PERSONAL NOTES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7928, 18 September 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr Samuel Turner, K.11.U.5., a director of thelfirni of Wilier and Riley, Ltd., oi London and Manchester, is 011 a visit to Taranaki. Mr Turner, who is particularly well informed on the dairying industry, lias been invited to lecture in the dairying centres. He is a great traveller, and besides lecturing m the leading towns of Great has puMishttl a book lin which he deals with the dairying | industry ol Siberia. I The friends of Mr J. J. Frecth will learn with deep regret of his death, which occurred at his residence, Vivian Street 0:1 Saturday morning. The deceased had been a great sufferer for some ywrs-past, and passed away in his Mill year. He was a well-known citizen, having at one period belli the position of Clerk of tlie Court at New Plymouth, and much sympathy lias been extended to meiiL'eis ol l.js family, Mr I', C, I 1 teeth, a son of the deceased, find editor of the Maiiawatu Times, arrived on Saturday night lo attend the private interment,

A well known and lespecUd New x lyniouth identity, in the person of Mr Waiter Ba'ilcy, succumbed a t the hospital on Saturday evening -to an attack of pneumonia.. Tire deceased, who Was one of the few residents) with an excellent recollection of the state ol affairs in (heeafly days of tjie town, was at one time "engaged in ihf fishing industry, and for some yp*fs past had been employed in work at the whart. He ii.tvcs a widow and several children, including a married *Oll anfl daughter. The funeral lakes lilaee this afU'firooji at li.'ill. On Saturday evening a number of the local railway staff assemble! at the Hotel Coinnionwea'lth, and presented Mr T, .Scotl., who is retiring from tjie position of local running shell forepiap on superannuation;, with! a travelling hag and rug, as a token "I the high estecjn in which lie is held |iy |ij,s ffllow employees. Messrs; 0 Loughlm, r. {Juderwood (Mr .Scott s successor), Stephenson, Bingham Smith, and MolTisop iestified o the feeling entertained towards Mr .Scott, and wished the reeipienti long life and happiness, and Mr .Scott i<( reply, warmly acknowledged the piesentaiii'iii, Toasts, and songs hy Messts Shaw (2), Ho;kin, Oxley; Trceby and ' Bridgeinan interspersed Die proceedings, which terminated Will) "AulU Lang Syjjc" aytl cheers. '