PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10716, 21 October 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Dr J. Bruce Baird has taken up? his residence in Pahjatua.

Sir Joseph Ward loaves Wellington to-day on a short visit to thV South Island.

Mr Atherfold, of Woodville, is reported to. be lying dangerously ill in the Paliiatua Hospital.

A cable message states that Signor Marconi's right eye has been removed. Mr James Macintosh, of the firm of Macintosh iuid Co., of Wellington and: Masterton, has gone on a visit to Sydney. Owing to the illness of Mrs Swinerd, Pastor Swinerd, of Masterton, was unable to attend the conference of tho Baptist Union in Christehurch. A very old colonist of New Zealand,. in the person of Mr Carl Yorst, diied at Palmerston North on Friday, afc the age of ninety-one years.

Mr James Stuhhs, a well-known resident of the Manawatu district* died hst week. Ho was sixtythree years of age.

The health of -Mr- W. Bliss, of WoocTvillo. is slid to be cuising considerable anxiety, and his family have been summoned.

Mr William MclCenide, the secretary of the New Zealand HolsteinFriesian Association, will spend the whole of this week in the Wairarapa.

Mr A. H. Herbert has con son-ted to become a candidate for the Eketahuni Borough Council, and will probably be appointed Acting-Mayor.

Another old colonist, in 'the person' of Mr John Cm-rick, died at Wellington last week. Ho had. been a resident of Xow Zealand for over fifty years.

A large number of friends of tie Lite Mrs Ann Jack followed her remains to the Masterton Cemetery on Saturday afternoon. The funeral ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. T. Thompson.

Mrs Reeves, --widow' of Mr Edward Reeves, one. of Wellington's earliest merchants, died :-.t her residence, Island Bay, on Thursday. Mrs Reeev* was born in Dublin, and arrived in New Zealand in the 60's. •

Mr, Stanley Mowlem, son ,of Mr and Mrs Fred Mowlem, of Pahnelston North, died on Saturday niorning, after undergoing an operation for appendicitis. He was only twenty-on« years of age.

Tlie death is announced by enble (f Colonel Wardrop Moore, o'f High. Blantyre, Scotland. Tho deceased was well known in New Zealand, having visited this Dominion en various occasions for trout fishing a.nd deer stalking.

Dr Fitchott, Public Trustee, may be expected here shortly (says the Kawhia. Settler) and will remain on his property at Tiritiri for a month 1 or more to recuperate, his health requiring a lengthened absence from office work. i

The Committee of the Masterton Horticultural Society on Friday evening last passed a resolution of svmpithy with the widpw and family" of the late Mr James'Pryor, and placed on record the valuable services rendered, the society by tho deceased gentleman.

The remains of the late Mr C. H. Smith were interred in the Masterton. Cemetery on Sunday morning. The funeral concourse was lengthy, and included representatives of fho 'Commercial and Fanners' Club and the M.isonic fraternity. The. ceremony at the graveside was performed by ±ho Rev. Williams, and the boautifid ceremony of the Masonic order was also recited.

The death took place; on Friday morning at Onehuima of Mrs Gray, widow of the ].,t t . Mr Wynne Povton Gray, and daughter of Captain Sp'icor, H.E.J.C.S. Tlie deceased lady was born at Yizagapatam, India, in' 1831, and arrived in' New Zealand in the, | late forties. She married -a. son of /'Major Gray, of the 40th Regiment. I The late Mrs Gray was therefore on© /of Auckland's earliest settlers,