OBITUARY.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XX, Issue XVI, 16 April 1898, Page 474

OBITUARY.

rfl HE death is announced of Miss JL Isabella Bartley, daughter of the late Hon. Thomas Houghton Bartlev. lirst speaker of the Legislative ‘Council. For many years Miss Bartley has lived on the estate in Northeote. Auckland, purchased by her father. She was a sister-in-law of Sir \V. E. Stafford, two other sisters are Mrs Bateman, of Adelaide, anti Mrs Redman, of Fiji. Many beautiful wreaths Were laid on the coffin.

The Rev. It. F. Maenicol, of Auckland. has lost his daughter-in-law. a sister of Mr A. W. Edward's. She was the wife of Mr I). D. Maenicol, of Te Aroha. and was only ill a few davs. She leaves one little boy, aged two. Very much sympathy is felt for the widower.

Our Christchurch correspondent writes: —Last week 1 was able to tell von of a slight improvement in Mrs Isaac Gibbs' health, and which caused much rejoicing, but. alas! how deceptive was that flicker of hope to everyone but her medical adviser, for even as I was writing the reaper was knocking at the door. Mrs Gibbs took a turn for the worse on \\ ednesday and passed awav on Thursday. Her death is a great' grief to her very numerous friends, for not only in Merivale was Mrs Gibbs beloved but wherever she went she made friends. In the parish of Merivale the gap will never be filled. Her kindness, cheeriness and liberality can onlv be met with once in a lifetime. aiid her successor in this particular branch of her busy life will always be as a square peg in a round hole.' The deepest sympathy has been expressed for Mr Gibbs, and the floral tributes sent more than filled an open brougham. The funeral took place at I’apanui on Saturday, when over fifty •arriages followed. A memorial service was held at St. Mary’s. Merivale, on Sunday afternoon, when the chureh was filled with those anxious to.be present, as it were, at the closing scene of the life of one we should do well to copy. The ‘Head March in Saul.’ played at the end of the service by Miss Jennie West, the people standing. was very impressive. Mr Gibbs, accompanied by Dr. Jennings and Mr J. J. Kinsey, left in the Rimutaka on Sunday morning for Waitara. and they will spend a week or two in the North Island. Dr. Jennings probably returning sooner.

Mrs Henry Nathan, the oldest settler in Wanganui, passed away there on the Ith of April. The deceased lady, who leaves five sons, five daughters, 36 grand-children and 40 great-grand-children. landed in Wellington in 1841. Mr Henry John Honey field, a gentleman of considerable property and much respected in Taranaki, commiticd suicide whilst temporarily insane at Bell Block on April Ist. He had not been well for some time, sufferirV from chronic dyspepsia, and had made arrangements for a trip Home with his wife, their passages having already been taken. It appears he went out to see a nephew (Mr Salway) at Bell Block, where he partook of a hearty mid-day dinner, after which he was noticed to be writing a letter which he put in his pocket. One of Mr Salway’s daughters going to milk the cows about two hours afterwards came across the deceased's body suspended from a rafter in the bailing-up shed. Mr Honeyfield came to New Plymouth in 1851 with two brothers. After being in business two years he went to England, where he married his first wife. On returning to New Plymouth he went again into business, retiring in 1866. He then became engaged in agricultural pursuits and acquired a considerable amount of property in the district. He introduced the Hampshire Down sheep and always took considerable interest in the rearing of only well-bred stock. At one time the deeeased was in partnership with his brother-in-law. Mr Read, as millers, but it was afterwards dissolved and the affairs of the firm wound up. The deceased’s first wife died in 1884 and he afterwards married Miss Cottrell, who survives him. He leaves no children by either wife, but two brothers living in Tara-

naki (Mr J. C. Honeyfield, of Moturoa, and Mr E. M. Honeyfield) and two in England. Mr Honeyfield for some time held a commission of Justice of the Peace, but resigned this office; and although he took no prominent part in polities always showed a keen interest in everything that was likely to be for the welfare of the place. Mr Honeyfield was about 68 years of age. and the sad tidings concerning his death created a painful surprise, not only in the district where he resided, but to those in other parts of the colony to whom the deceased gentleman was known. The death is announced of Mr W. G. Rhind. inspector and chief officer in New Zealand of the Bank of New South Wales. Deeeased, who died suddenly from heart, disease on Friday last, at Nelson, was born in Glasgow in 1844, and came out to the Colony in 1882. He leaves a widow and five children.

Herini Piripi, the well-known Wairarapa chief, is dead.