PERSONAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 28 December 1914, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr Purcell Webb, of Timaru, is* at present on a vir»it to Mastorton. Tho Prime Minister .spent- the* Christmas hol'dav.s in the Auckland, district.

The Hon. F. M, B. Fisher was a visitor to the Taratahi race* ou Box-

ing Day. Mr \V. T. Grundy, of Wellington., was a vis tor to Masujrton. during the holidays.

nio death occurred la .At week' of Mrs Ann Scott, wife of Mr Donald Scott, of Featherston. The deceased had been ailing for many years. A Sydney "Sun'" cable, states that the Right Hon. W. F. Massey, Primo Minister of New Zealand, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute.

The, choir boys of St. Matthew's Church have presented Mr Spaucor Oompton, the organist, .with a solm leather collar-box on tho occasion of h's approaching departure from the d> strict.

Tho friends in Ma;*erton of' Mr and Mrs Angus Fraser. formerly of this town, but now of Injrlewood, wil" learn with regret of the death of thcr'r .youngest- daughter, which occurred on Wednesday last, after a short illness. The deceased, who was. eighteen years of sx-no. i;ueeumbed io an attack of brain fever, Tho remains of ilio late. Mrs Prior were 'interred, iit* the Masterton Cemetery on Thursday afternoon. There was a largo following of citizens, inducing members of the Friendly Societies. An impress re ceremony at tho grave, was performed by the Rfev. Beckett, of the Lower Hutt, assisted by the Rev, S, J. Serpoll.

The death occurred at Carterton, on Saturday morning, of Dr. Thomas J. Galligan, who somo live months ago was appointed surgeon to theCarterton Friendly Societies. About three veoka ago the deceased wastaken seriously ill, and little hopes were entertained for his recovery. .In. .

spite of tho best medical attention and nursing ho pacsed away as above stated, Tho deceased, during his sojourn in Carterton, made many friends, and his; death, <*n fvpito of the. seriousness of his illness, came as a shock to them. Before coming to Carterton, the deceased practiced h s profession at Waihi. A widow and daughter are left. Tho funeral takes place at Olareville this (Monday) afternoon.