DISTRICT NEWS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 3, Issue 218, 4 August 1914, Page 2

DISTRICT NEWS.

BUCKLAND. liim/MN-SCIICOES. A meeting of the ll'iclilaiul branch of tlic Women's Bible inStatu Schools League, was held oil July'_".Ui at Mis Null's residence. Mis A. 1' .11 •"• \\ ill, delegate to tin l conference in Auckliii 1, gave an interesting aceo'int ol her visit. The 1, 'ague catechism an l ' litemlute weie <1 istri I nit e 1 to those liivsi'tit. 10a- Ii liioinl».-r took a number of 'nluo ranis with tlu> Ii tjie of obtaining tie 1 signa'ures of th<).->• • favouring tlm propo-ed referendum. Tim next meMing i> to lie held at Mix I).ivey's resilience.

DRURY.

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{'( l-'l.l niLiMTI |llll('Pll lioflll'o llio Hoard l"i' its i:iiii-iili)ratiuii tho omiiilv's log 1 inn - ■lioni" Tlii' i|U)*sti()ii i'f lulling in itorial I'dv tin' now Karaka lnhlgo ovor tlio Hunch roml, an.l uls) that tho County Counril |.i'|iisnl carting over kiio yi.l'.l.s iif stDim .iv.t the Wuihoulioj mail, c.ius.'il ti little discussion, Tho 13 )iml unanimously dcido.l that a copy of tin. hv I iws bo posted to Cr Flanagan, the hridgocmtruct'ir, ami all tho cartons in tho district, with an intimation that tho hy-laws would ho striotly oiifoico.l. GLEN MURRAY. RESPECTED SETNiEU PASSES AWAY.

Quit* a gloom w.is i ,ist over (Jion ' Murray when news was receive 1 on Eli lav of tlm doath of Mrs Moloney. She had been ailing lor somo 1 inon'hs, lint no danger was aniieij pa'cd until tire doctor .suggested ' tint sho should go to tho 11 ii mi It on , hospital for an operation. When j she arrived at the institution it was found that she was beyond lnmliuul | aid and th i end came, mudi more I ijuickly th in was expected, on | Friday. 11<• r remains w ere eotlI voyed to (ilen Murray on Saturday 1 and laid to rest in tho cemetery oil j Sundiy afternoon. For miles j around all the settlors who could | possibly get away wore present to show their sympathy for tho j bereaved family and to ply their j last tribute of respect to ono whom i they had nil esteemol so highly, the Ivov. F. li. Dobson coming from

Pukokoho to olliciatu at tiu« grave. Mrs Maloney came niter the death tif her liist husband to keep homo for his brother, Mr Murray, at liothwell. She hii hi afterwards maniod Mr Maloney ami initio their homo »t the store, and pout office, where thny have shown hospitality ami kindness to so in my of the now comers an 1 visitors to Glen Murray. The, doceosed lady leaves her hushand, Kenneth, Annie and Kile m Maloney, and | William Murray and Mrs Flavel, of Pukekohe the two ohildroa of the first marriage) to mourn their loss. A lAD'S DEATH. It is a true proverh that troublo never comes alono. On Sunday night only a few hours after the hurial of Mrs Maloney the news came oi the death of Jack Elliott, twelve yours of ngo, the only child of his sorrowing parents. He was I ill with pneumonia and Dr. Hroute ' had been over on tho Friday ami had a trained nurse to attend the patient hut in spile of all tho care he passed away on Sunday night. Tho parents are taking his body to be interred at Pukekohe on Wednesday afternoon. There is an arrangement with die postal authorities that after hours and on Sundays and holidays, tho doctors shall be connected with our piivato telephone system so that settlers can ring direct through to tho doctors. Unfortunatoly tho connection was not made at closing time on Saturday si that during Saturday night and Sunday Mr Elliott was nimble to communicate with l»r Uronte. The connection might not have saved tho child's life but it wculd certainly havo -iven coinfnii to the parents who have tho .sympathy of all in their sad lunavemeiit.