Personal Items.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXIX, Issue 5702, 20 April 1911, Page 2

Personal Items.

Mr R. J. Nightingale, who has been very popular during his retidenoe in VI a'pawa, has rece’Vod an appointment on the clerical staff of the Napier Harbour Board.

Mr W. Burling, the Waikauae oen'.enariao, raoeutly had a touoh of influenza but suooeetfully fought it off and is still able to move about and enjoy his smoke on the balcony of his house. Canadian papers announce the death of Dr Frank P. Lundy, of Portage la Prairie. He belonged to the swift-pass-ing type of prairie doctor that weut the trails bsfore there were railroads. In all Manitoba there was no oharecter better known. Acoording to the Canadian Courier , he was never known to send a patient a bill; and he was never known to need money. A large gathering of Tikokino resi dents assembled on Thursday afternoon, for the purpose of saying good-bye to Mr and Mrs J. R Garratt, who are leaving the district. On behalf of tho residents of Tikokino and Gwavas and Argyll, Mr W. F. Gundrie presented Mr and Mrs Garratt with a solid silver afternoon tea service suitably insoribed, and in a brief speech referred to the kiudnees Mr Garratt had always shown to the children by teaching for many years in the Sunday-sohool, and also bis goodness to those who had been sick and dying. Mr Gundrie referred to the loss that the dietriot would sustain by the departure of Mr Garratt, who had, for many years, rendered valuable service to the community as a member of the fohool oommittt e and domain board, and as one of the trustees of Hampden oemetery. The tea service was a small token of tho esteem his many friends hi Id for Mr Garratt and his wife. Complimentary remarks were also made by Mrs 8. W. Hardy and Mr J. J. Buchanan. Mr Garratt replied in a suitable manner.