Tuesday, April 1, 1884

FASHIONABLE WEDDING.
The popular daughter of a much respected resident among us has been carried of from the locality (where she has grown in the love and good opinion of all around her) to be located, we are happy to say, within our reach, where she will doubtless be as well appreciated among her husband's surroundings as she has been by her own. Yesterday morning in the Episcopal Church Dr. HARRISON, a man well-known in this district, was united in matrimony to Miss Murray FLETCHER, second daughter of Mr. P. FLETCHER, the Government Surveyor. The interest felt in the bride and her family caused the little Church to be crowded. The Revs. NEWTON and VYVYAN performed the ceremony and Mr. TREGAR – then presided efficiently at the organ...

Friday, April 4, 1884

A painful accident occurred near Kimberley last week. Mr SNAPMAN (a store-keeper) with his wife and daughter were returning to Kimberley in a trap, which was upset by a boulder. All the occupants of the vehicle were thrown out, and most unfortunately a wagon which was passing where Mrs SNAPMAN was pitched went over her stomach, causing instantaneous death. 

Tuesday, April 8, 1884

BIRTH,- At Queenstown, on the 3rd inst., Mrs. HEATON, of a Son.

MARRIED,- On the 31st March, 1884, at the Episcopal Church, Queenstown, by the Rev. NEWTON, assisted by the Rev. C.S. VYVYAN, Murray, second daughter of Patrick FLETCHER, to Edmund Meredith, second son of the Rev. C.S. HARRISON, Oxfordshire, England.

Tuesday, April 15, 1884

DIED,- At Queenstown, on the 9th April, the infant son of J. And A. PENTLAND.

BIRTH,- At Queenstown, on the 9th April, the wife of Mr. G.A. FINCHAM of a son.

Friday, April 18, 1884

BIRTH,- At Queesntown on the 15th inst., Mrs. J.B. SHEARAR of a Son.

MARRIED,- By Special License, at Dordrecht, on the 3rd inst., George DARGIE, second son of the late Mr. G. DARGIE, of Fort Hill, Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire, Scotland, to Fanny Alice Susan, eldest daughter of Mr. J.A. ULYATE, of Lostrop, Tembuland. Dundee Advertiser please copy.

SHOCKING AND DELIBERATE SUICIDE.- The town was very much startled this (Thursday) morning owing to a report being current that Mr Thomas BROWN, conveyance and accountant of this place, had shot himself. The particulars, so far as we can gather them, are these. A few days ago it appears that Mr BROWN started his wife and children off to King William's Town, and yesterday afternoon he must have written a letter to a friend in that town informing him that he intended to make away with himself. The next thing that we learn is that the office boy went up to the house, as usual, for the key of the office, which Mr BROWN gave him, telling him that he would not be down to-day. He really had been down at the office before breakfast, when he wrote three letters. Instructions were left by him that these letters were not to be delivered before ten o'clock. One of these was addressed to Mr WILLETTS, the auctioneer, asking him to meet his wife and children who, the note said, were expected back by the afternoon train. He then went home, undressed himself, got into bed, and having tied a shoestring to the trigger of a snider rifle, he leaned the weapon on his knee, and pulled the trigger, the ball entering the left breast, causing, it is supposed, instant death. Meantime Mr HOWARD, jun. (in whose father's employ Mr BROWN had previously been) received a telegram from King Williamstown asking that Mr BROWN might be looked after at once. Enquiries were immediately made, but too late; on reaching the house the poor man was a corpse. Mr BROWN being so well known, having been in business here on his own account for over twelve months, and the deliberate manner in which the deed had been done, the sad affair has created the most intense excitement all over the town. We fear there is no doubt that pecuniary difficulties have been the cause of this said case of self destruction. The Magistrate at once proceeded to Wolseley-street, the residence of the deceased, to take charge of the body and make the necessary investigation. Just before his death the deceased entered in the family bible under the date of his birth and marriage, "Died, 10th April, 1884." – E.L. Advertiser.

Tuesday, April 22, 1884

BIRTH,- At Carel's Rust, District of Queenstown, the wife of William B. HEAD of a Son.

Friday, April 25, 1884

George Albert STANLEY, an engine driver at Kimberley has been found guilty of and sentenced to death for the wilful murder of his wife. Jealousy was the alleged cause.

Friday, May 2, 1884

SUICIDE OF THE LATE POSTMASTER.- We regret to learn, from a private but authentic source, that Mr. INGLESBY, the late Postmaster here, has committed suicide in Capetown, by blowing out his brains. No particulars of this sad event are yet to hand.

Tuesday, May 6, 1884

DIED,- On the 1st May, 1884, from "Croup," at the residence of Mr. S. DREDGE, Lily Vale, East London, Walter Percival, eldest son of Mr. And Mrs. W.J. WAKEFORD. Aged 2 years and 4 months. Friends at a distance will kindly accept this notice.

MARRIAGE OF REV. R.W. LEWIS.- This morning Commemoration Chapel was the scene of a very interesting gathering to witness the marriage of the Rev. R. Walton LEWIS, of King Williamstown, to Miss Annie Letitia LAMPLOUGH, daughter of the Rev. R. LAMPLOUGH, Secretary of the Conference. The service was read by the father of the bride, assisted by the Rev. John WALTON, M.A., President of the Conference...

PRIVATE telegrams from East London announce the death, on Saturday last, of Mrs. J.B. HELLIER. The deceased lady had been a patient sufferer for many years, but such a sad end was not anticipated. Mr. J.G. HELLIER had been on a visit to East London and was on his return to Dordrecht when the sad event took place. He returned to East London at once. The late Mrs. HELLIER was much beloved and respected wherever she resided, always securing a large circle of intimate and loving friends. We tender our sympathy to the bereaved family.

DEATH OF THE REV. S. DEWSTOE.- The English papers report the death of the Rev. W.S. DEWSTOE, Wesleyan minister, who was a supernumary in the Falmouth circuit. He died rather suddenly on the 3rd April. The deceased, who had been in delicate health for several years, was a preacher of considerable ability. He entered the Wesleyan ministry in 1838, and from that date to 1874 he travelled in various circuits at Home. In 1875 he went to Queenstown, South Africa, where...

SHOCKING SUICIDE BY A POST OFFICE OFFICIAL.
A considerable amount of excitement was occasioned yesterday, not only in the Post Office, but also in town by the circulation of a report – which proved but too correct – that Mr W.T. INGLESBY of the Circulation Branch of the General Post Office, had committed suicide. The news spread rapidly, and exaggerated rumours were set on foot which have not been substantiated. It appears that Mr W.T. INGLESBY, who is connected with the money orders and Post Office Saving's Bank Department, proceeded home on Wednesday evening in a disturbed state of mind and body, insomuch that his paleness was a subject of remark. He appears to have remained in the room with his two children during the night and was left asleep in his clothes there when the servant girl put out the lights at about a quarter past eleven. Shortly after six o'clock yesterday morning from her room the servant observed blood flowing from the closet in the yard and reported the circumstances to her mistress. Mrs. INGLESBY at once went to the spot, where she found her husband, in a sitting position, dead, on the floor of the closet, covered with blood and brains. A Martini-Henri carbine lying by his side, indicated the weapon with which death had been caused. Mr INGLESBY was a member of Prince Alfred's Own Cape Volunteer Artillery, and the carbine in question had only recently been issued to him. He was quite dressed when discovered, with the exception that he wore no boots, having taken them off on proceeding to lie down with his children. The body was in a sitting position upon the floor, with one leg doubled under it, and covered with gore and brains. The nose and a portion of the face were carried away by the bullet, which passed through the face, passed out through the crown of the head, and finally made its exit through the galvanised roof above. This hole in the roof and the direction of the wound are evidences to the fact that the stock of the weapon must have been resting on the ground when the shot was discharged. A candle in the place would also appear to intimate that the deed was committed at an early hour in the morning. The body was visited by Mr J.M. CROSBY during the morning after which it was removed to the Somerset Hospital. The deceased was a steady man and never drank, so that it is difficult to account for the reasons which induced him to commit this rash act. Up to the present, however, the examination of his accounts does not in the slightest bear out the rumours which were circulated reflecting upon his integrity. His accounts were checked on Wednesday, the last day of the month, and they were then found to be substantially correct, though a trifling inaccuracy in totalling was discovered in one or two instances. He was sharply reprimanded for these errors, and this reproach appears to have deeply preyed upon his mind, he being naturally of a very sensitive and nervous disposition. He was a married man residing near the toll in Sir Lowry Road, and he leaves a wife and two children...- C.Time

Tuesday, May 13, 1884

BIRTH,- On May 8th, the wife of Mr. W.F.S. BOOTY of a son.

Friday, May 16, 1884

MARRIED,- On the 7th May, by Special License, at Bedford, by the Rev. Mr. JATVIS, Charles Miles, fourth son of Mr. E. WIGGILL, of Bongolo, to Ellen Harriet, eldest daughter of Mr. R.H. HUMPHREY, of Klipplaats.

The marriage of Mr. Alfred LARTER to Miss BARR took place at Lady Frere on Monday 5th inst in the presence of a large number of friends, the sisters of the bridegroom acting as bridesmaids, whilst four little children – two dressed in pink and two in blue – were prettily conspicuous with their trays of flowers and happy faces. The ceremony was performed by the Revd. NEWTON, ...

Tuesday, May 20, 1884

It is our painful duty to have to record the death of Mr James SCAIFE, which sad event took place at Molteno on Wednesday morning the 14th inst. Mr SCAIFFE was the third son of Mr Robert SCAIFE of Keightley in Yorkshire, England, and came to this Colony in 1874, after a short residence in Port Elizabeth he made his way to Molteno, where he commenced business as a carpenter and builder, which trade he continued to carry on until his decease. He was married to the eldest daughter of Mr W. BARRABLE, of Molteno. Mrs. SCAIFE is, by his sad death, left a widow with three small children to mourn his loss. Deceased from his kind and genial spirit was liked by all who knew him. He was followed to his last resting place by the largest number of friends ever seen at a funeral in Molteno nothwithstanding that there was a steady downpour of rain the whole time.

Friday, May 23, 1884

BIRTH,- At Queenstown, on May 16th, the wife of Dr. BATCHELOR, of a daughter.

DIED,- On 14th May, 1884, at Broughton, District of Burghersdorp, from bronchitis, Daisy Ethel, infant daughter of James and Jessie BARRY, aged 2 years, 2 months, and 1 day.

Tuesday, May 27, 1884

DIED,- At Molteno, after a short but painful illness, James SCHAIFE, aged 29 years and 6 months, leaving a widow and three children to mourn his loss.

Tuesday, June 3, 1884

The Hon. GODLONTON died at Grahamstown at half-past one this morning.

DEATH OF HON- R. GODLONTON
ANOTHER, and nearly the last, of the Settlers has passed away from our midst. On the 30th ult. The Hon. Robert GODLONTON died at the good old age of 90. Mr. GODLONTON reached these shores by the Chapman, in the year 1799, being then twenty-five years of age, and by trade a printer. For several years, however, "the authorities that were: would permit no free newspaper to be established. After several years struggle, however, the liberty of the press was conceded, and the Grahamstown Journal was started. After many years connexion with this paper, Mr. GODLONTON obtained a seat in the Legislative Council, which he occupied until the infirmities of old age would no longer permit him to discharge his duties. Mr. GODLONTON was by no means a brilliant man, but as a thoroughly earnest one, as a man always to the fore in defending the weak against the strong – in always upholding what was right against what was wrong – his name will always command the respect, nay, we might almost say the veneration, of every Colonist for many generations to come,

DEATH OF SIR BARTLE FRERE.
The Right Hon. Sir Henry Bartle Edward FRERE, G.C.B. G.C.S.i., D.C.L. Oxon, L.L.D. Cam, and a member of Her Majesty's Indian Council at home. In 1872 Sir Bartle was appointed a special Commissioner to proceed to East Africa to investigate the Slave Trade, and in 1873 successfully negotiated a treaty with the Sultan of Zanzibar, abolishing that traffic. For these services he was on his return sworn a member of the Privy Council and the City of London presented him with its freedom in a 100 guinea box. It is however in connexion with this Colony that Sir Bartle will be here best known. He was appointed Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner in January 1877, and the troublous events which immediately followed his accession to office must be so fresh in the minds of all, as to render it quite unnecessary to recapitulate them. Suffice it to say that Sir Bartle found the natives in a discontented state all through the Colony and the first overt act of warfare occurred in August 1877. The wars were concluded in June 1878. How Sir Bartle dismissed the Molteno Ministry and called on Mr SPRIGG to form a Cabinet are matters of yesterday's recollection. The Basuto war then broke out and in 1880 Sir Bartle was recalled by the Imperial Government having incurred their displeasure on account of the course he pursued in connexion with the Zulu war. In knowledge of the native character, and in his tact in dealing with them, no other Governor, except perhaps Sir Benjamin DURBAN, could approach Sir Bartle, but his hands, for reasons which it would be out of place here to comment upon, were tied; had it been otherwise the firmness with which he ruled native races would have left us in a very different position to that in which we are to-day placed. Sir Bartle FRERE was a member of many learned Societies and has written a number of works of scientific and philosophical interest. In private life he was eminently courteous to all, kind hearted and most charitable, in every respect the Colony has to mourn the loss of a good man.

Tuesday, June 10, 1884

BIRTH,- On 7th June, the wife of Sir Drummond M. DUNBAR, Bart. – a Son.

DIED,- At Donnybrook on the 4th June, 1884, after three days illness, Matilda (born FYNN), the beloved wife of Donald WHITE.
Mr. WHITE and family desire to tender their most sincere thanks to their lady friends and all others who were so kind and attentive in their time of trouble.

Friday, June 13, 1884

DIED,- At Salt Lake City, North America, on the 13th day of April, Eli WIGGILL, aged 72 years. Deceased was born in Gloucestershire, England on the 5th of November, 1811; emigrated to South Africa with his parents in 1820, and spent 40 years of his life in that country. Emigrated to North America with his wife and family in 1861. He leaves a large family to mourn his loss. The funeral took place at Kaysville, where some of his children reside.

Friday, June 20, 1884

MARRIED,- At St. Michael's Church, Qneenstown, on Monday, 16th instant, by Rev. C.S. VYVYAN, Thomas Alfred PELLOW, eldes surviving son of the late Mr. Richard PELLOW, of Bodmin, Cornwall, to Susan Jane Trise MAYTHAM, second daughter of Mr. Alfred MAYTHAM, of Queenstown, Cape of Good Hope.

WHITE.- Fell asleep in Jesus on the afternoon of Friday, the 13th Inst., at the residence of her son-in-law, the Rev. C. Fred. PATTEN, St. John Baptist Church of England mission, Tembu Location, near Queenstown, South Africa, - Amelia, the beloved wife of John G. WHITE, Esq., late of Liverpool, and Birkenhead, in her 79th year.- Liverpool papers please take over.

DEATH OF MRS. J.G. WHITE.- It is with sincere feelings of regret that we have to chronicle the death of this esteemed lady, in her 79th year, at the residence of her son-in-law, Rev. C. Fred. PATTEN St. John Baptist Church, Tembu Location, near Queenstown. The deceased lady arrived here from Birkenhead in January, 1874, and during the ten years of her residence amongst the natives won from them their love and esteem by her large-hearted charity, unaffected piety, and the power which she possessed of making herself useful to them in many ways. By all those who had the pleasure of her personal acquaintance, she was deeply beloved, and the large concourse of friends at the funeral, besides a great many strangers, testify to the regard in which she was held far and near. To the bereaved widower, who is thus deprived of his partner after over fifty years of unalloyed conjugal happiness, we venture to offer our heartfelt sympathy.

Friday, June 27, 1884

DEATH,- On Thursday, the 12th inst, at the Vicar's Close, Pretoria, George Dennis WEBSTER, BA, Vicar of St. Alban's Cathedral, and Parish Priest of Pretoria.

We regret to record the death of Mrs. WIPER, for many years the head mistress of the Elementary aided school in Queenstown. We believe Mrs. WIPER came to the Colony some 40 years ago as governess to Colonel SOMERSET's family, and after passing through many vicissitudes, settled in Queenstown, and became the head teacher of the Elementary School, "Mrs. WIPER's school" was a household word in many families in Queenstown, and how the committee will get an equally good successor we are at a loss to conceive.

DEATH OF THE REVD. G.D. WEBSTER.- We regret to have to announce the death of the Revd. Mr. WEBSTER, which took place on Thursday last. In the death of the Revd. Gentlemant the English Church, or Church of the Province of South Africa, as she is officially called, in this country, has lost a priest who well reflected her double title, her character, and her claims. English by decent, and trained in England for her Ministry, South African by birth, and educated in the Colonies; baptised at a Wesleyan Mission Station, and long a member of that body, exchanging the new for the old Communion, he strengthened under the Cathedral towers of the latter those convictions of manhood which, however, never, alienated him from the sympathies of his youth... Mr WEBSTER will be remembered by all the old inhabitants of Queens Town. Coming as a lad, with his relatives, on the establishment of the town, he lived here for some time, and was accountant in the late agricultural Bank when in its prosperous state. He was brother of commandant T. WEBSTER, of Free State Fame, and brother-in-law of our old townsman Mr. R. JEFFERSON, now in Aliwal North and nephew of Mr. TURVEY. We believe the Bishop of Pretoria met the late Mr. WEBSTER, when in College, and taking a great fancy to him made him promise to come out to him in Pretoria which he did about two years ago, being a fellow passenger with our towns man Mr. G. PEACOCK.