PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 12732, 5 August 1907, Page 5

PERSONAL

With '•ermine regret we record the death of Mr J-.i-.eph DeiO.er, on: of our old-time coiiiposit. rs. He passed away this morning at, Mmseb or_;ii. Mr L'eaker was a Drhlln m-n, and came to Otego c-tuiv in iU-;-! st. v iies, geinir.g c.Tpkymont on the e.j'iipauioii-'.hi'i) of the 'Otcgo l'ady Times' v.'h'-n oar cootempora..y oeeiipkd prunisics i« rrii-ee,- str-Mt soe.th. V'ii-m the 'Sun'

-v:i* s-ir'rd !;y Mr (after'Y.ar.is !-'ir Judical , Yog.l, .sir G-."" , rpa 1'':!!. and Mr Lbcnoz ■■<!• i V"i as (he tu.T.dng paper i'r-mi the \Stor' ! c:ii .', Mr ])::U"i- w;if. n> en .1 frame in | \'a"- com' ik:;iv<:tP. lh":i woirkl.be in! 1 .':■:.''. r"-"!:!i| lia.t ddl» till about, a Venr | a;oa. when !,.;• ,v-s Lid aside by ill h-yll!L ! .Mr i'!'-.i.'.•.■'.•!• Tiv,!cc.:l continuonoly in our; op ice, ami .always held toe respect of his : i:v..-;'i i-.• and iiio management. As ;i boy ; hj > bill! a st.it in the choir of the Dublin ! Oa'li?dr;l, aid. pes?-oadug ;i nice light j tenor vnii.■>?, he was ii rs ful member of tbo ' Colored Mirstre's r l"r< tip-:' ur«lT the late Ma.rcu.s 11 nine, afterwards joining another 1 kc-a.l LThiophLri b»>dy known as the_ Black ! Prigade. Two of his soim are in tbo ■ ' Star' employ—Mr Arthur Deak-vr in the j machine- room and Mr John i)eake.r in tho ' comma'eial de.par tmont. j Mr \V. B. I'.i idyor, representative of j Messrs C'imiv.ell, Lard, and Co., tho famous Pritisj f-diipl uilding firm, is at present in Dune-din on a briaf visit. 'i'he death is announced, at. his rcsidrnoo, near Clinton, of Mt J. W. Thornj .v>:i. who was a member of House of ; Poprcs-iitaiives Pr n.nnv veavs. ?\lr I !'!:>Mi:,r.n, on th • ground of i'l'health, d ; d : not «'.;•!: ro-ahjciou for his (■on.sPiu: n.-'v — '(he- Oh'tha—o; lb-- Ist Getter.-1 Flection. ; !!••• was (m-,t r-ioirad as a m-oa.bar of the ! llovso of I"*."mw. '•'.•,-lives in V3TI. and j v.Ucn ho veti-d a! the expiry ,;? the last I !-" trl:--:.-:»'.-. ni h- ohat'd with* Kir Yv. J. i ' : 1 -v.vud, why v ;;■-•■ sw rn in on the same j •:! y a* hims, P. tho di ' irit'icn of bavin.; I h'rn :i. iiiinlvr fur .1 loiter pr-z>:<! than ; .'icy-nc in the ifouao. Mr Thornton w.i/; [one Min.isi'."" of Lamp—' liovo'h only for I ;• brief peri;':'J—\;r<ii-r ,Siv Ge.»:go Groy. [ln JCBI iie ]ji - opov:ii on anirndiiKV.il to tho i Addrew-iv.-lkr'ply, witii the lc.v.ilf that, th,-iStont-VoyrJ Mi:i : .nry wno deiepwd, and I Mr 'j"'ho;i.aoii wari •:■'•• nt for by the Governor ] and entrusted \c'th the t'sk of forming an ■ Ad'.niiii.vir.iticn. h - .it. i.aik'd to &i. Or: private ground:; Mr Thomson did not seek re-ele-..-ti'i!i to 0110 Parliament, his place being filled by Mr Thoiii-'iii Mackenzie, but tho next eloiition s -, .\v him returned for l'ruce, and in the fallowing Parliament be became Clntha's member once more, Mr T. Mackenzie retired from politics for tho time, in consequence of hiving taken up hits reaid?nce in the. Old Country. From this period Mr Thomson represented 01 tit ha until 1905, wiK'ii be retired. The Opposij tion members of Parliament and a large j number of friends took advantage of the l-opportvnity to retrognise in a substantial , May hid services to the country. Mr j Thcmiooii war> seventv-eight reais of age j whm hi-: dkvl. j Mr T. L. Mills, for many years a memI her of the Wellington 'Post' "stiff, is alxmt j to leave tliaf journtd. arid join Mr Fred • Pir.'.ni in I lie propri<:torsbip of the 'Feild- | ii;tj S':.;n.' I Mr OlntcV. L. JcA/el!, for ;;ix yc;i,re editor ' of the ' X, lw 7,-;:\hvm\ Free banco,' and a ! v,-ell-kuow>i vritci- of verses and short \ stories, b r juind the literary staff of the I ' -ilmv Z'.'aland I'imes.' I At t.h- in I'l.mt It. kl in Kvdnev oil the ! cf Mr r'xidel. I.h- Wamr-illili hote 1 - keeper, who dkd on the Winnera on it.i voy {-e ai ross Lorn >;,- r ,- '/.:■ l:\id. the i:'"d: : c.il cviden e i;h.".-,vet; 'bat dea:h wis (hv to n.'turd ciasa.?, :,;:d a verdict was 10 . tunr.d a-c r.'.o'. dv. Furth-:r hen :s "110,-0 fallen to Mr Victor G. Hooth. of O.im.inr, the Royal Academy of l having awarded him the Mac-farr-'n ge'd meilal for p'anofortf plaving. Memlv.:i.s of Mi-j. Cora! Soriety wi:o n.I scmb'cd to sing ' Sarrc-.on' last week woio blucJi ribbons b or ties an a.mark, of moum-

ing for the death of Mrs W. Wills. Jfr j Wills wiaa for years president of tluc e-:- J ciety. ' J