PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9018, 3 January 1908, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The death occurred at Carterton, yesterday morning, of Mr Robert Young, father of the Rev. R. Young, Vicar of S. Mark's Church, Carterton. The deceased was 09 years of age. The departure of Miss Eva Hood from this town, reports the Oamaru Mail, was not allowed to occur without some notice being taken of the esteem with which she is universally held by all who have known her, and yesterday evening a large number of friends gatharcd together in the Holmes Hall to present her with some tangible evidence of her popularity amongst them. Mr J. J. Hardeman (President of the Oamaru Society of Musicians) occupied the chair. Mr J. B. Fergusson, on behalf of the Oamaru Society of Musicians, thanked Miss Hood for the very hearty manner in which ahe had assisted the Society, and wished her health and prosperity in her new sphere. Mr W. H. Rose, for the amateur musicians, also thanked Miss Hood for the great assistance she had b°en in helping forward any public movement for the good of the town. Mr J. J. Hardeman then asked Miss Hood to accept a purse of sovereigns from her well-wishers and friends in Oamaru, and wished her every success in her new home.. Miss Hood and her parents have taken up their residence in Masterton. Bishop Wallis will officiate at the church service, at Pongaroa on Sunday. Thence he will proceed to Napier to attend a meeting of the Maori Mission Board on the 9th inst. From Napier his Lordship will proceed to Mangawhero, Mangamahu, Fordell, and Matarawa, consecrating a church at the last-named place on Monday William Tressider, the Australian sculling champion, was a passenger on the Moeraki. which arrived at Wellington, from Sydney, on Wednesday night. He is accompanied by J. Baines, his trainer, and Fred Ford, who acta as his pacemaker. Tre3sider's match against William Webb for the world's championship comes off on the Wanganui river on February 20th. Dr. Bell, Di-ector of Jhe Geological Survey, returned to New Zealand by the Moeraki on Wednesday evening from a visit to Canada and Europe. On Wednesday last, at of England, Pahiatua. Mr Robert Brown, of Danrevirke, was married to Miss Violet Nixon, of Mangaramarama. After the ceremony Mr and Mrs Brown left for their home in Dannevirke. At Pahiatua, on Wednesday last, Mr S. Kingdon, son of Mr S. Kingdon, senr , of Mapterton, was married to Miss Ettie Armitage, daughter of the late Mr Armitage, of Pahiatua. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr W. Armitage, and the marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Isaacson. The honeymoon is being spent at Wanganui.