Hamilton.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 31 August 1917, Page 3

Hamilton.

I am very aorry to have to note the death of another of Hamilton's old identities, Mrs James Herliby, which took place at Patearoa on the 20th of this month. The late Mr James Herliby was one of the early pioneer miners of Hamilton. He and party cat the Perseverance Race, at the first of Hamilton. He got married to Mrs Herlihy in Danedin in the year 1866, and resided in Hamilton until the land was opened on the Patearoa Flat. Mr Herliby was amongst the first to take up land there. He cben sold oat and resided on bis farm until his death 17 years ago. They had a large family, seven daughters and one son, of whom seven are living and one dead (Mrs John O'Neill) ; and I tnink I may safely say they were alia very respectable family and well doing ana ail inariied. Mrs Herlihy has resided on the Patearoa fiat along with her son, Mr J. P. Herliby, since the death of her husband. 1 As the family were very much attached to their mother, it is a sad blow for the lot of them. Mrs Herliby was 75 years of age. The funeral took place in the Hamilton cemetery last Wednesday, and was very largely attended by I people from all over the plain. The Rev. Father M'Mullan conducted the funeral service, Mr Mitchell being the undertaker. We have got over one of the mildest winters ever known here. There has been very little frost or Bnow and this month we have had worse weather than at any time during the winter, but we've had a deal of rain, which was very badly wanted after the dry fall we had. It being an open winter, all our farmers are well forward with their ploughing and as the ground is in first-class order everything promises for a very successful year for crop and grass. Stock of all kinds are looking very well. Mining.—We have had the directors of the claim up, and I hear they are going to shift their plant back from the Pigburn to the Hamilton Hill. I hear that Dr Byers is going to close down the Sanatorium till after the war as things are too dear to carry on tha institution at present. I may remark at the same time it will be a great pity to do so. Dr Byers has had some very remarkable cures since the sanatorium was opened, and I don't think there is a better place in the country for an institution of the kind.