PERSONAL NOTES

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 February 1917, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES

Mr. J. McLean left this morning on a business visit to Christchurch. Misg Clarke and Miss. >E. Clarke left this morning 'for Wellington on "a holiday trip. :.:.:. Mrs. VV. Kyle and daughter were outward passengers for Christchurch by the O.tira express this morning. , Mrs J. Robertson and Aiiss Ruane, of Cobden, were outward passengers by the Otira Express this morning on a holiday trip. .' ■ Masters J. Cairney, B. Tennent (Greymouth) Boyd and Moore (Hokitika) leit this morning to- attend the 0.T.C.. training camp at Awapuni prior to resuming thek studies at the Ota.go University. Mr. rind Mrs, C-, J. Nightingale cf Hokitika, left this morning for Wellington. Mr. Nightingale attends the Press Assocation Conference commencing on Wednesdav next.

The .pemonnel of Military Medical Board at present examining West Coast Reservists is as follows: Surgeon-General Sherman, Lieut.-Colonel Bai'Croft .and Captain W. E. Reynolds Captain Smith being the atteseting officer. Mrs McLaren, of Westport, has received intimation of the deat'h on the battlefield of her husband, Sapper Daniel McLaren, of the Tunnelling Corps. " Sapper McLaren enlisted at- Auckland, Pie leaves a large family, with whom the community sympathises,

Among those ' who left Australia .by the 23rd Reinforcements was Private ]). Sheody second son of the late Mr- and Mrs. D. Shoedy oi' \X\u town. Private Sheody enlisted last year but had to nnderao' an operation to enable him to bo fit for duty.

A 'Cli'ristcliuveh Press message an-iiijiiiic,-js the doath of Mr, Hugh Percy Murriiy-Aynsley who arrived in Lyltoliiiu in U)sl>. lie was formerly a member of I lie Provincial Council and the Houses of Representatives and was 'an ex-cltair-niiin of the Now Zealand Shipping' Coy. Ho was' Si'J years of ago. An accident occurred in Walsh Street, Reefion on Tuesday whereby Mr. IT. Bray, of Crushington was thrown out of his trap and rendered unconscious. The horse continued its career, ami did not stop until it reached its stable at Crushington, the road in places being strewn with bottles. Mr. Bray was picked up and taken into a neighbouring house, but beyond receiving Keveve bruises itf« did not sustain any great hurt. Mr. J. H. Barton, formerly or* Reetton, but now of Westport, who lost an infant daughter on Sunday evening sustained another loss on Monday in the death of his wife. Deceased was a native of Takaku, Nelson, 25 years of aoe, a daughter of Mrs G. H. Hayes, proprietor of the Standard, Murchison/ and sister to Mr. Hayes, headmaster o'f the Waimangaroa State School. The sorrowing relatives have ti«- sympathy vt the community in their sad loss. Mrs. Anastatia Poschich died last evening at. the residence of her -daughter, Mrs. A. Hill, Barrytown, after a brief illness. The. deceased was one of the earliest settlers on the West Coast and had ..resided in these parts for over 50 years, her husband having predeceased her by about four years. She was born in Tippeiary (Ireland) and was in her 76th year. ■ The deceased was a young woman when she landed in x Australia, subsequently coming to New Zealand and residing for a time at Hokitika, thence to Barrytown where she first settled forty years, ago. She was well-known and highly esteemed by all who knew tier and her many friends will regret to hear of her death. Four sons and a daughter are left to mourn her loss; the sons are Messrs Anthony, John, Raymond and Thomas, all of Barrytown. The funeral takes'place cm Friday afternoon ,at Barrytown, . ....