OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1747, 12 May 1913, Page 6

OBITUARY

MR. ROBERT ALDRED. In the person of Mr. Robert Aldred, who died suddenly last Wednesday, a striking, and in many respects, a unique figure in one part, at any rate, of Wellington life, has passed away. Parishioners of St. Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral and visitors to that church, cannot have failed to notice tho grey-haired verger, bending to the bell-ropes in the porch and moving silently from 0110 duty to tho next in the course of the services. 11l carriage, figure, and temperament lie fitted the post assigned him in life. For twenty years and more Mr. Aldred was verger at -the Pro-Cathedral, and 110 gave all bis time and thought to the church. He was liorn some seventy-five ■years ago ill Cheshire, where his father had what was known as a "finishing school for young gentlemen." He himself was brought up as a schoolmaster, bnt prosperity mailo him a mill-owner. Then eamo the disastrous limes of the cotton famine, and after fighting hard for soma timo against odds 110 had to acknowledge defeat. Then he and his wife and son came to New Zealand, where Mrs. Aldred's sister—Miss Tnrley, of Entail ai— had migrated some time before. But Mew Zealand was suffering from the depressions of the 'eighties and the life was hard for a man of his years. Finally he found a post congenial, if not lucrative, at St. Paul's, and held it to his death. Tho Bishop of Wellinston (Dr. Sproft), who was Viear of St. Paul's during tho greater part of Mr. Aldred's period of service, paid a sympathetic (tribute to his work at a week-day service last week, and the Bishop, the Areheilcaeon of Wellington. and the parish clergy, officiated at the burial service on Saturday morning.

The death of Mr. B. T. ; Cameron, of Glendhu Station, near Martinborough, occurred in Wellington on Thursday. The deceased gr-ntleman, who was 47 years of age. was known to have been in poor health for some time past, and tho ucw3 of his death was received with deep regret by a wide circle of friends. Mr. Cameron had l«en closely associated with Wairarapa sheep-farming throughout his life, and was widely known olid respected in Hie district. lie was a son of Air. Duncan Cameron, of Moron. The interment took place at St. Mary'* Churchyard, lvarori, on Saturday. The death occurred at Masterton on Saturday of on* of the oldest settlers in the district—Mrs. .lames Wrigley, eldest; daughter of the late Mr. Christopher Bennington. The deceased leaves three sons, three daughters and nineteen grandchildren—Special correspondent.

Speaking at Glasgow, Mr. Maclcie the well-known distiller, said: "Cultivate high ideals. liven if you do not attain them, you will rise higher than if you started with none. That has been the policy of my predecessors, is mine to-day, and will be that of flio«e who come after me. This is why 'WHITE HORSE' Whisky leads to-ddy anil will maintain that position in time to come."—Advi.

SAVED HCINDKEDS OF CHILDREN'. "My sons. Charles and John, are subject to colds," say.-,- Mrs. C. Carter, :1.1 Market St.. South Melbourne. Vic. "Some time back I would have, lost both of tliein with croup but for the timely advice of Mrs. Snowden, who recominendc-d me to give them Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, f tried it and saw the change for tlio better in them right away, and they were both soon well again. I have, seen the lives of hundreds of children saved by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy."—Ailvt.

l-'or Children's Hacking Cough at Sight. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is, Gd,*