PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10449, 14 October 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr W. H. D. Bell, solicitor, a son of Mr H. D. Bell, K.C., will content the Wellington Suburbs seat in. vae | Opposition interest. The death occurred at Ney Ply- ' mouth of the wife of Mr S. Percy Smith, in, her 74th year The Rev. D. C. Bates, New Zealand government Meteorologist, is.repre(senting.:;ihei Dominion, at ..the ■, Australasian ' Philatelio Conference, wiich opened in iSydney yesterday; • Mr Wm. Thompson, farmer, of Linton, announces that he intends to contest the Palmer-ston North seat at the general election as an Independent. A gentleman widely known and esteemed in Otago and Southland passed away in Invercargili yesterday morning, in the person, of Mr Alexander Herdman. The deceased was born in Edinburgh in 1840, and left for Melbourne in the early sixties, joining the Union Bank in Dunedin, in 1866. For many years he was manager of that Bank at Oamani. Later, however, he associated himself with the Colonial Bank at Dunedih. He leaves a widow, three sons and a daughter. One of his sons is Mr A. L. Herdman, M.P., of Wellington. Another is manager for Messrs Dalgety and Co., at Napier, and a third is manager for the same firm at Hamilion. ■ ■ i Mr G. F. C. Engel, who is representing British capitalists interested in the Kotuku oilfields, Westland, was a passenger from England, via San Francisco, by the Maitai. The Rev. A. Hodge, of Masterton, yesterday received an official, communication from Napier, stating that the Congregational Church in- tha,t city was forwarding him a unanimous call, in "succession to the Rev: R. McJtfaughton. If the Rev. Hodge ?ocepts the ; call, he will' not be leaving for some months. He has been over three years in Masterton, during which time he has succeeded in establishing a Congregational Church in ourmidst in a flourishing condition. Mr Tahuaroa K. Watson, chairman <rf the Arapawa Maori Council for the last nine years, intends contesting the Southern Maori electorate in the Lib- V «ral interest. Mr John E. Goodwin, one .of the earliest farmers of tne Fair lie district, in iSouth Canterbury, an/d who was a member of the Timaru Harbour Board, died yesterday, aged fifty-six. Inspector Black, of Greymouth, is about to retire from the police force' on superamnnationi. \ Pastor Swinerd returned to Masterton from Napier yesterday. The death occurred at Greymouth yestgrrday £J afternoon. of-Mrs Kilgour, relict of the late Mr William Kilgour. The deceased had been in indifferent health for some time past, and an operation was performed a few days ago. The late Mrs Kilgour, who wa* seventy-five years of age, leaves a family of eight sons and two daughters., ■ ' The 'death occurred at Lower Hutt on Wednesday last of Mrs Alexander Pryde, senr., formerly of Nireaha, Forty-Mile Bush. The deceased lady was 83 years of age. On, Wednesday afternoon, at St'. David's Ohnrcb, Petone, Miss Annie Feist, only laughter of Mrs A. Feist, of Woburn. Road, Lower Hutt, ' and , niece of Mr lEdwin Feast,' of Masterton, was married to Mr Y'jlliam Hobbs, son of Mrs Hobbs, of Auckland. The Rev. A. Thompson was the officiating clergyman. The church was very prettily decorated by the lady friends of the bride. As the party entered the church Mr W. Rennie played the "Bridal March" from"Lohengren." The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr E. Feist, wore a dainty white embroidered muslin gown with a bridal wreath and veil and carried a beautiful bou- •;. quet. • She was attended by her cousin, Mks Hannah Feist, and Miss Joyce Garlick, cousin of the bridegroom, as .bridesmaids, who wore charming white embroidered muslin dresses with large pale blue hats trimmed with pink roses, and! carrying bouquets of lycppodium roses and azaleas. Mr F. Feist was the best man. As the bride bridegroom left the church Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" was played.