PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4293, 28 February 1901, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The Coin to and Comieusc do Courle returned from the South by the Roto mahana vesterduy.

The death is announced, at Wanganui at the age of eighty-two, ef Air Joseph Townsend, a pioneer of that district. He was tho father of Air Fred. Townsend, of the firm of Townsend and Paul, anctioneers, Wellington. ! lis Excellency the Governor arrived at Palmerston North on Tuesday' afternoon, and proceeded to Fending the name evening. Lord Rnnfurly continued hia journey to the Hut Lakes, via Marlon ami Mii.nga.woka, yesterday.

A Prows Association froir llaweni- states that Mr F. !Rlddiforcl, : well-known settle'’, anti lately presided of the Egiuont Agricultural ;mcl Pa.s (oral Association, and who was associat od with various publio bodies, died last tiigul, sifter a twelvemonths’ illness. Dr .Burns, who accompanied the Firs’ ■Contingent as medical officer, came ii) to. Wellington from Lyttelton by tin K-otomahana yesterday. Dr Burns re turned from tho Cape as far as Australia to Wellington from Lyttelton by tin in the steamer Woolloomoclpo. He wil probably go bade to tho Cape as medical officer of the Seventh Contingent. The members of the Oriental Footbai Club entertained. Mr C. Bush last nigh l at the Now Zealander Hotel, on the ev of fits departure for Christchurch, very pleasant evening was spent. Dnr inti the evening a, presentation wa made to Air Bush in tho shape of ■ dressme-carc, A. presentation was als; made to him by several personal friends.

.; A Press Association telegram fron : Auckland states that tho Rev G. H ■Barrett, of Glebe, Sydney, has accepter -a, call to Hie Nowton Congregationa Church. Air P. J. Nolan, assistant sub-editoi ,of tho Christchurch “Press, s'’ 5 '’ who ha. been appointed to a position on r.fc“New Zealand Times.” was last nigh presented by Mr W. PL Triggs, on be- : half of the literary staff of the ‘'Press.'' with a copy of Groves’s '‘Dictionary of Music,” and with a gold pen hearing a • suitable inscription, by Mr G. 11. Hart, ; on behalf of the reporting staff of the amc journal. Reference was made to ■ the high esteem in which Mr Nolan ww , field by the members of both staffs, and - ( he efficient manner in which he had discharged the duties of a. difficult pori(icti. Nr W cries: Ormond Saiind-rs. ;.;x(h on id Mr -Joseph Saunder-y of U elhn" m;ii. vas married to Mies Annie ImbC ■: U; >!-■ only daughter of 31,. ./,. mC3 ia;,, of Titoi.i, ■.iKoii , ;iii<<..i, ;S(. Iratru k■; Cliunii, Palmer; ton North, yc’.farday morning, the R.--,- Father -•.ymoii., officiating. The bride in- tires. ' >ii white brocaded .ill;, ' rimmed, ;"i(b whi f p silk bice. chiffon and satin, y i.t h ; oil and. wreath of orange ii!< --. oi ' ! ■ a'h f - v.cre a cold ejannv Gorin and carried shower bouquet, both iho gi.M- oi the bridegroom. ,;h .. Saunders (sislf-r of the bridegroom! cud Miss -Annie Stubbs (cousin ' of- the bride l , (he bridesmaids, wore cream ,vii-., with picture hats (o hiafoh, and {i„- formewore a, gold brooch and ih,- latter a "°TI l, uud | ring, gifis hem flu- bridegroom. They were a 1! ended In two little girls (Miswos Cox, row-ins of the bndc),_ daintily dressed ■in white -ilk y.’ilh chi -J on hat-; to lurdeli, and wear i !1 S gold bar brooches the gift of the bridegroom. Messrs Sidney Saunders and f 1 rank Stubb-s were the groom; men.