OBITUARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19141, 6 October 1925, Page 10

OBITUARY.

MRS. T. E. BREV7ER. An old and widely-known resident of Ponsonby. Mrs. Elizabeth Brewer, wife of Mr. Thomas E. Brewer, of Oliphant Street, died last Friday. Mrs. Brewer arrived in Auckland, from England, in 1884, by the outward trip of the Northern Steamship Company's vessel Clansman, of which Mr. Brewer was chief engineer. During her residence in Ponsonby, Mrs. Brewer was esteemed for her kindly disposition and her charitable deeds, and she will be much missed by a large circle of friends. She leaves- two sons, two daughters and five grandcnildren. Her youngest son died from wounds received in France in the Great War. MRS. CHARLES EVERITT. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDED T. ] TE AROHA, Monday. The dsath has occurred, at the residency of her daughter, of Mrs. Event, an old identity of the district, aged 68. Her husband was the late Mr. Charles Everitt. MRS. J. C. ABBOTT. [BT TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.} PALMEKSTON NOETK. Monday. The death of Mrs. J. C. Abbott, wife of the vicar of St. Peter's Church, Teri race .End, took place on Saturday. Mrs. I Abbott had been in ill-health fcr , some years past and since coming to PahnsratcKi North eighteen months ago had been an : invalid, which, prevented her . from-taking., the active interest in the parish. aSairs that had characterised her association with the Anglican Church at Raetilu and Maryborough. MS. G. D. STONE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRSSPOCTSOTT.) WANGANUI. Monday. Mr. G. D. Stone, who for nearly 20 years managed the local municipal gas works, died early this morning. The deceased came to Wanganui from Aastratii. as gas manager in 1905,' prior to which he occupied a similar position in BathErst. He had been connected with the gas manufacturing industry for nearly naif a century, tinder his* able managership the Wanganui Gas Works progressed by leaps and bounds. He entirely re modelled the gas works, designing and supervising the erection of the large gas holders, vertical retorts, and other works. Recently the deceased was appointed consulting engineer. He leaves a family of three sons and two daughters. His wife predeceased him several months ago. MR. FREDERICK TOWNSEND. [BT TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Mttoday. The death occurred this morning sit Nelson following on a heart seizure of Mr. Frederick Townsend, of the firm of Messrs. Townsend and Paul, fruit and produce merchants, Wellington. T:«e deceased was interested in municipal affairs and was Mayor of Mirmiar for many years. > DR. COLIN CAMPBELL. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CHBISTCHUBCH, Monday. Dr. Colin Campbell, whose death occurred in the Christchurch Hospital, at the age of 28, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Campbell, now residing at Christchurch. The late Dr. Campbell won a National Scholarship at Stratford, after which he went to Dunedin end took up his studies at Otago University. He left in .1920 and then went into the Christchurch HosEital as house surgeon for over two years, atar he occupied several positions as locum tenens before taking up a practice at Waikari, which he held at the time of his death. Dr. Campbell married Miss Helen Lindsay, of Pahnersion, Oiago, and leaves his widow and a little boy. Dr. Campbell, was a noted footballer and an ideal type of forward, being a big man and powerfully built. While in Dunedin he played for Otago and was selected to play for the South Isktnd against the North Island in 1919. During his stay at the Christchurch Hospital he played for Canterbury College, and won his Canterbury cap in 1921, playing against South Canterbury and Otago. In 1922 ho played against Hawke's Bay. MR. J. A. HUTTON. The death has occurred, at his residence at Kelburn, Wellington, of Mr. i\ A. Hutton, a former chief postmaster at Wellington, at the age of 79 years. Mr. Hutton had been living in retirement for some years. Mr. Hutton was born in Edinburgh m 1846, and received his education at George Watson's College, Edinburgh, In 1860 he was a gold medallist and a Dudgeon medallist. In 1861 he came to Victoria and entered the Post and Telegraph Department of the Victorian Government- He came to New. Zealand in 1874 under engagement to the Provincial Government of. the South ' Island,, and in the same year' opened telegraphic communication between lnvercargil.l and Bluff. He was in charge of the Invercargill and Bluff offices ia turn until he went over to the service of the General ; Government in 1876. He was placed in v t; ge of the Christchurch telegraph office, but in 1878 went for a two years' usifc to Victoria. On his return to New .-aland he was appointed postmaster at Patea, where he marreid Madeline, daughter of Mr. Colin W. Campbell He received various posts throughout the country behis apoinptment as chief postmaster at Wellington in 1903. He held this position until his retirement from the service in 1910. Ha is survived by his wife, five sons sod a daughter.