PERSONAL.

Grey River Argus, 23 September 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Thi? many friends of Dr. C. jY'iorrice will be pleased to learn- that he was able to visit town to-day, lids piiogress towards recovery is very satisfactory. . -.

Messrs. R. -Russell and P.. ]. Bierne wene visitors to Reefton this week on Licensed Victualler business.

The death iis announced to-day of Ma* W. C. Meedings, formerly of Nelson/, and father of Captain Meedings, of -the local Defence Office. Mr Meedings -was for seven or eight years, inspector elf Telegraphs d-n this district and was an extremely popular officer.

There passed away in Melbourne the other day Mr. Martial Cussen, M.L.A., Victoria, formerly of New Zealand. Mr Cussen was an the .troldfieilds in Otaga and the -West Coast diii the early sixties, and he could relate many a good yarn of those, roaring days — how he carried his .swag 1 and boiled -his "billy" in + he 'tussocks on ..MfuiiiatotO! -TMaim-s. c. c married p. Miss Healy, of Ross, mint to Mr J. Healy, ono of the Unnon 'Compamy's -rh/ief e.nff'neers. Mr.\ Cusp en Eventually ' crossck-l the Tasm?n S"n. t^ Australia,- pnd. rondue'ed a flouri.shinfir a-urtioneerintf business in Goulburn valley, -»-hich is 'itiow carried on hv hU sons Wlipp wp'l on iin years, Mr Cuspp.it en-terfd pnliiitics. and wpr very hip-hlv fstee'T'ed for his mpniv, stroi>ht-fo r u'ard pttn^u+fs, nuHi^i-fs 's.O- typical of cur ROOd Ch) n'nnnrr-.