PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10201, 31 March 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr W. A. Weitch, President of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, was a visitor to Masterton yesterday. ~ Mr S. F. Whitcbmbc,' District TrafficManager ofßailways; was a visitor to Masterton last night. .

.;|'A fashionable wedding was colebrat-ed-atthe residence of Mr T. H. RusLimekilns Farm, Milburn, when I Miss M; Flemming,: of Otolcoa, was [sniarried to Mr J. H. Hudson, Eketa- .•_-;-.-,»>••■:;'••.■,.;■ •••■■. &.■■■■:■-■'■• r• ■ ■■■'•'.'-.

■S-\j .'■■■;,:' •;..•'■■..' '-■ ■■■ " , "■'■'■ * His,Excellency r tke Governor w'as un-, able to be., present at the .unveiling ceremony 'jit Papawai yesterdav. Great djsa ppointraent was expressed by the Natives, at ,'tjie. absence of. the VioeRegal party, \' ': ; ,• '...'■

>• t. Sir'ißobert' Stout, Chief-Justice, will " nurhbabiy l-eturn ibo" Wellington■'. ,Mastertottvthis afternoon.' '

Gpdley and staff were Among..the visitors to Papawaijy&ter-; jMajor-General was- ver-y ntuch impressedWith..tlie'i stature of,ih& 'the natives. '■,. ; ', . ...

'• [Mrf. )\ T , : Kirkl Government, DiyecnffOrcHa^ jris. i* *to • alflend I thlf v\v of the Nelson' Fruitgrowers' Association at Mbtueka to-morrow. /J-Judgo Wilson, of the Native Land Court, was among the visitors to the Papa wai function yesterday., . i>;■>■■.;, ~O'V Kundav nexh in,-/tin Mastertou >Hhoclist Church. Cj. ft. .'Olds;'will preach his farewell (>n Monday evening;,Mr Olds and Miss. 01d c wiirhe tendered a farewell social by the congregation in .the schoolroom;; Mr Olds leaves dm--i»,a- ijext week, to takeub his work in Wellington, to which* ho has been app6infed by the Conference. The newly-; annointed minister, Rev S. iT.' Serpe'fl\ will commence his ministry in this town oil 'Sunday, April * 16th. He will ho welcomed on his arrival at a congregational social gathering.

Mr F. Butement, of the iirm of Messrs Cochrane and Butement, land and estate agents, of Mastertou arid To Kuiti. has decided to ■ relinquish business in Masterton in order, to follow farming pursuits at.-Hunterville, ;wbero he has purchased a, large sheep !run..' Mr Butement has been in business in,Masterton for some years, and has made' himself very popular with tW.n.speop.le, He has a. good knowledge/of land, whieli should enable" him to;.turn the new .venture to> excellent account. His numeroiTS friends mil wish him everv success. Mr Butement; and family will probably- leav«; for Hunterville to-morrow.' V,'' ;