennonite church in Bluffton,
Sunday morning and in exchange
Rev. Alvin Beachy, pastor of First
church occupied the pulpit of Grace
Mennonite church, Sunday morning.
Hedy Sue and Jon, children of Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Hilty of Indianapolis
are spending their vacation with rela-
tives here.
Miss Edna Amstutz, missionary
who is home on Through from Africa,
presented pictures of her work on
the mission field at the Youth Eel
lowship meetingt at Grace Mennonite
church, Sunday evening.
About $50 relatives and guests at
tended the Sornmer reunion held at
Founders Hall in Bluffton, Sunday.
The highlight of the afternoon pro-
gram was the pictures of Switzer-
land and other countries shown by
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Kohl. Many of
the pictures included relatives of the
Sommers in Switzerland, also their
homes and farms. Officers elected
were president, Mrs. Ruth Augsburg
er and secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Le-
more Lehman; historian, Francis Som
mer. There were members of the
reunion present from Berne, Indiana;
Ft. Wayne, Indiana; Lima, Bluffton,
Toledo, Finilay and Pandora. The
date for the next gathering was set
for second Sunday in July 1856 and