The Late Mr J. L. Oliver.

Manawatu Herald, 6 February 1894, Page 3

The Late Mr J. L. Oliver.

The many Mends of the late Mi* James L. Oliver will learn with much regret that he died at his residence in Scotland on the 16th December la3t, at the early age of 34. Mr Oliver was the youngest son of the late George Oliver, Borthaugh, senior partner of the firm of George and James Oliver, writers and bankers in Hawick, his mother having been one of the Miss Lindsays of Tarry, Forfarshire, whose kindly ■k nature and genial disposition was known to the generation of her day. ■ He married in 1889 Miss Agnes Ellen Pennycook, only daughter of the late Peter Pennycook, Esq., of Newlands and Lochlaws, and having sold his property in tlio colony and settled down at Greenriver to enjoy the life of a sporting farmer. / ;T,heHawick Express, says :-^His mounts and his thong as first whip were well known with the Jed Forest hounds ; and, notwithstanding the. impediments of a disabled arm, he was ever well to tht- front, leading a good run straight to the death. An enthusiast in the field, he also acted with much acceptance as secretary to the Jed Forest bunt, and, as a sportsman all round he was equally at home with the rod and the gun. Having caught cold in his arm about nine weeks ago, he underwent several severe operations, but was thought until a week before his death to be in a fair way of recovery, when a relapse set in and he rapidly sank. His frank affable manner and his charitable disposition had won for him many friends, and his loss will be long felt in the district. Much sympathy is expressed for his widow and child and the members of his family in their sudden bereavement. The late Mr Oliver was recently called to an eldership in the Established Church at Hobkirk, and his remains were interred in that quiet churchyard "followed by a long list of mourners from all ranks of society. .