PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 21 April 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr C- N; Haslam, of Wellington, : was a visitor to Masterton on Satur* day last. ".'■ Mr 0. J. Jury left Ponatahi on Friday, en route for Samoa, where he Jia's property .interests. . The Prime Minister (Ron. W. F. MrtSSey) leaves Wellington to-morrow 6n a visit to the King Country. Ensign and Mrs Atkinson v of the Carterton corps of the Salvation Army, who have been transferred to WelJiagton, were farewoxled yesterday. ' Miss Ozier, formerly of Masterton, Jias been appointed to take cnarge of the miliinery department Of Messrs James 'Smith, Ltd., at Martiaborough. The iHon W. Frasa-, Minister .of Works, leaves. Wellington, today on a visit to theW'est Coast. The death occurred »n Wangamii on Saturday of 'Mr 3, Stewart,, one of..the oldest and most respected resiJdeHte of the -tow*.. Deceased was 85 years of age. Mt Charlie Taylor, of the TaylorCaWington Company, who is wellknown in Masterton, has received a legacy of £4OOO from Victoria. He "intends paying a visit to the old country. The*death occurred at Mangatiti, Forty-Mile- Bush, on Saturday, of Mrs Mary McDavitt. The deceased was seventy years of age, and leaves four sons i*nd' three daughters. The funtrSl takes place at Pahiatua to-day. Mr W. Sella-rs, of has e6tt 'elected an honorary life director <rf the Wairarapa Caledonian Society, in recognition of past services t» th<© 46o«.ety.' ' Mr W. H- Cook, one time of MasJtetton, has resigned his position as «ngineer and town clerk at Hastings, in order to enter into business on 3his own account as civil engineer and surveyor "in that township. . "Mr J. Gillick, of the Eketahima 3*ost Office,staff, has received notice of his transfer to Waitara, for which, place he will leave within a few days. oMrB. Voigt has been transferred 'ti> •Waipawa A wide circle of friends will learn with regret of the sudden death of PIMt William James MoGrandle, a wellIknown Masterton drover, which occurred at the home of his brdther-m-law «t Newtown (Wellington) yesterday morning. The condition «xf the deceased caused alarm in his family at an early hour, and a doctor was summoned, but before his arrival Mr McOrandle was dead. Consumption is •supposed to have been the'-cause of death. The deceased came to Mas- • <fcerton from Ashburton.