WINCHESTER.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVI, Issue 25, 12 October 1888, Page 31

WINCHESTER.

DEATH OP MR. THOMAS FARBBLL.

IN our obituary column is announced the death of Mr. Thomas Farrell late proprietor of the Winchester Hotel.

Mr. Farrell came to the Colony some thirteen years ago, and having 6ettled in the Geraldice district as a farmer became proprietor of the Bush Inn, which he conducted for three years. Removing to to the more populous part of the township, he soon became landford of the Crown Hotel, where he established himself a popular and genial host. Here death removed from him his first wife (the eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas Connelly, of Winchester) whose loss caused him to relinquish business for a time. He then took a trip to the Old Country where he spent a sojonrn of some twelve months. Having re-established himself in business once more as landlord of tbe CrowD, which, jointly with his brother, he now acquired by purchase, he married his second wife, who happily survives him. About twelve months ago he entered into poe session of the Winchester Hotel, which he wascarrying on at the time of hisdeath. His illness was comparatively short, only two months having elapsed from the first symptoms till the fatal hoar. He was attended from week to weak bylthe good and pious Father Fauvel, whose spiritual consolation was all the more cheering from tbe fact that the earnest and zealous pastor had recognised in his penitent, one who had frequently served at Mass for him in yeais gone by, when junior acolytes were limited in number. Father Bowers, too, made frequent friendly visits to his late parishioner, so that spiritually his wants were fully attended to Dr. Hayes, of Temuka, was also cocstant in his attendance, but from tbe first gave but little hopes of ultimate recovery. The funeral which took place on Sunday, the 30th, was the largest ever seen in the district, beiDg attended by friends for many miles around The procession, which included 80 vehicles and 110 horsemen besides a mate number on foot, was over a mile long. The interment took dKn at Temuka, alongside the grave of his first wife. The coffin was SMUe from the church to the grave by pall-bearers, relatives of the d ceased, the " De r'rofundis " having been chanted in the church by tbe Rev. Father Fauvel, who completed the burial service at the erav^ Mr» FarrelJ, was a warm-hearted and generous Irishman, a staunch patno', Hiid a shrewd far-seeing business man. His widow and three •tlildten have the sympathy of a large circle of friends by whom their departed bre4d»winner was well known and respected --R IP