PERSONAL.

Evening Star, Issue 12927, 25 September 1906, Page 4

PERSONAL.

I With much regret we record the deatlf of Mr William Fenwick, editor of thf •Oteffd Witness,' after a short illness. The deceased was born in England in 1851, and as an infant was brought by his parents to Melbourne, thence on to Dunedin in 1856.' He was educated at the public schools and at Mr J. L. Shaw's grammar school, and in 1864 was apprenticed in tho jobbing department of- the ' Otago Daily Times/ In time he became overseer on one of the daily papers, and later he had a share in the ownership o/ 'The Age,' an evening journal. In 1873 he went back to the 'Otago Daily Times' as printer of the 'Witness,' and contributed occasionally to the literary cohnnni of that journal. In September of 187S Mr Robert Wilson, editor of the 'Witness,' died, and ,Mr Fenwick was appointed to the vacancy. The deceased gentleman had thus seen twenty-seven years' service in the editorial chair, and piloted his paper successfully to its present high position in colonial literature. His capacity for work was pxhaustless, his judgment keen and sound, aad personally he was one of th< most amiable of editors, so much so as U establish a strong connection with country folk of all classes. Ho was especially fond of young people, and managed to make a freafc success of his own idea—the "Little 'oiks' Column"—in which connection hii memory will always be held in high respect throughout Otago and Southland, He is.survived by Mrs Fenwick, who maf be assured of widespread sympathy in her bereavement.

Mr A. Briasco, of Timaru, appointed conductor of the Winton Brass Band.

Constable Reidy, of Invercargill, formerly stationed in Dunedin, has decided to from the force.

Miss White, who has been in charg« of toe Sutton School for the last two and a-half years, has accepted the charge of the Salisbury School, near Tima.ru.

At the railway goods yard yesterday*, Mi J. Sweeney, yard foreman, who has joined the ranks of the Benedicts, was presented with an overmantel, also with a silver teapot for Mrs Sweeney, both articles being suitably inscribed. Mrs Annie Bevin, relict of the late Ser-geant-major Bevin, of the Dunedin Police Force, died at Linwood, Christchurch, lasi week. The deceased lady was seventy-fiv« years of age in August last, and up to a year ago had boen a resident of this Citj for_ upwards of forty-five years. Her remains were interred beside those of hei husband in the Southern Cemetery, Dunedin.

Miss A. Reid, sister of Mr J. Reid, of the Boys' High School, and daughter of the late Hugh Reid, has been appointed deaconess at tho Central Mission, Auckland