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Newspaper
Bluffton Banner
Location
Bluffton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1894
Page
7
A crowded note from Honduras highlights booming business, good roads, and weekly Sunday school at Zion. Local happenings cover protracted meetings led by Rev Payne and Stalter, school events, fund drives for Craigville’s church, and various remarks on local people and incidents.
Rev Oler to preach next Sabbath at Mt Zion. Sabbath school proceeds. Elijah Morrison leads singing. Timber hauled on Geo Gaiser farm for a rig. U B church prayer meeting every Thursday. Young men with sleighs tested them last week. John Y Hower from Bluffton visited C S Brinneman and wife. Drill start on D A Williamson farm this week. Oil wells Nos 2 on John Minonich and Fred Huffman farms to be finished this week. HSC chair of leafing club reportedly posted.
Town discussions mention a spring two story building with a lower room to be used by Lon Colbert for a store. Residents express relief after a severe snowstorm with many narrowly escaping danger and widespread shoveling work once the storm ends.
Local notes report new student arrivals and illnesses. Mr J Mendenhall improves. Mrs Clay Burgess travels to Marion. Mr Amos Davis visits Hartford City. The Blanche chapel meeting closes with no accessions. a Silver League forms in Nottingham district 5. Poneto school terms set with W W Oman and Stella Leach teaching. the Duke? Dunkards hold a tract meeting at Popejoy school. The Wolfwell project advances northward. saw mill runs at full blast under new owner Cotton.
Report for month ending February 9 1894 shows 45 pupils enrolled in month six. Those not absent or tardy include Agnes Maddux William Maddux Alice Braner Oliver Highten Cyrus Funk George Sale Everett Sale Henry Raber Chas Raber Lulu Deeren Verne Gordon Robert Gordon Oliver Gordon and Frank Gordon. Average attendance 40 with 90 percent attendance. Lemuel A Bachelor teacher.
Herrmann school No 5 Notting ham township reports third month attendance. Names of non absentees include Mary Collier Lola McClunny Dorsa Mummert Ada McClunny Mabel Lambert Christa Lambert Orville Deeren Vina Cassell Bessie Turner Lyman McClunney Ida Cassell Alice Mummert Lela Cassell Sareeta Lambert. Last month 47 enrolled nine withdrawn now 38. Average daily attendance 35 and attendance rate 90 percent. W S Van Horn.
The Stahl School in Nottingham township lists 12 pupils as neither tardy nor absent for the month, with 37 enrolled and 95 percent attendance. T. S. Hurst is trustee and A. W. Sawykn is teacher.
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