Tuesday 2 May 1899

DIED at Britstown on 1 May, Edwin, second son of George and Emily REYNOLDS, aged 24 years.

It is with the deepest regret, in which the citizens will join, we write that our old and respected ex Mayor, George REYNOLDS, […] at Britstown, has again through this fatal [scourge] Typhoid and [related] fever been […] of his son Edwin, aged 24. He was an amiable, good and clever young man, bright and cheerful, and loved by all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. We tender Mr. and Mrs. REYNOLDS and family our sincerest sympathy in this great and awful bereavement.

Wednesday 3 May 1899

DIED at Wynberg, Capetown, on the 3rd instant, John Ashton CHUBB (late of this city), aged 61 years.

DEATH OF MR. J.A. CHUBB
We extremely regret to report the receipt of the news by wire of the death of Mr. John Ashton CHUBB at Wynberg, Cape Colony, of dropsy, early this morning. Mr. CHUBB, who was well known here, left with his family for the West about 3 months ago. During his stay here he was a member of the Town Council, a most efficient secretary to the Public Library, and was generally an esteemed and beloved fellow citizen. He was also a [Poor] Steward of the Commemoration Church. Most of his life in the Colony was passed in Queenstown, where he for many years occupied a responsible position in the well-known firm of Messrs. Peacock Bros. Her was brother to Rev. Theo. CHUBB BA, Chairman of the Grahamstown Wesleyan District, and leaves a widow and four children to mourn their heavy loss. Mr. CHUBB was 61 years of age. We extend our bereaved sympathies [sic] to the bereaved relatives.

At Heidelberg Mrs. BRUN has died of a pistol shot wound. She was endeavouring to close the breach of the pistol when the charge went off, wounding her with fatal effect.

The death is announced from Douglas, Griqualand West, of Mr. Joshua Manley CAWOOD, a well-known farmer in that district. He had lost his all by rinderpest and died of a broken heart.

KIMBERLEY – DEATH OF A JOURNALIST
FALL INTO A MINE
Tuesday: Charles McHARDY, a journalist employed on the Bloemfontein Express, was killed by falling into the Kimberley mine today. The deceased’s head was smashed to pulp and considerable difficulty experienced in recovering the body from the open workings. At the inquest this afternoon the brother of the deceased said he seemed depressed, and complained of overwork, but was otherwise all right. This morning he went to work and never returned. He though the deceased incautiously fell into the mine. Verdict: “accidental death”.

Thursday 4 May 1899

MARRIED: JONES – LAWRANCE
By Special Licence at Grahamstown on May 3rd 1899, Cecil Ernest JONES MB London, of Port Alfred, to Grace Darling, daughter of Joseph LAWRANCE Esq of this city.

A PRETTY WEDDING
LAWRANCE – JONES
Yesterday afternoon a very pretty wedding took place, in which a great deal of interest was centred, the contracting parties being Miss Grace LAWRANCE, daughter of Joseph LAWRANCE Esq. of this City, to Dr. Cecil JONES, the popular Port Alfred Medico, and District Surgeon for Bathurst. The ceremony was performed by Special Licence at the residence of the bride’s parents, our worthy C.C. and R.M., Jno. HEMMING Esq., kindly attending and joining hands of the happy pair. After the ceremony a reception on a large scale was held in Trinity Church Schoolroom (kindly lent for the occasion) when a large and fashionable assembly was present, and Mr. and Mrs. JONES received hearty congratulations from their large circle of friends and relatives. The presents, which were on view, were a most costly and recherche collection, and were much admired. A special feature in the refreshment line was a grand cake, which was imported from England, and beautifully iced for the occasion by Messrs. Fitchat & Co. of this City. The health of the bride and bridegroom was proposed by Mr. HEMMING, and enthusiastically honoured in flowing champagne. Between 50 and 60 congratulatory telegrams were received from different parts of South Africa, and a cable was received from the Doctor’s relatives in England.
The bride was attired in a lovely dress of white Duchesse satin, with flowing [C…] train, and wreath and veil to match, which was made in England to order.

Friday 5 May 1899

A DIVORCE CASE – APPLICATION IN CHAMBERS
ROBERTS v ROBERTS
An application was made in the E.D. Court in Chambers on Wednesday in the case of ROBERTS v ROBERTS.
Mr. Adv. BLAINE appeared before Mr. Justice SOLOMON and applied on behalf of Maria Eatwell ROBERTS (born HUMPHREY) of Grahamstown for an order on respondent, her husband, Harold Dhodad ROBERTS of Port Elizabeth, to pay over to applicant the sum of [£30] to enable her to defend the action for divorce instituted against her by her husband on the grounds of adultery in Grahamstown.
Mr. Adv. HUTTON appeared for respondent and plaintiff.
The Court granted an order for £26.
We understand that the case will be heard at the Sessions this month.

Mrs. APPLEBY, wife of the Wesleyan Minister stationed at Fordsburg, who died from the effects of the assault by footpads, was a cousin of Mr. J.S.B. HOLDEN, of Somerset East.

Saturday 6 May 1899

According to the F.B. Advocate, Miss MORRIS, who has been provisionally appointed assistant teacher in the Poor School, seems to be well qualified. She was ten years at a convent school, latterly as pupil-teacher. She is the daughter of Mr. MORRIS, formerly the popular hotel keeper at Wood’s Hotel, Grahamstown.

The gay strains of the First City Volunteers Band were heard last night at the Railway Terminus, and on enquiry we find that Mr. Hedley Vicars WRIGHT, of the well-known firm of solicitors, Messrs. Wright and Smith, who is a Lieutenant in the First City, had arrived by train with his bride from Queenstown. Mr. WRIGHT was married at Putter’s Kraal, Queenstown, on May 3rd, to Miss Anne BAILIE, daughter of Henry John BAILIE Esq. We have pleasure in wishing Mr. and Mrs. WRIGHT a very happy homecoming.

Tuesday 9 May 1899

The relatives of the late Mr. MOORREES, Surveyor-General of British Bechuanaland, who died and was buried at Vryburg six years ago, are seeking permission to exhume the body and remove it to Tulbagh.

Wednesday 10 May 1899

MARRIED at St.George’s Cathedral by the Very Rev. Dean Holmes, on the 10th May, Ernest Stanley Templeton TOWERT M.B. C.M. L.R.C.P.S. Edin., third son of F.G. TOWERT Esq. of Johannesburg, to Matilda (Maud) deNeufville, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Tindall LUCAS.

DEATH OF MR. JAMES BRADY
Last week a well-known Basutoland man passed away in the person of Mr. James BRADY at Maseru, at the residence of his brother-in-law, John RIDGWAY of [Th…..]. Mr. BRADY was popular throughout the whole of South Africa through his many [rest of sentence illegible].

Thursday 11 May 1899

We regret to learn that by the mail today Mr. C.H. ABBOTT of this city has received the sad intelligence of the death of his mother at his native city, Leicester, England. We are sure that all Mrs. ABBOTT’s friends in these parts, and they are many, will sympathise with him in his heavy bereavement.

A British officer has been fined the sum of 30s for ejecting the Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Sir S. LEWIS C.M.G., from a tramcar which was reserved for whites. Sir S. LEWIS is the only negro Knight in the Empire.

A man named HEFFER, son of an employee in the DE Beers Company, was the purchaser on Saturday of some young, untrained horses, and next day his young son ventured out on one of them unknown to his parents. The result was he was soon thrown over the animal’s head, sustaining injury to his skull. He was taken to the police station, where Dr. SMITH attended to him. Afterwards he was conveyed to his parents’ home in Stockdale Street, where he lies in a precarious condition.

Mr. C.G. LEVY, the late Mayor of Pietermaritzburg, is dead.

Friday 12 May 1899

On Monday the mail train from Bulawayo brought to Mafeking a man named BERNSTEIN, who attempted suicide at […..] by cutting his throat. He was brought to the Mafeking Hospital and attended by Dr. GARRAWAY, B.S.A. Police. He now lies in a precarious condition. BERNSTEIN comes from Salisbury and has been down with fever. He belongs to Glasgow, and is by no means penniless.

Saturday 13 May 1899

DIED at Leicester, England, April 16th 1899, Sarah, the beloved mother of C.H. ABBOTT, of this city, aged 77 years.

Monday 15 May 1899

TYPHOID
Typhoid fever is very prevalent in Kimberley just now, and several deaths have occurred. One of the latest sufferers is Mr. L.C. WILKES, principal of the Boys Public School there.

A GANGER CRUSHED
A white man was smashed to atoms by a goods train on Tuesday near Bloemfontein. He was a ganger named LAMONT. The body was seen by a driver lying on the line, but too late to prevent the terrible mishap. How he came there is not known,

Tuesday 16 May 1899

Mr. George WEAKLY, editor of the Colesberg Advertiser, died on Thursday from typhoid fever. His brother, the editor of the Heidelberg News, was with him at the time of his death. The deceased was a bachelor, and only 27 years of age.

Wednesday 17 May 1899

The death is announced of Mr. Adriaan KIST, editor of De Stellander, which took place in Vryburg on Thursday last. Mr. KIST had not been ill long, and the news of his death was a surprise. The cause was given as Bright’s disease.

The late Mr. Joseph EDWARDS, of Venngrove, Baviaan’s River, was a son of the late Rev. John EDWARDS, for many years well known as a faithful and devoted minister of the Wesleyan Church in the Midland district. Mr. EDWARDS was born in the Midlands, educated at Somerset East, and spent the greater part of his life in farming on the Baviaan’s River. He was in his 50th year.

Friday 19 May 1899

The death has occurred of Mr. Alex. VAN DER BYL, one of the best known farmers in Somerset West district. The deceased gentleman was widely known for his hospitality. Mr. VAN DER BYL took a great interest in politics, and for many years represented Caledon in Parliament. Mr. VAN DER BYL erected the grand stand in Kenilworth at his own expense and always took a keen interest in [obscured].

Saturday 20 May 1899

NOTICE
In consequence of Monday and Wednesday next, May 22nd and 24th, being Whitmonday and Queen’s Birthday respectively, there will be no issue of the Journal on those dates. Our next publication will therefore be on Tuesday next, May 23rd.

TWO ACCIDENTS
Two of our townsmen (says the Midland News) have been unfortunate the last few days. Mr. GEDYN, while helping one of his children out of his cart, received a nasty wound to his eye from a stick the child held in his hand at the time. Mr. L.B. BIDDULPH, whilst superintending the trucking of some oxen, got his arm entangled with a reim, the consequence being that his arm was broken

Tuesday 23 May 1899

KOWIE TRAINING SHIP
Mr. John Amos HAYTON, in a letter to the Herald, says: One good result of this Institution has already been shown, as follows: One of the lads in this Institution, who by-the-bye comes from Port Elizabeth, about 14 years of age, and who could not swim when he came here, assisted to save the life of a native girl in the Kowie River, plunging into the river with his clothes on and holding the girl up until assistance arrived, for which plucky deed he is to be rewarded with a watch and chain, given by the Chairman and one of the members of the School Committee. The presentation will take place on Queen’s Birthday.

A terrible fatality occurred at East London on Friday morning. The cabin of the Norwegian barque [S…] was discovered in flames, which were subdued. The body of Capt. ISAACSON was found in a charred condition with his dog lying beside him. The deceased was forty years of age and unmarried.

A wedding was solemnised at the Independent Chapel, Aberystwyth, recently, in which all the parties concerned bore the name of JONES. The bridegroom was Richard JONES, tailor, son of Jonathan JONES, tailor, and the bride was Elizabeth Jane JONES, whose father, David JONES, is also a tailor. The witnesses were John Robert JONES, tailor, and Anne JONES. The Minister was the Rev. B.E. JONES of Talybont, and the registrar the Rev. William JONES.

Friday 26 May 1899

PASSED AWAY at the Albany Hospital, Grahamstown, 24th May 1899, Alfred Stanley STAPLES, aged 26 years and 8 months, dearly beloved son of R.H. and S. STAPLES of Queenstown.
God has saved from weary strife,
In the dawn, this fresh young life;
Now it waits for me above,
Resting in the Saviour’s love;
Jesu, grant that we may meet
There, adoring at Thy feet.

DEATH OF MR. STAPLES
(Communicated)
With deepest sympathy we announce the death of Alfred Stanley STAPLES, who came down from Queenstown in March to stay with the Misses MOORCROFT and get medical advice. He decided to go to the Albany Hospital for the purpose of undergoing an operation, which proved successful. Before he was well enough to leave his bed, he took typhoid fever, to which he succumbed on Wednesday evening, May 24th, a strong and promising young man who was very much liked and highly esteemed by all who knew him, a great favourite among his comrades. A good faithful son and loving brother. Our deepest sympathy to his parents, relatives and numerous friends in their very real loss.
The Lord lendeth
The Lord taketh

Mrs. James CUMMING, formerly of Durham and Johannesburg, and lately residing at Wesselsnek, Natal, has met with a shocking fatal accident. She appears to have gone out early in the morning, wandered on the railway, and been knocked down by a passing train. She had been ailing for some time.

The death is announced at Wolverhampton of Mrs. ROGERS, widow of the late Mr. Griffith ROGERS of Welshpool. The announcement will have a sad interest for many in South Africa, though neither the deceased lady nor her late husband ever visited these shores. Mrs. ROGERS had four sons, all of them entering the ministry, and three being present in South Africa. These are the Revs. Griffith W., Thomas D., and John ROGERS, the two first named being well-known Wesleyan ministers, and the last, now a Congregationalist, was for some time stationed at Salt River and afterwards at Greytown, Natal. The other son, the Rev. James ROGERS, is a minister of the Wesleyan Church in England. Mrs. ROGERS was seventy-two years of age.

Monday 29 May 1899

Typhoid fever has been about at Jansenville. A few weeks ago a Mr. Jan FOURIE, a young man of 30 years, died of the disease, and the next day a niece of his (a Miss FOURIE) died also. She was 16 years of age, and the two were buried at the same time. Ten days previously a sister of the late Miss FOURIE died of typhoid

Mr. J. HOPE, the mechanical engineer who was knocked down by a Netherlands locomotive between Geldenhuis and the Jumpers last week, and has undergone two trepanning operations, has recovered partial consciousness, and every hope is entertained of his ultimate recovery.

At the Newcastle Magistrate’s Court an aged Dutch couple were united in the bond of matrimony by Mr. JACKSON R.M. Mr. P.W. OOSTHUYSEN, who has reached the age of 76, found single life unendurable, and prevailed upon Mrs. F.E. DREYER, aged 71, to share the joys and sorrows of his declining years. Both bride and bridegroom reside at Sandspruit, Utrecht, Transvaal. This is the third experience in matrimony on the part of the bridegroom, who despite his advanced age is hale and hearty.

Tuesday 30 May 1899

DIED at the residence of his daughter, Grahamstown, on May 30th 1899, Thomas EARLE, aged 84 years.

PASSED AWAY at Proctor’s Fontein on May 24th 1899, Cuthbert RIPPON J.P., aged 78 years and 2 months. Deeply regretted.

AN OLD INHABITANT
DEATH OF MR. EARLE
We regret to report today the death of Mr. Thomas EARLE, of Grahamstown, one of the oldest inhabitants. Born in 1815 in Inneskillen, Ireland, he emigrated to the Colony with the 27th Inneskillens under the late Colonel MACLEAN, Governor of Kaffraria. After several years of serving, he purchased his discharge and settled down in Grahamstown to his trade, which was that of a gents’ bootmaker. After living many years both here, at Port Alfred, at Fort Beaufort and Kingwilliamstown, he died this morning at the ripe old age of 84 years. After a [most] healthy life, during which it was his boast that he never paid a shilling for a doctor’s bill, he had at last to succumb to sheer decay. His only child and daughter if the wife of Mr. R.J. COGAN of this city. Mr. EARLE was brother-in-law to Capt. D. SAMPSON.
[Transcriber’s note: His DN, filed in 1902, incorrectly gives his date of death as 30th May 1900.]

His many friends will be much shocked at the news of the death of Mr. Cuthbert RIPPON J.P., of Proctorsfontein, Albany, which took place on Queen’s Birthday. Mr. RIPPON was 78 years of age. We hope to give a full obituary.

Wednesday 31 May 1899

The Cradock News hears that Mr. GARLAKE Sen. Of that town is lying in a precarious condition; his two sons, Messrs. S. and R. GARLAKE, have been summoned to his bedside.

The Bedford paper records the death of a very old resident in that district, Mr. G. WEBSTER, who had reached the ripe old age of 82 years. For many years past he had been staying at Elizabeth Farm with his sister, Mrs. G. KING.

On Friday the body of a white man was found in the River Caledon near Maseru. The unfortunate man’s name is BYRNE, and he belonged to Capetown, where he leaves a wife and three children. He was a bricklayer, and had just finished a job in Maseru in connection with the new vicarage. It is supposed that he was on his way to Ladybrand when he fell into the river and met his death, as it did not seem as if the body had been long in the water. He is reported to be about 40 years of age.