PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10056, 2 August 1910, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr C. J. Kent-Johnston has resign|pd the secretaryship of St. John's I Church, Featuerston. I Mr T. Hayman has resigned his position as representative at Greytown for Daleety and Co., Ltd. Mr E. Martin, who ha.< resided for fourteen years a t Carterton, has left for Kaitawa, in the FortyfMHe ' Bush district, where he will go in for farming. Mr H. Walden, of the staff of t! e Greytown Post Office, has been trara- \ ferred to Kimbolton. Before leaving I the staff presented him with a hand- | some travelling bag. ! Mrs Thomas Brigbtwell, of Woodville, a highly respected Eettlar, was I conveyed to the Pahiatua Hospital on 1 Sunday, where she lies in a critical condition. Mr H. Peters, of Waihakeke, who has been occupied there for some I considerable time in farming operations, has decided to take up his residence in Wellington. Mr Peters' farm will be carried on by bis sons. ' Mr A. J. Roherts, the young in- | ventor whose remarkable inventions jin the control of torpedoes and aeroplanes by means of Hertzian , I waves have attracted so much at- ; | tention <,f late, was for several i years a resident of New Zealand, 1 For sorre time he lived at Patea, where he installed and personally ' ! supervised the electric lighting -j plant, Here he also married Miss f W. Howitt, daughter of an old resident of Patea. Mr Roberts was also l a resident of Christchurch, and gave instruction in applied electricity to technical schools and classes thaoughout Canterbury. Subsequently he went to Australia, and then to London. I The death occurred yesterday of a a very popular resident of Masterton, e in the person of Mrs Emmett, wife of e Mr J. B. Emmett, of Masterton. The i. debased, who was 32 years of age, j. caught a aevere cold about three .. weeks ago, which developed into in,f fluenza, death ultimately resulting. n The news of Mrs Emmett's death will it be received with regret by a wide circle of friends among whom she was held in the highest esteem. The deceased Uidy was of a kindly disposal ition, and her many pxcelleni qua) Miss made, her a popular favourite „' with all who had the pleasure of a . knowing her. Mrs T. Jenkins, of re Masterton, was a sister of the deig ceased.