PERSONAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13359, 27 December 1906, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr 1,. V. Pepper-ill, cliiof gofdcte dork at the local railway ft at! an, who baf been trannforrrd to Christ church, was not/ allowed to depart without same indication of the esteem in which he is held by local railway mon being given. On Saturday evening., he and •Mrs Popperill received 'present at ions fiom the Railway Library and Social Club, end on Christmas Eve a small •jatthoriivg- of all grad'-s of tha s?r\%<o was held jn the station-master's room for the purpose of presenting' Mr Pepperill with a travel ling rug on behalf of the whole staff. The stationmaster (Mr O'Loug'hlin) , in making the presentation, Raid the whole staff and the outside public regretted Mr '.Pepp'erMl's departure. Messrs Hall and PP. Foid, clerks in the goods office, al so spoke and b'oiv festhtWYny, to Mr Pepper-ill's good quali'ties.-'Mr.,,^. .&. | j Smith, sjwakmg on bohaK of the L&brary and feoeial Club, said 'i 'the Club wouikl greatly Mi^s- -Mr Bepperill. If at any timo the present statienmaster worp. removed, lw fcllfc sure the wjbole staff would lik& to s&e Mt I'epperill have tho position. Mr Pepper ill feelino'ly responded. He had> he said, always endeavoured to do his best— lor the I>ej>artn!ent first, f or the ;>nb'l'ic nn\t,, and the-n^ for the employees. " , Mr Harry Yates died on Wwlnesday morning, a t the e^rly'age of 31 yearf?. (the cause of death being typhoid fever. H~ Ica^xs a wife ,and. four chiklren, who, together:. with' his mother (ar.'o'lU'' rraldf r.t -i ojf.Hhp. .tim-n),. will -hav-e much sympatgy-, in * 'thftir fad Joss. „- ii,,4, "~ The Mayor , met willi: antivinfortunate accident on Boxing Dayy-one of the windows at his residence falling and crushing- tho end of the thumb of'tnsj right hand. Mr Dbclcrill received medical attention, and the nail had to bfe removed. It wfill be some twoi or three wrekss before ihe -thum-b will \ have healed. > „ - The Hon. J. TV. Evans, C.M.G., Premier of Tasmania, wiUi. Mrs fend (Miss Evans, arrived in !Cg\v Plymouth on M.ondaj" evening; an.l was met at the station by a group of Tasmaniar.s now resident m Taranalci. During the e.vmiiig- the visitor called on tho Mayor (Mr Dockrill), and ;aft«?-rvyards was much int-p-refitcd in the "gay doings* of Devon-st. On Xinas day the party vis,itocl St. Mary's Church, the harIjour .works, whfirci they wore shown round by the Harbourmaster, who' is an old shipma+e of the hon. gentleman, and after looking ? through the Hospital (by. the courtesy of tho mat\fon) a .s/hprt^ trip ( was made into the suburbs.. . The travellers we're very pleased, with all theyfsaw, and left by the Kotoiti en route for Kotorua.