PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 252, 21 October 1908, Page 5

PERSONAL.

-'- .'»*"' ' '-; '-.- -■""■■fi-'s^ The first consignment of strawberries were shipped to- Wellington to-dayby 7» large : Papakuragrpwer.7 ; ._-"~^l The. Takapuna- Tramways and; ;Ferrjg Company have let a contract to , Mr. p7 S. Wilson for cutting down and filling in at Burton's Hill on ; ther tramway routeL Mr." Jamesyßrowmv*ainother of Auckland's ok-id&tities, passed away peacfefj fully at h» v 7resideiMe, -PoisaaAy-rtJadr 1 oij an, early, hour this7inprning7 :llb. Browne- | had been a. resident of Auckland for tho" last 50 years, and in tfie eariydays epenh a good deal of his tine on the Thamigs. goldfields:-.7 Hey was :a:_mah: of .sterling' character, and ;'wasmuch respected by alt who came in "contact with hnn. His -wife pre-deceased'hna: eight yens, and' he .leawes a grown-up fem_y7of four daughtersami six sons. y -"'■" -v. Yesterday, afternoon .a pleasant mony, took place aifythe; perambulator factory of Mr. Chas- Smith, Wakefieldj street, who_3s retiring from, business, j when the foreman,. Mr. James HiE; on be- | half of the employees, 'presented ,Mr_ i Smith with 7a7_piendid silver-mpunfced f 7.sujtahljr 7 inscribed; 7 :ani I Mrs- Smith with a case containing aysQver butter knife and jam spoon. Both 'Mr. and Mrs. Smithreferred in feeling terms to the kindly relations that had always existed between the "pfoprietaßrj; and the'staff, _ ~_...'/__' ___. ', ...y7.7_ The interment took place at Ho wick . yesterday of the reshainsyof MrS-TTAiia Nicholas, who, with - her husband,,', be- | longed to the first-Jot or rrrifitawy settlers in that district over. 61 years a_>. Mrs. Nicholas v»as the last bufc. one of the original settlers, aid "had attamed th_ advanced age'df '94.. years.' 7She"wisi"*' native of Scotland, and her-tbastand waa a sergeant in the Imperial forces, - The interment took place at v Cie AngHeai Cemetery; tbe service:.at tbe grave being read hy thr Ttrr. Pnnrn , TVriwYl i. im ■ a ~san (Mr." John- Nicholas} ; fit4:'*"frwf» daughters., besides a large -number ot - -, ;_-. -—. r - , y.77.' ; ;7i77,_,' \