McFetridge, John , General Storekeeper, Lumsden. This business was established in the seventies, and has been conducted by the present proprietor since 1894. The premises consist of a two-storey wood and iron building, containing a double-fronted shop, with a residence at the back, and a large general stock is kept. The proprietor is agent for the North British Insurance Company. Mr McFetridge was born in the north of Ireland, in 1854; was educated near Belfast, and was brought up on his father's farm. In 1875, he came out to New Zealand by the ship “Timaru,” and settled in Southland, where he engaged in contracting and cropping until he acquired his present business. As an Oddfellow, Mr McFetridge is connected with the Lumsden Lodge, of which he is a trustee; and he is also a Freemason. Mr McFetridge was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1899. He was married, in 1886, to a daughter of Mr John Dagg, of Lumsden.