Friday October 3, 1890

BIRTH,- At Burghersdorp, on the 25th September, the wife of W.S. MORGAN, of a daughter.
BIRTH,- At Queenstown, on the 25th September, 1890, the wife of Mr A. PETER, of a son.

HAY-BAILIE.- At St Mary's, Johannesburg, South African Republic, on 30th June, 1890, Charles Douglas HAY, late 74th Highlanders, son of General HAY, once Acting Governor of the Cape Colony, to Caroline Letitia, eldest daughter of H.J. BAILIE, Esq., Putters Kraal Queenstown District, Cape Colony.

Mr John SAMUEL, late a Government School Inspector, died in the Carnarvon Hospital, Kimberley, the other day. He had been suffering from bronchitis, and having been in a weakly condition for years, such an end says a contemporary, could not be entirely unexpected.

Pathetic Suicide of a Lady
Last letter to a last lover.
An inquest was held yery recently at Hull, touching the death of Miss Amy CULLEN; aged thirty-three. Miss CULLEN, who resided by herself, was found dead in bed on Wednesday morning, having
poisoned herself with "vermin killer." It appeared that deceased had been engaged to be married to a clerk named John ASTON. - Mr. ASTON stated that he had known the deceased for many years. He was engaged to be married to her, and that engagement took place within the last fortnight. On Monday night he had requested her by letter to break off the engagement. On Tuesday morning he received a letter from her. It was dated August 19th, and was as follows:- "Dear Jack,-You have done right in letting me know the truth in time instead of leaving me to find it out when it was too late, I think I can give you a motive. You could not marry one woman while loving another, but no woman will ever love you as I did. Perhaps you hardly realized how dear you were to me. You cannot gauge the depth or intensity of that love which you thus carelessly fling away as a thing not worth keeping. Pride would forbid me saying this to you if I had not made up my mind not to live; but what I could not say living I can say dying, of oh, my darling, I cannot live without you. After the one glimpse of heaven you have shown me I dare not face life with the prospect of never seeing you again. By the time you have received this I shall be no more, but don't reproach yourself, dear. It was to be, and you could not have acted otherwise than you did. Goodbye Jack. If, there is a God, may He bless and keep you, my darling, and make you happy. – Amy. I should like to think that you have my piano. I have told Willie that I wished you to have it, but perhaps you will only shrink from it and hate it because it belongs to me." -
The jury returned a verdict to the effect that death was caused by poison, self-administered by deceased while laboring under mental depression caused by the abrupt manner in which the engagement between deceased and Mr. ASTON had been broken off.

Tuesday October 10, 1890

BIRTH,- At Ebden Street, Queenstown, October 5th, 1890, the wife of J.A. SPENCE of a Son.
BIRTH,- At Queenstown, on Tuesda, 7th October, the wife of Edgar PROSSER, of a son.

Tuesday October 14, 1890

BIRTH,- At Queenstown, on the 10th October, the wife of Rice SMITH, of a son.

Friday October 17, 1890

BIRTH,- At Penhurst, Cala, on October 13th, 1890, the wife of E. GILBERT HALL, of a Son.

Friday October 24, 1890

BIRTH,- At Queenstown, on the 21st inst., the wife of T.R. PATERSON, Hazelmere, of a Daughter.

WEDDING.
On Thursday last, at St. Mark's Cambridge, Miss Jessie STUBBS was married to Mr William DODGSON of Queenstown. The officiating minister was the Rev. T. CHAMBERLAIN, M.A., and the bride was given away by Mr George STIRTON. Mr Austen SMITH of Queenstown supported the bridegroom...

Tuesday November 4, 1890

A Mrs B. MARAIS, of Macleantown, gave birth on Sunday week last to three daughters.

Friday November 7, 1890

BIRTH,- On November 4th, at the Rectory, Queenstown, the wife of the Rev. Alexander GRANT, of a son.

DIED,- At Queenstown, on the 3rd November 1890, aged 1 year and 4 months, Hubert Stanley WILSON, youngest son of J.V. WILSON.

Mr Arnold WHITE is returning to the Colony, and left England on the 31st ult, by the Athenian. It is stated he is coming out to settle troublesome questions, in connection with the settlements he was instrumental in founding.

Friday November 18, 1890

DIED,- At Bolotwa, on the 13th November, 1890, Alice Maude, the youngest daughter of W.C.A. and Emily SCHULTZ. Thanking Mr and Mrs Harry ROYS and Mr and Mrs James TEMLET for their kind assistance during the sad bereavement.

Friday November 21, 1890

DIED,- At Queenstown, on the 19th inst, Gordon, youngest son of J.A. and Maria LEWIS.

Tuesday December 2, 1890

DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA.- A correspondent, writing to a contemporary from Hanover, reports the following sad incident:
-"On Tuesday Mrs Daniel DU PLESSIS of Weltervreden died after two days' agony from hydrophobia. It seems that some five or six weeks ago, after Mr. and Mrs. DU PLESSIS had gone to bed, they were aroused by a noise outside. Mr DU PLESSIS went out to see what was going on, and Mrs DU PLESSIS opened a sash window near where the noise seemed. As she did so a wild cat which had been tackled by the dogs, and was the cause of the uproar, jumped in and seized her hand. Mrs DU PLESSIS held the cat down with her other hand and shouted for help. Mr. DU PLESSIS rushed to her aid, but the cat held so firmly that it could not be removed till it was killed and even then only with some difficulty. The wounded hand healed up and no danger was apprehended; in fact Mr. DU PLESSIS had been to Capetown and was on his way back when Mrs. DU PLESSIS was taken ill. This was on Sunday, and very soon the usual signs of hydrophobia, such as dislike of and swallowing water set in, and at 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning she died of exhaustion.

Friday December 5, 1890

BIRTH,- At Queenstown, on the 2nd December, the wife of Geo. DASHWOOD, of a son.

DIED, - At Lady Grey on the 3rd December, 1890, Isaac Charles Penny PARKER, in the 50th year of his age, having a widow and five children to mourn their loss.

Friday December 12, 1890

St Mark's, Imvani.
To the Editor Free Press:
Dear Sir,- The late Archdeacon WATERS was so well-known in Queenstown, that I venture to ask you to insert the accompanying appeal for funds to build a Memorial Church at his old station of S Mark's. He came here with Bishop ARMSTRON in 1855, when Kreli was in the height of his power. He remained at his post through the dreadful cattle killing time, and the many troubles which have visited Kafirladn since, and died in 1883 in the midst of his work, after 35 years ministerial work in South Africa. His station became the mother-station of a widely extended mission work, which developed in 1873 into the Diocese of S John's, with Bishop CALLAWAY as the first Diocesan. The most fitting memorial of such a life will be the erection of the church at S Mark's which he so greatly longed to see; and all who knew him are invited to join in promoting the glory of the Master whom he served so long and faithfully, by helping to build this memorial church.

Tuesday December 16, 1890

BIRTH,- At Burghersdorp, on the 10th December, 1890, the wife of Mr H.H. ANDREWS, of a son.

In The Estate of the late Mrs. Margaret MASKELL.
All Claims against the above Estate must be sent in to the undersigned on or before the 12th January, 1891, and all persons indebted to the same are required to pay the debts on or before the above date.
E. CROUCH,
Executor Dative.
Queenstown, 12th Dec., 1890

We regret to hear of the demise, this morning, in Grahamstown, of Mrs. Jonathan AYLIFF, widow of the late Hon J AYLIFF, and sister of Mrs George PEACOCK, Queenstown. We tender our sympathy to the family and friends in their sad bereavement.

Friday December 26, 1890

WEDDING BELLS.
Wednesday last was a day affording a memory spot in the life of our little town for the memory of that day "bright shone the sun o'er fair women and brave men and Xalanga's capital had gathered there her beauty and her chivalry" to witness the nuptials of Mr TW ASPIN, of the C.M.R., and Miss Kate BOYCE, daughter of our esteemed townsman Mr Robert BOYCE. At the early hour of nine the Wesleyan Church was filled to overflowing with an expectant throng eagerly awaiting the charming bride and her popular bridegroom. At the appointed hour the bride, driven by Capt HATTON, arrived at the Church, and after a little delay upon the part of the happy bridegroom the ceremony was duly performed by the venerable pastor, the Rev. John WILSON...