FEATHERSTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 February 1940, Page 7

FEATHERSTON

RIFLE SHOOTING NIX AND WILLIAMS CUP. ("Times-Age" Special.) In the competition for the Nix and Williams Cup. I. Feast securing two possibles, one at 300 yards, and one at 500 yards. The following are the

the McGill Cup, at the 800 and 900 yards ranges. Personal Items. Miss Joan Scott, Hawera, is visiting Featherston and is the guest of Miss Nancy Hatton. Miss Patty Viles, of Cheltenham, accompanied by her brother, Gordon, spent the weekend with their grandmother, Mrs Viles. Mrs E. J. Withey, Temuka, is visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs A. Jury. An old and respected resident of Featherston, Mr Peter McDonald, died at the Greytown Hospital on Saturday. Mr McDonald, who was a veteran of the Boer War, was engaged in general farm work in the district, and at one time acted as a guide for shooting parties which visited the coast. He was a widower, and is survived by one married daughter, who lives at New Plymouth. -.The funeral took place today. Methodist Church. The service at the Methodist Church on Sunday evening was taken by Mr Ben Roberts, M.P., who gave an interesting address on the "Brotherhood of Man.”

scores: — 300 500 600 600 Tl. I. Feast 35 35 32 32 134 S. Benton 33 33 34 32 132 A. Cook 32 30 33 33 128 L. G. Benton 29 32 34 32 127 W. Johnson 33 32 28 29 122 Next Saturday the shoot will be for