Personal Notes.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 246, 21 October 1904, Page 2

Personal Notes.

Mr Leske Reynolds arrivrt i» Patea on Tuesday, and will stay f o r seven days superintending the work at tho Heads.

Mr J. Thomas, assistant master at the Stratford school, is suffering from a severe attack of mumps, and will be unable to aittond to hisiduties 1 for sotiiq time, I

An old man, B6 yoars of age, named John Rogers, who served with the 57th Regiment during the Maori war, was admitted to tho Old Poopie's Home on Thursday last. Amongst the passengers leaving for Wolj;tn|g|t|on to-day by Ithe puna will be Mrs Copland,, Mr and Mrs W. Bewley, Misses Standish and McKellar, and Mr H. M. Buuehopo, en route to join tho Home boat. Mrs Eliza Shuttloworth, relict of the late Mr Henry Shuttleworth, died on Wednesday at her residence in Hobson Street. The deceased lady, who w a s 85 years of age, had been in failing health for some time.

Colonel Loveday arrived by last night's express, and is staying at tho Hotel Commonwealth. His visit is f o r the purpose of inspecting- and reporting on the local cadet corps, which will assemble at the High School ground at 9.30 this morning.

At the residence of Mr A. Standish, Westown, on Thursday, tho, bachelors of the neighbourhood ten-! dcred a "'ffiarden party" to Misses Standish and McKellar, who leave torday on a visit to England, a n d occasion was taken to wish the travellers bon voyage. Mcsdames Standish ami Bayly chaperoned the party. On Tuesday eveaing Mr Maher, borough fonaman, met with a serious accident. He was engaged trimming the lamps at the excavations lm connection with the laying of the water main in Courtcnay-streot when he slipped in, sustaining a broken rib, besides being considerably shaken. Mr Maher la now progressing favourably.

A Nelson telegram states that Captain Whltwell, tho second senior steamer master In the colony, who was well-known in tho command of tho Sandfly l n the Taranaki war, and tho steamers Lyttelton, Wallaby and Kennedy In the busy time of the West Coast gold rush, died suddenly in his sleep at his son's residence at Wokapuakit on Wednesday night, at the age of 74. Death was duo to heart failure, i Deceased was wellknown throughout shipping and bowling circles in the colony. Until' recently ho daily rode into Nelson on a bicycle, doing the sixteen, miles regularly. Ho leaves six sons and, three daughters. I