GREYTOWN NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 4984, 25 March 1895, Page 2

GREYTOWN NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent), Wednesday. Mr W. Bath, watchmaker and jeweller, of this town, died last Saturday evening. Helms for tbo past two months been suffering from an illness which has resulted in his death. The deceased leaves a widow, and' much sympathy is felt for her in her sad bereavement, Mr Bath was a momber of the Order of Oddfellows. Tho funeral takes place to-day. Yet another death! Mr Benjamin Kimberley, who is well-known about the Wairarapa, died at Greytown yesterday afternoon, I believe the deceased was a fairly well-to-do-man at one time, but fortune turned to misfortune, and during the few Bhort years before his death poor Kimberley eked out a miserable existence, and was compelled to seek assistance from .local Charitable Institutions. The Borough Council allowed him 7s 6d per week, and a few other gentlemen about town wete very kind to him. He was a single man and lias relatives in the Old Country, He will be buried to-morrow.

A farewell social is to be given to Mr and Mrs Wilkie (who are leaving here for New Plymouth) to-morrow evening in the Wesleyan-School-room. A large gathering is expected, Mr G. Pouud, who has lived here for many years, leaves for the Old Country this week, A child of Mr John Locker died I this morning.