PERSONAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 5 December 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr J. B. Henry, of Masterton, is fit present on. a visit to Christcburch. : Mr P. Hatly, Conciliation Commis- ■ aioner, was' a visitor to M,asteiton yesterday. All old Palmei'ston .North settler, Mr Thomas Gray, passed away at his * residence, Levin, on Monday, at the «fge of 83 years. Ho leaves one son (Mr All Gray, of Sandon, farmer,) and ono daughter (Mrs ~s\. 'lucker, of Waitara). Mr S. R. Evison. circulation manager of the Christchurch Frees Company's publications, formerly of the JWairarapa .Daily News, and The Do- ' minion, will take charge of the circulation department of the Sun, the *». new independent evening newspaper, which is to make its first appeal ance in Christchurch in January. Miss Ward, only daughter of Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, was married at the Basilica in Wellington yesterday afternoon to Mr B. B. Wood, s6n of Mr and Mrs W. Wood, of Christchurch. A reception was afterwards at the residence of Mrs Seddon. The wedding presents were very costly, and included a cheque »nd a motor-car from the brides parents, and a handsome Queen Anne solid silver tea service from the l*rime Minister and Ministers.' The many friends of 3TV.H. H. Jackson, eldest son of the late Mr H. H. Jackson, of Greytown, one of Ah© early pioneers, will regret to hear, of his death, which took place on Wednesday. Harry Jackson m bis youth was a noted athlete and cricketer, and a fine stamp of young - ,Jfew Zeala-nder, popular among his fellows, and of kindly, generous disposition./ He has been ill for some , time of a distressing complaint, and '.death has ended a long period of ~,, suffering., Mr Alexander Wilson died at Birkenhead, -Auckland, last week. The deceased, who was 86 years of age, was considered the district's oldest inhabitant. . He was born in Ayrshire (Scotland), and left for N&iv Zealand in 1863 in the ship Portland. '-On arrival in Auckland he was appointed manager of the Waiwera Estate, un?er the late Mr Robert Untham. In 1867 he took up land, at Stoke's Point, and established a home for himself in which he Resided until his death. He leaves a wife and 14 children \nine sons arid five daughters), and 37 grandchildren. . . At Newman on Wednesday, Mr and Mrs; F-. W. M. DoWsett, old and , respected, residents of the district, • celebrated their golden wedding. Owing to the indisposition of Mr Dowaett it was not intended to hold any function, but'the meinbers of his family paid a surprise visit and an , exceedingly pleasant time was spent. The whole of Mr and ft£rs Dowsett's **; family were present, besides a large • number of grandchildren, and photos of the group were taken by one of the. grandsons. The evening was spent in song and music, and altogether the function was vin keeping with the importance of the event.— Express.