PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 April 1916, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mrs. Elizabeth Rossitor, an old identity of Taran»'.:i, died in New Plymouth on Saturday, at the age of 81 years. A Wellington telegram reports tin death of Mr. William Ford, captain ol the Ross Fire Brigade, aged 43, He was presented with » gold star for 25 years' service at the last Association

Conference. The Rev. J. R. Shore, who is now entering upon his tenth year a" minister of the church in Hawcra, has been appointed moderator for Stratford and Eltham, and the Rev. McKivor, of Waverley, Moderator for Manaia and Opunake.

An inmate of the Gisborne Old Men's Home, Mr. Charles Hillman, celebrated his 101st birthday last week. It is slated that he was born on board the llainbow while his parents were travelling from Liverpool to New York! His mother was a negross and a slave, and his father, an Englishman, redeemed her, nnil married her. That he comes from n long-lived race is shown by the fact that hi s father lived to the age of 111 years? The old man is still liale and hearty.

Mr. A. T. Markmann, jvho succeeds Mr. J. C. Williamson is cliief clerk of Hie Post and Telegraph Department, .joined Hie' Department in Blenheim in 1890 in the telegraph office. In 1894 he took up duty in the Chief Post Office, Wellington. In 1895 he was appointed to the secretary's office, where lie has been ever since. In 100(1 he heeame assistant record clerk, and in 1007 assumed the control of the staff division of the Department, At a meeting of the Tartnaki Presbytery, held in Havrera. on Thursday, it, was announced that the Rev. W, V H. Howes, 8.A., of Manaia, had received a unanimous call to Raugiora, which he had accepted, and also that the Rev. J. Pattiiioii, of Stratford, had accepted a unanimous call to tho Somerville Memorial Church, at Remuera, Auckland. The Rev. J. R. Shore, M.A., of Hawera, has been appointed clerk to the tery, vice the Rev. Howes.