PERSONAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XV, Issue 4091, 17 November 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Major and Mrs Rowley are to vis't Pahiatua during the next week. -Mr T. Horton is act in as judge at the carnation show in Wellington.

ATr and Airs Hallidav, and Aliss Halliday, of Alakairo, who have been on a trii> to the Old Country, have returned to the district. Air E. Alatthews of Messrs Alatthews Bros., who lias Iteen incapacitated for the past fortnight owing to a kick from a horse, is now recovering from his accident. Air James Taylor Alaekerras, a well-known merchant, and ex-ehair-man of the Dunedin Harbour Board, died at Dunedin this morning, aged 85. Aliss Derry, matron of the South AVairarapa Hospita. ..; Greytown, has been compelled to resign her position by reason of ill-health. She has been nursing continually for nineteen years. At the Napier Methodist Synod thei examination of Rev. AV. H. Speer as a candidate for ordination was proceeded with. He received a unanimous vote, and was heartily recommended to the ensuing Conference at Auckland f ,,r admittance into the full ranks of the ministry. A quiet wedding was solemnised at AA aipawa on Wednesday morning, says the Alail. when Rev. H. P. Cowx united Aliss Frances Baker to Air AV. C. Eccleton. Mr Purdie, of Pahiatua. acted as groomsman, and the Alissos Alelva and Lila Rathbone were bridesmaids. The bride was given awav bv her brother. Air R. Baker.

Air A. B. Farmer, who has been in the employ of the N.Z. Farmers’ Dairy Union for the past 18 year?, half of which time has been spent uEketahuna. lias received an appointment from the AA’anganui Dairy Company as engineer in charge of tho plant and machinery at tlie factory and creameries.