PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3158, 8 April 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr F. W. Johnstone, the wellknown solicitor, of Christchurcb, is on a visit to the Wairarapa, and is staying with Mr 1. F. York, of "Bank View."

The Dunedin "Star" states fa Press Association telegram reports) that Mr F. 0. B. Louiihnin, of Palmerston, has been appointed a stipendiary magistrate.

Captain Edwin, R.N., who is re» tiring from the post of Government Meteorologist on superannuation, was presented with appropriate articles of remembrance by his fellow-workers-on the Meteorological ar,d Marine Department staffs, to mark their appreciation of him.

Mr Thos. Horton, a prominent nurseryman, leaves for Australia today, to attend the annual conference of Victorian nurserymen. i\ r Horton, who intends making a tour [of the different fruit-growing centres of Victoria, bears a letter from the Hon* H. M'Kenzie, Victorian Minister for Lands to the Hon. Mr Graham, Minister for Agriculture, Melbourne, asking the latter to do all in his power to put Mr Horton into touch with fruitgrowers on the other side;' Mildura, Bairnsdale, Somerville, and the Ovens Valley will be included in the itinerary.

At the residence of the bride's mother, yesterday afternoon, Miss Lily Pearl Wadham, youngest daughter of Mrs D. Sheen, of Lincoln road, Masterton, was married to Mr Hugh Remington, son of Mr H. Remington, of Masterton. The bride, who was dressed in navy blue serge, was attended by Miss L. Remington (sister of the bride), and Miss May Weber (niece of the bride), as bridesmaids. The former was attired in pale blue silk, and the latter in hailstone muslin. The-bride was given away by her brother, Mr E. Wadham. Mr B. Gray was best man, and the marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. T. Thompson. At St. Mark's Church, Carterton, yesterday, writes our Carterton correspondent, Miss Edith Annie Hooker, second daughter of Mr Augustus Hooker, of Hinau Gully, was married to Mr' Archibald M. H. Welch, faurth son of Mr R. G. Welch, of Matarawa. The ceremony was performed by Jthe Rev. R. Young, and the bride, who wore a cream silk lustre dress, trimmed with Maltese lace, and carried a bouquet of blooms and ferns, was given away by her uncle, Mr E. A. Beard. Her threa sisters, Misses Olive, Myrtle and Daisy Hooker, were the bridesmaids, all of whom were attired in cream silk muslin, and carried pretty bouquets. - Mr R. Welch was best man. The wedding breakfast was partaken of at the residence of the bride's aunt (Mrs E. A. Beard), in Holloway Street.

An officer has just retired from the Agricultural Department, under the superannuation scheme, whose work deserves public recognition, says the "N.Z. Times." He is Mr John Drummond, stock inspector, and for many years past in charge of the local stock quarantine work. Mr Drummond had grown up with Wellington, and from his boyhood days has been connected with stock. In his prime he was regarded as a man> unsurpassed in the handling of stock, and even now there are few men who can manage an animal better than he.. In landing the valuable imported stock under hia charge and in caring for them during the quarantine period, he displayed both skill and judgment,, while all the care a man could take was taken by him. He succeeded because he was no red tape official. He considered neither his own time nor himself. If an ar.iaml demanded-: special care it received what attention Mr Drummond could give, for being a true lov r of stock he gave any animal under hia charge the same consideration he would have giver* had it been his own. Mr Drummond. was stock inspector at Masterton foe many years..