PERSONAL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume II, Issue 241, 12 May 1933, Page 4

PERSONAL

Constable Hargreaves, of the Strat- J ford police has returned from annual I leave. Mr. W. J. Poison, M.P., and Airs, i Poison left by mail train today for j Wanganu'i. Mr. Poison will proceed j to Wellington tomorrow. Mrs. W. Halkott left by mail train j today for her home in Wanganui j alter a visit to her mother, Mrs. Gar-j diner, and her sister, Mrs. Wilson. Mr. P. White, chief clerk at the I Stratford station for the past seven years, has received notice of his trans- • fer to Whangarei and will leave shortly for his new appointment. Mr. T. C. List, governor-elect of Rotary in New Zealand, left New Ply- j mouth this ■ morning for Wellington,; where he will spend a few days before j embarking on the Maunganui on Mon- | day for San Francisco, en route to j Portland. Maine. He will represent J New Zealand at a congress of Rotary j governors throughout the world, which : s being held at Portland in June, and j later in the month, associated with I Rotarian Frank Milner, Oamaru, will j attend the international convention of j Rotarians at. Boston. I Members of the older generation of j residents of Stratford will learn with] regret of the death of Mr. Jeremiah Sheahan, who for the past 40 years j had been engaged in the carrying j business in the town. A few weeks past he suffered a nervous breakdown j and the end came quickly on Monday last at the age of G 7. In his younger days "Jerry," as he was j widely known, was a fine athlete, and \ competed successfully in pedestrian j and wrestling events in Taranaki. Of j •i genial disposition he was popular! among a wide circle of friends, by whom his passing will be mourned. The deceased was born in Victoria' and was a member Of the well-known j family of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. j Sheahan, of Whanuakura, Patea. He ; i s srrvived 1■• his widow and family j Of ""five, a: -y. Mr. T. Sheahan! (~:.<li .vl-. - . v - Sheahan (Christ-j (.rmrchi. ;!r. H. ;.d ■ -han (Otorohanga), .!(,' \\ vvr..d (Timaru) and Missi V.m-V.-.u-;. :-:■■ eahan (Hamilton). Inter-j ~.,,, took place at Karori cemetery, Weil in im oi, on Wednesday.