PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10670, 27 June 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

At the meeting of the Presbytery on Tuesday, the'lley. A2% Doull was elected Moderator _ for'' I tho ensuing six months. A AVeilington telegram states that the Hon. O. Samuel will probably be appointed Leader of the Legislative* Council. • Mr William E. Whitoley, broker for the Mangaone Oil Fields, Ltd' was in Mastcrton yesterday. Miss M. E. Lee," assistant at tho Hamua school, has tendered her resignation to the Wellington Education. Bbardr , Leave of absence for various terms ' has been granted to Miss FeUinghamy of the Kahautara school, Miss her, of Kaifruna, and Miss OaverhiJL # of Te Whiti. ,» ™ Mr C. C, Jackson, Chairman of the Matiriceville County Council, lias'been nominated for . the representation of the Wairai'iiipa Ward on the Wellington Education Board. i s The death, occurred in Wellington on Tuesday of Mrs A. Grigg. The deceased was a daughter of the late . / Mr J. Fuller, of. Greytown, and was a. sister of Mrs Fergus O'Connor, of •Masterton. ■ ' i 'Mr G. H. Cullen, solicitor, has de- .Ji cided to reside permanently in Grey-./™ | town, and has taken the residence '. vacated by Mr W, C. Davies, in ittai.: Street. - ■. 1 The death is announced .by cable of Sir La wrence A;lma-TademaV the famous ;p«inter, in his 76th year, ./ Lord Islington, who has been attending; the Palmerston winter show, mstor6d to Wellington last evening. ' .We. Kew4--hcar ( -.ihat'l'lfr ; C. J. ihiryv/of Ponatahi, is auffering from a. severe/ illness at Tokomaru Bay,'to.^hich- place he is en a visit. His condition on Monday was considr - - wlas jr - sent for. - Another old identity of has passed, ; awny in the person, of MrsJames Check. The deceased, who 1 had beeni ailing for some time, was twice married,, and. leaves a large family of son's and daughters. The funeral takes place to-morrow morning.'. " / <

Mr D.'E. Leslie, M. A., of Gisborne, who has been appointed to succeed Mr .0. N. :Hashm as first assistant at the Masterton school is, thirty-eight years of age, and married. He holds aCI certificate, and has an experience in teaching of twenty-live years. For the last 7i years he has been firsi assistant at' the, Gisborne District High School.

The death is announced of Mrs Gordon B a illie, who had lived in the Wellington district for the past 72 years. She was born in Yorkshire 76 years . ago, and came out to .New Zealand when she 'was only four years of a&e, with her aunt. Her marriage with ' Mr Baillie, who "pre-deceased. her by .37 years, took place at Tauhereoikau. two sons-rre Mr ,H«ribort Bailee (Chief City Librarian) and-Mr John Baillio. who brought the BaillieGGarl r .lory of pictures from London. A pretty weddihe: was solemnised in I St. MattbewV .Cirurcb, iMasterton, ; f: ycfjterd'ay afternoon,' when Mr Joseph Bayhwrst. of Martiniborouph, 1 was' married to Miss Sarah Ann. Harris, x daughter of Mr Walter Harris, of The wedding <-f lemony ; Vas cor.duftted, by the .Rev. H.,: Williams, and afterwarde a largenumber of frjonds sat down to a sumptuous wedding breakfast at the Exchange tea' rooms. Mr find Mrs Bacrhurst will hrve their future home in Marginborough. - : -

' We -regret to record the death.' 1 at the'early age of. 23 years, of Mr Henry M. Gordon. whieh„sad event pcplurred at half-past five o'clock last evening, . I *>t the ' ""iidsnce of bis .pare-nts. South i Road, Masterton. The deceased was of ,a narticularly cheerful and biioyant disposition, possessing' one of those sunny natures whose chief; sion seemed 'to be to dissipate the > drooping spirits of all with whom he came in contact. The late Mr, Gordon was employed for some years in the officio of Messrs Rollings and Pragnell,' solicitors, of this town. He was theyoungest son of Mr and 'Mrs P. Gordon, well-known and 'respected resid-v ents of this district.. Mr J. V. Gordon, of Masterton, chemist-, and Mr M. J. Gordon, of Rata Hills, 'are brothers of deceased, whilst another brother (Mr P. Gordon, iunr.) is at present in Glasgow, Scotlerd, st.udyr ir>£ for a medical degree. The deceased, v/ho suffered for many months from that dread malady—consumption, bore his sufferings with great fortitude, and throughout them all never ,seemed "co lose his bright and hapipy disposition. We extend our sincere sympathy to all the bereaved relatives'and friends left, to mourn their loss. The funeral will leave the. , residence of the deceased's parents at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon.