PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9571, 18 August 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr William Metcalfe, who composed the famous hunting song, "John Pfel," died at Carlisle on Saturday, June 26th, aged eighty. Mr Harold Gregson, who had decided to return to America, has been persnaded to withdraw his resignation of the position of organiat of Napier Cathedral. The friends of Mr and Mrs G. Gray, of- Masterton, will be pleased to hear that their son Joe, who recently underwent a serious operation at the Masterton Hospital, is now oat of danger and on the road to convalescence. Mrs Penny, who was found dead on the hills lk-ar Day's Bay, Wellington, was a well-known tennis player. Snc was a prominent member of the Brougham Hill Tennis Club, when" residing in Vvpllincrton, and when in at Christchurch she won the ladies' cbamnionshiu two years in succession in her club. Bar Stephpn Hart, of the firm of Metiers Dimond and Hart, died at his residence, at Karori, Wellington on Monuay night, after a long illness. The deceased arrived in Wellington some eighteen years ago, and with the late Mr Dimond established the business with which he has been connected ever since. Mr Hart leaves six children—Messrs Henry, S., and F. O. tiart, and Misses Marion, Olive, Elsie, and Mona Hart. Mrs Hart predeceased her husband some five and a half years ago.

Mr Thos. M'Carthy, a very wellknown resident of Napier, is dead. He arrived in Auckland with the 2nd Battalion of the 14th Regiment in 1860, and went to Napier in 1861, where he acted as regimental police sergeant. After receiving his discharge, on pension, at Otahuhu he was tor three years warder in Napier Gaol. He had resided in Napier ever since then. The deceased, who had attained the ripe age of 89 years, leaves a widow and a grown-up-family of six sons and three daugh ters. There are twenty-six grandchildren and three great-grandchil-dren.

Mr James Young, who fur some years past has been associated with the stock business in Dannevirke, as manager of Abraham and Williams, Ltd., and latterly as manager for the Hawke's Bay Farmers' Association, was entertained on Friday evening by members of the other firm* of the district, on the eve of his departure from Dannevirke. Mr Youne had severed his connection With the Hawke's Bay Farmers' and intends to take a good holiday before settling down again to work. Mr Bunny proposed the health of Mr Young, and on behalf of the gentlemen present handed him a handsome set of ebony mounted hairbrushes, *s a mark of the esteem in which he was held by his fellow-workers in the district. Mr Young suitably responded. Mr A. 'E, Remington, M.P. for Rangitikei. died at Wellington, at an eaTly hour yesterday morning. The deceased, who wan only fifty-three gears'of age, had been in failing health for some time past, and only a few months ago returned from a health trip to Australia. He was a native of New Plymouth, and some twenty-five years ago commenced practice at Bulls, Rangitikei, as a chemist. In 1879 he entered the Bulls Tuwu Board as chairman—a position | 'which he occupied untillß9o. He was also a member of the Rangitikei County Council from 1881 to 18S1, and of the Wanganui Hospital BoarC and the Hunterville Town Board. AboutS twenty years ago he left Bulls and established himself in business as a chemist at Hunterville —a businpss whch he retained until about two years ago, when he came to reside in Wellington. He had been member for Rangitikei since the general election of 1902, when he was chosen as the Liberal candidate,* by the late Mr.Seddon, at a big political gathering at Mangaweka, against several other candidates for Parliamentary honours. Mrs A. Lew in, of Masterton, is a daughter of the late Mr Remington.