PHENOMENON ACETYLENE LAMPS. OBITUARY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIX, Issue 13089, 31 March 1903, Page 6

PHENOMENON ACETYLENE LAMPS.

OBITUARY.

Gamage’s High Street, are selling the latest- Phenomenon Acetelyne Lamps at 14a 6d. These lamps are the best acetylene-gas lamps made, and have patent keys to lock on bicycle, also flame regulator. The construction of the, new Phenomenon is perfect. See it, at Gamage’s.

MR BENJAMIN JEFFS. The late Mr Benjamin Jeffs, who died at the Hospital , on Thursday, from, the result of an accident, was one of the. Canterbury pilgrims. He arrived at Lyttelton on the Charlotte Jane, one of the first- four ships, ills first occupation in the colony was to superintend the serving out of fresh water to tho immigrants at Lyttelton, and his first habitation on - the plains consisted of a hole dug out of a- bank of tho Avon, covered over with grass and fern. Later on he went to' Kaiapoi, and built Sneyds Arms Hotel, which is still standing, being used as a private dwelling-house. 'I ho latter part of his life was spent in travelling! in different parts of the colong doing odd jobs'in the way of road making-and fencing, and such like. Even on the day of his death he was working like a young man; He was present in Christchurch at the Canterbury Jubilee festivities. Excepting for accidents, Mr Jett’s never had a day’s illness. -He ires always a man to look on the cheerful side of life, and willing to assist others, and many -will miss him. His wife predeceased him some ten years a,go. He leaves a family of seven sous and four daughters. His remains were interred on Sunday, at the Linwood Cemetery, where his wife is buried.