PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10512, 29 December 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr Henry Oroad, at one time overseer of tihe Borough of Masterton, bufc of late years a successful farmer at BiaiHance, ill tlhe Forty-Mtte Bus!h, intends leaving slhortly on a trip to tdxe Old Country, which he has not seen for forty years. Mr W.'A. Barton, S.M., of Gisborne, and Mrs Barton, are at present on a holiday visit to Masteirton, and are staying with. Mrs W. T. Cook, of Ihiq Upper Plain. Ensign Avenell, wflio has been about tweOve months in riharge of tihe'Mas-te-rton corps of tihe Salvation Army, ! has received "mardhing orders," and will be leaving in about a fortnight's time. Mr W. Harrison, a former resident of tins town, but now of Timaru, has been on a visit to Masterton during tie last day or two. Mr P. R. Greville, engineer, who is well known in Masterton. and tihe Forty-Mile Bush, has just completed his solicitor's examination.

Miss Beatrice MoLachUan, eldest daughter of Mr D. McLacQilan, Masterton County Engineer, was married in Knox Church, Masterton, yesterday, to Mr John Wingate, junr., of AJeldrum, Tinui, only son of Mr J. Wsjngate, of Masterton. The bride, who was given away by her father, war attired in a white silk dress, and wore tihe orthodox veil and orange blossoms. Miss Constance McLadhlaa and Miss Nonie Malmo attended as bridesmaids, and Master lan Speedy was page. Mr William Nicholson was best man. The Rev. A. T. Thompson, 8.A., 8.D., performed tlhe ceremony, and Mr Purcell Webb presided at the organ. The church had been tastefully decorated fo>r the occasion by the friends of'.thj? l)ride. . The \veddang brealcfast'was held subsequently a.t libo residence of tihe,bride's patents, where a large number of guests werS enter tained. Mr a«4. Mrs left by jdhe afternoon train on honeymoon tour. The deatlh took place at Auckland of daptain W. Liddell, at the age of 83.

•Mrs Spurdle,, reliafc of Mr 0. 0. Srpurdl©, late of inglewood, died: ,at the residence of her daughter, MrsG. J. Harford, Feilding, on Wednesday, at the age of 84 years.

A well-known old resident of "The Coast," Mrs Montague, died at Harwera a few dlays iago. She was for many years a resident of Teremakau, nnd was very highly esteemed. One of her daughters is Mrs Porter, of Palmerston North.

Two of the Gabriel's Gullv pioneers have passed a/way lately. Mr John Hugh McGregor, who died at the Grey Biver Hospital, saw service unMajor von Tempsky in the sixties, and after the conclusion of hostilit-bs .he went to the" gold diggings down Soujt/h with his uncle, the late. Mr John Cameron. Mr McGregor crossed the Southern Alps from Canterbury to the Wast. Coasrt. At t!he Teremakau they struck rich gold. The district Camerons was called after Mr McGregor's uncle. The subject of this notice resided at No Town for forty years. He was a very capable Maori scholar. The other pioneer, whose death has been recorded, wias Mr John Oarlyle Tming, who had hod some, stirring experiences in the early days. At different times he was engaged in mining at the Arrow and at Wetherstones.

A wedding of considerable interest was celebrated at tho Presbyiteriia >i Glruroh on Wednesday afiternoo.'i, when Mr Alfred Rowden, late of Martinbo rough and now "of Eketaihuna, mis united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Annie, only daughter of Mr P. Tod, an old and respected resident.The marriage ceremony was conducted by the Rev. E. C. Tennent. The bricie was uttired in a cream silk dress, with ■the usual orange blossoms, mnd i-as given away by her brother; Mr J. Tbd. Her traveling dress was a navy blue costume with hat to match. Miss Green away acted as bridesmaid. She wore a white embroidered silk dress with hat to nvatch, and also carried a Shower bouquet. Mr Alex. Wylie, late of Martinboroiigh, and now of Auckland, attended t'he bruleigrooni as best man.

•News has been received by cahle by Mr E. T. Phelps, of Somerset road, Oartorton, of tili-e death of his father, Mr Sydney Phelps, at the age of 79. The late Mr Phelps< «tas an early settler of Carterton, where he reisided for some eighteen years.- He was born in Westhurv, Somersetshire, dar Yallev, where his people, had beon farmers for generations. He was one of.tihe first to make dheese" for miarket an this district on his farm at- Parkvalp, now occupied hy his son. Mr Phelps is survived hy five children «ind many grandchildren, his wife lhaving died many years ago. One son, Mfc* E. T. Phelps, is on the old farm in Somerset road; the other, John, is in Queensland. There are three daughters, Mrs Denbee, Park-y-ale, Mrs H. Oates, Gladstone, and Mrs Scott, of Westbury, Eng?#od. The late Mr Phelps wemfc from T'.'-w Zealand to his native village in Somersetshire about eigHt years ago, and died there on Tuesday last, December 26th.