PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10715, 19 October 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr J. W. McEwan, Mayor of Petone, is at present a visitor to Mas(terton. It is stated that Mr W. Barton, of Featherston, is nuking arrangements ta pay a visit to Canada next month. Tho death is announces, at the ago •of seventy-nino years, of .Mrs Bower, wife of Captain Bower, for many .years Town Clork at Napier. Mr 1. M. Mills, ono of tho proprietors of the Feilding Star, has left for Australia to attend a, meeting of the Australasian Provincial Press Association, of which he is the President. has been appointed to the position cf postmaster at Martiriborough, and arrived there- on Tuesday evening, accompanied by Mrs McAllister and family. air a J. Norton, assistant inspector of post offices on the .North Island staaff, and formerly of Pahiatua, will succeed Mr R. D. Daasey us postmaster at Ashburton at the end of the present month. Mr Dansey retires on superaimuaaion. Mr Baillie, manager of the branch of tho Bank of New Zealand, left Martinborough on Thursday on aa month's holiday, and during his absence Mr Whittle, of Wellington, will .Kjt as relieving manager, Mr Sidney Jenkins, tho well-known veterinary- surgeon, who has for somo time been practising in the Wairarapa, Jhas had a very tempting offer to proceed to the North Auckland district, ■ond practise his profession there. A Northern Agricultural Association is responsible for the offer. A quiet wedding was celebrated in -iNapier last Monday, the contracting parties being Miss Lilian May Peters, fourth daughter of Mr James Peters, lat eof Mastcrton. and Mr P. Ball son of Mr C. Ball of Masterton. The ceremony was performed I by tho Rev. A. J. Asher at the residence of the bride's parents. • Tho death occurred .this week of one of the pioneer settlers of Pura—kanui, Otago, in the person of Mr James Baird. He was born in Dumfries, Scotland in 1832 and came to New Zealand in the Storm Cloud an 1860, and was at tho Gabriel Gully and the Dunstan gold rushes. In 1864 he returned to Port Chalmers •and took up his farm, which was then a bush sectioni at .Purakanui. A quiet wedding took place at tho Tesidence of Mr A. Gow, Eeatherston, on Wednesday morning, when Mr Henry Watson, of Oamaru, was married to Mrs M. W. Mitchell, of Oamatu. Miss Jean T. Buist, sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid, and Mr G. A. Campbell was best man. The Rev G. K. St-owell was the oulciating minister. The bride and bridegroom left afterwards for Hastings, where their future home is to be. Mr J. H. Wishart, of Martinborcugli, who leaves this week for Sydney, was tendered a farewell social on Thursday evening,'upwards of 100 citizens iand friends being present. Mr Wishart was the recipient of a very handsome silver tea and coffee set and tray, suitably inscribed. During the evening songs and recitations were contributed by a number of .those present, and a long list of toasts were honoured. A pleasant gathering was concluded by tho sihging of Auld Lang Syne. The death occurred in Wellington on Thursday of Mrs Ann Jack, widow of the late Mr jJadlev Jack, formerly of Mastcrton, in her 75th year. The deceased lady, who resided in Masterton with her family for a numbor of years, was highly respected for iher bonovelont virtues. She leaves a family of two sons—Mr E. C. Jack (Dominion Secretary of the Farmers' Union), 'and Mr W. Jack (Welling-. lon manager for Messrs Keinpthorne, l' Prosser and Co. L The remains of tho deceased arc-to bo interred in the Jlasterton Cemetery this morning, the funeral leaving the railway station on the arrival cf tho 11.30 train from Wellington. It is with sincere regret that wo re- ! cord the death .of Mr Christopher H. Smith, -custodian of the Mastcrton • Commercial and Farmers' Club, Which occurred at the local hospital yesterday afternoon, after a protracted illness. The deceased, who was fifty-eight years of age, had. resided for a considerable period in the district. At one time he followed farming pursuits at Mauricevillo. He was an ardent sport and a genial friend. 'He was a member of the Masterton Lodge of Freemasons. Deceased leaves a widow and one daughter Chisholf, of Mauriceville). ' The funeral will leave St ' Matthew's Church for the Masterton Cemetery nt 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.