OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15897, 10 May 1917, Page 9

OBITUARY.

.Mil EDWARD I? I'DDOCK. SENII. After being confined to bed for nearly two month?, jjs tho result of :i stroko, Mr Fklward Ruddock, son., of '"Ficldmont," one of tho oldest residents of the Southbridgo district, .ind a man held in hitfh regard by tho community, passed away on Saturday, at tho age of "3. A jiativo of Ireland, whoro ho was born in 1839, the late Mr Ruddock arrived in New Zealand in IRfiH, by the ship Keba-stopol. Practically his first employment in this country wag in the capacity of manager of the "Jieachcroft" V,.slate, near Son thbridge. "which at that time wa s owned by tile Provincial Secretary, Mr Jollie. In 18f>7, Mr Ruddock bought about a hundred jercs of land, which now forms part, of tho "Fieldmont" property, and as time went on ho added to his holding, and by hard work and persovcranco, transformed tho bind from undraincd swamp to a very fine cropping and grazing farm, regarded as practically tho pick of the land round about Southbridgc. Mr Huddock was for some, years a keen breeder of Shorthorn cattle, and took many prizes at tho shows, including a bull"enamnionship at Ellosmore. He also bred some very fine G'lydesdalo horses, which, were successful in tho show ring;, while some of them wero sold for high prices. For several years Mr Ruddock was a most useful member of the old Ellesmero Road Board, but indifferent health, caused him to retire from ymblic life. Ho leaves a ijrownup family of four daughters and threo sons. Mrs Ruddock pre-deccasccl her husband by about fivo weeks. There was a largo attendance at tho funeral, which took place on Tuesday afternoon, tho remains being interred in the Presbyterian portion of the Kllrnmprc Cemetery. The Rev. G. Lindsay, of .Southbridge, conducted tho service. Among tho residents of Christehurch who attended the funeral were: —Messrs A. Boyle, H. Macdonald, David T. Matson, H. H.-Loughnan. M. S. Brown, and O. D. Eraser. Mr J. W. Bishop, on of the bestinown settlers on the Egmont road, otratford, died on Saturday at his late residence, after a lenf?hy illness. Deceased had been farming at Egmont read for many years. Mr John Cooper, who died at Wanganui 0:1 Sunday, was born in Fifeshire. Scotland. 8t years ago, and landed in New Zealand from the Australian diggings 50 years sinee. He followed mining in Otago and Nelson for a lengthy period, and then removed to tho Wanganui district, where ho had since resided. Hb leaves one son and ono daughter. The death is announced at Havelock North of Mr Alfred Avery, who was for many years in the. Government Life Insurance Department at Wellington. He had been in ill-health for some time. He leaves a widow and two sons. News hag been received in Petono of the death of Mr George Barnctt at Duncdin. Deceased was a native of Dunedin, but had resided in Potono for soine ten years, where ho was employed as a wood turner in tho Railway Workshops. He was a member of tho Petcno Bowling Club, a prominent member of tho 1.0.CJ.T. Lodge, and in later vears took a great interest in the Labour movement in connexion with the Social Democrats. A highly-respected sottler of the Wairarapa. in the person of Mr Richmond Daysh, died at hi g residence at Taratahi on Monday. The late Mr Daysh, who wa s 80 years of age, was born at Farnham, Hampshire, and camo to New Zealand in 'the ship Gertrude in 1819. He resided for a number of years at tho Lower Hutt. where he was married to Miss Janet Cooper, by whom ho was predeceased by 18 months. Shortly after his marriage he canie to the Wairarapa, and had resided at Taratahi ever since. Be leaves a family of five sons and threo daughters. The death occurred at Auckland on Friday of Sister M. Raymond, Provincial of the Order of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Sister Raymond, who was born at Adelaide, South Australia, in 1854, joined tho Educational Order of the Sisters of St. Joseph in that city, and entered tho Novitiate. Subsequently she assisted in the schools of South. Australia for some years. In 1883, as the result of efforts by tho late Rev. Father Fauvel, S.M., Sister Raymond and a number of associates arrived at Temuka, and established tho first convent of the Order in the Dominion. Fourteen years later she was appointed Provincial, and subsequently was transferred to St. Benedict's Convent, at Auckland, where she worked untiringly in the interests of Catholic education until her death. :