PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 247, 12 October 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL

Ex-Detective Benjamin was in New Plymouth 011 Saturday. Mr. 11. D. Welsh. oi llawcra, spent the week-end in New Plymoutii.Rev. leather Ainswortli is at present lying ill at his residence, llokitiku. Mr. G. Cathro, representing Mr. J. C. Williamson, passed through New Plymoutih to Auckland on Saturday eve:iing. linn. O. Samuel, M.L.C., arrived in New Plymouth by Saturday night's express.

Mr. C. E. Major, M.P., is to be ban•juottcd at Kaponga o n Friday night. The Hon. 1!. McXab, Minister for Lands, has promised to be present. Mr. John Coxheud, formerly of Urenui, and now fanning in the Waverley district is at present an inmate of a private hospital iu New Plymouth, sulVering from an injury to his eve. The injury was caused through a gorse prickle piercing the pupil of the eye. The sight is partially impaired. Oil Wednesday evening the licv. T. G. and .Mi's. Hammond, who are leaving l'atea, were presented by ihe members of the, Methodist Church with a purse of sovereigns. Speeches were made eulogising the good work accomplished by Mr. Hammond in the church and among the natives.

One uj tin- early South Taraiiaki passed in the person o! Mr. I'.almforth, at Pa'tea, on Tuesday. He was 70 year* ot age. Arriving in Wellington in I y:>7 In; resided in thy lvangitikci and ChrisU'lnireh district for jjoiuc time, aud came to the Maimtahi district in 187-"). where lie took tip a farm, in ISB2 he became, landlord ol the Central Hotel, iPatea, and (say* the Press) remained in that position for eight years. The succeeding eight vear.s lie was again iarming in MunutaliL lie I next took up a farm at Otoia, but resided at Patea. He took a keen interest in local politics, and was lor seven! years a member of the Paleu West Itoad ISoard. I'ntea Harbour Hoard, and Patea Borough Council. About three years ago he hud a paralytic stroke. y ml* ever since had been an invalid. A widow and daughter (Mrs. .1. is. Taylor} are left, to mourn their loss. ;m d to the-n the sympathies of a huge circle of friends will be extended.

Mr. Denis Daniel Murphy. of (tjnuink ", died Oil Thursday. The" deceased had been bedridden. fiii' tlic past seven yours siill'cring from decay of the spine. Ill' was married in Opunake 2X years ago, ami leaves a wife anil nixu> thikti'i'ii. Deceased was horn in County Kerry. Ireland, in lSoti. lie arrivi'd in Welling'lon when 21 years of aire, ami joined j tin' armed constabulary, 'lie was transferred In Upmiake at I lie time <,i' t.lie I'ariliaka si-,ire. He w.m al-o at L'uri--siak» at the time Te Wliiti was arretted, -\llit lliat -I'l picked men were wauled lor (lie liallery corps in lA'tlclton, ami lie Was amongst tiiosc ellosell. \\ lie u tile forces Wele reduced Iwelye years ago, lie left, and took up land on tin' I'illham road, near Opunake. In his younger days deceased was a ( very powerful man, being anted for , liis strength in pulling iho shot and I oilier forms oj .-port; lie wik also a prominent I'nolliallcr. Ife was a mall in kindly disposition, anil tlmse with wlioui lie had long been associated hayo never heard a word against him. Although lie was in continual pain, up io within liftcen minutes of his death, Vc boic his trial with l'cmarkalile fortitude. lie was always hopeful uf getting belter, and would be cheerful, though ' in pain—Times. (