PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10713, 19 September 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

• . Mr Fred Mooro, 01 Wari'ganui, is atpresent a visitor to Masterton. His Grace Archbishop Redwood leaves Wellington next week, oil a si* months' tour of America and uhc Oid> Country. ' Mr Charles L. Grant, ex-proprietor) of the Milton Mirror, and latterly ont the literary staff of tlje Eltlutm Argus,, has been appointed sub-editor of the Stratford Evening Post. The death is announced from Sydney of Mr J. K. Poole, who for a number of years carried on the calling of a bookmaker in' Now and who was-one of tho oldest pen-.* cillers in the Southern Hemisphere. > The remains of the late Mrs G. -W. ; Mace were interred in the Masterton Cemetery yesterday (afternoon, and were followed to the grave by a large number of relatives and old settlersof tlie district. A very pretty and interesting wedding took place at St, Peter's Church,, Waipawa, on Tuesday morning,, the Rev Mr Cowx officiating, wlien Mr David Buick, only sou of Mr David Buick, M.P. for Palnierston North,. was married to Miss Florence Maud, Greon, daughter of Mr and Mrs John, Green, of Patangr.ta.

I The Southland Times reports the death of Mr John G. Grieve. H*» arrived in Dunedin from Scotland in ISSG, and in the following year wv.nt I to Invercargill. He was at Gabriel's Gully in IS6I, and afterwards v.wit. 'to the West Coast rush. Mr Grieve .met with little success as a. gold miner, "nd returned to Southland, whereho had been engaged in fanning ever since. The death is announced at Ponsonby, Auckland, of Mr J. W. Matthews,, at the age of 12 years. The deceased .gentleman was appointed manager of J the Bank, of New' Zealand at Riverton in 1870, and stayed there until • 1878, wheh no was transferred to Milton, where Mrs Matthews died. Shortly afterwards he was appointed manager of the Gisborno branch, which position he hold 'until failing health. compelled him to retire in 1893. A Wellington telegram states that Archbishop lied wood leaves on September -6th .en route to Vancouver. He will \)c absent from New Zealand--for about six month-, in Canada,. United States -ind United Kingdom, where he will make, a brief stay, and Hiii tlr.Mi proceed to Bom 1 , where- ho is to have an audience with and revovl to his Holiness the Pope, on the affairs of his Arch-Diocese in Now Zealand. Xew Zealand 's now i:i the domain of tlie Roman i.atholn; Church, the head of which is expected to reUPrfc personally to the Pone once in five years. The Very Rev Dean O'Shea. will act as administrator of the dioceses during the Archbishop's absence.

A very interesting wedding was solemnised in Knox Church, Mnstorton, yesterday afternoon, tho contracting parties being Miss Jane Kay Mason,; third daughter of tho lata*' Mr H. Mason and Mrs Mason, of Glads tone,, and Mr Herbert Percfval Webb, son of Mr and Mrs Webb. Wellington. Rev L. Thompson, of Carterton Presbyterian .Church, conducted she marriage service. Tho bride, who looked charming j n .«, dress of white silk poplin, with the customary veil and varrying a beautiful bouquet, was givea awav by Mr J. Strang. Th" bridesmaids were tho Misses Doris Mason and Islay Strang, who wore nvettily attired in white hailstone muslin. Mr Alfred Mason was best man. arid Mi* Edgar Mason groomsman. After th« ceremony a reception was held at the Arcadia. Tea Rooms, when a large number of sruosts wore entertained. A largo number of costly and useful" presents wore received bv tho happy couple. Mr and Mrs Webb left l\y tho afternoon trsiii? for Wellington,. on route to Auckland and Rof.orua, where the Iro.neymoon' will lie spent.