PERSONAL NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13386, 12 September 1905, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES.

• One of tlio. earliest Primitive Metliodist ministers in tho person of the Rev. W. J. Bean passed away on Saturday at Wellington, where he had been living in retirement for some years past. Deceased arrived in New Zealand over 30 years-ago, during which time he has ministered successfully in various circuits in Auckland, Wellington, Invercargill, Timaru, and Geraldine, and was,ate wall known to many Dunedia residents. Prior to coming to.New Zealand he was placed in charge of congregations in England, Canada, New South Wales, and South Australia.: Decesued was a prominent Freemason, and was widely esteemed and xespectcd for his many sterling qualities. Mrs Dean predeceased her husband several years ago, and they leave a family of eight—four eons and four daughters— to mourn their loss. t ... •. Mr J, Midgley received a hanging lamp from tho employees and a cheque from the firm on . tho occasion of his leaving tho Dunedin Engineering' and Steel Company's employ.. . Mr Stevenson, in making tho presentation,. re- - ' fcried to tho high cstoem in which Mr Midgley waa held, and to the oapablo manner in which he had looked after tho firm's interests during the eight yfors lie was in charge o! the foundry. - News has been received by cablegram' tim ', Mr S. P. Waddington, examiner to the Aseo- > eiated Board of the Royal Academy and Eoyal College of Music, will not bo able to -visit New Zealand 03 previously announced. : The examinations will therefore be conducted by Mr . Graham P. Moore, who is well known through-' put the colony, having acted as erapiner on two previous occasions—in 1893 and in .1904.' 'A meeting in connection with tbo T. 'K. Ellison Memorial Fund was held at Welling- ■ ton on Friday. It was decided that subscription lists should be closed, and tho money subscribed devoted to the purobase' of_»"'hoadatone to 1» placed above the late Mr Ellison's ' grave at Otago Heads. Mr James Hutchison, ■ of the Otago Union, a former secretary*of,tho Poneke Clnb, is to bo asked to cwry out tiro arrangement arrived at, '