PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 353, 1 March 1902, Page 3

PERSONAL.

Mr Hayes, Inspector in connection with tho Laud and Income Tax Department, is at present in Gisborne. Mr W. Morgan returned to Gisborne this morning.

As Mrs Harry Martin was driving on the Kaiti rise last evening, in company with her niece, Miss Barry, the axle of the gig broke, and Miss Barry was thrown out of the vehicle. The young lady had a nasty fall, and her chin was severely injured. Mrs Martin pluckily held on to the horse, and pulled up safely. Dr Craig attended to the patient. Miss Barry resides in Napier, and is at present on a holiday visit to Gisborne.

Mr Charles Seymour bad an exciting experience at Tapuwae on Thursday. The road is in a, bad condition, and Mr Seymour’s.buggy was capsized and damaged. Fortunately, he escaped without 'injury,

On Wednesday afternoon Mr David Whyte’s beautiful homestead at Abbotsford, at the Tiniroto Lakes, was. again the scene of marriage festivities, when Miss Helen Ewing Whyte, the

daughter of Mr David Whyte, was united in the holy bonds of wedlock with Mr Thomas F. Watson, of Havelock, Hawke’s Bay. The Rev. Mr Raeburn, of-Wairoa, and the Rev. A. Whyte, brother of the bride, of Havelock, officiated. There was a large assemblage of relatives and friends. The bride was attired in a beautiful lavender costume, with orange blossoms and pretty bouquet, and was attended by Misses Sutherland and Watt as bridesmaids. Mr A. Campbell, of Wairoa, was best man. The bride was (riven away by her father. After the ceremony photographs of the wedding party and home party were taken on the lawn, and the company were entertained in a spacious marquee, where a sumptuous wedding breakfast was spread. Happy speeches were made, in which the bride and bridegroom were

■ ivc ll every good wish, and at about I o’clock the happy couple drove oh midst showers of rice. The guests emained for a few hours, enjoying the lospitality of Mr and Mrs Whyte. -Correspondent. On the 17th February, at the resilence of the bride’s parents. North iast Valley, Dunedin, Miss Jeannie Dodds Thomson, eldest daughter of Hr R U. Thomson, was united m natrimonv to William Henry Steele third son' of William Henry Steele, of Disborne. The ceremony was periorm- > hv the Rev. Mr Watt, King-street tabernacle. Miss Klise Thomson (siscr of the bride), and Miss Rose Steele (sister of the bridegroom), were the bridesmaids, and Mi Walter Res wick best man. The bride was dressed in cream silk lustre, wreath and veil. Miss li. Steele in white silk, and Miss Hlise Thomson in white P 1 ( An accident happened yesterday to Mrs John Bourke’s eldest so.i He was thrown from his horse at J akaun and had both hones broken oi the le t

forearm, just above the wrist. r A eland Hood happened to be dm ng by at the time, and conveyed the sufferer to the home of the lad s mother. Dr Craig was called in and attended to the sufTercr, who is now progressing favorably. Mr Lissant- Clavton, '.secretary of the Tiniroto Settlers’ Committee, has received a reply to the request that the line the settlers are about to erect should be-connected with the Htmgaroa terminus of the Gisborne-Hanga-roa line, and that Tiniroto office should be a telephone bureau. Mr Logan says the Department has no objection to the connection being made with Hangaroa, provided the telephonist there is agreeable to it, and if found practicable a telephone bureau will be established at Tiniroto. Mr G. H. Colegrove, representing the Castle Tea Company, is at pre-

sent in Gisborne. Mr Colegrove has been engaged in tiie tea business in

New Zealand for upwards of 21 years, arid during the last five years has made a close study of expert work, including testing, buying, blending, and general handling of teas between grower and consumer. He therefore claims to possess a personal knowledge of those particular teas which the people like.;