DEATH OF MR FARQUHAR GRAY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4624, 17 January 1894, Page 2

DEATH OF MR FARQUHAR GRAY.

We very uuch regret to. have to lOord the somewhat unexpected death : Mr Farquhar Gray, one of [aiterton'e oldest andmpst pnynineat ittlers, who passed away it his isideuee, Tantahi, at an early hour ■ lis morning. Mr Gray was a native t Boashire, Sootlaud, and came to ew Zealand in 1866. He was for few months with Mr Richard lollins, of Te Ore Ore, mi in' the ime year opened a blaclfSiilHyriiop i Ohuroh Street, afterwards rem?®* ighis business -to Queen. Street, rhere his establishment beoimi imoua for making and repairing grioultural implements anCSsaohi-. ery. About twelve. yea'Mr Iray sold his business to SF, James toss, and retired to a property on the 'aratahi, whioh he had porohaied rom Mr G, Avery,anddarotad his Ime to farming'generally 'and the. teeding of stud sheep in particular, lis Bucoess .may.be guaged from the set that he has always bien one of be largest prize ,takers at the Mas«' srton A. and P. Society's Shows,and lis Bomney Marsh flock has obteifielf [uite a colonial reputation, Mr Gray always took the greatest Btereati in the welfare of Masterton, nd its local institutions, and was at ine time a member of the Borough Council and Town Lands Trust. He. 7bs a member of the Masonio order rod for many years held the office of treasurer of the old. Thistle Lodge, le alio, in the year 1871, took an lotive part in the founding of Court jojal Enterprise A.0.F., anil up to ihetimeof his demise,continued to. »ke an aotire interest in the institu« iion, retaining the position of Trustee )f the Court, of whioh he was a P.CJ.R. \ In 1891 Mr Gray was eleotedPresilent of the Wairarapa Caledonian Society, and in 1892 President of the Masterton A, and P. Association, ably filling each position. For some years past Mr Gray has been troubled with an internal oomplaint which ultimately proved fatal, although his end was hardly expected so Boon. ' l ' The deceased leaves a wife and family of three sons and foe daughters, besides many true v friends to mourn his