Some of our business premises will look spick and span for Xmas. Messrs. Needham and Martin are painting Emmott’s Beehive Store, Mr. Len Turner is brightening up Mylott’s shop, and Mr. O’Donnell is enhancing the appearance of Turnbull’s Criterion Hotel by a new coat of paint.

To organise a Boy Scout Troop, a committee, under the Presidency of Mr. A. H. Annetts, has been formed at Bateman’s Bay. The Secretary is Mr. Spooner, Mr. C. Carter was unanimously recommended as Scout-master and a start is to be made immediately with a Patrol of Scouts and a six of Wolf Cubs.

At the local Police Court on Wednesday, a farmer was fined 10/- and costs for not registering his dog within the prescribed time, and a case of bad language at the quarry cost the offender £2 and 18/- costs.

There are more farmers in Federal Parliament than any other occupation. Lawyers come next, and then journalists.

A sad death occurred on Monday morning when Miss Eva Smith, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith, formerly of Araluen, passed to her eternal reward. On the previous evening she was on her way to attend service in the Methodist Church when she was taken ill. Dr. McCredie was sent for and the patient was removed to the Methodist Parsonage. Mrs. Cashin and Miss Wiseman, both former nurses, cared for her throughout the night, but she never awakened and passed away. She had attended to her aged parents throughout their long and trying illnesses, her own health being considerably impaired thereby. The funeral took place on Tuesday at the local cemetery where the remains were laid to rest beside those of her father, who had passed away only the previous Sunday.

Hardly had the community recovered from the shock of Miss Smith’s death on Monday morning, when the news flashed around before breakfast the following day that Mr. Patrick Flynn had been found dead in his garden. He arose as usual a little after six o’clock, had a cup of tea, and went into his garden to do some digging. About 7.45 he was found lying on his back with part of the cigarette, which he had been smoking, in his mouth. The dreadful shock his wife sustained on thus finding her husband can only be imagined. Drs. Quilter and McCredie attended and pronounced life extinct, the cause of death being heart failure. Born at Deua River 54 years ago, Mr. Flynn was the second eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Flynn, of that locality. He married Miss Hannah, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Connors, of Moruya, and built a comfortable cottage, and also a blacksmith’s shop in the main part of town in which he carried on a successful business.

Extracted from the Moruya Examiner by the Moruya and District Historical Society Inc. If you are interested in history why not join us and become a volunteer at the Museum or our library. Check us out at https://www.mdhs.org.au