PERSONAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 54, 2 November 1915, Page 5

PERSONAL.

News reached Stratford yesterday that Private Tom Laverty, who is down with enteric in Cairo, is piogressing favorably. Troopers Walsh and Y. Bennett re r turned to Stratford to-day and will spend a few days’ furlough in town before rejoining their regiment. President Wilson’s marriage, which will be a private one (states the cables), has been fixed for the end of December. The funeral took place in New Ply-' mouth on Sunday of Mrs T. W. Mace (aetat (>S), sister of Mr G. N. Curtis, of Stratford, and relict of the late Dr. Webber, who was well-known in Taranaki, A sou of the deceased. Mr H. P. Webber, now of Te Puke, is at present spending a, few days in Stratford renewing old acquaintances, A Sydney cable announces the death of G. H. Hazlitt, the international cricketer. He was a member of the last (1912) Australian team in England, when ho and Whitty wore the sound bowlers of the team. He "'as a son of Mr J. W. Hazlitt, so wellknown in connection with the J. C. Williamson productions. The death of Nurse Finnerty (Cissy) occurred in the Otaki Hospital on Saturday afternoon. Miss Finnerty was a Patea girl and the eldest daughter of the late Captain Finnerty, surveyor, who lived many years in Patea. After the death of her husband Mrs Finnerty and family made their home in the Stratford district. Miss Brock, late of the Postal Department at Wellington, was presented by the Postmaster-General yesterday with the Imperial Service Medal in recognition of her meritorious services as officer of the department. Sir Joseph Ward commented on the fact that was the first time this honor had ‘ been conferred on a lady in the New Zealand Public Service. Miss Brock first joined the service in Christchurch in 1875 and served 33 yeans.