OBITUARY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2130, 20 December 1894, Page 33

OBITUARY.

On the 11th three very old Battlers of Otago passed away. One of these— Archibald Reid Ure— died at his residence, Kgtinxton road, Mornington, at the age of 76. Born in Kincardine, Verthshire, Mr Ure, after leaving »chool, obtaiued a .ituntion in the provision trad* hi Glasgow. Subsequently he went into tHe grain business, in which he remained for tome years* In 1853 he was smitten with the goM fever and found his way to Victoria, but did not meet with much •uir.ess as a digger. Throwii.g up this o citation, he obtained the position of warden and muminc ofticr for the M'.unt Bl.«ckwv.id giildrlelds. 'ln< »i)piintm«ut, however, wa» u-A a permanent one, and tho dedin* of the goldiield led to its brfr.miux extinct. He accordingly returned to M'ltjurue and set up in business; kmt >oon < Hugo set'in^d to have jjreatttr attractions for him, ami, iv company with two brothers, hr. i-uiled for I'uuedin, uriivtng ht-re in 1861. He opened a grocery buiiiiOds in Princt'H btrtet, whee he did a lnrgo family trade. In 1868 hu married, an-i X* y e up business with the intention of catering upon a political career, and sought t« repr.-8-ut Wstikmiatti in the Otago Pro»in<iul Oouueil, but suffered def ut by a large niHJ n"ty, Mi Mitc'iell being returned ..t the head of the poll, hi February I87(i, Mr Ure was appointed ictfiatrar of births, deaths, and marrugeii, and als" leturning officer for the Duuedin district which position he hnld uutil July IBM, whe^ be iv*a compelled to reti'u owing to old age aud iuciea iugiunrmity. Of * genial .i imposition, Mr lire was lik-d and eateemud by thoße who kn»w him.

Mr .fames C»l<iw«ll, who also joined the "great niMortty" on th lkh, was a native of th* n rth of Ir-1 iiul. Wh v unite a young man ke litcaine connected with the lii»h constabulary force in 1S4(), remaining a uicmber till \B<7, but hke u.oy more adveuturoua spirits he wm attr»<'te«l to Victoria by the diwvivery of gold in that colony. After a brief export* euou of a die»{fr'< life, he »ettled itown. quietly v- a Raul wa'dur, receiving an ap^oiatnieut un'ltt \li P i. e*t IVutridcn, where he reni.,l ed from 18.V5 o !Sti"2 H- arrived iv this c 'y m 180 J. In S t mber 1862 In* bfcun»: chief WAr'eriu tlu- jr. -I, im ej th.. ligimt of Mr Stoddmt In 18<>/ he a.icctydel *•>■ Stodd»rt, and while do »v n it i-he head of aff .irs he *ndeavourrl to tn-ikv: thu iuwt.itutio'i a paying one j inr}'-e<i, he claimed to have n\i<; ee«led in doing thus. In ISB3, however, aom- 1 . diffidence of opinion aiose between him anil CapUiu Hmue, inspector of prisoua, with rugani to the inani»K«meu& of the g-.nl. Tnis led to the Appoiutincnt of a Royal Commission to inquire into the uiattar, and, after a i-ouxiderable itinount of wvidence had beon tuken. the roinaiixoionvrs (Mt-s»rs Curtis and Whitfoid) n-pjrted in ver> condemnatory terms ot the lUAaaiciMueat, and recommended that the gaol-r should be retired from the servicu upon a p^nrton This was in September 1883 and shortly aftarwarda the recommendation of the c>inmi» ioimrs was eiv«n effect to. *ince then Mr LMd « oil kas led a tomewhat retired life. He dird Ht his r«sid-uce, Hawthorn avenue, Mornington. *t th* tiR»: Of 75. Ur Dtvid Kil«our, tht eldost of three brothers well kuown in Otago, died at his residence. Magowtic streat, Port Chalmers at the a^yanc«a age iif KO. Me was born in tho p*ruh of Kinross, and arriV' d in Otago with bin wife and family iv 1851. He ba<l resided continuoiuly at P,.n Chalmers »ince his arrival, experiencing, like most old colonists, a good many ups and <io*ns. Be-ides a widow, he leaves behind him a son and two daughters Mrs And^raoo, of P.^rtohello, and Mr« M'Donald, wife of Pilot M 'Donald.

't hts Sydney Morning Herald of December 4 announces tho death of the Rev. C F. Gftrusey, Incumb* tof OhrUt < Jhurrh, Nylney. Mr tjarnsejr was bora in Gloucestershire in 1827, but emigrated to Tsun»»n ; a wh)l»t quite » young man. li« received deacon's orders in 1853 from Dr Nixon Bi»h<>p oi Tasmania, and on being rained to the priesthood became Vicar of Windsor, Ne* South VValo* Here his name is b-ld in prent. cst^eni, and wor htly so, for to Mr Girnsey'a noble effortH during a flood in that district many peP-otH owe their liv-<s. In 1878 klr Garniey bicatue Incumbent of Chrikt Church, Sydney, and Itlwured unceasingly till his death in this gplieie uf labour, and many *monj{ the poor will mourn the loss of a faithful and devotod parish priesi. Mr Garnsey baa bieu before the public of Australia fox many ytwra on account of tbe ritual of his church, which is reckoned th» most "adv.inred" in *u->trali», and Chr'at Church, Sydney, in the only church in Australasia ia wbich the Holy Eucharist is relubrated daily. The body of Mr Garneey was brought into Christ Church and placed in the channel, with three tapers binning on either side. A special office W<.f sung at 9 p m , and a continual watch 10-pt by fneud* all through the night. The funeral took pUce at Waverlry Cemetery on Wednesday, December 5, there beir,<* two celebrations of th* Holy Eucharist previously-

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year which disposes the mind to think of the beauty of peace and the sweetness of charity. Very sincerely do we wish the readers of the Otago Witness "A Merry Christmas." In Ruch humble way as lay in our power we have endeavoured to make it so to them. In the large centres of population doubtless abundant literature is to be got for those whose enjoyment of a holiday time lies in reading. But in the remoter country districts, where we are happy to think this journal penetrate*, such is not the case. We have therefore done our best to make this, our Christmas issue, full and entertaining. The supercilious may perhaps think that we have devoted too much space to local tales. But quite apart from the interest felt in them by the mass of our readers, w« feel that it is a good thing to give talent— which happily belongs specially to no order of men and no particular quarter of the world — an opportunity ef revealing itself. The community recognises the advantage of periodically displaying the progress made in art and trade and industry. Equally good and patriotic and interesting is it to test the growth of the literary instinct among a people. The condition of journalism in New Zealand may be appraised at any moment. But the opportunities for displaying the growth of the imaginative and observant faculties are fewer, and we are very glad indeed to be able to add one to the number.