THE Brethren of the No.2 Purple Star are requested to FOLLOW the REMAINS of their late Bro. WILLIAM HOLMES to leave the Cashmere Homestead THIS DAY (FRIDAY), at 2 p.m., for the Halswell Cemetery.
By order of the W.M.
F.W. PENFOLD., Hon. Sec.
Sister Lodges invited.
Christchurch Press, Volume XLI, Issue 6081, 13 March 1885
The Friends of Mr William Holmes are respectfully informed that his Funeral will leave the Homestead, Cashmere, at 2 pm To-Day (Friday), for the Halswell Cemetery.
Jas. Lamb, Undertaker, No. 35 Lichfield street.
Christchurch Press, Volume XLI, Issue 6081, 13 March 1885
ACCIDENTS.— A fatal accident occurred at the Cashmere Homestead on Wednesday afternoon. William Holmes, a carter employed upon the estate, fell from a load of straw, and died within a few minutes of the occurrence. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon before J.W.S. Coward, Esq., Coroner, when a verdict of "Accidental Death" was returned. The deceased was thirty-eight years of age, and leaves behind a widow and five children. He had been employed on the Cashmere estate for thirteen years.
Christchurch Press, Volume XLI, Issue 6081, 13 March 1885
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Christchurch Press, Volume XLI, Issue 6081, 13 March 1885