PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8158, 16 July 1906, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Miss Little has resigned her position as teacher at the Franklcy road school. Dr. Graham, of Wanganui, who has been visiting New Plymouth, left for home this morning. Mr J. C. Datson, of Eltliam, was in New Plymouth on Saturday, proceeding to Auckhnd the suae evening. Miss Ivy Clayton, who was seriously injured at Stratford some time ago, is now out of danger. Air A E. Sykcs, of New Plymouth, is on a business visit to Auckland, He returns .in a day or two. At Riverlea on Thursday Mr A. P. Gargen, of Auckland, was married to Miss Winifred Solley, of liiverlea. At Hawera, on Wednesday, Mr W. F. Lyndon was united m matrimony to Miss Helen Taylor. Mr and Mrs George Fair, of New Plymou'h, reti.riied from Auckland on Saturday by the Takapuni.

Mr d. Kvans, manufacturing chemist, of Duuedin.is visiting New Plymouth. Mr G. Tolhurst, Inspector of the Union Bank of Australia, was on a visit t) New Plymouth yesterday and Saturday. He proceeds south to-day. Mr C. H. Burgess, of Messrs Burgess, Fraser and Co., was a passenger for Auckland by the Takapuna on Saturday night.

Mr G. Spencer Clapham, formerly schoolmaster at Mangatoki, and who for the last two years has been id America, returned by tlie Vant ira, anl went ninth to Ashurst, where his people reside, on Saturday. Major E, Maxwell, of the Wess Coast Battalion Mounted Rifles, hat resigned his commission, and his name tats been placed on the actiye list (unattached) with the rank of major. Mr Alderton, proprietor of the illustrated journal, " The Tourist and Resources of New Zealand," was in New Plymouth on Saturday. He left for Oaehuuga by the Takapuna that night. Mr 0. Samuel is in Wellington, where he is attending the Racing Conference and the annual meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Law Society. Constable Cleiry, of New Plymouth, leaves this morning on transfer to the charge of Taurangarere, a station lying some miles inland from Taihape. Constable Clcary has made himself popular during his short stay here, and many will regret his removal to the backblocks.

News by the Capo Mail states that the well-known writer, the Rev. S. Bariug-Gould, died at Port Elizabeth at the end of May, on his way to England from Natal by the .steamer Norman. Death was somewhat sudden, as Mr Baring-Gould was quite weli until a short time before the end. Mr Parlng-GouM was a Devonshire man. H • v as a most prolific writer of fiction anl reiigii a anl historical works, his o it put t ta ling 10 ) vo'umo