In Memoriam.

Otago Witness, Issue 1581, 11 March 1882, Page 14

In Memoriam.

Mr Andrew Miller, sen., a well-known and highly-respected pioneer settler, diad at hia residonce, Roxburgh Cottage, near Glenore, on the lßt of this month. Mr Miller came to Otago, in the ship Jura, over 23 years ago, and at onco took up land and began farming at Mount Stuart, where he remained up to the timo of his decease. He waß of a most kindly, genial disposition, noted for his integrity and for his disinterested and unvarying kindness to strangers and guests, as many hundreds can testify who had occasion to travel the road between Tokomairiro and Tuapeka any time after the outbreak of the famous rush to Gabriel's Gully. Mr and Mrs Miller will long be remembered with gratitude for their unbounded hospitality. The deceased had been suffering for many months prior to his death from a paralytic affection, which at length proved fatal, and he died, honoured and respected by a wide circle of friends, at the ripe age of 77. He leaves an aged widow, four sons, four daughters, over 50 grandchildren, and 21 great-grandchildren to lament their loss. The mortal remains of deceased were interred in Glenore cemetery— a picturesque spot in the uplands between Tokomairiro and Mount Stuart— on the afternoon of the 4th instant. A large concourse of relatives, neighbours, and friends— many of whom came from distant , parts of the country— followed the hearse on foot, on horseback, or in vehiolea to the scene of the last sad ceremony,- where the services of the 1 Presbyterian Church, to which the deceased belonged, were performed 'with impressive solemnity by the minister of ithe district, Rev. J. Skinner, M.A. ' The feeling universally expressed by those present at the funeral was one of regret at the loss of a kind friend and good neighbour. His end was peace.— (Communicated. J '