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Drik Drik. TIIE LATE MR. W. MULLEN. (FROM A CoitiESP'ONDENT.) June 2:, One of our old pioneers has passed away in the person of Mr William Mullen. whose death took place on the 13th inst, His end came rather suddenly at last as nothing unusual was noticeable in his health until within ai couple of days hbefore hie died. The [Funeral was very largely al.tien d, ''?i Rev Mr Avted, the Methodist Minister from Heywood, olliciated at the grave anrld :se con ducted a Miemorial Service at the local Methlodist Chiuch on Ilthe fill owing Sudnav to a very full .oingr - ;ation, when he mnitle touching ref erence to thLe life ;andi cIiracter of the departed. Alr Mllllhe was born at 'T'ullyr(oe, (County Armagh, Irtin land, and camen to Victoria in the year 1862, when he wa. 18 yealr? of age, After working for a few years It gi.in exptil ireln he hoitr'iel Alissc Holnmes of l ower ( apr Bridge wviter and then ',tt'iteld ion a selte tiin ii his own, taking up ftmiini; p l?l~rl0t1. )Duing the first. years htC met with con:,id, iin bul di ii,:alty, but .his pli s Ivernolet, energy atnd indus try ovei cim thle i inid lie became non i f e i a 'lti, i ~ic , l. farmers anil sllc; rai.ers in the district. Mr ',.:1..: t, wi -lvy k-neown and r: pand :i:, t ,go?n veighliboul, anid all ways ready atol willing to offer hisu services in any hour of need, In his homo he was lkind and ever studidii t ihe best. interests of his family and very naiiy ii his friends can bear testimony to the unbounded hospitality of himself and family, About two imoLths ago Mr and Mrs Mullen celebrated their Golden Wedding when there wasa HIome Coming of their children ' r d a lit ge number of friends assenmbled. Mr and Mrs Mullen were ile&,eid ith nine children, s'v¢,n of ivhoi sutr vive, He leaves a widow. dix daughters and on.e i;n to ioiurn their loss,

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