Stratford

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 15, 11 April 1907, Page 14

Stratford

(From our own correspondent.) To-day (Easter Sunday) at the "second Mass the holding capacity of our beautiful church was severely taxed. J The Hawera Hibernians held their nrst "annual picnic in the Ngaire gardens, but owin/g to 'some misunderstanding, as to the date the • gathering was not very well attended. Those who were present- spent ' a, TSJ P Jt a h ant „. time> The Very Rev - Patther Power and Key. .bather Treacy were .present. -i lv \ S J^ ith .r sreat regret thati * have to record the death of Miss Mary Kirkpatrick, eldest -daughter of Mr John Kirkpatrick, at the -, early age of 25 years It is II ™ X - I e ? vs x. this Easter that tbe dtecea^ed went to the Christchurch Convent of the Sisters of the w£Si? a '+f rt s?° ufe twel ™ . ? lon ' tlhs a S° she came back ' to" Stratford- O n account of- ill-health. The Rev Father Treacy administered the last rxtes of th« Uiiuroh *$> ■the -deceased on Thursday mominfe, death taWne place the same day. . To-day (Sunday) the funeral took place. The furieral service was held in the church and a very large cortege loiiowea t>ne remains to S!*Ttta Tl S^S?^Lpr the S7<ppathy ot tte