OBITUARY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2170, 26 September 1895, Page 18

OBITUARY.

The old identities are posing away cne by one, and in the death of Mrs A. Gil more another name is added to the long list who have already reached their last resting place. After Riffering a very long and painlul illness, . the deceased lady passed quietly away ou the 15th last at Ler residence, LofcU 1 , Shag Valley. Mh Gilmore, with herhu^hvud (who smviveß her), landed at Port Chalmers from the old ship Evening Star ou Ootjber 16, 1860, among her telliw passenge.s being Mr Robert Gleudiuiug, of this city. For a number of years after her arrival in the colony sic resided a Green Island, but some year 6 ago the family removed to their present honae, near Pultneroton iSouth. During the early pnrt of her life Mrs Gilmore hardly knew what illnets was, but when the epidemic of i> fluenza was prevailing she was seized with an attack, from the effects of which she never recovered. U. til a few months ago, however, her medical adviser held out hopes of her recovery ; but the past severe winter caused her to suffer a relapse, which terminated in her death. Mrs Giimore, fioin her quiet and contented dinpisitiou, was seldom seen outside her own home, as her peace and happiuefS seemed centred Around her own fireside To many, however, are known hor adurrable qualities, wh'cU causrd her t) be much r< spec' ed and lovel by a large c : rclo of fritnu's qualities «li'c v ), be it to hor creiit, proved to the world that she was doiorvedly entitled to the name of wife and mother. She belonged to the ancient aud notable High'and clan of Forbes — a clan bo anci-nt that its origin is lost in the region of fable. The one whose death is tho subject of these lines olaimod to be a direct liueal descendant of Gregory th« Great, one of the former kings of Scotland. The deceased leaves a Bister a>id two brothers (all in Scotlas d), who, along with her family, will d-eply mourn their Jo-s. Still another old identity has passed away. Mrs Daniel Brown, of High btrett, Ro&lyn, died at the residence of her daughter (Mrs M*rsh%ll) on the morning, of the 17th aged 80 years. Mrsßrowa arrived with her hualand (who died lait February) in 1857 iv the ship Slirathdo'.dI saye, being among the earliest se'.tlors of Roslyn. Mr and Mrs Brown carried on the business of dairy forming with success for many years, retiring about 10 or 12 years ago. ! During fcbe last two or three yeais Mrs Brown has been in failiug health, and since hor husbaud'a death six months ago she has b«n confined )o bed. Mrs Brown was a model settler. A woman of flrmmss, determination, and courage, she displayed great tact and judgment in overcoming the many diffic jKu-s of early settler life. She was of a genial and kindly nature, and visitors to the house of Mr and Mrs Browa, ia itoelyD, were always certain of a cheery, hearty, and ho:-p't\blo welcome. She leaves a family of tv.o sons and four daughters, all of whom artrmarried. Mr John Cameron Lawrence died at his resideuce, South Bud, on Monday, the 16th inst. Deceased was a native of Glasgow, in which city he carried on business as a leadit'g merchant for 21 years. He came to New Ze ilaud in 1872, and was a resident of Halfway Bush district for 15 years, but owing to failing health was compelltd to move nearer the s.ja. OF an extremely sociable and ger>i*l, though retired, disposition, Mr Lavuvr-ce gained the re»p°ct cf all with whom he came iv contncS He leaves a -wife anA family of three — one sou aud two daughteta^-besides a large circle of friend?, to mourn their loss. Mr Andrew Young, a well-known and highlyrespected citizen of W>lling(on, died at 6 a.m. ou the 17th. He Lad bsen ai'iog for some time from an internal complaint. He w.\s connected with Cobb and Co. 'a coaches in the | early days, and waß for some yojiru a driver <n the Otngo roads. He afterwards secured tha j contract for carrying mails on the We6t Coast and in the Wellington district Wich his son he introduced the palace cars to Duueuinatthe time of the exhibition. Mr Young loaves a widow and family of seven. Auother of tbe " old identities" has during the last fortnight pa sed away. The late Mrs Margaret Thomson died at her j residence, FilUul st-eet, Dunedin, on the mcrning of September 5. Arriving here in the ship Mariner in 1849^1ong with her late husband, Mr Thomas Thomson (who d : e.l in 1879), ehe braved the many difficulties which thoee arriving iv those early ytava hud to encounter, with a cheerfulness and resoluteness character iitic of many of our piorsejr settlers. A careful housewife, devoting herself unrengiDgly to the training of her family, of a retiring and unassuming deposition, she made few friends; but those privileged to enjoy her society ever found that they were in the presence of one pessessed of many estimable qualities, a superior mind, and clear intelligence, and who had devoted a good deal of time ia early life to judicious and instructive reading, who was well-iuformed and able to converge freely on almost any topio. Her love for reading acquired in youth never left her, and for years, when laid aside from active work by a severe stroke of paralysis which left her the u=e of one side of the body only, tec intellect was not impaired, and Bhe was never without her book, which she always read to good purpose. She, like many more of the early settlers, was an ardent admirer of Dr Stuirb, and her name appears on the first communion roll of Koox Church, to which she was fondly attached and where she regularly worjhipped as long as her health and stretch would permit. An atta"k of bronchitis was too rr.uch for her in her feible store of h'sUh, anrl as daylight broke on the- morifn/ i-f lh<-s"h September fhe breathed Ler Us f , iuid w. h a cilm and pcMce that evidenced ccwp'cie resignation quietly passed away.

The American Coiuul (Mr J. D. Counolly) is gathering information about the decks aud wharv^B in the colony for his Government. Mr A. R. Lyim, late manager of the Bank of New Zealand Eslat'.s Company's sfcntion at Mangatoro, has been appointed inspector of pro* pertks for New Zealand for the New Zealauvi Loan and Mercantile Afieacx Comnany.