OBITUARY.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 18 August 1913, Page 4

OBITUARY.

ME JAMES BROW*, J.P.

With almost tragio suddenness there passed away.in Masterton at * an early hour on Sunday morning on©of the oldest and set- _; tiers of the district in the person of' Mir James Brown, J.P., Managing Director of the Wairarapa Age Newspaper Company. The iato Mr Broww had been confined to his ) >me for tsomo weeks with what was regarded as a alight bronchial t-rouole, whichl affected his voice. On Briu«y he wMt., at business, and in his usual jovial spirit*, - and on Saturday, although ho did not venture out, he appeared to be- in tolerably good health. 3Efo spent a happy evening with his fata" ily on Saturday, and xetired to* rest* about eleven o'clock. At six o'clock on Sunday morning he was seized;, with a fit of coughing, which rup* tured a blood vessel on his lungs* Hemorrhage ensued, and lie collapse*! and died almost immediately. The> deceased was seventy-One years of age. Born in' England., of Scottish, parents, ha was given a commercial - training which stood him. in good stead in after life. When quif© *■- youth ho held a responsible position , in a banking institution in New r , He oame to New Zealand about fortiy years ago and settled at Masterton. For yea-rshe**'was engaged in com-;. ;■: pu&uits, anil; joined the staff of the Waijftirapa i_ Cfor "some ■'''- He Paxvij&z ■".' mite proceeded to. Cartietten, wh«r» fofspme yeta '* KTaSatatff: atid Belvedere /Dairy Warn*- ;*g -parities/ liiving formed the- latter. H epx>h^le:'fbr.|h« i pladngro^.tfiwe'CQ«i^ 'an arde^supp^^, of thai j>MSM»jlu?£ ,j.'.;. of pajnftg. than j^;W,eig^.' : , 'compiled ''.% * very -useful ■'serfes*'' of s tables to* ea&sl| 'dairy farmers; to '&» l at; a "glance wfiist they- are entitled' to> , receive per gallon, according to ; qual« ityi when the standard-price ifl'grvjgn.,, • Subsequently he became editou'aiw proprietor of the WairaxapaObserver (now "the Wairarapa News), whichjhei contpMled with conspicuous? ability; He; took- an active interest in local.'■(! poilitiostkt Carterton, and was for two or three years Mayac of that town.- ' sSoip, t"t He brought the *drainag* schecn*of to a successful oompletiiMij durjng term ,M\ office* local gasworks., He Was also the jjrdraoter of xarapa v Brick *nd:.Tile\<3dmp^ny^ i 3? hef took, ^^~ on whichhe three years : ago, when he cairie t», Jiastertonand, ■'h^^i ; rector of the Age Con*» ;:,; pany, r a- position which" heably;filled: until the day of his death; As AVL Pressman, ihe late Mr Brown waa well known and esteemed the WelUngton' province,"' while as 'tLf.'. '- .business man he was scrupulously : careful and He ' model for ;he placed tW'";. most'implioit confidence in his staff, ; arid in"return secured the confidence,;/; resriedb> arid devotion -;wttbl'' r wKdm~ -hei was Associated in business.; In private,'to in publio life,; the la|e> ; Mr Brown, was held in the warmest •'.. esteem. In the early days of\Mtaatertbh he took an active interest in * library matters, and assisted materia, ally in making the library attractive* ;. He: was also, a, kberi Kbrticulturalisf. For; years he was adentifiedv<with the> MqaAerton Horticultural' - trial Society", and'later prbmbtoSltie Wairarapa Horticultural Society., Ho - was 'secretary, of a tha most important local insttjfttionß " lie pioneering days of Masterton, includingthe Wairarapa: Caledonian So- Z ciety, and his skill as an accountant was known far and wide. He had been a : prominent meTaber of the Anglican Chuireh in both Mastertoii arid SynodsmiMi wheri in the latter township. Since his return to Master- . ton he has been a member of the Council of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce,' a member of the Bowling Club, and Patron of the Chess Club. .;.. Some years ago.he was made a Jus-; tice.of the Peace, and he frequently occupied his seat on the Bench. Deceased wais also a Free- \ mason. It was in his private and home life, however, that the late Mr Brown was known at his best. ■_ Full of humoxtr, devotion, and geniality, he was an illumination to his home, and one of the truest and best of friends to those who had the honour / of his friendship. His sudden.demise will come as a shock to the commttnity, ondhis family .-will" have the v .deepest sympathy in their tragic and irreparable loss. He leaves a widow,. five daughters and one son. ;; ■■'■ The daughters are Mrs (Jodfrey..Taylor -(Bahiatua), Mrs A,C. Major (Hastings), Mrs Fleury (Nireaha), and, the Misses Margaret and Milliceht Brown. Mr James Brown, business--manager of the Age, is/he only son. The deceased was a brother to MiRichard Brown, of this tow*; The funerahwill leave the lato residence qf the deceased, in Victoria Street, for the Masterton cemetery at ?.3fi o'clock to-morrow ' (TJuesday) afternoon. /