PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9159, 5 August 1908, Page 5

PERSONAL.

> Mr J. Mathepon, advance agent for Messrs. J. and N. Tait's "The Merrymakers" Company, is in town making arrangements for the Company's season here of two nights. The funeral of the late Mrs Greathead took place at the Featherston Cemetery, yesterday afternoon. The corteee was a large and representative one. The Rev. W. J. Elliott, g^fr%ttiertqr\,' conducted the services > at thfK'aveside. Ttifc death is announced of Mrs Tresir.u/wife of Mr J. Tresize, a wellknown residen*-. of Jt'ahiutua. The late Mr* Tresize was highly esteemed, a ici will be much rnis3?(l in musical circles. Mr Tresize will have th 3 sympathy of a large circle of friends in his bereavement. Mr E. Armitage, advance agent for Ihe Taylor-Carrington Company, arrived in town last night to make arrangements for the management's new enterprise—the '"laylor-Car-rington Pictures," which will be shown here next week. The funeral of the late Mr C. H. Nicholls took place at the Clareville Cemetery yesterday afternoon, and was largely attended. The deceased was accorded a military funeral. The service at the graveside was conducted by the Rev. R. Young, of St. Marcs, Carterton. Three volleyj were fired over the grave, and the . "Last Post" was sounded by Bugler M. Pairbrother. A large number of menbera of the Methodist Church and friends met at the Library, Hall, Manga ainoka, on Monday evening, and tendered a fare well social to Mr, Mrs and Mis 3 Baillie, who have been settlers of the district for a very long time, telegraphs our correspondent. Mr and Mrs Baillie were presented with a family Bible, and Miss Baillie with a jjMethodist hymn book. Mr W. Baillie had already been presented with a token of esteem by the stall of the*"Pahiatua Herald."