THE LATE W. E. CHAMBERLAIN

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1909, 7 February 1885, Page 2

THE LATE W. E. CHAMBERLAIN

From the Fielding Star, On Saturday evening last died William Edinburgh Chamberlain, aged 52, of Fielding. The illness which terminated in his dissolution was of many months ;. standing. Change of climate was advised I and Mr Chamberlain visited the Australian colonies but the. result was not so beneficial as was hoped for. On his return it was apparent thafth*ex«itementof travel and visiting old familiar scenes-' had done Borne good, but it was only of a/ evanescent nature, for after ..a time he was again confined to the houaSJjH From the beginning ho was that the complaint, which had fastened " • on him would terminate fatally, therefore all necessary arrangements to leave his • • worldly affairs in order for his sons to take ■■■ '•• his place when the time for his departure came, were made upwards of two years' ago. He bore his suffering with themost ••.•••.'•: unflinching, courage to ; the 'encjAAs a... man of business he was unequalleSpfffhile . the strict probity of his character earned;...; ■■■■.[ him the esteem of. everyone, the ... •»... pleasure' of- coming into ; contact •'■•••;:'. with him. ■ He. was for : some few ..'•;'• months Mayor- : of' '.the' Borbugh'-'of : f Feilding, and proved a most worthy oc- "; cupant of the Mayoral chair, • but before he could extend his sphere of usefulness to his fellow burgesses, ill-health compelled him to sever'his connection with- -. . public matters-by resigning his position; -'■'•. - ; He arrived at Wellington with his parents .':'-'■, from the Old Country amongst the first :" • and'many of, his relatives'and ; ' connections aresettled inPalmeratbn, Wellington, the Wairarapaandotherpartsof the . colony. The funeral took place yesterday . and was largely, attended, The whole-of the places of business were closed iii tokon of respect to the'decoased and his family, The cortege left'the residence of the family at 3 p.m., and was ow of : the largest »_. funerals ever held in Fielding. ,The I sion was very long, numbering 17, vehicles, y; 40 horsemen, and a number of persons oh foot. The Mayor and Borough Cougillors and most of our leadingfciSpM together wifchanumberoffriendsfromPalmerston andothertownshipsakWa'ttcnded, Mr J. Linton, Mayor of was. also present, A]J plages, ej business were closed during the afternoon, and business was entirely suspended. A;Very 'impressive oration was dolivoved' at thft . grave by Mr T, R, Walton," which M Rwerted td with inarked sttoniidn, The Moeocdliigj olfised With tlia jliigmlj oj wsfti voftti 6f .thit-iiiAUvi tm tiii ouimiilat tf ena of Melding's mmtiti ■