PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 332, 26 January 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Uev. Ino-ks, of Ashburum, is flavinhi town. An Ottawa cable report-? llie death of tlie Ht. Hi? v. A. Sweatinnii. I'liiuate of Canada. The mother nf the Ktv. Dr. (libb. of Wellington, died al tin 1 laLler place 011 Nuiulav, at the advanced age of 80.

Mr. W. T. Wells was nominated on Saturday for the scat on the New Plymouth Harbor lioard for the Waimaie division. Miss MaclJonald. the Tarnnaki Kducntion Hoards new instructress in cookery, has arrived in New Plymouth, and will take up her duties next .Monday. Mr. W. C. Hewitt, managing clerk of the Stratford ollice of Messrs. Malune, Anderson and Johnstone, is going into business on his own account al Waipukiirau.

A Press Association message slates that Die death has occurred at Poraile, near Napier, of Captain Kenrick James Hill, aged 7« years. Deceased, who was a well-known sheep-farmer, served in the Crimean and New Zealand wars.

.Mr. W. I). Campbell, late editor of the Tiniaru Herald, who was the Imposition candidate for the Tiniaru seat at the recent election, has decided to relinquish journalism for law. and has entered the office <$ Messrs. Smithson and Raymond. Tiniaru.

' Mr. G. .1. Anderson. M.P. for Mataura, was last night entertained at a social, ■which was attended by representatives from all parts of the constituency, and presented with a purse for Mrs. Anderson, containing a cheque for Cl5O a> a token of Hie esteem of Mr. Anderson's supporter*.---Press wire. Mr. George Joyce, an old resident of Mastertou, who came to New Zealand in 1572, died at the Mastertou hos|dta'l the other day from paralysis, lie saw stirring times in the United States many jiort waggons between Texas and Toronto. Deceased leaves a widow and six children, also two stepchildren. The marriage of Mr Laughtou Wilson, eldest sou oi Mr. A. G'. Wilson, of Clirislchurch. and Miss Daisy Jonas, the youngest daiurliler of the laic Captain Matthew Jnnlis. of Waitara. was celebrated, at the Toko church on Wednesday. 2DDi inst., the liev. W. Howie official ing. I The death is announced by the Post of Mr. George llcllicr, of Warwick Road, Stratford. Tlie late Mr. Helilicr, who was nearly eighty-one years of age, arrived in New Plymouth in the ship Halcyon,' in 187.-J, and was a native of Clist. near Ivxetcr. Devonshire. Shortly after arriving he look up land near Hawcra. remaining there until about. 18 years as;"', when lie removed to Pembroke Road, al which place he lived until some thirteen months ago he moved to Warwick ltuad.