Butcher, John Samuel, General Storekeeper, Queen Street, Waimate. Mr. Butcher's business was established in 1898, and is conducted in a single storey brick building, with a verandah. The shop has two show windows, and there are stables and a store behind it. Mr. Butcher, the proprietor, was born in 1864, in Waimate, where he attended school. On leaving school he became the first telegraph messenger in Waimate, and was so employed for three years. He then entered the service of Mr. L. Price, storekeeper, with whom he remained fifteen years, and was subsequently with his successor, Mr. F. Hughes, till the latter's death seven years later. As an Oddfellow Mr. Butcher has been a member of the Loyal Heart of Friendship Lodge since 1889. He was elected treasurer, and became secretary in 1893, and still holds the positions. He served for three years on the local school committee. In April, 1888, Mr. Butcher was married to a daughter of Mr. George Blackwell, of Waimate, and has three sons and four daughters.