PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 10713, 2 December 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr Sykes, M.P., leaves for Wellington this afternoon on important business connected with his electorate.

Councillor J. E. Perry has Jbeen elected chairman of the Mauriceville County Council for the en suing

Mr J. C. Norton, formerly cf Pahiatua, took up his duties as postmaster at Ashburton on Tuesday last. The Mayor of Pahiatua (Mr David 1 Crewe) shows an improvement in health, but he is still confined to his room.

Rev. J. C. Mill and Mrs Mill left Pahiatua for Fjoiningfcon on Friday last. The Rev. G. K. Stowell, oJ: Featherston, yesterday announced the PaJiiatua charge vacant.

Mr W. Nidd, owner of the horse Peronella, which won, a race at Feilding on Saturday, was married: at Otaki last week to Miss Mav Latto.

The death took place at Hastings on 1 Friday last of Mrs Doherty, wife of Mr A. Doherty, of Matamau, and mother of Mrs Murphy, of Eketahuna. It is reported that Dr. Dawson, of Pahiatua, has disposed of his practice to Dr Paterson, of Otaki, who has been acting as locum tenons for Dr.. Hunthwaite, who has been on a visit to the Old Country.

Mr W. J. O'Doiinell, tlio newJvappomted engineer to Grevmou'th Borough Council, is at present on a visit to Masterton, and is the guest of Mr Sidney Jenkins, South Road. Miss Molly Bunny and Miss NellieKendall passed the Rudiments of Music examination, recently held in. Masterton, under the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music.

At the ten meeting at the Y.M.C.A. m Masterton last evening, n motion of condolence was passed to the family of the late Mr Duncan McGregor, a former enthusiastic member of the association, all present standing in silence. A similar motion was passed l at the meeting of the Presbyterian Men's Society on Sunday morning. The settlers of Mangarama on Friday evening entertained Mr Xixon and family, who are leaving the district, at a social, and presentations were made to the guests. Mr Nixon intends residing in future in the Dannevirke district.

Mr Poison, at on© time editor of the Christclmrc'h News, and now fanning in the. Wanganui district, has been elected chairman, of the Wanganui County Council. ■••'■-■■

His Lordship the Bishop of Wellington CDr. Sprott) will hold a confirmation service at Tinui on January 7th, and at Pongaroa on February 16th. '

Miss Lucy Hibberd, second daughter of Mr and Mrs C. Hibberd, of Mnrtinborough, was married last week to Mr Charles Smith, ninth son of Mr and Mrs Henry Smith, of Taumaruriui.

Mr J. C Bell, at one time a prominent member of the Eketahuna Dramatic Society, won the championship in. elocution at the New Zealand Competitions Society's festival at Wellington.

The death is reported from Dunedin, in his seventy-seventh year, erf Mr C. S. Reeves, J.P., who had been a prominent figure in the southern pity for many years; He came to New Zealand in 1863 and was Mayor <>f Dunedin in. 1876.

Mr G. R. Sykes, M.P., has received ■an invitation to make a trip through Central Otago, to Lake Wanaka and, Roxburgh, with" a party of members of Parliament. The trip is to be. commenced on January 23rd, and will occupy about eight days. Mr Sykes has accepted the invitation.

The death occurred suddenly at ihe Dannevirke Hospital of Mr W. Henderson, first assistant at the Raumati Cheese Factory. On Saturday nigh* deceased complained of not feeling well, and on Tuesday decided to see* a doctor. The doctor at once committed him to the hospital, where he passed away last night. The cntite of dontli was a sever attack of influenza followed by heart failure. D+v ceased lately came from the Woodville district.

Mr G. G. Aitken, who has severed! his connection, with the Union Bank of Australasia, to commence business on his own account in Christclnirch, leaves Masterton for the southern . city this morning. Prior to his departure, Mr Aitken received a presentation from the members of ihm Gplf and Lawn Tennis Clubs. wifß which he has been actively associated, fif a gold sovereign case. The presentation was made by the Yery Rev. Bonn MeKemia, on behalf of In© tw* > clubs, and was suitably acknowledge. a**'"*BWPP*^.* *~ '.. :%* •■,.-, '. "",,