l DEATH OF
MR. HERBERT A. S. BLUNT
MANY YEARS STEWARD OF
CONYNGHAM ESTATE.
We regret tn recnrcl the (loath of i\_h-.
Ilergait Arthur Scawen Blunt. which;
om cl al: his residence. the “Old Par-=
s0n\_ ” O.=p1'inge, on l\/larch’ 25rd, from
the elfecfs of a chill which he caught at
White Hill w@<>d.q. Nacki1\gton, the PH»
vinns Ilridiiy, dpath fnlluwing from P11611-
mania. The rleceswcll gentlémnn had l>vPn
steward. for fhe Conyngliam cskate for 54
ycnrs, and since laking up his residence
at Ospringe a. few years ago haul been in
the habit of n-avelling to Cankwlniry
daily. He was we-ll-known in the (llfi'h‘1(‘l',
and for mdny yfiars Look zm lre-Pn irffereslz
in the business and social life 01° Elwfi
I Kent, and he was at one lime a inefmbcr
of the Bridge Rural District Council‘
‘ FUNERAL AT I’A'l‘RIXBOlYRNE.
The funeral‘ took place M Patrixbourna
on Saturday, the uliurch being filled with
the relulivcs and l'\'iz>.nds wighing-to pay
their la-,4“ l1‘il1i1l'€s of respect. The officiat-
ing.clcr_r(y were the Rev. Hubert Knight
(Vicar of Pntrixb<mrne and Bridge) and
the Rcv. C. F. Hodges (Vicar of L‘Isp1'iH2<=),
while Mr. S \V. Mount prcsidvrl Bl: U19
organ, and the Bridge‘ choir were present.
The cufiin had been burnr: by road from
Ospringc Hm same morning. 1‘Paching
Put!-ixbuurne alwut noon, when in was
placed in the Cl.\D.!'Cl'\ to await the service.
The organist played “ O Icsf in the ‘Lord ”
(l\Ia"-\‘.=:R0hnl_ nnd ("he service opcnerl willi-
£<>i1<>w‘€d by lihé emiting qr fhc 25rd Psalm.
The lesson, l'rmn Rerclations xxi.. was
re-arl by Hie Vicar oi" (lspringe, and lhe
servirfe zrnnclmlcrl with the hymn “On tha
Renirreclion l\loruimz,” and the Nunc
Dimittis. The morlal remains were ihcn
borne #0 film Fnutli pm‘l'i0n nf Hm church-
yard and interred near the Conynglmm
ymills, the grave h:1\'in;', been lim>d with
ivy and rlaflrvlils bv Mr. A. K061; (head
gardener at Bifrons).
The principal mourners were Mrs, Blunl.
(l5r0£hi5r),' (‘fnlrfnel -and Miss Sll(‘F‘PHhfl1'lk,
Colonel anrl Mrs. Fair, Colonel Gogarty,
Mrs Kenrick M1-s Jupp Lnclv Shifinor
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" lirdh were nnhcell the Hon. Mrs. Talbot
Y and l\lr_ A. KPH, fr'l1\1r<=.hwar<lel\S), Colonel
1"-—€lm'-Finn. M. G. Talbot. L-Iajnr and Mrs.
, Gordon Home. Mrs. ‘Penn. Mrs. Ronald,
;_ l\Ir. H T. and lliss Rensled. H19 Rl‘v_ 3.
l (7. \Vo0dF. tlw RPV. ll. U. Polifs. Dr", ./\.
' T. Wilson. l\/l0ss*r§_ T. Louis Cnllard, ll‘.
Vv'ye_ ('2. Wilk. C. lvesf. R. Friend. J.
< Friend, A. \Vilsbn. S. Gilherla G. Stone,
B, TV. Edwards, G. Russ, W. Clnltlznn,
Lewvis H. Finn, E. Byron Kelsey. E. W.
Baker, J. W. Robinson, T. S. (Ioleman.
Arllmr Marulmnt, W. F. Crawford, T.
Hume. II. T‘. Wilk=H’_ (7. Dunlrin, Guy Pet-
ley, F, do B. Collard, F, Spanfon, WV.
‘ H. Court A. H. Amey Holman Teal. HM-
nrss ’\']lnr, C. Hollands, G.~Sr\l;ferfielz1, R.
Duo‘. v, §ilslwy (reprcs:-nling Lloyfls
‘ Bank. Cnnlcrluuryl. A. H. Field {r4>pre§en‘;~
in"; Me.<>rs. Sallzwell and C0.. snlicltursl.
‘ Many vrreallm and floral 11-ilmtes were
' monk, Thcwse included H10 widow's bvaufi
fnl fnll~leng€l1 crow hf rlnFFn_dils Imvl 1-ml
, l mrnations: and utlmrs sent, by I-he Dowager
' Marchioness Conyngham; employees of
Bifrons Ifstntvz Ellen and Bettv; Siafl‘ at
‘ 0-;!)1‘iI\§F‘ Parsanwe; Elsie; Arthur H.
-‘ Field; Mr. and Mrs. W. C'l121{)1nnT\: Majnr
' and Mrs. Gorclrm Hzmw; Mn, Mrs. and
Miss llnnslerlz ‘.\Tr. and l\{rs. J. H. John-
snn: Mr. and Mrs. (Tresrl; Mr. A. H,
\V'l1itinI_'; l\lJ'.=. l[. ll. ll. Fawcett; (‘olnnel
and Mrs. Jame-s G. Fair; {he Vicar of
‘ Ospringe; Mr. and Mrs. Hcrdmnn Por-
' tor and fumily;BInjul' E. Fnunce de Luunc;
‘ Lira. Almwzk; lVl1'. and Mrs. Lewis I1.
Finn; Mr. and Mrs. Ruck; Mrs. Geofiroy
5 Corbett; Mr. and Mrs. Lawton; Czpfiain
and Mrs. George Whaler; Mr. and Mrs.
'Tasse.ll; wommx of Ospringe; C. Wllillng
and S. A. Pepper; Bekes‘r>o\1rne Foutbull
Club; Res:-1 and Gerald; Arthur Q. Salt-
' well; Mrs. Elgar Leucllars; Miss ]'§r\ah'ien
_ and Miss Grace; I.ieut,~Color-.el and Mrs.
' W. A. ’Jupp: Miss Burnesa and H. M.
Burnass; garden staff at Bifrons; Nina,
| Beatrire and Ethel; Edward and Grace.
' l\rl*-hur; (enanfs of Bifrons Eslzakr; Mr.
' and '_\s. Burchett; Bess and 1\'ellie;, ten.
a‘nl;a= ‘ ~B1~irlgr-; -Mrs. Henry Avcrell Dnlficlh
Blqnelm; all alt .-‘\rlbillgt0n; Mrs. J. llnnald
and Paxfricia; Mrs. Edwin Kelséy and E.
Byron Kvlsvy; Mrs. Putls-=>-acl Miss Potts;
M1's._IT.  1\Iounl:_; Mr. C. ].)nnkin= rnalrun
marl, 1\urses:_il3ridge Fire Brigade; Mn,
Mm. am} Mzss Wye; Gecprge‘ Seflzerfielrl
§n"1,fflTY\1lY; Mm. Arl:1\ur_Mar@h1\nt and
_ Iamrly‘; the Hon._ l\Irs. M110 G. Tnlbot;
_ Mrs. frank Pern and Nan.-y: Mrs. Evelyn
. C. Money; Bertram ‘R. Apps; Mrs. E,
; W. Baker; E. Cage and Sous; W_ ‘]-{_
. Cuurt and firm. ,
The funeral arrangements were carried
"ll? by M9551’-‘V Wlliting Bros._ of Ospringe.
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