PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10195, 24 March 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr J. Hessey, wha lias been on a fortnight's visit to the West Coast and Dunedio . will return to Masterton today.

Mr Walter Monk, advance representative of the Hugh Ward Company, was in Masterton yesterday, making arrangements for the production of the farce-comedy "Seven Days" on Friday next.

Mr R. Hazlcton, MP. for North Galway, who is one of the delegation from the Irish party to visit Australasia, is a University man, a powerful, captivating speaker, 31 years old, and , a temperance reformer. "

M. E. Champion, Auckland's crack swimmer, who is one of the Australasian team for the Festival of Empire, left Wellington for London yesterday by the Corintkic. If the opportunity offers while he is in England, Champion will make a,n attempt to swim the Channel. —Association.

A very pretty double wedding was celebrated at South Cai-terton on Wednesday, says the News, when the Misses Violet and Rose Hooper, second and thirds daughters of, Mr and , Mrs . William; Hooper, of South Carterton, were married to Mr James Kennedy, of Napier, and Mr Pei-cy, Roband, _ of Morison's Bush, Grevtowh respectively. Both brides were daintily attired in cream robes, and were attended J their sisters, Misses Lily and Patsy Hooper, who were attired ■in white ■ embroidered muslin frocks.; Mr -£e%{ • nedy was supported by Mr Fell as best man, the sa.me office being carried out ; by Mr B. Gestro for Mr Roband. The Rev. L. Thompson, minister of St. Andrews, officiated at the ceremony, which was performed at the residence of the brides' parents. , • o

Ihe death occurred yesterday morning of Mr Robert 6. Johnstone, sheopfarmer t of Weraiti, Masterton, th« only son of Mr R. Johnstone, of Nursery Road, Masterton. Deceased caught a chill on Sunday last, and the ' cold ; developed into pleurisy, from which death resulted. About nine or . I ten/ years ago the , late Mr Johnstone was thrown from his horse in one of the jumping;competitions at the Master-' tbn : show and received injuries from which he had never completely recovered. He took a trip to the Old Oouhtry four; .tears ago, but on return- , ing tlie»old weakness again set in.. A ago the : deceased gentleman took ) ' /another!;trip, this time visiting the' South Sfea Islands and Sydney, and iiif-con'sc-A wife and one infant child are left to mourn their los?.; The {un- „ ; *bral- will tak<e ; place ri nt'.'2.3o^*p'.m." 4 on ' **' 'SStfefciSyjrleaving the residence of hid father for the Masterton cemetery %