PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10604, 10 April 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr R. W. Robson, who has been appointed manager of the Timani P°. s > leaves Masterton this afternoon toi Timaru. He is to be presented with a framed Photograph of offices of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society prior to his departure. to Mastertoii yesterday;, whofW^oß "» viat returned ;' , ageiit of j Cbmjsaiiy,;is at • present in Masterton, making arrangements for ihe appearance of the Com- ■ pany her? on the 15th inert. j All ©ld resident of Palmerstpu North, in the person of Mrs J. Pinl> erton, died on Saturday at the age of seventy-five. The Rev. S. J. Young yesterday received an .unanimous call to -the Lansdowne Presbyterian Church. The call was accepted. The ordination and induction trill take place in Knox Church,'Masterton, on April 23th, , at 3 p.nr Mr- T. Pritchardj the -well-known Hutt jookery, 'who had several mounts at the. recent Tauherenikau meeting, proceeded to Feilding on Monday njght. 'He was thrown from the htrnse Leolanter while competing in the KimJ»olton Hurdles yesterday, and ' sustained a broken leg. The death erf Mr A. C. Grant, srfcationmaster at» Hokitikay,occurred last evening. Tho deceased, who was operated upon on Saturday for appendicitis, had-been .stationed at Hokitika for about four years. Ho was thirty-six years jrf age. Mr R. W. McYilly, President - of the Wellington, Amateur Athletic Association, was a visitor to Masterton yesterday. . A pleasing ceremony was, performed in Masterton, ivheii a of Mr H. H. Reynolds' friends waited on Jiim at his. private residence, to bid him farewell prior to his departure for Stratford. Mr E. Feist, on behalf of those present, handed Mr Reynolds, a gold mounted fountain, pen, and in doing so. stated that his friends could ;«nqt iiv? some degree- thfe 1 very bigli" regard 1 v they had for his many •frterling' qualities. . Tiiey all wished: h.inv every success in his new sphere of life. The re>cipient suitably acknowledged the . presentation. Mr {Reynolds left Masterton for his new <place of residence yesterday. s Mr W. F. Massey, Leader of the Reform Party, left Wellington for tho . South last night to attend a social in honour of Mr C. A. C. Hardy. ' , The death occurred, in Auckland last week of Mr D. P. Fisher, brother of the late Mr Oeorge Fisher, and uncle of Mr F. iM. B. Fisher, M.P. The deceased was at one time prominent in Jul tour circles in. Wellington. It is officially announced that Sir Geo. Clifford and (Sir John Lane Harrington, London, will join the board ' of directors of the Taranaki Oil Wells, - Ltd., after tlie allotment. Mr Thomas Beriy, a very old resident of Christcliurch, died on Sunday. He was a printer of the Press in the early days, and worked off the second issue, of the paper on. June Ist, 1861. The death is ajuiounced tby cable of i Emily Soldene, tlie well-known vocalist, actress, journalist and novelist. Mr James Jones has been, eleete'd to , the vacant, seat on the Eketahuna Borough Council. The marriage took place at St. Peter's Church in.Pahiatua. on Monday of Mr Bryce Philip Lewis Clayson, of TCketalnma, and foi*merly of Mastertfei., and (Miss Annie Isabel Iliddell, second daughter of >Mr and Mrs, T. RiddeLl, of Pahiatua. The Rev. C. H. Tsaacson officiated, and the ceremony took place in ihe. presence of numerous relatives and friends. A quiet wedding took place in Pahiatua last week. The happy couple were 'Ma- F. G. Stone, of Konini, and Miss A. E, Smith, daughter of Mr B. C. 'Smith,; also of - 'Konini., 'Hie eefc.niotty was performed at the parsonage by H. Spcer. ; The ma-rrfeige of Mr Maxwell, of Wellington, with Miss A. Conweli, -daughter of Mr Thomas Ckmwell, of Brooklyn Road, Carterton.. took pi ace on Monday. The death is announced of Mrs , Amelia Bennett, wife of Mr Thomas Bennett, one of Featherston's oldest settlers, but lately living at the Hutt. M.t\s Bennett was in her 67th year, and 'J»ad. been ailing for some time.