PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 36, 8 March 1909, Page 2

PERSONAL

Mr. l'edcr Anderson, of Miiliiirst, died at the Stratford hospital 011 Saturday. It is reported that the Elthnin mayoralty will be contested by .Messrs. l'arrutt and C. W. Taylor. Miss Black, of the Central School staff,' has been ai>iiointcd sole teaelier of the York Road School.

Mr. A. Morton hits been ajijiointcil i!c 't i'lo chairman oi the I'leeziny Works C'uiujMuiy during the absence oi Air. Connett in England. Hiss C. A. Paulger, of New Plymouth, who is leaving 011 the 18th iust. 011 a trip to Europe, was on Saturday presented I)}' the employees in her dressmaking rooms with n silver-mounted hand-bag and card-case eunilmieiL Each of the employees received as a parting gift a pretty little gold pin eharm. j An ordination service was held in the Wesley Church, 'l'aranaki Street, Wellington, yesterday afternoon, when three voung ministers—Keys 0. 1<". CopeJitlld (Elthani), A. C. Ilanderson, M.A (.Mosgiel), and J!. Kichards (Malvern)—' who have finished their probation, were ordained into the ministry of the Methodist Church. The service"was conducted llu> president, Kev. Thomas Fee, assisted by several ex-presidents. j> ov C. 1., lieechroft, last year's president, delivered the ordination chaise Press wire. "

J.he new headmaster of the Wan<<auui Collegiate School (the Kev. .1, L f)ove) was to leave London by the Kunnehu, " i"i his wile, on February IS. Thevare due in Wellington oa April -I. Mr ]>> V e 'S a keen athlete and volunteer, and both the sports and cadet, corps of the college may 1,0 expected to keep their premier position. Mr. Dove has engaged as a science master for the college Mr U H. Crombie, who left willi his wife about the same time as Mr. Dove travelling by way of Australia. Mr. rombic also 1, a public school man. Inning been educated lirsl of all at Cheltenham, lie took his science degree fit Oxtoril, n'nd Ims had considerable teaching experience at .Manchester and Cambridge. No a eoinnarntivelv young man.