PERSONAL MATTERS.

Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 96, 25 April 1905, Page 4

PERSONAL MATTERS.

Rev. J. ]). RuKsell, who is leaving on a visit to the Old Country, has been presented with a purse of sovereigns by the workers of the Missions to Seamen. Mr. H. D Welsh, who for the poat tour uivd a half years has been messenger EJmi , Miniflter of Customs, Hon. 0. H. Mills, has been appointed custodian of the now Custom* Offices in Cuhlom-bouse-qiuty. Mr. C. H Mason, Chairman of the Canterbury Kugby Inion, who has been on a short visit to Wellington will return to the South to-night. He will be in Wellington again in May to attend the annual meeting of the New Zealand Hueby Union. b At St. Augustine's Church, Petono yt*teiduy, Mins Kathleen O'Kelly, of Well lington, wuemarriod to Mr. Jolin Thomas Hopkins, of Petone. The bride wns given «wuy by Mr. Shelah Russe'.l, and attended by iMisaes Jessie Scott and liugeniu Russell. The Rev. J. D. Rjuseell perfouned tho ceremony. In the death of Mr. Alex. Buchan, who died at his residence, Levy-street, yesterday morning, the colony loses one who had been identified with the construction of many of our larger bridge and viaduct works during a period of many years lie wuh overseer for tho Government at Mukuhine, Mangaweka, and Staircase Gully, and has ulso carried out important private work. He was 60 years of age, 35 years in the colony, and leaves a widow, one son, and seven daughters. Mr. O. A. Dawson, accountant for Messrs. Yerex, Barker, and Finlny,, of Wellington, Was nurried in Wellington last week to Miss Florence Martin, daughter of the late Mr. Charles Martin, of Berliatnpore. Tho bride was given away by her grandfather, Mr. Mayne, of Christchurch, and was attended by two of her sisters, Misses Maude and Hilda Martin. Mr. J. F. Jones was best man, and Mr. Southwick actod as groonuman. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. Dowdney, of Wanganui. Amongst the wedding gliUi was one from tho staff of Yerex, Barker, and Fiiilay. The Catholic Church at Petone was crowded yesterday on tho occasion of the wedding of two well-known local rrsidentM —Miss Mary Silva and Mr. Alfred William Stanley Brice, of representative cricket celebrity. The ceremony was conducted byHhe Rev. Father Maples, assisted by the Hey. Fathers Ainsworth and Maloney, and tho altar looked beautiful with its Koßter decorations. The bride, who was Riven awny by her father, Mr. Joseph Silva, was attended by Miss Kate Silvo, and Misses Eva and Lena Brice. Mr. C. Hickey was groomsman. Mr. O. D. Avison (choirmaster) played a weeing march before the ceremony, and Father Aiusworth played a march as tho newly-wed-ded couple left tho church, when the boll also rang out a merry peal. As a recognition of their services to the choir as organist and member, Mr. and Mrß. Brie© wore presented by their, fellow members with some handsome silverware. The largest estate of a deceased person finally certified for «lamt> duty during the present month was that of* the lat« Wm, Booth, pf Carterton— viz., £88,208. Amongst tho other largo estates iv tho Wellington district which paid stamp duty were those of the Rev. C. S. Oirir. £31,313; Andrew L. Whyte, £1696; Bishop Hadfield, £1280; Joseph Black, £1062. The largest estates of deceased persons in other parts of the colony finally certified by the Secretary for Stamps this month wero:— Auckland, Selina Owen, £13,417; Wm. Parker, £5227; John Ronnie, £1672; Jane Bowden, £1288 j Wm. Ralph, £1114; Nikorima PoutAtttm, £1056; Canterbury, Wm. B. Clarkson, £25,266; James* Rantin, £14,075} John Overtoil, £6047 j Isabella Vance, £1050"; Dunedin, Bamabao Batteraby, £8310; Maria Allen, £6129 ; Robert R. Peter, £4493 ; John Martin, £2777; Margaret Millar, £2066; James Hewitt, £1454; Alic* Carmine, £1450 ; Arthur Thomson, £1405$ Tamnaki, Christoph Wallath, £4983; Thos. Smith, £1320; Southland, George Aitken, £1444 ;. Hector M'Kentie, £1647 ; Catherine M'Gillivray, £1402; Sarah Lambert, £1169; James Stirling, £1056; Gisborne, George S. Cumming, £1807.