The Late Mr Thomas Smith

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 67, 24 November 1892, Page 2

The Late Mr Thomas Smith

■ ■♦-. — _, The funeral of the late Mr Thomas Smith took place on Sunday afternoon, when a very large numbes of sympathising friends testined to their respect by following his remains to his grave. The Orient Lodge of Oddfellows, of which deceased had been a member for soirie four years, was well represented, and four members of the Lodge, Megsr* 0. Smith, F. Moffatt, A. A. Brown, and R. Carty, acted as pall bearers. The funeral seryice was very impressively read by the Rey. W. Keall, the Oddfellows! service being read by Bro. John Laurenion. Deceased was born at Porirua in 1844, his parents having arrived in Wellington by the ship Oriental in January 18|l . He was the third son in a family of ten, six sons and four daughters. Four of his brothers still live in the Wairarapa, and one, Edward, the youngest, at Colyton, near Feilding, and though the notice received was very short, they were all present at the funeral. Deceased's father was one of the pioneers of Wai" rarapa, where he. took up a sheep station in 1842, and early settlers still .have kindly memories of his hospitality, of which many stories were told. He* was one of those who considered the weary traveller had a claim on him, and in no instance would he allow anyone who arrived on Saturday night to pass on till the following Monday morning. Some years after his father's death, Mr Thomas Smith sold out his interest ill tbe run to his brothers, and bought a farm at Makara, where he resided some years before removing to this district about six years ago. He resided on his farm at Fitzherbert until recently, when he took up his residence in Fitzherbert street. Deceased married the ; youngest daughter of Mr Monk, of Makara, who is left to mourn her loss. The family consists of twelve, nine sons and three daughters. Deceased will also be missed by a very large circle of friends, by whom he was held in high . esteem.— Manawatu Times.