PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10259, 10 June 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr E. G. Eton has been elected Chairman of the Masterton Trust Lands Trust for the ensuing year. The friends of Mr A. Considine, of Martinborough, will regret to hear of the death of his wife, which occurred at her residence yesterday, at the age of 73 years. Mr Stratford,' the newly-appointed Orchard Instructor for the Wairarapa, has been giving demonstrations this week in the Hawke's Bay district. Mr W. Rutherford, a well-known resident of Palmerston North, was a visitor to Masterton yesterday. A Press Association telegram states that Mr A. T. Donnelly, who was admitted a barrister of the Supreme Court at Christchurch yesterday morning, is said to be the youngest barrister in New Zealand. He was twentyone years of age on Tuesday.

Mr T. S. Weston, Crown Prosecutor at New Plymouth, on Tuesday completed fifty years of active practice of his profession, he having been admitted to the bar at Auckland on June 7,, 1861.

At the ripe old age of 88, "Ylr James Gibson, the well-known Gisborne orchardist, passed peacefully away at his residence, Aberdeen road, on Saturday afternoon. About seven months ago deceased had a paralytic stroke, and had been in feeble health ever since, and a few days ago he contracted pleurisy, which resulted in hia death.

The death occurred at Fetone, a few days ago, of Mrs Caroline Norman. The deceased lady came to New Zealand from Wales 47 years ago, and settled in Feilding, where she was the first white woman married.

At Martinborough on Wednesday last, Miss Olive Elsie Bennett, only daughter of Mr G. T. Bennett, of Martinborough, was united in the bonds of matrimony to Mr Ernest John Smith, youngest son of Mr Henry Smith, sawmiller of Martinborough, the officiating clergyman being the Rev. C. W. I. Maslaverty. It, is probable that there will soon be another vacancy to be filled in the ranks of the Anglican episcopate in New Zealand. The Bishop of Nelson (Dr. Mules) is at present confined to his bed in Woodville with an attack of lumbago, and it is rumoured that he will resign his bishopric at an early date. Some time ago' it was understood that Dr. Mules, who is now 74 years of age, intended to retire, but was waiting until the new Bishop of Auckland and Wellington had been appointed. One of the old identities of the Geraldine district passed to rest this week in the person of Mr Thomas Buckley, whose age bordered on 80. He left the Old Country for Australia, bound for'the Victorian diggings, and latter on found his way to Gabriel's Gully, where he remained for some time.

A social evening was held in connection with the Pahiatua Lodge of Druids on Thursday, when a presentation was made to Bro. F. Zillwood, who has purchased a property in the Wairarapa. The District President, Bro. Piecroft, presided, and on behalf of the Pahiatua Lodge presented Bro. •ZillHvood with an elaborate P. A. collar. Bro. Jackson, P.D.P., also handed to Bro. Zillwood a handsome silver-mounted earthenware biscuit barrel for Mrs Zillwood. as a token of the esteem of the members of the lodge for the many favours she had rendered in connection with social evenings, and for "allowing Bro. Zillwood to attend lodge regularly."

Pastor Swinerd arrived in Masterton on Thursday, to commence work in this district for the Baptist denomination. For a number of years Pastor Swinerd conducted an evangelistic mission in the North Island, and nina years ago was appointed Home Mis-' sionary at Portobello. He was the first minister of the Baptist Church in North Invereargill, and five years ago he established a Church in Feeding. Latterly, Pastor Swinerd, has been stationed at East Oxford. He has taken Murray's Hall in Masterton, for his Sunday services, which will be commenced to-morrow.

Mr F. V. Fraser, of Christchurch, has been appointed a Stipendiary Magistrate. Mr Frazer, who is at the present time a partner in the legal firm of Messrs Hill and Fraser, of Christchurch, was born in Dunedin in 1880, and educated at the primary schools, Nelson College, Otago University College, and Canterbury College. He took the degree of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts with honours in political science, and Bachelor of Laws. He entered the legal office of Mr John Wilkinson, of Dunedin, in 1898, and remained there for four years. Subsequently he was with Mr Donald Reid, of Milton, as managing clerk, and later on was at Dnnnevirke and Waipawa, in the North Island. In 1906 ho was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court at Napier by the Chief Justice, and shortly after joined Mr Hill in his practice at Christchurch.