Grahamstown Journal 1849 - 2 - April to June
Saturday 7 April 1849
DEPARTED THIS LIFE on the 11th March, Henry Edward LAKE, youngest son of James Augustus and Ann POULTNEY – a child of great promise, and of whom it may be truly said, that in him there was some good thing towards the Lord God of Israel.
Providence Cottage, Caledon.
DIED, at Graham's Town, on 27th March, the Infant Son of Mr. Thomas BRADFIELD, aged three days.
NOTICE.
The undersigned hereby cautions all persons from passing through, or otherwise trespassing on the Farm "ASSAGAI BUSH" belonging to Mr. LUNGLEY – from Mr LUNGLEY's house up the Assagai Bush River, joining the Farm of Mr. MILLS, as there is no public road. All cattle or horses found on this farm will be sent to the pound, and anyone found trespassing after this notice, will be dealt with as the law directs.
E. DANIELL,
Assegai Bush,
April 6th, 1849.
NOTICE.
All claims against the undersigned to be sent in immediately to Fort White.
C. STACEY, Lieut., R.B., 45th Regt.
Beaufort-street, near the corner of Bathurst Street.
Purchasers of Clothing, Hosiery, Small Wares, Saddlery, Ironmongery and General English Goods will find the above one of the Best and Cheapest assortments in the Colony.
Note – Stephen MUNDY Beaufort-street,
R. AUSTEN
Now open, RICHARD AUSTEN'S Grocery and Provision Warehouse, High-street, Graham's Town.
Stephen HARDING, HOTEL KEEPER, Market-Square, Graham's Town,
In tendering his thanks to his Friends and the public for the very liberal support he has received since he commenced the above Hotel, begs to inform them that it is now his intention to devote the whole of his time and attention to the above Hotel.
Families and Travellers visiting Graham's Town will find at this Hotel every comfort of a private house.
Saddle horses to let by the hour or day.
Parties bringing jaded horses may purchase or barter at the above Hotel, as the advertiser always has a number of Horses for sale.
S.H. has fitted large and [sic] HORSE WAGON which he hires to parties proceeding to the country either on pleasure of business. This Wagon is fitted up in a superior manner with spring seats, which renders it easy on a bad road.
Foreign Wines, Spirits, Ale Porter, &c.
Dry and extensive Stabling for horses. Horses taken into stable.
Saturday 14 April 1849
TO LET, that commodious House and Premises, near the new Independent Chapel, Hill-street, now occupied by W. KENSIT, Esq. Apply to J. ALCOTT, Dundas Bridge.
April 14, 1849
BIRTH, at Bloem Fontein, on the morning of the 30th March, Mrs. T. S. COLLEY, of a daughter.
DIED, on the 20th March, at the Lunatic Asylum, Robben Island, Mr. Henry EVANS, of Port Frances, after a protracted illness of five years, leaving a widow and four children to deplore their loss, - aged 37 years.
Mr. James TEMLETT, one of the Settlers of 1820, said, that he was not a member of the Wesleyan Church, but he came to this Colony among them, and he had known and been associated with the Chairman from that time to the present. He could bear testimony to the zeal and fidelity with which he had discharged his sacred duties – nor had those duties been confined merely to the Colony – but Kaffirland had been entered by him at the peril of his life, and the gospel proclaimed by him to the benighted people of that country. He (the speaker) had promised them £20 towards the Commemoration Chapel; half of that sum he had paid, the other half he then begged to hand to the Chairman – and having so far paid his debt, he would with his permission open a new account for another £10 – aid of the same good work. He was a member of another church, which might require similar help, and he was persuaded that when a time of need came it would be cheerfully afforded.
During the evening the meeting was addressed with great eloquence by the Rev. Messrs. GLADWIN of Butterworth, HEPBURN of Salem, AYLIFF of Fort Beaufort, DUGMORE of Fort Peddie, and PEARSE of Graham's Town. Some interesting reminiscences of by-gone days were also given by Messrs' GODLONTON, G. LEE, and T. COCKROFT, the meeting not closing till about half past 10 o'clock. The Chairman announced before separating that contributions in cash and notes towards the Commemoration Chapel, had been handed to him that evening amounting to about £240.
Saturday 21 April 1849
DIED at Cape Town on the 3rd instant, after a long illness, Mrs. Jane ECKLEY, at the early age of 39 years 10 months, leaving six children to bewail her loss. And on the 7th inst, Mr. John Collins ECKLEY, at the age of 52 years. May their end be peace.
BIRTH at Somerset East on Monday 16th April instant, Mrs. Hougham HUDSON of a daughter.
Saturday 28 April 1849
LOSS OF THE ABEONA.
Since our recent allusion to this mournful occurrence, we have received a letter from one of the few survivors, from which we make the following extract:-
"I see in your Journal (No 903) that James McLUCKIE, of Kirk Dunoon, in Scotland, wishes to gain some information regarding his father. As I was a passenger in the Abeona at the time of her destruction, I am enabled to supply some information respecting that awful catastrophe, when 112 individuals perished. We were in 4°30' N. by 22° 30' W., when the ship caught fire. 22 children and 27 adults, including 14 of the crew, were saved in three small boats. I need not give you all the particulars of that scene. I will confine myself to what regards James McLUCKIE's father. Early in the night, being to leeward of the burning ship, we saw a few of the people clinging, as a last refuge, to the fartherst end of the bowsprit, which soon fell with them into the sea. At this time the ship was in a blaze. We had several dark squalls during the night, and it is probable the bowsprit was drifted by them towards us in the boats. We were in one of these squalls when we heard human voices from among the waves near us; but the hollow of the high waves being at some distance from the ship, we did not see anybody in the water, nor could we have rendered any assistance if we had, our boat being only six inches above water, and so leaky that the boys were employed incessantly bailing it out with their hats. Having picked up and taken into it most of the children saved, it was as much as I and my companions could do to keep her bow to the waves, as they came rolling on. This was several hours before 3 o'clock am., when the ship went down. We then heard then no more. When day-light came the Portuguese ship hove in sight, and would have passed us in the boats, had it not been that she had been chased for two days by a Privateer. This had taken her out of her course, and she came upon our track while making all sail to regain her course. She had not seen our ship on fire. At the request of our captain, she sailed with two men at the mast-head around the spot where the Abeona went down, and where our boats lay for two hours, but no raft was seen, and as no other ship was in sight, we must conclude that all on the raft or bowsprit perished.
Had the Portuguese captain not have taken us into his ship our boat must have sunk. We had neither sail, nor compass, nor provisions, and only two oars. The other boats would have left us. We arrived safely in Lisbon, and left James McLUCKIE and George BARRIE there, and also eight of the children, with English residents of that city.
[Transcriber's Note: Further information on the Abeona, with a passenger list, can be viewed in the 1820 Settler section here.
Saturday 5 May 1849
Joseph HART, Furniture Warehouse, Church Square
Has just received a splendid assortment of Furniture, consisting of –
Mahogany Couches and Sofas stuffed in hair
Do. Chest of Drawers
A few portable do.
Mahogany Four-post Bedsteads with cornices
French and Tent Bedsteads
Rosewood and mahogany Chairs
Easy Chairs covered in Morocco, with reading desk attached
Sweep back Birch and Children's Chairs, with cane seats
Towel horses, Mahogany and Japanned
Mahogany and rosewood Leo Tables
Mahogany Cheffioneers
Chimney and Toilet Looking Glasses
Portable Water Closets
Writing Desks and Work Boxes
Stinkwood Chairs and Tables
Horse-hair and Wool Mattresses, &c.
Every description of Colonial-made furniture always on hand.
SUICIDES
Two very distressing cases of self destruction have occurred in this district within the last ten day[s]. The first is that of an aged female named TARR, residing in Howard's Party, one of the original Settlers of 1820, Symptoms of mental aberration had for some time manifested themselves, and she had been carefully watched; but at length taking advantage of an unguarded moment, she shut the door and was discovered soon afterwards suspended by the neck, quite dead.
The second case is that of a young man, a carpenter, named Charles FREWING, aged 27 years, native of London, who had not been long a resident of the Colony. This unfortunate man was found on Wednesday suspended to a beam, in the house where he resided. No cause is assigned for the fatal act.
We have been favored with a long letter upon the subject of the brief account, contained in this Journal some weeks ago, of a successful surgical operation performed by Dr. J. ATHERSTONE on a child, the daughter of Mr. C. POTE, of this place. The writer of this letter, with desperate anatomical fervor uses the dissecting knife most unmercifully, - cutting up the parties concerned in this operation in a style that seems to show that he enters upon his task 'con amore'. Abounding as this letter does in technical phrases, and those written in a hand not very easy to decypher – we must decline publishing it – it being more suited to a medical work than the columns of a newspaper – not, however, without specifying two errors of the press – which are obligingly pointed out by the writer – namely: where 'probang', an instrument, has been printed 'probing', to probe and 'trachae', where it should have been rendered 'trachea'. The operation itself is treated by the writer of this letter as a very simple one – a point which we submit to those of our readers – who may feel interested in the subject.
Saturday 12 May 1849
BIRTH at East London on the [12th] April, the wife of John Michael HANDY, late of Port Elizabeth, of a son.
Saturday 19 May 1849
BIRTH - Waterloo Bay, on the 16th instant, the Lady of Thomas NIGHTINGALE, Esq., of a Daughter.
DIED, at Graham's Town on Tuesday last, the 15th instant, Sarah, the beloved wife of George FUTTER, one of the British Settlers of 1820 – aged 64 years. The deceased has left a husband and large family to deplore her loss.
In the INSOLVENT ESTATE of William KIDSON.
The undersigned having been duly appointed Provisional Joint Trustees in the said Estate by an order of the Honorable the Circuit Judge, all persons indebted to the said Estate are hereby required to pay the amount of their respective debts to the second undersigned, at the Office of the Eastern Province Trust Company, without delay.
F. CARLISLE
F. LUCAS
Provisional Joint Trustees
Saturday 26 May 1849
5s, REWARD
Lost, a single key, about 2½ inches long. Whoever will bring the same to the office of this Journal, shall receive the above reward.
Graham's Town, 26th May 1849.
Just received at the store of the undersigned a few sets of Chessmen from 3s. 6d. to £7.
Also, Chinese fans and screens, Knitting cases, &c.
GODLONTON & WHITE
CHRISTENING, At Fort Brown, May 6th, 1849, by the Rev. Arch Deacon, Caroline Maria Beale daughter of William & Mary Ann CORY, Inn-Keepers.
POTE's GENERAL SALES,
Postponed Night Sale.
On Monday Evening next, The 28th instant
James KERSHAW, London House,
Will cause to be sold at his Stores, Church Square, a choice assortment of
FINE AND FANCY GOODS,
And GENERAL DRAPERY,
A few
SPLENDID VASES,
Richly ornamented with gold.
A FEW SILVER GUARDS.
Sale to commence at Six o'clock.
The articles will be in small allotments to suit families
SURGICAL OPERATION - A very successful Surgical operation was performed a fortnight ago, at Graham's Town, by Dr. W.G. ATHERSTONE, the patient being at the time under the influence of Chloroform. The case is that of a young man named John SWAN, who has been suffering for 15 years, from a wen in the front of the neck, or throat, and which had been gradually increasing in size for several years past. On inhaling the Chloroform, the patient became at once insensible – and remained in a state of unconsciousness until the tumour had been entirely extirpated. He states that he experienced no sensation of pain whatever, the only impression he can recall being of a confused uneasy dream. He is now perfectly recovered.
Saturday 2 June 1849
LOST, from Cypher Fontein, 4 WAGON HORSES two of which are large brown, one Bay with two white feet, and one almost black with tail cut.
Whoever will return them, or give information to Field-Cornet STANTON, will be well rewarded.
BIRTH, at Salem, on Friday, 1st June, 1849 the wife of Mr. Charles Thomas CROFT Jun of a Son.
BIRTH, at Graham's Town, on the 1st instant, Mrs. Stephen TROLLOP of Fort Beaufort, of a Son.
NEW ESTABLISHMENT.
G.D. MARSH, Begs to acquaint the public and country friends generally that he has commenced business in Bathurst-Street, At his store opposite Mr. Joseph WALKER's, where the public can be supplied with all kinds of
Merchandize, Groceries, Crockery, Ironmongery and Tinware,
At the very lowest prices For Cash.
G.D MARSH has always on hand the very best Graaff-Reinet Meal, which can be had at market prices.
Also, Fine flour, Sugar, Coffee, Rice, Pepper, Tea &c. &c.
May 25th, 1849
Saturday 23 June 1849
EDUCATION
Mr. Edward GEORGE begs to acquaint the residents of Fort Beaufort and its vicinity, that on the 15th day of July next, he purposes opening a School for young Gentlemen, arrangement will be likewise made for the reception of a few Boarders.
It being the wish of Mr. G. to furnish each pupil with a good Education, Parents are therefore, requested to make early application, as only a limited number will be taken.
Terms will be made known upon application to Mr. GEORGE, at Graham's Town, until the 1st of July, and after that date at Fort Beaufort.
Graham's Town, 22nd June 1848
In the INSOLVENT ESTATE of John BROWN, King William's Town.
The Undersigned having been appointed by the Master of the Supreme Court to act as Provisional Trustee, requests that payment of all moneys due to this Estate be made to him, or his Assign, at the store of the Insolvent at King William's Town.
Open Accounts, unless otherwise provided for, will be considered as falling due at the said Store, in the precise term of One Month from date of delivery or posting of the Account.
June 6th, 1849. E.J.M SYFRET
Saturday 30 June 1849
BIRTH – at Fort Cox, 16th June 1849, the wife of Captain DAVIES, Kaffir Police, of a Son.
DIED, at Graham's Town, on Sunday evening, the 24th instant, of a severe and lingering illness, induced by a fall from her horse, Elizabeth, the beloved wife of Mr. Richard ORSMOND, aged 33 years and 5 months. June 29th 1849.
The undersigned has constantly on hand, at the Stores of Mr. John WEAKLEY, Somerset Street, and a good supply of the above Article, which will be for Sale in any quantities that may be required.
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