Valedictory

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 78, 31 December 1891, Page 2

Valedictory

fc"3 T.2---i^Yesterday afternoon a few friends among A wififcwpre, Mr J. C. Morey, Captain* of the Tfire' Brigade, Mr Barton,* cwmmandingyManchester Bifles, Mr F. Keen, MrTnmble. Mr Basaett, Mr Hopkms, Mrß. F. Haybittle, snd others, met together at the Empire Hotel to say farewell to Mr Christopher Nicholson, the popular footballer and cricketer, who left by the mail train en route for Christchurch. Mr G. Kirton was voted to the chair, and in a brief addross made complimentary reference to the many pro-jninent-good = quahties^f^Mr^icMaon whether as a privato citizen," as afootballer, as a, cricketer,, and as a member of the Manchestenßifte/Volunteers; ' jA CJ Mr Morey, the Captain of the Fire Brigade., also paid a high tribute to the "meritsof Mrwicholsofi as Tffireman?* 3 * 'Mr IT. F. Haybittle, apologised' for the limited numbers-present^ end explained that this was entirely-owing to the shortness of the notice given. Mfj Haybittle .made feeling reference sto Tthp deajtn/of Mr Nicholson's "brother, whieh°was really the cause of Mr' Nicnolsbn being called away by'his relatives in Canterbury, fatid said that the' large attendance-* atotbe funeral was in some owingjtp the high respect, in, which their jguest d was held by,eyery .athlete, and f settler n* the > district. '..*' 'T *i .? "r 5 iMi Fred Keen " made' a shdrf address, in which^ he v expressed 'regrefHhst ,f he l would IbWan esteenfedprivaM'frietfdS^i ' The health'oS Mr^Nichdlsonjw'as then drunk in bumpers, r -no ~i*.M irtt »rnv>f* - Mr ;lUehokon,;'m^responcung |V to F the toast; said be cQuTd^^mlyj^expr^ss' his thanks for their ltihdness.^- He had never made" so many friends* before aslhchad in 'Feilding; nor haihe ever beeninj^phwie ;wnere,there were^ so many vgopd fellows, 'whether,] fpptballers ; "for, cricketer^. JEfe hoped, to, see the members of ithe ,Fire Brigade 'at -Christehurch,* where 1 he*-hid no doubt they would hoid'tbii^owri! '>H* would always be glad to hear of the prosperity of,. tbe}bfficerJ/^nd>imen of the Manchester BifTes., tfi ~A r r ,. This terminated the proceedings, which were Necessarily t brief} n»the>;ftffil» was limited. ,7,, . - -~ .-. ~ -