Invercargill

New Zealand Tablet, 15 June 1911, Page 1107

Invercargill

(From our own correspondent.) * June 12. On Saturday, the 6th hist., the Marist Brothers’ football team defeated the South School team by six points to nil. The last quarterly collection in aid of the funds for the decoration of the church realised £54. The church conimittee, recently appointed by the Very Rev. Dean Burke, : V.F., intend organising some function (probably a bazaar) to help to raise additional funds for the decoration of the church. , Grey mouth , (From our own correspondent.) June 12. A highly-respected old resident of the district passed away in the Grey River Hospital on June 7, in the person of Mr. Thomas Bletcher. Born in Waterford, Ireland, Mr. Bletcher came out to Queensland about forty years ago, but shortly afterwards left Australia for New Zealand, where ho resided until his death. During his long sojourn on the West Coast Mr. Bletcher made a host of friends. Mr. Bletcher was a most devoted sou of the Church, and he died comforted by those consoling rites which she alone can give her children. A Requiem Mass for : the -repose of his soul was celebrated at St. Patrick’s Church by Very Rev. Dean Carew on Thursday. The funeral took place on Thursday afternoon, and was largely attended by members of the St. Columba Catholic Club, of which deceased was an esteemed member. Very Rev. Dean Carew also officiated} at the graveside.R.l.P.