DEATH OF MRS. MURRAY, GLENORE.

Bruce Herald, Volume VI, Issue 402, 24 January 1872, Page 5

DEATH OF MRS. MURRAY, GLENORE.

6n Saturday evening last, this worthy lady was removed hence, having reached well nieh the utmost limitpres'!ribed|by' the psalmist, and bnfcthrre ye-trs short of the four3"ore. On the 6th October, 1863 (a few months before tho first issue of this npwspaper), there died at Mount Stewart, <tohn Murray, father of a large family of son? (five), all of -whom are well known in this district aid throughout Otngo, more especia^y by the older settlers of the Province, having' been among the most spirited and enterprising of our agriculturists and breeders of farm stock ; the youngest of the family, Mr William A. Mur-ay, being M H.R. for the district, of Bruce. There, aro few names moi*e celebrated in ancient Scottish history than the Murrnys, bub whether or not this family lays claim to the descent from the friend of " The Douglas" we know not., but this we do know,, that their forefathers resiled in Berwickshire for some hundreds of years, and' at Faul.len "Bi*tille, in that, county, in 1786. was birn the hnshaud of the widow, whose remains on Monday last were p'aeed by bis side in the lonely churchyard of of GHenore, far up among; the ridges and in close proximity to the old Mount Stewart road, the first opened for traffic to Tuaneka. Mr and Mrs Murrny, with a portion of th-ir family, arrived in Otago'by the 6hip " Agra" in .1859. Mr Murray (•arae to this colony with credentials which would have proved an " open sesame " to any one of the many coloniil possessions of our Queen, upon ■whose dominions tie sun never s*ts. Upwards of forty year? an elder of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland, in the town of t)un?e. he carried with him to the Province of Otngo, New Zealand hnndsome mark of the esteem | and appreciation of his friends among whom he had lived and labored for upwards of half a century, nnd among whom he was ranked me of the very foremost agriculturists in the south of Scotland, while he and his worthy helpmate in life was respected fir and wide, and esteemed by all who bad the privilege of their acquaintance.' Mrs Murray was the el. lest daughter of Mr William Hunter, of Pilinuir, and was born on' the 27th January, 1795, and considering her advanced age, since lier arrival in Otago, she has been well known by a large circle of friends, and justly characterised for great activity of body and mind, with a genial motherly disposition and hospitable winning and agreeable manner, such as is but rarely met with, and which, united with Christian grncea, naturally endeave I her to all with whom she came in contact. She had been declining for several weeks, and a« through life so in her increasing trouble and infirmity, her faith in her God, her kindness and goolness to nil remained the same, she quietly and peacefully fell asleep at eight o'clock on Saturday evening, leaving behind her many who would be inconsolable for her loss did they not feel that " She is not lost but gone before " to the abode of the blest, where there is no sadness, no sorrowful parting. It wou^d appear that Mrs Murray had all things in readiness for her final summons hence, as there was found in her grave clothes, (which was made neatly and cirefully) sewed up with her own hand-, the following in her haadwrit:ng. outside a mourning envelope : — " Be ye also rea ly, f >r ye know not the hour when the Son of Man cometh."

Inside, on a piece of mourning paper was the following : —

" Take comfort. Christians, When your friends in Jesus fall asleep." " Death is the message of peace, And calls the soul to Henv«?n."

Owing to the great lieafc of the weather, ami the consequent .inadvisability of delaying the interment beyond Monday, no opportunity was given for intimating the burial, beyond the announcement made in the 'church on Sabbath, still the attendance was largo,' ivnd amon; tho«e present we observed many settlers from Waifcsihuna. Wuihol'i and the Mataura, besides all portions of the Tokomairiro district.

Annual meeting Bruce Rifles on Friday first. We observe the grammar school, Milton, re-opens on Monday, the 29th inst. We are requested to draw attention to the Saturday evening's entertainment in the Volunteer Hall.

The Ladies' Prize was finally won by Sergi". Adam on Saturday morning last with a score of 61 ; five shots at 3, 4, 5 and 600 yards. We are.requested to ke-p our realers in recolleclion of the pic-nic and soiree in c ■>nneetion with the opening of tho Manuka Creek School, next Wednesday. The Otago Meat Preserving Co., (Limited), ar° resuming work, and advertise scale of prices which they are prepared to pay for stock of stated standard qualities. Tub l Provincial Government Ghzette ' of 9hh instant, contains a new set of Q-oldfields Regulatiom. Those interested io mining would do well to procure copies.

Is the Resilient Magistrate's Cou<*t, the following ea*es — Fordv. Mnthews — Assault; dismissed. Dyer v. Peter Jone3 — Dishonored acceptance ; jurlgnfe it by default. We note that afc IVfessrs Driver, Stewart and C >.'8 wool sale on the 17th in*t., Mr D. Carson's cross bred wool,.: brought the top price of Is 9f d. We take the following from the ' Tuapeka Times : — " We learn f ora a reliable authority that a continuation of the Ocean View Reef has been struck by Dyer and narty ab mt 1000 yard* to the ca»t of the Ocean View shaft. Protection was applied for List week. The ptone is sail to bn superior to that, in the Ocpan View and Alexandra claims." Having ma !e the most careful enquiries, we can find no grounds for the übove statement. The men at work on the claim informed us that they had met with some indications of a leader. * There 13 also, we hear, a desire to sel 1 shares. The following; shows the total amount of Customs revenue collected at Dunedin during each quarter of 1871 ; — Ist Quarter £47.371 11 10 2nd ,> 47.644 12 4 3rd ,» 50,161 12 7 4th „ ... ... 43,342 17 1 Total ... £19i.520 13 10 As compared with 1870, this total is almost f.ho siune, showing a decrease of only L57 12s 21. During the month of December, 1871. there was an increase, as comoawd with the corresponding month of 1870, of L9L9 103 6d. Thk Prpsbytemri Synod Unanimously adopted the following resolutions on education :— lst. That this Synod has always recognised and highly appreciated the value of the soutid and liberal system of education which has obtained in the Province df Otago from its earliest dnys. and would rejoice in tho extension of that or a similar scheme throughout the colony of New '^aaland, 2. That this Synod considers that any scheme that may be adopted in order to effect the great object contemplated must not only embrace a liberal course of elementary instruction, but also make provision for the daily reading of Holy Scripiuresat a fixed time, liberty being accorded to all parents to withhold thei^r children from engaging in this par> of school work. 3_ That this Synod regards it as an essential principle in education; that the practical management of the scheme should rest with p-irents and houses holders, and not with any ecclesiastical denomination. 4. That in clause 18 of the Education Bill litely considered by the Legislature, relating to the appointment of teachers, and- in clauses 52j I 53, and 54, relating to the establishment of " aided schools," the Synod regrets that this principle is disregarded. 5. That a Committee be appointed to examine the Bill with special Regard tb these resolutions, to prepare a petition for submission to the Legislature, to be signed by the members of Synod, to v watch the progress oi the Bill, and to, report -to ? the next meeting of (the Synod; 6* That it be an instruction to this j Committee to seek the co'-operafcidn of the, { siers and/ inflmbeVfe 'of other • ehurchSß Yin : the ' direction of securing an Education ; Acfin accordance with these resolutions.

Tnß-water has now fallen so low at Tahle Hill that there is barely sufficient to drive five head of sibamos.

T&e annual pic-nic in connection with "the Total Abstinence Society will tike placo to-day. The juvenile Band of Hope will meet and form procession afc TVtr "R. W. Capshick's at 8 o'clock, a.m . The place of rendezvous is as on pr -vious occasions, at Mr «Tame 3 Adam's, Bon Accord Lodge. Tickets, 2a 6d. Our Balclufcha Correspondent, in his explanation lash week reaarding the finding of, a pocketbook, &c, \vas misinformed. The finder of the pocket-book was never upset in the Kiiihiku district, and no such answer was given by him as .stnfcd, at the same time he is not in the slightest responsible for what was contained in our .paragraph. A gentleman of a similar name to the. fin ler was the party who nut With the accident ref.-rred to, and who offered at the time to pay for the services rendered, but which was refused.