Timaru

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXV, Issue 4, 24 January 1907, Page 13

Timaru

(From our own correspondent.)

January 21

The Sacred Heart chtfir Jost one of its useful members and treasurer last week in the person of Mr. D. Wilson. - He is leaving tor Auckland, and bis loss will be much felt in local parochial life. > r Some seventy ladies "availed themselves this year of the opportunity-, to take part in a week's retreat in the Convent of the Sacred, Heart. The preacher was "the Rev. Father O'Dwyer, S.J. This year's - attendance was a record one, and the grounds were in fine .order, and were much' availed of between- the different exercises.

At a meeting of' the Hibernian Society held in St. John's Hall on Monday evening last, Messrs. Fitzgerald and De'nnehy were appointed -to represent the branch at the forthcoming triennial meeting- to be held in Auckland.- On the. mot-ion of- Bro. Fitzgerald, seconded by Bro. Doyle, the discussion on the order paper lor the same' meeting was held over for the next fortnightly gathering. . Mr. .Penis Shea, a prominent Catholic young . man, severed his connection with the -Auction Department of the Canterbury Farmers a few weeks ago, to take up a good position in the Canterbury Meat Company's local offices. On leaving his old firm, he was presented with a valuable travelling case by the. manager, on behalf of the Association and staff, and a successful future was predicted for him in his new sphere.