PERSONAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 324, 28 January 1908, Page 4

PERSONAL.

At the Anglican Church, Paraparaumu, Miss Howell, daughter of Mr W. Howell, was married to Mr W. McDonald Olunie. Mr E. Smith of Palmerston North has purchased Mr James Grant's 100* acre farm on. Pinfold Road, Wood* . ville. , Mr J. Vigor Brown, Mayor of Napier, is mentioned as a probable candidate for the Napier seat at the General Election. ■ * - Mr and Mrs Beere have been presented with a purse of sovereigns by the suppliers of the Mangarawa creamery on Mr Beere leaving hie . p6st fo manager. Mrs H. L. Palmer, aged 4jL formerly Mrs MoOlymont. anddaughter of the late Mr J. Boss, has died at Woodville from paralysis of the brain. Mr W. O. Kensington, 'UnderSecretary for Lands, will pass . through Palmerston on his way from Auckland to Feilding: onThursday. The members of the Wellington District Branoh of the Liberal and Labor Federation of New Zealand will welcome the Hon. W. HallJones upon his return from England, on Wednesday evening. Mr Harold Beauchamp has decided not to; seek je-election as one of the city ratepayers' representatives on the Wellington Harbor Board—a. position he has held for the past fourteen years. ■ Professor P.A. Yoder, Ph.D.. late director of the Utah (U.S.A.) Agricultural College Experiment Station > is at present visiting New Zealand, on his way round the world, with the object of investigating agricultural research work. A telegram received by Mr Oeoit Adams states that Mrs Adams, who has been in ill health for some time was successfully operated on at Greymoufchby her brother-in-law. Dr. Mcßrearty, assisted by Dr. Morrice. Miss Gill, who was for some time- , a charge nurse at the Wanganui Hospital, and who has lately been in private practise in Wanganui, has been appointed matron of the Dannevirke Hospital.

Bishop Mules, of Nelson, who had been visiting his son, Dr Mules at Woodville, went through Palmerstou for Wellington yesterday, and joined Archbishop Redwood's cornpartment here as his Grace was returning from Hunterville to Wellington. Ohief Detective Mcllveney, of the. Police Commisisoner's office, who contracted a severe attack of sciatica through sleeping in a damp berth on the steamer in which he was convey* ing D. 0. Mclntyre from South America to England, is still bedridden in Auckland. A cable message received in Wellington on Saturday, announces the death in Herefordshire, England last week, of Mrs Gisborne, relict of the Hon. W. Gisborne, who was a well known figure in political oircleg in New Zealand many years ago.