PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10663, 19 June 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr J. B. Hoop<MY.Qf Hamilton, Is ••at present on a visit to Masterton. His Excellency the Governor will 'open the Marton branch of the Overseas Cluib on Monday/next.

Mr A. D. McLeod, Cliairman of tho <Featherston County Council, leavep •on Friday on a visit to Australia.

■ Miss Thelma Petersen is arranging to ;give concerts at Eketahuna, Pahiatua, Tfc and Woodville at an early date. Mr C. J. W. Cookson, who arrived . 'at Lyttelton in 1850 by one of the -historic Pilgrim ships, died last w'eek -at the age of eighty-six years; The friends of Mr J, H. Pauling, ;of Masterton, will regret to hear that lie had a" relapse yesterday, and was in a very low condition. Mr G. Sykes, M.P..will leave for - Wellington on Monday next to attend • a • caucus of the Opposition party, prior to the •opening of Parliament. :

...„''-Another old identity, in the person "of Mr. Hans Christian Petersen,, died =at Lansdowne, Masterton, at eight last night, at-the age of fifty"two years. The deceased had been ailing for about twelve months. The Carterton High School Committee has decided to nominate Mr W. 'C. Buchanan, M.P., for rereleetion to :the Wellington Education Board. Mr James Pauline, of Bulls, who •died on Saturday, aged eighty-six .years, was one of thcVoldest settlers in the Rangifcikei district. He came to Now Zealand in the early fifties. Mrs Mary Dowdeswell, widow of the -3ate Mr John Dowdeswell,.whose faui!"l(ly aire well-known in the Wairarapa, /slied at Wellington yesterday at t lie advanced age of eighty-four years. . Advice.from Rotorua states tb.it there has been a great improvement :■■'i in the Hon. J. A. Millar's condition. ~ 'The blood pressure has gone down a good deal, and his sight is slowly re- . turning over the whole of the affected eye. There is every chance of his •making 'a complete recovery wiWi care. Mrs Harriett Buckingham, a ycry. ■iclld 'iresidebt c'tf ,Maijgatainc'ka, died' at an early,hour on Monday morning. The deceased lady had reached the ripe, age of 74 years. Her late husband, Mr E. Buckingham, was buried "'in the Mangatainoka cemetery only a ,*• fow days ago. . ■ '.. .: >'

Mr. S. Ci Barraud, who was for many years manager of the Bank of New Zealand at Lower Hutt, died at Wellington on Monday, at the- age l of fifty nine years. The deceased was a Native Of Wellington. The Mayor of Masterton (Mr J. IVi. Coradine) will attend a meeting of representatives of Wairarapa local auth•orities at Greytown to-day, to make 'arrangements for the official opening of the Buchanan Homo, for-Incurables.

Mr J. T. M. Honisby-has consented I to act as Speaker to the Masterton s " Parliamentary ; Debating Society. Messrs J.,'W. .Matthews and Alfred Eippon have been appointed joint secretaries of the.Society. "' ■ ; '■'■ At the Sacred Heart Basilica, "Wellington, on Wednesday last,' Miss May O'Brien, of.Martinborough,'Was married by the E,«v. Father Hiekson to Mr Andrew Larsen, of Pabiatua. .'The bride was given away by her ' tjrother, and was attended by Miss Eileen O'Sullivan and Miss,, Thora 1 'Skinner as bridesmaids." Mr 3. Larsen acted as best man. After the cere- '• mony, a" sumptuous wedding breakfast I) was partaken of at Godber's rooms; ar- '. ter winch the happy couple left eti . VoutejEpr Napier. ~.. Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.P., celebrates his seventy-fourth birthday to"morrow. Mr Buchanan was born in Argyllshire in 1838. He was educated 'at the parish school in Greenock. He emigrated to Melbourne in 1857. After six years' station life in Victoria he oarhe to New Zealand, and. Pjt some years occupied a leasehold farm "in North Canterbury. In 1871 he purchased TupuTupviru station, in the Wairarapa, and has recided here ever w 'since.