PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10717, 30 October 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL

Tho death is announced by cable of Annie Mr.rio Lotiiso Juei-:. ihe wellknown Fierxh sctross.

Mr E. A. King has tenured his resignation as head teacher at the Kaiwaiwai school, near Featherston.

Six weeks' leave of absence, on account of illness, baa been' granted to Miss Elliott, assistant teacher at the Fernridgo school.

Mr David Crewe has been appointed Mayor of Pahiatua for the remainder of the term of the late Mr W. W. McCardle.

Mr Robert McNab was a passenger by the Ulimaroa, which arrived' at the Bluff from Melbourne yesterday.

v '••Mrs Grant, the postmistress of Gladstone, has been called to Christchurch, where her mother is lying dangerously ill.

Mrs J. Milno, of Masterton, is a daughter of the late Mr William Bliss, whoso death., has Ju3t occurred at Woodvillo.

Miss AD. Bright, the sole, teacher at the Miki Miki school, who has been in the service of the Wellington'. Education...Board -iar mafiay yeavsy. isv retiring on January 31st next.

Mr J. G.Harknoss manager of the Taratahi Dairy Co., has accepted an appointment in tho Agricultural Department, and takes up his new duties at Hamilton Jtt about a month's time.

The marriage takes place shortly of Mr George Fowlds, eldest son of the Hon. George Fowlds and Mrs Fowlds, of Auckland, and Miss Freda Simmonds, daughter of the Rev. J. Simmonds, principal of the Wesley Training College, Three Kings.

* took place on Monday last, Church, Auckland, of Colonel J. R. Purdy," Director of Medical Services for the New Zealand A'rmy, to Mrs Arthur Tighe, of P#tnh'le,''Sydney. The R.ey I ;,<>W, S. ""Gillam officiated;, and the only guests were Mr Bob. Purdy arid Dr. and Mrs Parkes.

The Rev. T. T. Thomas, of Palmerston, will visit Masterton to conduct anniversary services at tlie Masterton Methodis* Church and Sunday • School next Sunday, and .Monday. Rev. S. J. Serpelh ...of trill 'conduct.';'tine' anutVer]- ; setvieeA.a'f St.:Panl'si 'Church'?' ''Broad Street, PalnirestdD.

Miv " ; .tohn" Gtiy,'' a' resident Vof Greymouth ; has received cabled infprmation that two of his L brptlKCTs , Lyell. . It is... remai'kable to, relate., (that four members of the Guy family have now met their deaths in mines. Some time ago a brother of Mr Guy was killed', in Queensland, later on another met an untimely end in a Victorian mine., and now two have met their dea'th w 'at Mt. Lyell.

The death occurred at Onehunga on Monday night of Mr Ebenezer Gibbons, a very old resident of that town. The deceased wa-s born in. St. John's, Newfoundland, where his father carried on a large timber business, in addition to which he was the owner of vessels engager! in tho cod fisheries. In the fifties. Mr Gibbons, sen., came out to New Zeal-md with his wife and family in one of his own barques, which made a call at Liverpool to load sawmill machinery.

Visitors at the Club Hotel, Masterton, include: Mrs and Miss Dakiell 1 (Wellington.), Mr and Mrs Taylor (Beaumaris), Mr and Mrs Toogood i(Te. Maire), Mrs Bunny (Hinnkura), I'Martinborough), Messrs Martin Ken- ! (Martinborough), Mr Martin Kennedy, Phiwzyn, Garner. Ross, Brown Hall, MeDoupall, McDonald, PilI crim, Pettit, Vinva-rtf,.. Hnnowby, .Campbell, Honr;hclwood'. Fallower, Clonston. Hbrnabrook (Wellington.)

According to r, Napier piper, Mr J. Payne, the representative for Grey Lynn, intends to contest the Napier s«at next general election. Following the precedent, of the. sitting member. Mr Vigor Brown, Mr Payne lias already started two picture shows in tne electorate, and a fierce ermtest m.»y he looked forward to.