PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 17 September 1907, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr Maconegal, second engineer of the cable repairing steamer Iris, was drowned while boating at Suva, says a cable (message.

Mr. E. Gallichan, organising secretary of the Liberal and Labour Federation, will arrive in .town from Wellington by tonight's mail train. t William Crossman, the "working-man -Mayor of Cardiff,' who was recently knighted, is a mason working at his trade and earning 25s a week. The Rev. W. Woollass, of Pahiat-ua, will attend the anniversary banquet :,f the Egmont Lodge 1.0. G.T., on behalf of tlie Grand Lodge of New Zealand, of which the rev. gentleman is Grand Chaplain.

There died at the Old People's Home yesterday an old woman named Mrs. Omanski, of Polish extraction. She had been an inmate of the institution for seventeen years, and had reached the ripe age of 97 in March last. She had been ailing and gradually failing for some months past. All. Lawton, the well-known comedian, who, shortly after his appearance ill Wellington with tile Human Hearts Dramatic Company four months ago, was stricken with a serious illness, died at .Wellington Hospital on Sunday. He leaves a widow ami itl three-year-oH son. Deceased was horn at New York. He was 48 years of age. Word was received in Stratford yesterday morning (says the Post) of'the death of Mrs. K. G. Fawkner in Timaru. The dec-eased lady was the wife of Mr. R. G. Fawkner, for some considerable time teller in the Bank of Australasia here. Death resulted from inflammation of the brain, brought on by an attack of iniiuenza. Mr. Fawkner has only been married about three weeks, and great sympathy is expressed for him in his .sad bereavement by his numerous friends in Stratford.

A wedding of considerable local interest took place on the 4th (says the. Poverty Bay Herald), when Miss M. jr. Perry, only daughter of Mr. J. L. Perry, Waimata, was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Mr. F. G. Carthcw, of New Plymouth. The service, which was a choral one, took place at Holy Trinity Church, the Vicar, Rev. Dawson Thomas, officiating, The bride, who was given away by her father, looked very pretty attired in a white embroidered muslin dress, with the orthodox veil and bouquet. Miss Caplin, the chief bridesmaid, wore a white muslin dress and a white hat, and the two little bridesmaids, Misses Constance Perry anil Lima Cart hew, pale Itlue siiK muslin dresses and bonnets to match. The bridegroom was attended by Mr. Alfred Pcrr/ brother of the bride. Mrs. Perry, the bride's mother, wore a black silk dress relieved with cream; Mrs. Wilfrid Perry, grey tailor-made costume; Mrs. E. J. Carthew, cream costume, and hat to match; Mrs. Humphrey Bayly, black silk voile, relieved with white; Mrs. H. A. Barton, white Eton costume, white hat trimmed with black feathers. As the bride and bridegroom walked down the aisle Mr. Sidebottoin played the wedding march. A large gathering lined the pathway, and the bridal party left the church amidst showers of rice, and were conveyed to the residence of Mr. Wilfrid Perry in four carriages, each drawn by a pair of greys. Numerous lrivnds awaited their arrival at the house, where another loyal reception greeted them. A sumptuous wedding breakfast was partaken of, during which eulogistic speeches were made. Tli,<; happy couple left for their future home ill New Plymouth by the Miowera. The bride's travelling dress was a blue clotli' tailor-made costume and white felt hat. The death of Mrs. Levi, wife of Mr. P. Levi, solicitor, occurred at Wellington yesterday (says a Press Association telegram). The deceased lady, who was much esteemed by all who knew her, was a'daughter of Mrs. Davies, ofJXuiediii, and sister of Mrs. Isaacs, of Wellington, and Mrs. T. W. Stringer, of Christchurch. She had been ill for a considerable time. The family consists of two daughters.