CAMBRIAN. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Otago Witness, Issue 1598, 8 July 1882, Page 14

CAMBRIAN. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

July 2nd. Those 6f our fellow colonists hailing from Campbelltown, in Argyllshire, Scotland— and there are manywould read with regret the announcement in last week's Witness of the death of Mr Donald M'Naughton, at the advanced age of 81, and after a residence of only three years in this Colony, to 1 " which he had come, following as it weie the fortunes of his family, after spending a life of more than ordinary length in his native land. After a residence of about a year in Dunedin, Mr M'Naughton, accompanied by two of his daughters, arrived in this place two years ago, Miss Agnes having been appointed to take charge of our school. Another daughter is the wife of Captain Hugh Patterson, of Dunedin. During bis residence htre Mr lu'N&ughton hud endeared himself to both old and young by hia lundly manner, and his quiet, unobtrusive, Christian life caused him to be revered by a'l who made his acquaintance, and by others from report. Retired from active life in this world, he waited patiently his call to another for which ho was fully prepared. In the full popsossion of all his faculties up to the hour cf his death, although taking little interest in public matters, ho was fully alive to the great capabilities of the country in which wo live. Always happy and contented, and his was a contentcduess of mind which faith in the Rock of Ages alone can give. Never complaining or repining, as some who leave their native land late in life often do, yet in conversing with him one qould see that his heart was often away among Scotia's hills—

1 Wnere the bonnie heather waves To the noduing blue bell "—

whci'O his childhood's day* and manhood's years had been bpout. Of him it can be truly said his end was peace, and the example of the last two years of his life will never be forgotten by some at least of those Who were fortunate enough to know him during his short sojourn here. The interment took place on Friday, June 30th, and tho funeral was attended by a large concourse of people, which bore ample testimony to the esteem in which the deceased was held by the inhabitants of Cambrian and neighbourhood. A remarkably sudden death occurred at St. Bathans about a week ago. A man named Richard Doyle, who has resided in this district about two years, was emp'oyed on the road near Surface Hill repairing some damage caused by tho late fiood. A couple of acnuai.itances passing along that way had a friendly chat with him, during which he sat down on a wheolbarrow and smoked his pip*. The next passengers that came along- only a few minutes afterwardsfound him lying dead, with his face in a shallow pool of water, from which he had evidently beon drinking. A post-mortem examination by Dr Hyde showed the immediate cause of death to have been asphyxia. A verdict in accordance with the above was returned at the inquest. The weather still continues remarkably fine for the reason of the year.