PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 401, 28 April 1902, Page 3

PERSONAL.

Messrs T. Fraser and T. Holden, the sitting members* have been again electid, without opposition, as members of .the Pouawa Road Board.

Among the candidates for the two ■ aeant seats on the Kaiti Road Board ! Mrs Emily Bott. The other e.yn- ! idates are Messrs J.A. Harding and •L Craillj Captain Tucker and Mr James Macfarlane have been elected members of the Taruheru Road Board.

Messrs J. E a Benson, Alfred Bond, . A. Caesar, and Alex. Parsons have ien nominated for the vacancies on .the irmond Hoad Board, For the vacancies/ on the Whautauoko Road Board there have been nolinated the present Chairman (Mr A,

Matthews), Me I). M. Orr (a preint member), and Mr Winter Ham.on. Mr P. Sheridan, of the Native Bet partmebt, is at present on a visit to Gisborne.

Sergeant-Major Finn arrived from the South on Saturday in connection with local volunteering matters. -" Me J. Stevens, M.H.R. for RangiJkei, who is. in this district, has been ' aking purchases of.horses. His Honor Mr Justice Conolly left r Auckland on Saturday. His Honor Mr Justice Edwards arved from the South on Saturday to ljudicate on the Waingaromia eases. Mr W. Coster, who has been trans:red from the local post and teleaph office to Master ton, left for that wn yesterday. Mr Coster should an acquisition to musical circles in .asterton. He was accompanied by Mrs and Miss- Coster. Canon Gould was a passenger north by the Zealandia on Saturday. Mr T. Adair returned from Auckland -esterday. Mr Cuddie, the dairy expert* left >r the South yesterday. Mr J. W, Fisher, who is to late aarge oi the dredge John Townley, .rrived from Napier .on Saturday. Messrs Clayton Bros, and Councillor N. Jones have presented seats for he beautiful river bank enclosure near lie Peel street bridge over the Tarueru..

Mr' W. S. McCredie has been appoint'd secretary of the Poverty Bay Rugiy Union. . , Yesterday Misses Davis and Rees iel t or South Africa to take up teaching duty in the concentration camps. Yesterday Mr H. H. Wall, of Waer-:nga-o-kuri, left for Wellington to atend a conference of delegates of the Grand Masonic Lodge of New Zealand, to be held on Wednesday. ■ Mr M. Stopford is likely to leave for England next month. By his departure Gisborne will lose a worthy, and much-esteemed residents Mr R. K, Simpson, of Marton, an old colonist, formerly sheep inspector for Rangitikei, leaves hy the Athene on Nay 8 for a trip to the Old C oun;try, hom which he has been absent lor over 40 years. He will be accompanied by Mrs Simpson and a daughter. Mr E, Robertson, who has been in .innate!}- . connected with Rotorua in the mail coaching service for the lust 20 years,'and is known to many listiorne pety'er was recently the recipient oi a Very handsome gold watch, presented by his employees and Rotorua friends on his retiring horn business'.' Captain C. McArthur, late cf Uie Rotorua, has been appointed to tife coiuiuand oi the Wailiora. . A very pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Sepulchre’s Church Auckland, on Wednesday afternoon last, me contracting parties being bliss Lmnn preece, second daugliter of the late wr yYatham Preece (Land Purchase Lon . niissioner), and Mr Milton N. Lysaar, fifth son ot Mr William Dean Ly.->nar. of Gisborne. The church was prettily decorated for the occasion by sonic oi £ the bride’s friends, the service • <;uig < full choral one. Mr Rice presided at the organ. The Rev. CL A. Larvci was the officiating clergyman ™ bride, who was given away by • cousin, Mr John Kenderdine, looked very pretty, and was becomingly a tired in white silk, trimmed with satin ribbon and chiffon. She also tar riel a shower bouquet-, and wore * customary wreath and veil, attended bv her sister, Miss fanny Preece. and bliss Kenderdine. 'li e bridesmaids wore white silk, ,-re.., ) trimmed with chiffon, with black pi . turn hats. They carried crimson bouquets, which were beautilully made by MfaMadelinc Thomas,’ and Tea ri,uc|i admired. ' The bridegroom was a-.. bf Gisborne, r °and’ \ Alter 1 Hie ceremony the bridal 1 - - and friends, numbering about ’t > ■ , dnyen ,: to the residence pf Mis I'-nu clipe .(thp brjde’s aunt),' ies Parnell, where the usual • Kerp indulged in. Tl.y bpd<?'L Skirt ling cpstimie was a navy bjut ._ . and coat, with a stylish The bridegroom’s present to Jie ... was a handsome gold brooch. He < - gave the bridesmaids two very pieuy ; gold brooches. The happy couple, -no left by the afternoon train wr le Aroha, were the recipients of a grean many handsome and useful prs=en-s { / • y ira their numerous friends A# HUJ ! wv ‘ iksd and Piaboine^ Ip f - ’