OBTTTTARY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2651, 4 January 1905, Page 34

OBTTTTARY.

Mr John Ferguson, well known in the cattle trade of Canterbury during 40 odd years, died after a protracted illness at his residence, Haiswell. on Thursday evening. He was a native of Tyrone, Ireland, and had seen life in America, as well as on the Australian sroldfields, and reached Dunedin in 1861. After mining for a time at MoaFlat, he essayed to find a traok from the bead of Lake Wanaka to the West Coast, which resulted in much adventure, but wa-a not succesafui, and Mr Ferguson went to Canterbury and travelled by way of the North road and Teremakau sa'ddl©. to the Greenstone Creek. He and Mr W. C. Buchanan, M.H.R., were for some time in partnership as storekeepers. The main rush [ to the Coast took place in 1865, and in the j following year Mr Ferguson opened a cattle I trade, in which he was most puccassful. In 1878 he purchased his fire estate at Halswell. H.l was for years a 1 large exhibitor of fat slock at the Canterbury and other «how 3, j and was a president of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pas-toral Association, besides being connected with other bodie=. Mrs Ferguson died some years since. The late Mr Ferguson leaves two sons and three daughters. Mr C. M'Kenzie. of Lady Barkley, died very- suddenly on Tuesday morning (says the Southland Times). He visited the "Winton sports on Monday, and then appeared to be in the best- of health, but in the 1 evening he felt i nwell and retired to bed}. I Medical aid ' was summoned, but Mi* ! M'Kenzi© died at 4 a.m. on Tuesday. The ! deceased was one of the pioneers of Lady Barkly and for years past had charge of \ the yard connected with his brother's saw- j mill. ! Mr Samuel Stanford, storekeeper, Lumsden, diec* there on Saturday last. He had resided at Lumsden for the jjagt 30 yearg.

Before coming to that distriot he was a storekeeper in Tay street, Invercargill, and 40 years ago he suffered a serious loss by a very destructive fire. This' conflagration is 'memorable from its causing the death of two women, who were resident in the block adjoining Mr Stanford's premises. Mr Stanford, it may be added, had attained the ripe age of 73 years. Tehitana Turoa, one of Wanganui's famous chiefs, brother of Major Topia Turoa, died last week at Raetihi. A Thames telegram states that William Cole, 67 years of age,- a Thames veteran, died on Monday. He served on a maji-o'-wax, and arrived 40 years ago. He was a. member of the Old Scottish Thames Navals, and served in the Maori war. He was a widower, with 11 children.