OBITUARY.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 709, 10 March 1900, Page 2

OBITUARY.

Concerning the death of Mrs C. R. Popplewell -(mother of Mr D. L. Poppelwell, of Gore), the ' Bruce Herald ' Etates : — The deceased lady landed at Wellington in 1840, at the time of the foundation of the Wellington settlement. Here she was married to the late Mr W. Poppelwell, who at that time was mate of the ship " Tynej" which he afterwards commanded, trading down the coast, and subsequently returned with Mrs Poppelwell to the Old Country. They, however, came back td the colony in the Bhip " Blundell," which arrived at Port Chalmers in 1848, and took up land in the North-East Valley, where they resided till 1853. Mrs Poppelwell and her husband then came to this district, and settled on the well-known property of Sunnick. Here they resided for a number of years^ The death of Mr Poppelwell, which'occurred.in 1883, left a big gap in the family, and in 1885, two years later, Mrs Btoppelwell returned to Dunedin, where she has since resided. Mrs Poppelwell's hospitable and charitable nature is too well known by-all the old residents of Tokomairiro to require . reiteration here ; indeed, the manner in which any person in poor circumstances was treated was a household word amongst the early settlers, and her death will be deeply-regretted by all with whom she was acquainted. , It might not be out of place to mention that deceased's husband was the first person to drive a wheeled vehicle from Dunedin to.. Tokomairiro— a. journey which occupied nine days. Mr Poppelwell was also the first chairman of the Tokomairiro Agricultural Society, now the Tokomairiro Farmers' Club. Mrs Poppelwell -leaves a family of eleven to mourn her loss.

The strength of two horses equls that of 15 men. The strength of one pound of Mc- . Kenzie's Hondai-Lanka Tea, at 2s 4d of sg- i . Cd, equals one and a-half pounds of any other. ; .brand, and absolutely free of any coloring matter.' Save money by using it.. — Sold by > D. Taylor, Gore. - : . ". y.- : . .7 . j