GERALDINE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19750, 17 March 1934, Page 5

GERALDINE

OBITUARY MR EDWARD KENNEDY The death occurred recently of Mr Edward Murphy, a widely known and much respected resident of Pleasant Valley, in his seventy-sixth year. A native of County Kilkenny, Ireland, Mr Murphy came out to New Zealand as a youth of 18, landing at Port Chalmers. He found work on the Taieri Plains, and later went to Timaru, where he was employed on the building of the first breakwater. Mr Murphy then came to Geraldine and was engaged for some years as groom and gardener to the Rev. Father Kane, who was then in charge of the Geraldine Catholic Parish. He subsequently engaged in road building contracts and in shearing at various stations in the Four Peaks country. On his marriage to Miss E. M. O’Flanagain, of Pleasant Valley, 47 years ago, he took up land at the Valley, where he resided till the time of his death. Mr Murphy took a keen interest in the affairs of the Pleasant Valley School, and was a member of the committee for 30 years, being chairman for 27 years. He was a member of the Patriotic Committee during the Great War, one of the early members of the original Farmers’ Union, and a founder of the Geraldine Branch of the Shearers’ Union, of which he was chairman, and delegate to numerous conferences.

The cortege at the funeral was a very long one. The Rev. Father M. J. Fogarty, who celebrated Requiem Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Geraldine, also conducted* the service at the graveside. The bearers were Messrs William, John, Thomas and Richard Murphy (sons). Mrs Murphy and a family of five sons and six daughters are left to mourn their loss.

PERSONAL. Mr John Kennedy returned to Geraldine yesterday evening after a short visit to Christchurch. Mr E. B. Taylor, postmaster at Orari, whose marriage took place at Temuka on Thursday, has been appointed to the staff of the Fairlie Post Office. Mr J. L. Mason, of the Geraldine Post office staff, is acting as postmaster at Orari, pending the arrival of Mr Richardson from Culverden. Mr W. F. Jarman of the Leeston Post Office staff, is on relieving duty at Geraldine. Mr W. Henderson, of the construction staff of the Geraldine Post Office, is at present on annual leave. Miss Eileen Patrick (Geraldine) and Miss Dorothy Tindall (Waihimomoana) left for Dunedin yesterday. Misses E. and R. Blissett (Orari;, and Miss C. Davey (Timaru) left yesterday on a holiday visit to the West Coast. Dr Thomas Knowles, Bournemouth, England, and Mr Georges Knowles, Four Peaks, are on a motor tour of the Southern Lakes and Milford Sounds. CRICKET. The following will represent Geraldine against Temuka at Geraldine to-day.—J. L. Stone-Wigg, A. □. Sharpe, E. E. Scott, S. Callanan, L. Ellis, E. Wood, C. Williams, J. Davies, P. Callanan, M. Moffatt and R. L. Hayes. RAIN SETS IN. Nor-’west conditions yesterday morning were followed by overcast skies, and steady rain set in during the evening. “PADDY THE NEXT BEST THING." The ever popular Janet Gaynor and Warner Baxter in “Paddy the Next Best Thing,” which proved a record breaker in the cities will head the programme at the Municipal Theatre at a special matinee this afternoon and again to-night, and also on Monday at 8 p.m. Cast as a lively little Irish lass whose sole fault is her ability to tell white lies, a quality that eventually embroils Janet Gaynor as “Paddy” in all sorts of entanglements, she performs in her usual charming manner, Warner Baxter, as the scion of the Irish coastal town in which “Paddy” takes place, does an excellent .piece of acting in a typically romantic Warner Baxter role. Good supports will also be screened. NOW SHOWING. CHOICE SELECTION NEW MILLINERY. MODERATELY PRICED. THE FARMERS, GERALDINE