PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10707, 30 August 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

Wr Maurice Smith, formerly of tfartinborough, was married at Lkota3iuna on Wednesday to Miss Sadd.

Oomimssionor Cullon, pf the Police Department, paid his first OHI- - visit to Master-ton yestorday. Ho was accompanied by ■ Inspector Allison, r

Mrs Margaret McMabon„aged 71, years, rocentlv of .Beefton, died sud- ' denly at Wellington on Wednesday night.

The death ig announced from Sydney of Mr Wallace, superintendent engineer to the Union Steamship Company.

The death is announced of Mr Walter Douglas Clifford, at one time a prominent footballer and rower at Napier.

Leave of absence for a month was yesterday granted the Hon. J. A. Miliar by the House of Representatives, on account of ill-Wealth.

A very old resident of New Plymouth passed away on Saturday, in the person of Mr Alfred William Moore, at the age of 79 years. The, ■deceased loaves a. widow, ono 'Son, and throe daughters.

The death is reported cf Mr Edward Amer, an old identity of Marton district. Deceased, who had resided in •the district for 41 years, was a successful farmer until the time of hifi retirement. Mr M. Sullivan, of Palmereton

Norths brother of Mr E. Sullivan, of Tahiatua, died at Palmerston. North on Wednesday. The deceased, who had reached the ago of 65 years, was u resident of Pahiatua several years ago, when he followed the occupation of a carpenter.

Mrs Andrews, widow of the late Captain Andrews, died at the ripe old age of 82 years at noon on Sunday in Auckland." The deceased lady arrived at Coromandel in the year 1874, together with her husband and family. The former came out to New Zealand under engagement as mine manager under Captain Thomas., of the old Kapanjxa. mine, a. position which ho retained for years, until the closing of the mine.

A pretty wedding took place at 'Knox Church, Masterton, yesterday when Mr George Avson, of Lower Hutt, son of Mr L. F. Ayson, Chief Inspector of Fisheries,'was united to Miss Olive. Graham Mackay, daughter of Mr J. S. Mackay, an old and respected resident of Masterton. The ceremony was performed by the Rev A. T. Thompson, in the presence of a largo number of friends. A reception was afterwards held at the Wenvoe tea-rooms.

The Southland Times announces the death of Mr F. TV. Wade, the oldest mom-bor of the Wal profession in Tnvorcargill. Mr W"<lp van closed identified with the early history of Southhind. He took an active oarfc in everything relating to the interests of the town and district, and was keenly interested in sport in all its branches He was in his seventy-fourth year.

Mr Robert, Edwards, of Palmerston IS'orth, died at Foxton'on Saturday night, aged 82. "Deceased was a Miss Kerr. Eddystone, Scotland, who came to Melbourne 62 years ago, and there married the late Thomas Edwards, who, after exnloration on tlie north-west of Australia, visited Npav Zealand. After returning to Australia he brought his wife back to Dunedin, and thence to Palmerston and Moutoa, settling at the latter place, where, with the late John Mc"Kenzie, he established the first flaxmill in' New Zealand, and had five stripnors at work. It was ahead of its time, and resulted in a loss of £3OOO, which led to Mr Edwards.devoting himself to farming for tho rest of his life.

A pretty wedding was solemnised "bv tho Rev. C. H. Standaee at the Methodist Church. Carterton, on Wednesday, when Mr Woods, son of 'Mr J. Woods, of Masterton, was united in wedlock to Ida Blanche Beatrice 'lreland, eldest, daughter of Mrs J. S. Ireland, of Tvne Street, Carterton. Th" bride., who was given away by '■her brother. Mr James Ireland, was tastefully attired in a radianta dress, with tho usual veil and oramro blossoms. The chief hridesmaid was "Miss Doris Humphries, attired in embroidered cream muslin with lace trimmings, assisted "by Miss Letitin 'Woods and Miss Acnes Ireland, dressed in white embroidered muslin with laco insertions and trimmings'. Mr F. J. King rtorfornwcl the duties of .Host man. Tlie bride's _ present to tho bridegroom was a silver cigarette case, while the bridegroom's present to tho bride was a handsome gold tusk brooch, and to the bridesmaids a gold band ring and tiro gold brooches.