PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10718, 12 September 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

Miss 13. Stono, of Pahiatua, £&s bean appointed assistant mistress at tho Musterkm District High Sciiooi.

Tin- Rev J. K. Elliott-, nf Wellington, has been nominated uy tho Oamaru Presbytery for the po« ; tio-; of Moderator of tho General Assembly or th.a Presbyterian G'K.rcii.

Mr ,lohn Prior, tho first, and most respected barrister ;u:d solfcffcor in Foilding, died on Tuesday, aged 70, state* a. Press Association telegram. Ho leaves a widow, four sons, audfour daughters. Tho Into Mr Prior settled in Sanson 37 years ago and went to a few years later.

His Excellency the Governor told a representative of tho Ago on Tutsday that ho may find another occasion to visit Masterton before heleaves for England in December. Ko exprassed pleasu.ro at tho kindness fco had always received at tho hands of the Masterton public.

Mr James Keen, a pioneer settler of Halcombe, died on Tuesday at tho ago of 7S. The deceased arrived in. the Dominion with his wife and family by tho sKip> Ocean Mail, and settled in tho Feilding district in 1873, shortly afterwards removing to Halcombe, where he followed the occupation of a bootniaker. He is survived by a married daughter and son.

A quiet but interesting, wedding was solemnised in St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, yesterday, when. the contracting parties wore Mr John G. Munro, of Napier, and Miss Mav Hill, daughter of Mr F. Hill, Christchurch. The Rev Williams condncted. the wedding service. The bride, whowas charmingly attired in cream eilk,. was given away by her brother-m-la.w, Mr F. Cooper. Mr and Mrs Mtmrt* left by the evening train for Napiery where they will reside.

The news reached Masterton yesterday of the. death at Napier on Wednesday morning of Mr John Townshend an old settler of Mastertori I .The : . deceased, who was eighty-two years of age, was in the best of health until quite recentlyIn hia younger days he was InspectorGeneral of Schools in the Presidency of Madras, India. He came to New Zealand some twenty years ago, .and. has resided in the Masterton district ever since. He leaves Four sons and two daughters. Ono of the sons xss headmaster of the Nelson College, and two others are farming at Mangamahoe and Hastings respectively. , The deceased, who was pre-deceassd by Mrs Fowler some years ago, was< highly respected by those with whom he was acquainted in Masterton.

A pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Matthew's Church,. Masterton, yesterday morning, when Mr Ernest J. Douglas, son of Mr and Mrs Donglas, of Taratahi, was married to LiLian Reynolds, youngest daughter of Mrs P. .Reynolds, of Lincoln Road, Masterton. Tlie bride.was attired in a navy blue with a cream hat,- trimmed with ostrich feathers. The bride also carried a bouquet of white daffodils. Miss E. Bannis-tor and Miss J. Douglas acted as bridesmaids, and were attired in cream silk dresses with largo black hats. Mr A. Eddie was best man, and Mr W. Williams groomsman. After the ceremony, which was conducted by the Uev Williams, a reception w r as held, at the house of Mrs Reynolds, \yhen a large number of guests' were entertained. A large number of presents were received by the happy couple. Mr and Mrs Douglas left by train for Palmerston en route, to Auckland where the honeymoon will be spent.