PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 1736, 24 January 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL

The Hon. George Fowlds intend* shortly to make a trip to the. Old Country. On Wednesday morning *«*£££ E± r '-^^Smi^ a. keen. Rugby ..player .in the bygone days.

When- in Pahiatua recently a representative of the FoxtonHerald_had the pleasure of meeting Mrs John YiL who has attained the great age of 96 years. The old lady was taking a walk abroad in the evening, and was admiring the well displayed .roods in the shop windows Mis \ ite is comparatively hale and hearty, &cj memory is good, . and she enjoys chatting with old friends.

The death ha* just token place at SX, .*«* thecal Irnh <M .against the Maoris. Mr Hugh Boss,, a member of the FirS cUingent sent to the Boer War. died at his ieridenoe at Kelburne. Welhngton, on Wednesday. The deceased was boin in Scotland, thirty-five years ago and vas brought to New Zealandl when a child by hi* parents. Mr andl Mrs W 1llam Ross, both of whom died in Palmer stem North.

-Mr Robert Aitken, who for the ■nast 23 years'lias been-a member ot fhe NapieV -staff of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, and latterly holding the position-of has been nnpoihted to take charge of the JeiUJr ina-agency of the company^: -Mr n, G Watson, accountant at the Oamarn Vanch, succeeds Mr Aitken, as accountant at Napier. A wedding which created considerable interest was solemnised at bt. Paul's Church. Pahiatua. on Wednesday morning. - The contracting parties were Mr C. F. Milk, second «m of Mr J. J. Mills, of Pahiatua and Miss Rosina Keeble, only danght& of the late Mr W. Keeble, of Morton. The officiating minister was the ne\. M Bawden Harris {the new pastor ot St" Paul's). The church was very prettily decorated by the members of the choir, Mr Mills having been then cv-diictor. The bride was given away bv'Mr Robins, of Masterton a very old friend! of the family, and looked charming in a 'stylish cream-coloured toiler made costume, trimmed with coloured silk, and a hat of cream chin straw. trimmed with satm hands and a lancer plume. The bricWmaidl was Miss Alice Brewer, of Wellington.