PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9035, 28 February 1908, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Messrs E. W. Lowe and H. J. FrS of the A.M.P r Society, are on i visit to Masterton. „ Si McNamsira has resigned his position as teacher at the Mangapakeha School. The Hon. G. F. Richardson, of the Lands Department" (Wellington office) was on a departmental visit to Masterton yesterday.. Mr John Mills, who has resided in the district during the past 34 years, leftPahiatua yesterday on a trip to England. W Miss Amy Anderson ' has been elected captain of the Eketahuna Ladies' Hockey Club, and Miss McDonaH vice-captain. Mr Browne, of the firm of Toomath ■and Browne, Carterton, intends to take no his residence in Australia in ■thtf course of a week orjwo. ""4lr"'and MraE.'Parris. of MorisrnVs Bush, have decided to take up their residence in Auckland, and will leave shortly for their destination.. At Featherston. on Wednesday last Miss E. J. Mellish, only daughter of Mr E. Mellish. of FeatherSon, was married to Mr A. W. Renwick, of Canterbury. _ The duttfes of the Rev E. T. Wynne-Bond, of St. Luke's Church, Grevtown. will be undertaken by the ?W. D. 0. Hampden, •during the for.no; 's absence in England. Mr E. Cromie, who is severing his connection with the Greytown School was entertained by the scholars oT: the school and their parents at afternoon tea on Wedneday last. Bros. M. Carter snd W. Cittadine have v been dulv installed as SCR. and»W. respectively of Court MakakahM.O.F. (Eketahuna) for the ensuing term. Mr J J. Mead has been elected president of the Eketahuna Chamber of Commerce, Mr F. H. Wise vice-president, and Mr T. bedding secretary. Mr and Mrs Hoffman, of Weatbush Road, very old residents of the Masterton district, celebrated their golden wedding at St. Patricks Church yesterday. Subsequently they entertained a large number of friends at their residence.

Prior to leaving for Wellington, to enter the Teachers' Training College, Miss Marv Skelley. of the Carterton District High School, was presented with a chatelaine and silver-mounted inkstand. The presentation was made by/Mr A. N. Burn". 8.A., headmaster, on behalf of the staff. Mrs Dupre, widow of the late Mr F C Duore. of Masteiton,died shortly before 10 o'clock, last night, at her residence, Church Street after an illness extending over nearly sixteen months. Her husband pre-deceased her by about sixteen months, and since that time Mrs Dupre suffered from an illness which ultimately caused her death. The deceased was 65 years of age, and was a native oi Ballanar, County Tipperary, Ireland. She came to New Zealand in rhe early days and landed at Greymouth, where she resided up till nine years ago when she removed with her husband to Masterton. She has lived here ever, since. A family of three daughters and two sons are left to mourn their loss, and they will have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their sad bereavement. funeral will take place on Saturday afternoon, at 2.30 o'clock.