PERSONAL.

Otaki Mail, 31 July 1922, Page 2

PERSONAL.

j i Mrs of Lr-'in. sa« Mr and > , Mr- Gooder. of Wellington, are among’, the visitors at Rangittru House. j . Mrs Berreiti, mother to Mr* Cape- t well, who has been in an indifferent i state of health for some time, is now .= making good progress. t Mrs c. P. Eddy, who has been in in- ? different health for :ome rime, lest ro- I aav for Auckland. Ir is hoped that ‘ J the change will be hjaeficial-

Mr John Gleeson, late of this district, liassed' away at Palmerston X. lust night, aged Si years. I Tho death occurred suddenly at Le- ! vin on Friday of Mrs Isabella Grace Nation, eldest daughter of Mrs Prouse. of Werurou, aged -if years. Miss Stevens, one of the school teachers who arrived from England, was to have spout a . sojourn at Kangiuru House, Otaki. last week, but wiiile hurrying to catch a tram-car in Wellington on Friday sprained her an'kle, and was unable to make the trip. Energy and enterprise are the keynotvs struck by the Carterton Postmaster, Mr J. \V. Hodgson, lie I s at present giving attention to the rural mail deiieveries. and lias discovered that Woodlands’ and Oliver’s roads, Park-j vale, arc about the only two roads not j served within that rural delivery. On j Wednesday he went out and inspected j the area and found that IT places couldJ be easily served i-f the settlers them-’ selves desired it. lie met a number of the residents and all seemed eager to avail themselves of the opportunity of getting such a satisfactory mail service for the small sum of £1 per annum. The settlers have now received die necessary application forms to sign, aud when these are returned Mr Hodgson will send them on to the Department.— Wairarapa News.