Thursday 2 August 1888

DEATH OF MRS. W.J. QUIN
We are sorry to hear of the decease at Johannesburg of the wife of Mr. W.J. QUIN, late of Fort Beaufort. The deceased lady was a daughter of the late Mr. P.F. GATONBY, of this city, and sister to Mrs. T.L. PRYCE.

Friday 3 August 1888

MARRIED at St.Paul’s Church, Port Alfred, by the Rev. D.W. Dodd, on Tuesday the 31st July, William Cock IRVING, Manager of the Standard Bank, Aberdeen, and eldest son of the late Edward IRVING C.E. of Port Alfred, to Alice Maud, eldest daughter of A.N. STREET Esq. of Port Alfred.

WEDDING AT PORT ALFRED
A correspondent sends us the following: On Tuesday morning St.Paul’s Church was crowded with spectators to witness the marriage ceremony between Mr. W.C. IRVING, our respected former Bank Manager, son of the late E.H. IRVING Esq, C.E. of this Port, and Miss Alice Maud STREET, daughter of A.N. STREET Esq. of East London. The Church was crowded in every part, and Mrs. TUTHILL kindly presided at the harmonium. The service was conducted by the Rev. Douglas DODD. The bride, looking quite charming, was given away by her uncle, Mr. C.A. BEZANT, in the unavoidable absence of Mr. STREET at East London, and the bridegroom was attended by Mr. R.P. VENNING. The bride wore a dress of cream beige and brushed silk, trimmed with cream lace and orange blossoms. The bridesmaids were the Misses L. STREET, L. IRVING, K. BLUNDELL, and the pretty little daughter of Mr. WALDRON, whose best man was Mr. Advocate BROWN’s little son. The bridesmaids wore cream cashmere dresses, very tastefully embroidered with cream lace and cream satin ribbon and crimson berries: long crimson silk gloves, and most uncommon and exquisite Tuscan bonnets, embroidered with cream lace and berries, and each a pretty bouquet. The bridegroom presented each bridesmaid with a very handsome silver bracelet. After the marriage ceremony the bridal party drove to the residence of the bride’s father, “Wentworth Lodge”, where after refreshments had been partaken, and the health of the happy couple proposed and responded to, they left under a shower of rice and slippers for Uitenhage, where they intend spending their honeymoon. The wedding presents were numerous, and included some real works of art of chaste design. In the evening a ball was given at “Wentworth Lodge”, which passed off most successfully. We wish the happy couple long life and prosperity.

Saturday 4 August 1888

DIED at the residence of her son, Rev. W.R. BRUCE, Alexandria, on 21st July 1888, Eliza, relict of the late William BRUCE, formerly of the Middle Temple, London, in her 83rd year.

DEATH OF MRS. GARNER
The Mount Frere correspondent of the Umtata Herald writes: On the morning of the 12th there passed away from our midst, at the ripe old age of seventy-six, Mrs. Esther GARNER, widow of the Rev. W.H. GARNER. About a year ago she was seized with a stroke of paralysis from which she never fully recovered. She was the wife of the first missionary to the Bacas, came to these parts some fifty years since, and was the first white woman the natives had ever seen. Beloved and respected by all who knew her, she was described by the Chief Makaula, at the laying of the foundation stone of the Wesleyan Church at Tahungwana four years ago, as the mother of the Bacas.

Monday 6 August 1888

BIRTH at Grahamstown on the 2nd inst, the wife of Mr. D. JONSON of a daughter.

MARRIED at Boeschmansfontein, near Bloemhof, Transvaal, on the 1st August 1888, by the Rev. G.J. Malherbe, Archibald Mitchell CAMPBELL, of Newcastle, Natal, to Mary Seymour, youngest daughter of William CHITTENDEN (late of Grahamstown). No cards.

MARRIED on Monday 6th August, by the Rev. John Edwards, at the residence of the bride’s father, Thomas Chappel JOHN to Elizabeth, sixth daughter of William PAXTON of Grahamstown. No cards.

FATAL ACCIDENT
A distressing occurrence is reported by the Queenstown Free Press. On the 21 inst, Corporal BLOXHAM had just left for his camp at the Kei Port when his horse, a very spirited and skittish mare, suddenly bolted, and threw him on the road, where he was picked up, apparently only stunned, but never to wake again in this world. He was conveyed to Mr. BARR’s residence, where every kindness and attention was rendered by the family. The accident occurred about 10 o’clock on Saturday night, and at 7 o’clock on Sunday morning he expired. The late Corporal BLOXHAM was the son of a medical man, and hailed from Worcestershire. At the funeral the remains were followed by some thirty officers, non-commissioned officers and men of No.2 Troop, under Capt. BLAINE, and a very large number of civilians.

VISIT TO MR. CHAS. SOUTHEY’S FARM (CULMSTOCK)
The following is an extract from an account of a visit to “Culmstock” published in the new Racing Calendar. – Having accepted an invitation from Mr. SOUTHEY to visit his well-known property, I left by rail for Tafelberg Station, and there found his trap waiting to convey me over. After a drive of two hours I arrived at my destination, and was soon busy making observations.
“Culmstock” is about 14,000 acres in extent, on the Great Brak River, and the whole property is enclosed partly by stone walls and the remainder by post and wire fencing. Altogether, 30 miles of fencing have been necessary, and inside of this the spirited proprietor is busily engaged in planting American aloes at a distance of a yard apart. The property is subdivided into several separate camps, ranging from about 100 morgen (the smallest) to 4,000 (the largest). In the large camp I noticed about 200 ostriches, and a flock of springbucks, which Mr. S. informed me numbered nearly 200, were playfully disporting themselves in close proximity to the ostriches; and I must say they seemed as contented as if in their native state. In the enclosures on the river, steinbucks appeared numerous. A couple of years ago Mr. SOUTHEY placed about a dozen cape pheasants here, and the experiment has been most successful, as there are now over 100. He first tried English pheasants, but the vermin killed them, as they evidently are not so wide-awake as their colonial brethren. The dam in the river is 13 feet high, and forms a magnificent sheet of water at least a couple of miles long, on which I observed a boat for pleasure parties. In the summer months there must be good sport fishing here, the mullet being larger and more numerous than in the Fish River. Mr. SOUTHEY has on hand the herculean task of diverting the course of the river, quite a formidable undertaking, and more lie a Government work than that of a private individual. The arable lands are very extensive, and no doubt give ample employment to the machinery I noticed about. I was told the spring hares were very troublesome to the crops, and to drive them out of their retreats a couple of English ferrets have been imported; whether they will succeed in frightening the spring hares as they do rabbits remains to be seen.
Mr. SOUTHEY is the first farmer in these parts who has utilised the soft “vley grass”, and has it stacked for the winter months, and it is really surprising to see how the stock relish it, and what nourishment it contains; they seem to prefer it to oathay. It is sweet, full of seed, and fattening. He reaps this hay with a small, handy American machine called the “Eureka Mower”, and one lad driving two horses manages it with ease; cutting about five feet at once, and leaving a track as smooth and level as a billiard table. The cattle are shorthorn, nearly all strawberry, and even in this cold weather and drought Mr. SOUTHEY is getting from 20 to 25 buckets of milk a day, and sending to Cradock and Port Elizabeth from 70 to 80 lbs. of butter a week. Mr. SOUTHEY is trying an experiment with about 200 well-bred merino ewes; he has placed with them some Cape rams (big tails) and hopes the progeny will be sought after by butchers. Judging from the appearance of the healthy fat lambs, I predict a speedy sale for them. The great advantage they possess over the merino is that they are less liable to disease, stand a drought better, come to maturity sooner, and are better eating. His flock of merino sheep look well, and bear evidence of watchfulness and care.
HORSES
I now come to the real purport of my visit, which was to inspect the thoroughbreds. Mr. SOUTHEY is the youngest breeder of any pretensions in the colony, and from my observation is bound to be one of the most successful in the course of a few years. My chief reason for saying this is that the farm is enclosed, the brood mares have splendid paddocks to roam over, are fed with vley grass during a severe drought, and the youngsters are handled early, stabled, and fed in like manner. Contrast this with most Colonial breeders. You will find the usual plan is to let the mares and youngsters – no matter how ell bred – shift for themselves. No wonder our racehorses are drafted and our two-year-olds resemble yearlings, and the Colonial breeder is always crying out for protection from miserable, broken-down, cast-off, 50-guineau English horses. It is no use importing valuable stallions when the youngsters and their dams are turned out to shift for themselves in the severest drought. This penny-wise and pound-foolish system will only end in disappointment to breeder and purchaser. With our splendid climate where “roaring” is almost unknown, there is no reason why we should not produce horses equal to Quilp, and now and then a Buzion. And if this is done the breeder will scorn the idea of being afraid of English cast-offs. As a proof of the benefits of feeding young stock with hay during the winter I noticed eight yearling colts in one paddock, and four strapping yearling fillies (all by the Spy) in another, and all fully 15 hands high, of immense size and substance. Mr. SOUTHEY informed me it was an experiment last winter of feeding them up, and the result was so satisfactory that in future he intended to treat all his thoroughbreds in like manner.

Thursday 9 August 1888

Saturday 11 August 1888

DIED at Grahamstown on the 11th August 1888, Mr. L. BENNETT, late of Keith, Banffshire, Scotland.
Banffshire Journal please copy.

The Funeral of the late Mr. BENNETT will move from his late residence, Bathurst-street, tomorrow afternoon at a quarter past 4. Friends respectfully invited.

FATAL DYNAMITE ACCIDENT
On Monday (reports the D.F. Advertiser, a shocking fatality occurred at Taylor’s Kopje, by which a white man named Wm. HODGSON and a native lost their lives by being poisoned with the fumes of dynamite. They were employed in a shaft which is being sunk at the Kopje, and had been engaged in blasting operations. It appears that the men were got out of the mine alive, and Dr. GILL was immediately summoned from Kimberley. The doctor reached Taylor’s Kopje about one o’clock yesterday morning, but by that time the two unfortunate men were past hope of recovery. Poor HODGSON succumbed about two o’clock am yesterday, and the native lingered on till six o’clock. Two other natives, who were with the deceased at the time, are suffering from the effects of the dynamite fumes and are, we are informed, in a very precarious position.

INQUEST
An enquiry was held yesterday morning into the death of the late Mr. Thomas SIMONS, who died under rather peculiar circumstances on the 28th ult. On Sunday the 15th, as the deceased gentleman did not come home, Mrs. SIMONS, together with Mr. and Mrs. BURNETT, went to look for him, and on enquiry found that he had been at MORRIS’s, but had left there. On arriving home again, the servant girl reported that the master had come home and kicked at the door, and she was almost afraid to let him in, “because his eyes looked such a size”. Upon proceeding to his room he was found in his bed sleeping heavily, and his coat which was on the floor was covered in mud all over the back. Mrs. SIMONS did not notice any marks of violence upon him. At 6am next morning it was found impossible to rouse him, and seeing that he was in a sort of stupor, Dr. ATHERSTONE was sent for, who attended to him and partially brought him round, leaving further directions for his treatment. Till Tuesday the 20th Mr. SIMONS continued in bed, but afterwards regained consciousness, though he was unable to state where he had been during his absence from the house, nor where his hat and pipe were, which he had lost. On Wednesday Mrs. SIMONS got him up and wished to take him for a drive, but he said he was too weak and went to bed again about noon. He never rose again, for a sudden change took place about midnight, and after lingering till the 28th he died. A post mortem examination was held by Dr. GREATHEAD, District Surgeon, with the result that death was found to have been caused by external violence to the head. Mrs. SIMONS in her evidence could assign no cause for this, but the doctor thought it might have been caused by a fall on the back of the head. Deceased had been drinking, it appears, previous to this illness, and formerly had been warned not to take liquor, as he was subject to paralytic fits, one of which he had had before his marriage and another after. The doctor was of the opinion that the injuries to the head might have been caused by a blow with a blunt instrument, and that it was quite possible for deceased to have received the injuries described and to have lived after them for the time he did, and he may well have sustained them before coming to the house as, though Mrs. SIMONS said she noticed no injury on the head, the doctor’s evidence went to show that it was not readily visible, and he did not discover it until the scalp had been removed. Mr. SIMONS had complained upon regaining consciousness of a dull pain across the forehead, but otherwise seemed all right and ate well.
Mr. HATCHARD adjourned the enquiry till Tuesday next for the purpose of taking further evidence.

Monday 13 August 1888

BIRTH at the Mission House, Salem, on the 12th instant, the wife of the Rev. J.W. WOOD of a daughter.

BIRTH at Market-square, Grahamstown, on the 12th inst, the wife of Mr. Tom T. HOOLE of “Rockhurst” of a daughter.

IN MEMORIAM
It is our painful duty to record the death of no less than three citizens - Mr. L. BENNETT, Mr. A. OLIVER and Mr. R.G.STONE – which occurred since Saturday morning. Though not occupying prominent positions, they have for many years been actively engaged in business in this town. The first to succumb was Mr. L. BENNETT, who died on Saturday morning from an attack of fever. The deceased carried on the business of tinsmith, and seldom took part in public matters, though a few weeks back he was elected a member of the City Council. On Sunday morning Mr. Alfred OLIVER died rather suddenly at his premises in Bathurst-street, where he has long carried on business. He has been indisposed for about twelve months, and a few days since caught a severe cold. Yesterday morning he rose as usual and dressed, but towards noon retired to his bed, where he died in the presence of Mr. GREENLEES and another gentleman who happened to be present. Last evening Mr. STONE passed off suddenly from general debility. This gentleman was born in the Colony, and although for some years past he had been professionally engaged in a small way as a law agent, he was 25 years back one of the most moneyed men in the town. In spite of his reverses he was all along cheerful, genial and generally liked. We tender our sincerest sympathies to the friends and relations of the deceased.

Tuesday 14 August 1888

BIRTH at Oatlands Road, Grahamstown, on the 14th inst, the wife of Hugh McLean NOBLE of Park Road, Kimberley, of a daughter.

DIPHTHERIA AT SALEM
We regret to hear that Mr. B.J. SHAW’s school at Salem has been visited with diphtheria, and that in consequence the pupils of that well-known establishment have had to be dispersed. Mr. SHAW has himself lost a little boy through this terrible disease. We tender our sympathy to him in his trouble.

Wednesday 15 August 1888

DIED at Nurney, 13th August, Clara, wife of Charles Bagot SMITH, aged 39 years.

FOUND DEAD
About eight days ago a Kafir found a dead body lying on the veld near the old toll, Harrismith. The authorities took steps in the matter and the body has been recognised as that of the late attorney Peter WESSELS, who had evidently died from exposure. He had not been heard of for several weeks. All his certificated and other papers had been found in the pockets of the deceased, and are now in possession of the Landdrost. It appears, from certificates found, that Mr. WESSELS matriculated at the Cape University in 1876, and obtained his law certificate in 1879.

Thursday 16 August 1888

FELL ASLEEP on the 11th August 1888, Noel Charles, infant son of Hugh Campbell and Maria Louise HUNTLY.

PASSED TO HIS REST on Sunday 12th August at 2pm, Samuel Best SHAW (Boesie), aged 11 years, dearly beloved son of Samuel Best and Mary Ann SHAW.

DIED at Preston Park, of Teething and Measles, on the 9th August 1888, Hector Edwin, only son of Walter and Ancie WEEKS, aged 1 year all but 2 days.
Where the grassy hillock rises
There our little Hector sleeps,
Nothing now can harm or hurt him,
Jesus safe his spirit keeps.
Shall we weep because he’s happy?
Shall we wish him back to us?
No, we’ll joy because the Saviour
Placed our lamb among the sheep.
Wilton, 13th August 1888

MEASLES AT KAREIGHA
A gentleman from Kareigha reports that measles are very prevalent in that neighbourhood at the present time, afflicting not only children but a goodly number of grown up people. He says the measles are very ‘kwaal’ this year, most of the patients being delirious for some time.

INQUEST
The Inquest on the death of the late Mr. T. SIMONS was concluded yesterday morning. Dr. Edwin ATHERSTONE gave evidence that he was first called in to see deceased on a Sunday, and found him in bed and unconscious, apparently under the influence of drink or some narcotic, but on the Tuesday following he was able to speak to him, when he said he had been having some drink on the Sunday, and mentioned two places at which he had been. He complained of a severe pain over his forehead but could not remember whether he had fallen or not. Death was the result of a fracture of the skull, and this was quite consistent with his condition, when the doctor saw him on Monday. There were no external marks at all. A verdict of Accidental Death was then returned.

Friday 17 August 1888

DIED at Grahamstown on Sunday 12th August 1888, Richard Graham STONE, Notary Public, aged 56 years.

DIED at his residence near Grahamstown on Thursday morning, the 16th August 1888, after a lingering illness, James John Henry STONE, Solicitor and Notary Public, aged 62 years 11 months and 22 days.

The Funeral of the late James John Henry STONE will move from Trinity Church, Hill-street, Grahamstown on Saturday the 18th instant at half past 3. All friends are respectfully invited to attend.

With reference to the above, the W..M of St.John’s Lodge No. 828, Bro. Advocate Chas. W. BLACK, requests the B..B.. of all the City Lodges to assemble at the Masonic Temple at 3pm, punctually, to attend the funeral of our Bro. the late J.J.H. STONE Esq.
W.C.MUIRHEAD
Secretary

DIED at his residence, George-street, Grahamstown, on Thursday afternoon, August 16th, Matthew HAWKEN, native of Cornwall, England, aged 67 years and 3 months.
The Funeral of the above will leave his late residence tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon at half past 4 o’clock.

SAD AFFAIR AT LADYSMITH
DROWNING OF CAPTAIN WEBB’S SISTER
A Ladysmith correspondent of a Natal contemporary writes under date 9th instant: A melancholy event occurred today in Ladysmith, which has cast a gloom over the whole town, and is a special source of grief to many of our townspeople. A young lady, by name Miss Mary WEBB, met her death in a somewhat mysterious and melancholy manner this morning. The deceased was about twenty four years of age, and came out to this colony from England in November 1880, in company with Mr. and Mrs. RANDLES, of this town, in the capacity of companion to Mrs. RANDLES, and has resided with the family in Ladysmith since that time. About fifteen months ago the deceased had a severe fever, which left her in a feeble state of health, and she appears never to have regained her former strength. She quite recently sustained a severe shock to the nervous system in the intelligence conveyed by late telegram from Europe of the untoward death of her brother, the late Captain Matthew WEBB, the renowned champion swimmer who was drowned in a whirlpool near Niagara. The report of this sad affair, following on other domestic troubles, appears to have been too much for an already enfeebled mind and body, and there can be no doubt it was the indirect cause of the circumstances connected with the death of the deceased young lady, especially as it was known that her mind was more or less deranged. It appears the deceased was missed this morning at the usual hour of breakfast, and on making enquiries of the servants of the house Mrs. RANDLES discovered she must have left the house, before or about daybreak, as the servants reported having found the house door as well as the deceased’s bedroom open when they got up. The young lady’s disappearance having been made known through the town, enquiries and searches were instituted in every direction, and as she had many friends, great anxiety was shown to discover what had befallen to her. J.P. BARTLETT, in searching along the water-furrow, observed what afterwards turned out to be the deceased’s body in a deep pool, and went back to town for assistance to recover the body. He returned with Mr. Edward RANDLES and Messrs. HASSARD and REYNOLDS and appliances and recovered the body.
The place where the body was found is about two miles and a half up the river, above the town, alongside the water-furrow. At this spot the furrow is partly out of the rock, which rises almost precipitously from the river bed, forming a high range of crags on one side, and there is but a very narrow footpath on the outside, at an average height of twenty five feet above the water for a considerable distance above and below the spot where the body was found. Immediately over this spot the rock slopes steep, smooth, clean and slippery with leakage from the furrow to the pool below, which must be ten or twelve feet deep. It would be a dangerous place to traverse at any time, as a very slight slip or false step would precipitate a person down the smooth, sloping rock, with no chance of recovery, into the deep pool below. There can be no doubt the deceased met her death in this way, while rambling about in an unsound state of mind, and probably was much exhausted by her long walk before she reached the fatal spot. This seems to be the only conclusion to arrive at.

IN MEMORIAM
We yesterday briefly recorded the death of a man who for years has held a prominent position in the legal profession, and whose name and figure were as familiar in the Eastern Province as in Grahamstown, the city of his birth. Mr. Stonewash under articles to Mr. James Vice BARNES at a time when the settlement was in its infancy, and since then he has watched the growth of the Colony, and the extension of the judicial system, himself being a leading spirit in those stirring younger days. In 1841 he was admitted to practice as an attorney, and at once was distinguished for his powerful grasp of a case. He and Mr. JARVIS were the leading attorneys in the East, and so great was his legal knowledge, and so valuable his opinion, that he was consulted by commercial men who came up from the Bay and down from the Border to see him. In those early days there was no Eastern Districts Court, and barristers were only seen in these parts when they came round twice a year on circuit, so that businessmen, rather than send to Capetown for an opinion, preferred consulting an attorney on the spot, and through his superior intelligence Mr. STONE had a very large private practice. This he continued to enjoy up to the establishment of the Eastern D. Court in 1866, when a great deal of the civil work went to Mr. J.AYLIFF and Mr. G.G. WRIGHT, the latter of whom had been an articled pupil under Mr. STONE. Then he turned his attention to criminal work, in which branch of the profession he rapidly acquired a great reputation, and was always engaged when there was a most difficult point to unravel. During the last two years he has left much of the heavier work to his son, Mr. J.M. STONE, a solicitor, who occupies a prominent position in the side bar, but yet he was often seen in the Court, and a few months ago by way of pastime perhaps outwitted no less an authority than the Solicitor-General, by discovering a flaw of rather a grave kind in a bail bond. Socially he was like his late brother, of genial disposition and excessively good-natured. In his younger days he took an active part in public matters, and later took a pleasure in beautifying an estate on heights to the south of the town, where he built a suburban residence, and laid out a splendid garden. The locality has long been known as “Stone’s Hill”, a name it will always bear. Three of his sons are engaged in law, two as attorneys, and the third is yet an articled clerk. He was a Mason, and it is notified elsewhere that his funeral tomorrow will be attended by the brethren of all the City lodges.
We also have to record the death of Mr. Matthew HAWKEN Sen, which occurred yesterday afternoon at his residence in George-street, after a brief but painful illness brought on we understand by inflammation. Mr. HAWKEN was one of those men who deserve honour of his fellow colonists, because he successfully started and carried on one of the few manufactories in the town. The wagons turned out from his workshop were noted throughout the Colony for their finish, strength and durability. To his bereaved wife and family we tender our sincerest sympathies.

Saturday 18 August 1888

BIRTH at Glenthorpe Cottage, Grahamstown on the 17th August 1888, the wife of Mr. Harry STIRK of a daughter.

Monday 20 August 1888

The procession of mourners at the funeral of Mr. J.J.H. STONE on Saturday afternoon was unusually long.

COLLAPSE OF A HOUSE
Last Saturday morning about 1 o’clock (says the Fort Beaufort Advocate) an accident happened in the Winterberg, by which fortunately no persons were injured. On Mr. J.W. KING’s farm, Reitfontein, at present occupied by Mr. S. KING, the snow had been falling all Friday, and towards evening a very boisterous wind sprang up, which increased in violence until at 1 o’clock it blew a perfect gale. The roof of the dwelling was blown completely off, and after a brief interval the whole of the walls collapsed. Mr.S. KING had a very narrow escape. The first warning he received was a brick falling from the wall on to the bed. This caused him to get up, when he noticed the roof going. Without staying to dress he rushed out of the place into an outhouse, where he found one or two sacks, and by keeping close to some cattle managed to a certain extent to protect himself from the piercing cold. Some of the roof was carried a distance of some 300 yards.

FATAL ACCIDENT
It is our painful duty (writes the Mercury) to record the sad and lamentable accident that occurred at the new Presbyterian Church, now in course of erection in Alexandria Road. A young man named James COLE, in the employ of Mr. J. FRASER, was engaged in staining the roof of the church at the very apex, when at about quarter past eleven o’clock he fell from the giddy height to the bottom, a distance of 40 feet, and expired within a quarter of an hour afterwards. The cause of the accident we are not in a position to state, only as far as we can learn the unfortunate young man had been subject to epileptic fits, and it may be that one of these periodical attacks overcame him, and before assistance could be procured the fatal accident occurred. Upon examination we understand that the skull was fractured in two places right through to the brain. The deceased was well known as a steady young man, and was almost the sole support of his parents. We believe the deceased also has two married sisters residing at Umtata. He was only 22 years of age, and had spent some time at sea.

Tuesday 21 August 1888

DIED at Jacobsdal, O.F.S. on the 9th August 1888, W.S.STREAK, son of the late W. STREAK (British Settler of 1820), at the age of 66 years and 9 months. Deeply regretted by his numerous family.

DIED at Grahamstown, August 20th 1888, Mrs. A. MATTHEWS Sen, aged 57 years.
The Funeral of the above will leave her late residence, Hill-street, tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon at 4 o’clock. Friends respectfully invited to attend.

OBITUARY
It is our painful duty to record the death of Mrs. Anthony MATTHEWS Sen at the age of 57. The sad event occurred yesterday afternoon at about 3 o’clock.

DEATH OF GROBELAAR
Intelligence received by the Transvaal Government from Commandant-General JOUBERT states that GROBELAAR died from the wounds received in the recent conflict.

SUICIDE
A telegram in the Cape Times says that Mr. MARACHAN, of MARACHAN & DELL, Johannesburg, shot himself through the forehead with a revolver in the European Hotel about 9 o’clock on Tuesday night, after leaving explanation in writing as to reasons. These documents are now in possession of the Landdrost. Death must have been instantaneous. Great sympathy is felt for the widow and young family.

Wednesday 22 August 1888

The solemn tolling of the bell this morning spoke of yet another death, and today we have to record the decease of Mrs. W. PAGE after a severe illness.

DEATH UNDER CHLOROFORM
The Kimberley Advertiser contains the following evidence taken by the Resident magistrate at the inquest held on the 16th instant attending the death of Helen DROSTE (European female):-
William James OTTO, sworn, states: I am a medical practitioner residing in Kimberley. Two or three days ago I was asked to extract some teeth for the deceased. I told her it would interfere with her false teeth. She delayed for a day or two longer to see if she would get better. She asked me to administer chloroform. This morning I received a message to go immediately. I went to her residence and examined her heart. Then administered chloroform at her own request. I found the heart, so far as I could detect, in good order. Soon after the administration she had a fit of convulsions. Deceased was under the anaesthetic influence of chloroform when the convulsions supervened. I then discontinued the administration. I tried all possible artificial remedies to bring her round, but she died. I only gave one sprinkling of chloroform. I attribute the convulsions to paralysis of the heart, caused by the inhalation of chloroform. I reported the matter to the Resident Magistrate, and was present at the inspection of the District Surgeon.
William GRIMMER, sworn, states: I am a medical practitioner and District Surgeon for the district of Kimberley. I was called this afternoon to inspect the body of the deceased (Mrs. DROSTE), who appeared to be about 28 years of age. The body appeared to be well nourished, and it is alleged she died from chloroform administered by Dr. OTTO for surgical purposes. And from the state I found the body in, and from information received, I conclude the cause of death was paralysis of the heart. Chloroform is very frequently administered: it is customary to examine the heart. It is frequently the case that certain diseases of the heart cannot be detected in some affections of the heart. Chloroform is administered for surgical purposes.

Thursday 23 August 1888

DIED at Lancing House, Hill-street, Grahamstown on the 22nd instant, Sarah Martha, the beloved wife of Mr. William PAGE Sen, aged 61 years.

CAPT.WALKER
We (Herald) regret to hear of the death, a few weeks since, of Capt. WALKER, who commanded Walker’s Rifles in Tembuland during the late war. He left Port Elizabeth some months ago and joined a hunting party, who proceeded to Zwaziland, and he dies at the Limbobo, we believe from fever. Capt. WALKER served in the New Zealand War, for which he received the medal: he was in the British Legation under Garibaldi, for which he also received the medal. For some time Capt. WALKER was Secretary of the Port Elizabeth Club, and he had previously had an appointment in the Bank of Africa.

Saturday 25 August 1888

ACCIDENT
We (Mercury) have to record a chapter of accidents that happened on Saturday afternoon. The first occurred during a football match, when three of the combatants made a sad mistake in kicking foul of th ball, and accidentally had a turn at each other, one of them, Warwick TAINTON, receiving a severe kick in the body; the other two, KIDSON and KAYSER, were not so much hurt, but doubtless experienced sufficient battering to make them more cautious in the future. Another accident occurred the same afternoon to Charlie WHITTLE, who in riding his bicycle endeavoured to get out of the way of two natives, and in so doing caught the wheel upon a stone, and in trying to save himself from falling too heavily, threw out his arm, the consequence being that the limb was broken in two places. We trust all the sufferers will speedily recover from their injuries.

Monday 27 August 1888

BIRTH on the 27th August, the wife of William Musgrove HOPLEY, Barrister-at-Law, of a son.

DEATH OF A PROMISING STUDENT
The sad news has been received in town of the death of Mr. D. SAMPSON, son of Mr. David SAMPSON, and who was in Edinburgh studying for a doctor. Capt. SAMPSON went home a few weeks back, and on arrival at Edinburgh found his son suffering from inflammation of the lungs, brought on by bathing. Two days after his arrival, death took from him a son who gave promise of a successful career in the profession marked out for him. The deceased had studied with success in Grahamstown, first under the tuition of Mr. EVANS and then at the Public School, where he greatly distinguished himself. He was much liked by his fellow students, and his loss will be a great blow to many. We beg to express our deep sympathy with the members of the family. Mr. SAMPSON, we hear, is on his way out.

Tuesday 28 August 1888

DIED at Port Elizabeth, 24th August, after a short attack of croup, Charles Gerald, youngest son of C.H.N. GIRDLESTONE, aged 15 months.

Thursday 30 August 1888

DEATH OF MR. JOHN CAMPBELL
Telegram which reached us on Monday night informed us of the death of Mr. John CAMPBELL, lately Resident Magistrate of Capetown. The deceased was well known here, where he was for many years Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate. He was a member of the Civil Service for upwards of fifty years, and always acquitted himself to the entire satisfaction of the Government, by whom he was frequently employed on special missions. From the Civil Service List we gather that the deceased was transferred from the Commissariat Department to be Clerk to Protector of Slaves, in January 1831; Clerk to Clerk of the Peace, Graaff-Reinet 1834; Clerk of the Peace Colesberg 1837, and Albany 1851; Civil Commissioner and Resident Magistrate Port Elizabeth 1857; Arbitrator for Wateroner and other native chiefs relative to Transvaal claims to certain lands 1871; Special Commissioner of the Diamond Fields and Resident Magistrate Klipdrift 1871; Resident Magistrate Capetown 1872, and served in that capacity until his retirement on the 30th June 1884, on special pension, granted for exceptionally long and meritorious services. The late Mr. John CAMPBELL was most prompt in the discharge of his official duties, a sound lawyer, and a most efficient Resident Magistrate. Off the Bench he was a most congenial companion and, like our present Magistrate, an ardent sportsman, fond of his dogs and gun. We do not know his age, but he must have been over eighty. His death will be deeply regretted by a large circle of friends. To his widow and sorrowing family we tender our heartfelt sympathy.
E.P. Herald.