PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 28 August 1924, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Airs Alorris, who has been a very keen and enthusiastic member of the Hawera Croquet Club, is leaving Hawera to make her home in New Plymouth. On Tuesday afternoon she was entertained by the croquet members at the home of Airs Sutton, Collins street, and presented with a Ghonda ware rose- bowl to remind her of the many happy hours spent on the Hawera lawns.

Air D. Black, of Christchurch, who, previous to his departure for the •Soutli. four years ago resided in Kaponga district lor nearly 30 years, is at- present visiting Taranaki, where he has been the guests of Mr F. Scott, of Kapiiui, and Mr G. Smith, of Palmer Road, Tvaponga. Air Black will be remembered as th? former owner of “ Cloverlea, ’ Air. D. Alalone’s residence on the Fulmer Road, which durng Air Black’s occupancy was known as “Aldergrove.” An early colonist of New Zealand. Airs Charlotte Hannah Weston, passed away at Wellington in her *Bsth year. Airs Weston was a daughter of Sergeant-Major Alichael Hanlen, of the Royal Artillery, and was born at Santa Alaura, one of the lonian Islands on the coast of Greece, when they were a British possession and garrisoned by British troops. Her father, after a period of governorship of one of the Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) penal settlements, brought his family to Auckland in the late 'forties. Al a cried in 1862 to Air Charles G. Weston, the deceased lady removed with her husband and family in 1869 to the Thames goldfield, where Air \) eston canned on a business ut> to the time of his death. The late*Airs eston leaves a .family of four sons and two daughters. An old colonist. Mr Edwin Messlnan. passed away at Reniuera on Sunday after several months’ illness. Air l Alossman, who was 79 years of age. arrived in New Zealand in June, 1862! ' 1"° )oais later he was engaged in carrying dispatches for Major' Lusk in the Otiihuhu district. Ho later was a student at Canterbury Colleoe and took no teaching for a time. "Then he embarked on a farming career on the Canterbury Plains, and was one of the hrst to introduce the reaper and binder into Ashburton. In 1880, after a financial reverse, he returned to the teach- ! n S P 1 ofession, and was later appointed headmaster of the Afarton ‘District M .'f h School, which position he held 25 years, retiring ill 1910. In Atarton Air Alossman was an enthusiastic member of the Alasomc Order, and was Worshipful Master of .Lodge Ruapehu. He was also for many years circuit steward and trustee of the Methodist Church. Mr Mossrnan engaged in farming pursuits in the Uinira \ alley alter his retirement, and in 1914 went to Auckland. He is sur\ned by Airs AJossrnan, six daughters. ■ a nd three sons.