PERSONAL

Observer, Volume 3, Issue 66, 17 December 1881, Page 218

PERSONAL

—A correspondent writes that Mr H. Claude Brook is still in town. How interesting. Dr Moore is generally spoken of now-a-days a3 " Mrs Murray Moore's husband." —Henderson and Spraggon should make rather a good thing out of the old Sissy. — E, W. Alison intends to keep the butchering business going fora short time longer. —Miss Jessie Wallace's song at the Woodside concert was given with much taste. —Miss Seabourne was considered the belle ot the Woodside ball. —Miss Barr, of Onehunga, is engaged to Mr J. Shaldrick, of the same place. — Dr Cbldsbro' has returned after his holiday in the South, and looks all the better for his trip. —We were glad to see Mr W. B. Langbndge about again on the polling day. — G-eorgic Grey has gone to Tiki to interview Bill Wiggins on a* matrimonial subject. — An engaement is announced between Mr H. Barlett and Miss Jane Jamos.of Piako. Mr Alderton, the defeated candidate in the Marsden election, came to Auckland on Monday. — Monty Severn intends leaving New Zealand shortly to join his father in India. — Hurst is in great form since the election. He would take the first prize at any man show in the Colony. — Sir George Grey left for the Kawau on Tuesday afternoon, in order to enjoy a period of rest after the excitement of the elections. — Mr Thomas Gifney, of the Lower Settlement, is engaged to Mrsßonner of Queen-street, Onehunga. — The reported engagement, of Miss MeKenna to Mr A. Hughes, both of Auckland, is contradicted by M. A. MeKenna. — On dit that Miss JI. A. Johnson, of Newton is engaged to Mr Henry Potter, son of Mr Joseph Potter, of Mount Edon. — An engagement is annouced between Mr T. Gibeny, of Church-street Onehunga, to Mrs Young of the same locality. — An engagement has been made between Mr Sandy Black and Miss Addison, both of Pumpkin Flat. — Mr Charles William Goodson was married to Miss Eliza Bourne, at Brandon House. Parnell, last Saturday. — The engagement between Mr S. Teas, of Newmarket, and Maggie Johnson, of Eemuera, lias been broken off. — Mr James Ellyot and Miss Maggie Martin, Parnell, are to be" married immediately after Christmas. — Miss Roland was eonspicious among the ladies present at the Onehunga. ball, and was acknowledged to be the belle of the assemblage. — Mr Charles McDonald was married last week to Miss E. Eowc. They spend the honeymoon at Wairoa South. — An engagement is announced between Miss Jane Waters and Mr Thomas Nairn, both of Parnell. ' — A Kaipnra, correspondent writes that Willie Stevenson, of Kaipara, is to be married on the 9th January to Miss F. of Te Kopuru. — Mr Harold Carlyle, of Ivyber Pass,' denies the soft impeachment that he is engaged to Mi>s Dunn. — An engagement is out between Mr Edward Millar, of the Freemen's Journal, and Miss Kirbv. teacher, of Chapel-street. — A marriage will shortly take place betwecu Mr Moss Kirby, and Miss O'Hnre, of Yicloriastreet. — A marriage will shortly take place between Mr George Joy and Miss Lizzie Barber, of j Morrinsville. — MrT. H. Webb, of Oak Cottage, Hob.soastreet, has been acting organist at St. Murk's? church, Eemuera, for the past month, during Mr Hcsketh's absence at Wellington. — On dit that an engagement has been made between Miss J. Kelly, of the, Eoyal Oak, Onehunga, and Mr 11. Kavanagh. the honeymoon to be spent at Napier. — One of our well-known shipmasters in the island trade, (not Mackay) will shortly lead to the altar the beautiful and accomplished sister of one of our Queen-street drapers. — MrE. Mahony of this city, and Mr J. P. Campbell, of Cambridge, have successfully passed the general knowledge examination for barristers . ■ — On dit that Mr George ILimmon, of Cookstreet, find Miss Minnie Moon, of Hepburn-street, are to be married next month. Howiek is to bo favoured with their presence for the honey-moon. — The marriage between Miss Tease, late of Hamilton, and Mr Clotherer, of Whakahara, has taken place, and the happy couple are now on there way to England. — An engagement is announced between Mr John O'Ncll of Onehunga and Mrs Magann, of the same place. The marriage will take place about Easter. — Sir James Ferguson, ex-Governor of: Isow Zealand, was recently married. This is his Excellency's third plunge into the sea of connubial bliss. — Mr Moss iras more anxious about Sir George Grey's return than his own. When the news of the result of the City East election was brought to him he uttered a most fervent "Thank God !" — A correspondent sends a darkly mysterious par about the heart of the prima donna at Beresford-street having been spry in seeking a wooden resting place. What can it mean ? " — A son and heir has been born to the Tauranga house of Commons and papa is jubilant. Need we say it is quite the .finest baby anybody ever saw, bar none. — Dr Wallis says he was once a schoobnaslcr, subsequently a parson, and for the last six years represented the citizens of Auckland in Parliament. We hear he intends to have the old kirk swept and garnished with the object of making a fresh start in the old line next year.

— Mr Manson, of the Waltham Watcli Company left Luke House, Kotorua on Friday last for Tanpo where he intended staring about a week. After this he goes through to Napier and Wellington stopping at both towns to do business. — The engagement of Miss Kells to Mr Pat Lundon is contradicted. Unless the party who sent the information can explain matters satisfactorily we shall have to publish his name and leave him to settle with the offended persons. — On dit that two reverend presidents of a Mutual Improvement Association have not been re-elected this year because they were too menu to pay last year's subscription amounting to the sum of half '-a -crown. — W. Barnes, residing at the Thames, desires to return his sincere thanks to Dr Philson for the very successful way in which lie removed a cancer from his lower jaw. The operation was performed three weeks ago and he is now enabled to return to his work. — The engagement of Miss Townsend, of Wellesley-strcet, to Mr C. Mills, is denied by Mrs Townsend. The announcement was signed " Annie Williams," who is now called upon to explain, and whose name has been given up to Mrs Townsend. --Among the distinguished foreign arrivals this week we must not omit to mention the following : — -Admiral AslambegolT, Lieutenant Navakoosky, Navigation officer Timotheefsky (evidently of Irish descent) and Sub-Licutentant Ovraschcrosky. Mind your stops ! - — -Dr Armytage, the popular Tauranga medico who, when we left the place two and a half years ago was very seriously ill, is now quite himself again and looks almost a decade younger than lie used to do. He is as well liked as ever, and has a larger practice than he can conveniently attend to. ■ — Johny O'Brien changed his theatrical name to Grattan because (as he said) there were so many drunken O'Briens in Melbourne. Mr " Grattan " has achieved a great success in Marshall's new production " The Guvnor " and is growing daily more popular with his audience. — Mr E. M. Edgecumbe, of the WaiJcato Times arrived from England by the " Aniwata " on Tuesday looking browner and healthier than ever. We have not heard whether his mission home proved successful. but presume so, as otherwise he would probably have remained there. Mr Edgcumbe left for Waikato on Tuesday morning,aud it is understood he will resume his duties as editor of the Times nt an early date. --Judge Fention is a sly old dog. Hearing that some bright artist in Parliament had drafted a bill proposing to abolish future pensions and fearing such a measure woidd be passed, he quietly sent in his resignation. His screw as chief judge of the Native Land's Court was £800 per annum, and his length of service entitled him to a pension of ,fc(!00 a yenr. He knew very well that if the Government appointed a successor they would have to pay him the same salary* The outcome of it was that the Government acknowledged his right to the pension and retained his services. The judge hasn't been a Civil Servant for 30 years without knowing a thing or two. We never knew a Hat that played the fiddle.