PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10458, 24 October 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr H. Retter, of Masterton, wbu met with a painful ! accident sonv_ weeks back through falling upon •:: knife, is sufficiently recovered to h* able tip 'get about again;

The''wecming was celebrated at t-hr Masterton Methodist .parsonage »>• temoon of Mr Alfred Ws> liam John Murdoch, of the staff of th?. Masterton Implement Company, an.v formerly of Bendigo,Victoria, to MisAlice Mary May, of Eaglehawk, Victoria. The bride', who was giveaway by Mr N. Miller, was attended by Miss Iveson as bridesmaid. Mr B. Miller was best ,man, and the Rev. S. J. Serpell performed the ceremony. Mr J. Milne, Secretary of the Wellington Farmers Meat Company, has returned to Mastertqp. after a very pleasant trip to Australia.

The remains of the late Joseph Beardon were interred in the Masterton cemetery yesterday afternoon.

At Waverley on Thursday, Dr. Simmons, of Patea, was married to Miss Ruby Brewer, daugbter of Mr W. Brewers of Waihau; Waitotara.

Archdeacon Willis, who has been vicar at. Cambridge for nearly 34 years, announced on Sunday evening that he had tendered his resignation to the Anglican Bishop of Auckland V >T ; Cross ,l e y)- His increasing deafness, and the fact that lie had passed the ordinary age for retirement, were stated to be the reasons for the decision."

Inglewood.has lost one of its oldest dnd ibest known townsmen in the person of Mr J. C. Peach, who died about six o'clock on Thursday evening, somewhat suddenly. Mr Peaoh was a native of Northamptonshire, where he learned .the boot trade. In 1860 he entered the 57th Regiment and came to Taranaki with the regiment in the following year. Mr John Hopkins, who was owner of Fulmen in 1900 when lie dead-heated with Ideal for the New Zealand Cup, is dead.

Mrs P. Innes, of North Road, Feeding, passed away during her sleep on. Friday night, death being due to heart trouble. The deceased lady, who wias well-kndjvn m the district and greatly respected, leaves a family of five sons and three daughters. ;The death is reportd of Mr J. S. Young, of Hawera. He was for some time one of the directors of the Kaupokonui Dairy Company. He had been in ill-health for a considerable time.

Mr C. A. Budge, who has been clerk' to the Hawera County Council for a great many years, has resigned.