PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 190, 1 August 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Tire death is reported from Palmerston of Mr. J. McConville,. familiarly known as "Shelbourne." He was a noted whip in the old coaching days. He drove llastwell and Macara's coaches, and was on the Wellington-Foxton route for many years. Subsequently he was on the West Coast coaching route. Deceased was 52 years of age. He leaves a wife and family.

Mr. James Williamson, the wellknown violin maker, ot- Feilding, is taking an appointment in the mechanical branch of the Postal Department at Wellington. He has previously been engaged in making sound boxes for Morse instruments. He is recognised as an expert. Some years ago lie received an award for a violin made of New Zealand wood, and exhibited at St. Louis Exhibition. Leading citizens of Feilding presented Mr. Williams with a watch and chain and address.

Mr. A. B. R. Fookes, a well-known resident of New Plymouth for many years past, died suddenly at his residence on Thursday. Whilst the end was sudden, it was not altogether unexpected, for Mr. Fookes had liecn in very indifferent health lately, owing to heart trouble. He will be missed in bowling circles in New Plymouth, where he was well respected. Mr. L. IT. Osborn, local manager of the State Fire Insurance Department, ! has just sustained a sad loss in the death of his mother, which occurred at her residence in Eliot-street on Friday morning. The deceased lady was in her sixty-lifth year, and was a native -if Wellington. T'he whole of her life was spent in that city with the exception of a few years only. The body will be conveyed to Wellington for interment. A quiet wedding was solemnised at St. Joseph's Church, New Plymouth, on Wednesday by the Rev. Father McManus, the contracting parties being Mr. Patrick Sheehy, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Sltcohy, of Okau, and Miss Nora Breeu, Dairy Instructress for Taranaki. Tho bride wore a very pretty cream silk voil dress prettily trimmed with laces and chiffon. The bridesmaid was Miss Maria Sheehy, sister of the bridegroom. Mr. John Sheehy, brother of the bridegroom, was best man.

Mr. E. 0. Lightband, who has been manager of the local 'brunch of the New Zealand Clothing Factory for the past seven years, severed his connection with the linn yesterday. He is going into business on his own account. On Thursday the staff met, and Mr. Blanched on'their behalf presented Mr. Lightband with a very nice silver-mounted Malacca walking-stick, suitably inscribed, Inglewood residents and suppliers to the- Moa Dairy Company, numbering about 120 people, on Thursday night .banquetted Mr. G. A. Corney, the retiring manager of the Moa Dairy Company, and presented him with an illuminated address and a tea and coffee service. In making the presentation the Mayor, Mr. H. B. Curtis, reviewed Mr. Cor'ney's career from the time he first became connected with dairy factories in the Inglewood district, stating that Mr. Corney had entered the Moa Dairy Company's service as creamery manager at Tariki during the season 1897-98. The next year he was butter-maker at the Inglewood factory. He then joined the Midhirst Dairy ' Company as buttermaker, and was afterwards manager of the Bay of Islands Dairy Company. He was appointed manager for the Moa Dairy Company at the Inglewood factory'on Ist August, 1904, and held that position up to the present. For the season 1904-5 he gained fourth place for average grading at the Moturoa works out of a list of 08 with an average of 93.09. During the next season he wis third on the list of 04 factories with an average grade of 93.05. He also won two first "prizes at the Palmevston North Winter Show—Class I. cash prize, grading 93, Class 111. gold medal and New Zealand Shipping Company's silver cup valued at 25 guineas, grading 94. In the season 190(1-7 he was third out of 49. average grade 93.41. That year he took first prize at the Auckland Winter Show —Class ITT. cash prize about £7, grading 94. At the Dmiedin A. and P. Show ho won second prize for highest grade throughout New Zealand and the New Zealand Shipping Company's second prize of £lO. average 03.41. Last seas-m he was fourth on the list of 47 factories, with an average grade of 92.84. The chairman said their guest had always been a "top-noteher," and he hoped they would have him back ere long, and he thought the large attendance there would show Mr. Corney that if he came back he would not be without friends. The. speaker also mentioned that Mr. Corney had done good work not only at the factory, but on the Library and School Committees and elsewhere.