Friday 2 April 1875

DIED at King William’s Town on the morning of the 1st instant, Mr. Jas. Edward PETERSON, leaving a widow and four children to mourn his loss.

DIED at Port Elizabeth, April 1st, Mr. Edward Henry NORTON, aged 53 years.
The Funeral will proceed from his Residence, South-end, tomorrow afternoon at four o’clock. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.
G.F. MATTHEWS, Undertaker.

We regret to have to record the death last evening of Mr. E.H. NORTON, for many years Secretary to the Port Elizabeth Boating Company. He has been ailing for a fortnight, and never thoroughly recovered from an attack of fever contracted some months ago.

A young man named WISDOM died in the Kimberley hospital on Tuesday last, from the effects of intemperance. He was employed as a clerk for some time in the stores of Messrs. WHILEY & Co., and from the urbanity of his manners was a great favourite with those who came in contact with him.

Tuesday 6 April 1875

BIRTH at Gordon Terrace on the 31st ult, Mrs. A. WILMOT of a son.

BIRTH at No.1 Cora Terrace, on the 5th inst, the wife of D.F. STEWART of a daughter.

MARRIED at Uitenhage by Rev. A.J. Steytler, Mr. John KINGWELL, of Port Elizabeth, to Miss Christina Hendrina BROWN, third daughter of Mr. Henry BROWN.
Uitenhage, March 31 1875.

DEPARTED THIS LIFE on Saturday morning, the 3rd inst, after a lingering illness, Mr. David MARTIN, of Port Elizabeth, aged 56 years, leaving a large family. Deeply lamented by all who knew him. Friends at a distance please accept this intimation.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGE AND DEATHS
BIRTHS
ALLENBERG, Mrs. A., on the 6th ult, at Port Elizabeth, of a son.
BIRT, Mrs. G., on the 22nd ult, at Walmer, of a son.
GUBB, Mrs. T.W., on the 20th ult, at Uitenhage, of a son.
MURRAY, Mrs. J., on the 6th ult, at Port Elizabeth, of a daughter.
SHEE, Mrs. W., on the 21st ult, at Port Elizabeth, of a son.
MARRIAGES
FITTIG, Mr. Amandus, on the 10th ult, at Graaff-Reinet, to Miss Catherine Anne SINCLAIR
HEUGH, Mr. Peter J., on the 9th ult, at Aberdeen, to Miss Susan Maria BIGG.
DEATHS
FORBES, Mrs. Amelie Frances, on the 17th ult, at Port Elizabeth, aged 26 years.
NORTON, Mr. Edward Henry, on the 1st inst, at Port Elizabeth, aged 53 years.
PETERSON, Mr. James Edward, at King William’s Town.

Friday 9 April 1875

MARRIED by Special Licence at Hankey, on the 25th March, by the Rev. T. Durant Philip B.A., William Henry GRIFFIN, Umtata, Pondoland, eldest son of Mr. Henry GRIFFIN, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, to Alice Mary, daughter of Mr. William MACKAY, Hankey.
26th March 1875.

BIRTH at Port Elizabeth on the 7th instant, the wife of Mr. A. CASTLEMAN of a son.

Tuesday 13 April 1875

DEATH THROUGH THE FALL OF A HOUSE
A youth named George JOSS, whose father, Jonathan JOSS, was for many years in the employ of Mr. Joseph GREEN, was killed on Friday afternoon last, through the falling of the roof and a portion of the walls of a clay-built house, on McCLUCKIE’s Farm, Kareiga Mouth. It appeared that the house had suffered from the violence of the late heavy gale of wind, and had to be abandoned, but a quantity of wood had been left in it. In removing this on Friday, the loose roof fell in with a part of the walls, killing the boy, and severely injuring a brother who was with him at the moment, assisting in carrying away the wood. – Journal.

BRUTAL MURDER OF A WIFE
On Sunday morning a coloured man named Cobus COBURG was arrested for the murder of his wife Anna on the previous evening. It appears that on Saturday evening the prisoner was seen ill-treating and threatening his wife in Walmer Road, after which they proceeded to their hut in Rudolph’s Location. Some time after he went to a neighbour’s hut and said that his wife was sick. He was accompanied home, when the poor woman was found lying dead on the floor. A post mortem examination of the body was made on Sunday afternoon by the District Surgeon, Dr. LE SUEUR, when he discovered that she had received a blow on the head with some blunt instrument, and a kick in the lower part of the abdomen which had caused her death. The woman was enceinte, and very near her confinement. A preliminary examination will be taken by the Resident Magistrate today.

Friday 16 April 1875

BIRTH at Enmore Villa, Port Elizabeth, on the 14th instant, Mrs. W. Septimus JONES of a daughter.

BIRTH on the 13th ultimo, at 42 Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park, London, the wife of Charles T. JONES Esq., of Port Elizabeth, of a son.

Tuesday 20 April 1875

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY NEAR UITENHAGE
On Sunday morning the inhabitants of the peaceful town of Uitenhage were horrified to learn that a dreadful tragedy had just been perpetrated almost close to their own doors. From the conflicting statements to hand, we are able to glean the following particulars: On Saturday evening Mrs. SOUTAR, wife of Mr. David SOUTAR, a Scotch blacksmith, well known in this town, but at present residing at Uitenhage, had a quarrel with her husband, and decided upon walking to Port Elizabeth. Accompanied by her son, a lad of about nine years of age, she left the town, and when she was about two miles out she was suddenly attacked by a Kafir. The boy, in his alarm, ran towards a light which he saw in the distance, and which turned out to be alongside a Dutch transport-rider’s wagon. The wagoner, who had also heard the woman’s screams, accompanied him in the direction indicated, but nothing could be seen. At daylight on the following morning the search was resumed, and at last the dead body of Mrs. SOUTAR was discovered by the roadside, with every evidence of strangulation, black marks being found upon the throat. It has also transpired that she had been violated, and the rings torn from her fingers. All around the spot there was evidence of a tremendous struggle, her shawl was found close by torn in pieces, her dress disarranged, and in one hand of the poor dead woman was a handful of greyish ‘wool’, evidently torn from the head of her dusky assailant during her death struggle. A coloured man answering to the description given by the boy has been arrested by the Uitenhage constabulary, and, if the crime is proved against him, it will go hard with him for such a cruel and dastardly outrage. – Two mounted constables arrived here from Uitenhage at four pm on Sunday afternoon and reported the affair to Superintendent BROMWICH, whose police were immediately on the alert, but found no clue to the villain.

Friday 23 April 1875

BIRT at Port Elizabeth on the 20th April, Mrs. George LESLIE of a son.

Friday 30 April 1875

BIRTH at Richmond House, Port Elizabeth, on the 24th instant, Mrs. James GORDON of a daughter.

BIRTH on the 23rd instant, the wife of C.F. BLAINE Esq., Port Elizabeth, of a daughter.

BIRTH on the 26th inst, the Hill, Mrs. DORA, of two daughters and two sons.

BIRTH at Port Elizabeth, on the 28th April 1875, the wife of Alfred B. BAYLY of a daughter.

Tuesday 4 May 1875

THE LATE REV. CHARLES GRANT FORRESTER
The intelligence which reached us on Friday last, of the death of the Rev. Charles Grant FORRESTER, late pastor of the Presbyterian Church of this town, caused heartfelt sorrow everywhere, and especially among the members of the Church to which he was attached, and by whom he was greatly respected and beloved. Mr. FORRESTER arrived here early in January 1873, and at once assumed the office of Minister of the Presbyterian Church. He had not been here very long before it was seen that he was of delicate constitution, and was suffering from disease of the chest. For a while he discharged his duties in a most able and efficient manner, winning the respect and esteem, not only of the members of his Church, but of all with whom he came in contact. He was a man of superior educational attainments, and at the same time of a gentle, retiring disposition, leading his flock by the silken cords of persuasion and example, rather than driving them by discipline and stern denunciation. Wherever he went he was cordially welcomed, and his advice was always listened to with reverence and affection. Beyond the pale of his own Church he was also a general favourite, and worked in harmony with ministers of other religious denominations. He was a man of broad and liberal views, and was always ready to do service in every good cause. He was selected for the office, which for nearly two years he filled to the entire satisfaction of the congregation, by the Rev. Norman McLEOD and Principal TULLOCH of St.Mary’s College, St.Andrew’s, names which alone were a sufficient guarantee of Mr. FORRESTER’s high qualifications for the ministerial work. Some time prior to his departure from St.Andrew’s he had been the assistant of the well known A.K.H.B., the Rev. Mr. BOYD. As already stated, he had not been here very long before his health failed, and though he struggled manfully with his disease, it was found that relaxation from his pulpit work and perfect rest were absolutely necessary. Reluctantly he retired awhile, and by change of air sought restoration to health. For a while he seemed greatly benefitted, and after the lapse of a few weeks again resumed his duties. But, alas, the seeds of disease were too deeply rooted, and to the heartfelt sorrow of the whole congregation he was compelled to resign his appointment. His resignation was not at first accepted, but leave of absence for six months was granted him, in the hope that he might yet recover. After this he went to the Northern districts, where it was thought the bracing air and fine climate might still restore him, but without avail. At the time of his death he was residing on a farm in the vicinity of Dordrecht, but the particulars of his final hours have not reached us. All we know is that he is no more. By his death the Church has lost an able and faithful pastor, and the town a warm-hearted friend. On Sunday last the pulpit of the Presbyterian Church was draped in black, and most of the congregation appeared in mourning, as a tribute of respect to the memory of their late minister. The Rev. George BROWN, who conducted the services, alluded in a touching manner to the many excellences of the deceased, at whose induction he had had the pleasure of assisting a little more than two years since. He further announced that funeral sermons will be preached on Sunday next. During his discourse both himself and many of the congregation were moved to tears. Mr. FORRESTER has left behind him a sorrowing widow and one child, to whom we proffer our heartfelt sympathy in this dark hour of trouble and distress. May the God of the “fatherless and the widow” be their support in this severe trial.

SHOCKING SUICIDE AT SWELLENDAM
Mr. DROSSEL, head teacher of the Government school at Swellendam, was found lying dead on his bed on Saturday week, having committed the dreadful act of shooting himself with a gun. The weapon was lying between his legs, with a piece of string attached to the trigger. No reason can be assigned for the deed.

Tuesday 11 May 1875

BIRTH on the 6th instant, at Melrose Cottage, Port Elizabeth, the wife of H.C. BIDEN Esq. of a daughter.

BIRTH at King William’s Town on the 5th instant, the wife of C.T. DOWELL of a son.

Mrs. Deborah CYRUS, relict of the late Mr. Samuel CYRUS of Graham’s Town, died at Bowden Mission Station, near Queen’s Town, on the 24th ult, in the eighty-third year of her age. Deceased was one of the British Settlers of 1820.
On the evening of the 6th inst. another old Settler named RADFORD paid the debt of Nature at Fort Beaufort. He was at one time a well-to-do farmer in the Winterberg, but misfortunes befell him in his latter years, and he was reduced to penury.
[Transcriber’s note: His Death Notice shows this to be the death of Richard RADFORD of Calton’s Party

Friday 14 May 1875

MARRIED at Trinity Church on Tuesday 11th May 1875 by the Rev. Overton, Edward, second son of James WROE Esq., of Potters Bar, Middlesex, to Lucretia Elizabeth, eldest daughter of the late Charles Thomas ADCOCK, of Port Elizabeth.

MARRIED on the 13th instant in the Independent Church, by the Rev. J.C. McIntosh, assisted by the Rev. R. Lamplough, John Richard WILLS, of Richmond, to Mary Ann Amelia, second surviving daughter of the late Wm. STERLEY, of Port Elizabeth.

STRANGE AFFAIR
A startling story has reached us from Bathurst, of the truth of which we are assured. A Mr. COOPER, who resides opposite the hotel, on Friday last locked his wife up in the house and then deliberate set fire to the building. The poor woman would have been certainly burned to death had not some of the neighbours broken open the window and got her out. One of our informants states that COOPER endeavoured to make his daughter set the house on fire, threatening to shoot her unless she complied with his order, but the girl braved his threats and refused. The house was completely destroyed, and COOPER is in custody. The magistrate of Port Alfred is now investigating the affair. – Penny Mail.

Tuesday 18 May 1875

BIRTH on the 17th inst at Port Elizabeth, the wife of Mr. T.E. THEWLIS of a son.

BIRTH at Queen’s Town on the 14th May, the wife of A.L. RHIND Esq. of a daughter.

DIED at Cassel, in Germany, on the 26th March last, Julius Christian GRANDEFELD, late of Philip’s Town, aged 33 years, leaving a wife and three children to mourn their loss.

DIED at Merton Cottage on the 13th inst, Thomas Goddard JEPSON, the beloved infant son of Charles and Emily JEPSON, aged 6 months and 2 days.
“Sleep dear babe; Angels have called thee.”

A MAN FOUND DEAD
A man named Carel MICHEL, a German and gardener, aged about forty-five years, was on the 7th inst. found lying dead near the public road at Roodebloem. Mr. Field-cornet KOTZE made an inspection, but no marks of violence were found, and the cause of death was apparently from drink and exposure to the cold. In his leather bag was found an order for a bottle of wine. Deceased has left a wife, who attended to his funeral. – Argus.

Friday 21 May 1875

THE LATE THOMAS BAINES F.R.G.S.
(Natal Mercury, May 11th)
It is our sad duty today to pass in brief review the life and labours of a brave and able and distinguished and single-hearted man. A month ago no one amongst us seemed less likely to fall victim to disease than our true and most valued friend – Thomas BAINES. His sturdy frame and simple habits gave every promise of a long and active life, and when last we met him in all the fullness of health and vigour, not four weeks from the day of his death, there was naught about him to indicate that the number of his days were few.
Up to three weeks ago no one was aware that Mr. BAINES was out of health. He was present at the late banquet, and took a sketch of the upper end of the room for publication in the London Illustrated New. He was unwell then, however, and became rapidly worse. Dysentery, from which he had suffered while in the Zambesi thirteen years previously, had attacked him, and rapidly prostrated his strength. He was not a man to give in to illness of any kind, and treated himself for some time with the usual remedies. At last he succumbed, however, but although he had medical attendance, kind nursing, and all that friends could do, his system, strong though it seemed, yielded to the exhaustion of disease. And at half past one o’clock on Saturday morning he peacefully fell asleep. For some time before he had been quite free from pain, and indeed from disease. He died from sheer exhaustion, retaining consciousness almost till the last, and seeming to believe himself that recovery was yet possible. During all his visits to Durban he resided with his relative, Mrs. WATSON, of Smith street, West, and he was removed to her son’s residence on the Berea, only a few days before his decease. From thence his remains were carried to the Episcopalian Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, among the chief mourners being the following:- Messrs. WATSON; Mr. R. VAUSE (Mayor of Durban); Mr. J. ROBINSON M.L.C.; Mr. G. RUTHERFORD C.C.; Mr. G.C. CATO, Lloyd’s Agent; Mr. J. MILNE; Mr. J. GAVIN; Mr. TATHAM; Mr. S. ADAMS, and forty other townspeople. Archdeacon LLOYD and the Rev. W.E. HUNTER officiated at the grave, and the following clergymen were also present: Reverends GREENSTOCK, EASTWOOD, S.B. STONE, ROBINSON and GOODWIN.
Thus passes away a good and brave man. We are glad that Natal enjoys the honour of being the resting-place of so genuine a friend. Mr. BAINES’ life is its own best monument, but steps are being taken by his old friend Mr. VAUSE to do honour to his memory. We believe that a brother (who is also a painter of some repute) and a sister are his only near sorrowing relatives, but it may be a solace to them to know that their kinsman died amongst friends who mourn him like a brother. The Royal Geographical Society had but lately conferred upon him the exceptional distinction of honorary life-membership, and we fully expect to hear that that renowned Society will not be backward in passing some posthumous tribute to the painstaking and most valuable achievements of its late Fellow.

Tuesday 25 May 1875

THE LATE THOMAS BAINES F.R.G.S.
In our last issue we had the melancholy duty of reporting the death of Thomas BAINES, F.R.G.S., which sad event took place at Durban, Natal, on the 8th inst. We published the particulars of his illness and his last hours as given by the Natal Mercury, whose editor was not only personally acquainted with the deceased, but had the pleasure of ranking him among his most intimate friends. It is not our intention to give anything like a memoir of the late Thomas BAINES’ life and career. That will no doubt be done in due time by abler pens than ours, by those who have known him personally for years, and who have authentic material for the work. Our object is rather to express our grief at the calamity which has bereft South Africa of one of the most enterprising colonists and most straightforward, honest men, and to add our tribute of respect which on every side we hear expressed for the deceased. It may be truly said that Mr. BAINES was one in a thousand. For plodding industry, for steadiness of purpose, for the calm determination with which he looked difficulties in the face, and the pertinacity with which he overcame them, we never met his equal. No discouragement seemed to daunt him. As the acknowledged representative of the South African Goldfields Exploration Company he toiled day and night, night and day, in their interest, and although they deserted him he never deserted them. To the very last he was faithful to what he considered to be his trust, and he carried this sense of duty to an extent which his most intimate friends here considered far beyond what was necessary. He supported himself by his pencil, and thus paid his own and the Company’s debt, and allowed his connexion with the Company to interfere very materially with his future prospects. We never knew a man so “diligent in business”, and at the same time so thoroughly unselfish. He was, moreover, thoroughly trustworthy, and his strict adherence to truth in all his narratives is perceptible in every line. He frequently understated – he never overstated – the particulars of any occurrence. Though a man of considerable educational attainments, the fields of fiction and of fancy were not those through which he roamed. As a traveller and an artist, truth was his great characteristic. He had a frame of iron, and wonderful powers of application. Simple in his habits, he worked incessantly, painting, writing, drawing, calculating. It was the surprise of all who knew him to see what he could accomplish. He nevertheless found time to join in social intercourse with his intimate friends, and many pleasant hours have we spent in his company. He was a man of most unassuming manners, retiring almost to a fault, but there was nothing shy or timid about him. He would join in general conversation with all, and was the delight of young people, whom he always contrived to amuse. Wherever he went he made to himself friends, and the tidings of his death caused sorrow in the breast of scores in Port Elizabeth, created a gloom in many a household. He was not an old man – his age is estimated at fifty-three or fifty-four – and his appearance when he left Port Elizabeth but a few months ago gave promise of many years’ successful work. His death will be deeply felt throughout South Africa. From Cape Town to the remotest verge of civilization – aye, and beyond, among the untutored tribes of the interior – he was widely known, and wherever known, respected. His new work on the Goldfields of South Africa, now in the course of publication, will possess a painful interest to all who knew him, and will have a still wider circulation. The Natal Mercury says that his only surviving relatives known are a brother and a sister, but it is not long since we heard him speak of his mother as being then alive. To his sorrowing relatives we can but offer our heartfelt sympathy for their loss. As for the deceased, his name will live amongst us, and so long as the mention of South Africa brings to the mind’s eye the roll of enterprising travellers and explorers, the name of Thomas BAINES will stand among the foremost.

DEATH OF SIR C.J. BRAND
Sir Christoffel Joseph BRAND, ex-Speaker of the House of Assembly, died at Madeira House, Cape Town, on Wednesday last, in his seventy-ninth year. As a lawyer, Sir C.J. BRAND always stood in the front rank of his profession. He was a thorough master of the principles of the Roman Law, and of the Dutch Law, which was founded and reared upon its basis. It is, however, as Speaker of our Colonial House of Assembly during twenty years that Sir C.J. BRAND’s fame will be most assured. No one now doubts that it would have been a calamity if either of the other candidates for the Chair of the Assembly in the first session had been chosen instead of him. Whatever may be the case, now that time and precedent have cleared away difficulties and established practice, it is certain nothing less than the clear head of a good sound lawyer could have carried the first Speaker through the first session with credit to himself and the House over which he presided. Sir Christoffel did more than this – for he laid the foundation of a reputation which will live as long as Representative Institutions endure in South Africa. He manifested an acquaintance with Constitutional Law, and a felicity in applying its principles with which probably his best friends had never credited him; and this knowledge increased, and its fruits were exhibited in such a way that it is hardly going too far to assert that Sir Christoffel Joseph BRAND’s rulings and decisions in the Speaker’s chair will bear favourable comparison with those of the ablest men who have presided in the English House of Commons. – Cape Standard.

Tuesday 1 June 1875

MARRIED on the 4th March 1875, at Bagdad, Turkish Arabia, A.R.W. RAITT Esq., of H.M. St. “Comet”, to Dorothy Adelaide Augusta, youngest daughter of L.O. BEAN Esq.

Friday 4 June 1875

BIRTH at Port Elizabeth on the 1st instant, the wife of Mr. T. SMERDON of a son.

Tuesday 8 June 1875

BIRTH on the 3rd inst, at her residence, Butler-street, Mrs. I DOITSH of a daughter.

ACCIDENTS
A severe accident befell a son of Mr. W. AINSLIE, a young man of about twenty, on Wednesday last. He was riding to join a picnic on the hill, when his horse stumbled and fell on him, breaking his thigh-bone. The unfortunate young man lay for two hours where he was thrown before he was accidentally discovered by a hunting party returning to town. We are glad to learn that the sufferer is doing as well as could be expected.
A carrier named VAN DER MERWE was precipitated over a krantz on the Katberg a few days ago, by an ox. The fall of 100 feet severely injured the unfortunate man, who now lies in a precarious state. – F.B. Advocate.

Friday 11 June 1875

BIRTH at “Blenheim House”, 133 Princes-street, the wife of Mr. James A. PERRY of a daughter.
Port Elizabeth, 10th June 1875.

BIRTH on the 8th inst, at the Standard Bank, Graaff-Reinet, the wife of William RHIND Esq. of a son.

BIRTH on the 23rd May, the wife of T.P. BEAN, of Balmoral, of a son.

MARRIED on the 9th instant, by Special Licence, at Trinity Church, Port Elizabeth, by the Rev. Overton, Jane Robertson, second daughter of J. GUTHRIE, Aberdeen, Scotland, to John OLORENSHAW, of Coventry, England.

MARRIED on the 27th April, at St.George’s Church, Campden Hill, Charles DEANE, second son of Mr. John C. DEANE, and grandson of the late Sir Thomas DEANE, county Dublin, to Gertrude, second daughter of Mr. H. VON RONN, of Ladbroke Lodge, Ladbroke-square, London.

FATAL WAGON ACCIDENT
A fatal wagon accident happened this morning, by which a Mr. VAN DER ERWE met with his death. We have not yet heard particulars, but it appears that the wagon which he was in charge of, belonging to a Mr. WALLACE, was coming down Assegai Hill, near DUGMORE’s place, on the Bay road, when from some cause or other the wagon capsized. The unfortunate man was in the tent at the time, and could not get clear of the wagon. The vehicle, or its contents, came upon him, killing him instantaneously. We believe there was no leader to the wagon at the time. – Star.

Tuesday 15 June 1875

BIRTH on the 4th June at Zwartkop’s Station, the wife of Ffolliot BARTON Esq., C.E., of a son.

MARRIED at St.James’s Church, Graaff-Reinet, by the Ve. Archdeacon White, on the 9th instant, Kate, eldest daughter of Mr. W. MEADWAY, to Andries Johannes HARZENBERG Junr. No cards.

MARRIED at St.Mary’s Church, Port Elizabeth, on the 11th June, George Walter BORRILL, youngest son of Samuel BORRILL Esq., Lincolnshire, England, to Ellen NEVAY, second daughter of David NEVAY Esq., Glasgow, Scotland.

SUICIDE
On Monday morning Richard LOWRY, a young man, died at Salt River from the effects of poison administered by his own hand. The deceased was formerly a clerk at the Observatory, and the cause of the rash act is unknown. – Standard.

Friday 18 June 1875

BIRTH at Uitenhage on the 2nd June 1875, Mrs. Fred. CROOKS of a son.

MARRIED by Special Licence on the 16th inst, by the Rev. R.H. Lamplough, at the residence of the Bride’s father, John WOOLACOTT (of the Firm of J. BREDELL & Co.), only son of J. WOOLACOTT, De Staades River, to Elizabeth Howard, eldest daughter of G. PARKIN, Baaken’s River Farm.

Tuesday 22 June 1875

BIRTH at Port Elizabeth, South-end, on the 17th instant, the wife of J. GRONAU of a son.

DIED on the 21st May 1875, at her Residence, 44 Gloucester Place, Portman-square, London, Catherine, widow of the late Lieut-Col. G.R. DEARE, 8th Royal Irish Hussars, aged 87 years.

DIED on the 16th June 1875, at his Son’s Residence, Kloof Lodge, Thomas BRUTON, in his 83rd year. Deceased was one of the Settlers of 1820.
Cape Town, 17th June 1875.

THE LATE THOMAS BRUTON
It will be seen by a notice in our obituary today that another old Settler – perhaps one of the oldest – has gone to his rest. Last Wednesday, at Kloof Lodge, the residence of his son, Mr. J.E. BRUTON, Mr. Thomas BRUTON died at the good old age of eighty-three years. His wife, who is eighty-two, still survives him. This couple have witnessed the rise and progress of the Eastern Province, and in their earlier years took an active part in the stirring incidents of the times, and though death is naturally expected, one cannot but regret the departure of these brave old colonists as one after another they bid us adieu. The aged couple left Port Elizabeth about two years ago to take up their residence in Cape Town with their son, with whom they have since lived.

Friday 25 June 1875

BIRTH at Port Elizabeth on the 22nd inst, Mrs. H.R. BOWLER of a son.

MARRIED at No.3 St.Mary’s Terrace, Port Elizabeth, on the 24th inst, by the Rev. G. Brown, Humphrey Owen EDWARDS Esq., Manager Standard Bank, Uitenhage, to Caroline McIntosh, eldest daughter of George KETTLE Esq., Merchant.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT
A very serious accident occurred on board the Blonde on Thursday which may unfortunately yet prove to be fatal. The mate of the above ship, named Edward John DYASON, was superintending the discharge of railway iron. One of the steel rails was swung up, when the hook of the chain broke, and the heavy piece of steel, as it was falling, caught the mate on the side of the head, laying the skull completely open for some distance round the head. He is in a very precarious state, and very little hope is entertained of his recovery. Mr. DYASON was greatly respected by all on board his ship, and was to have been married on his next arrival in England. – East London Dispatch.

BIRTH at Cradock on the 21st inst, the wife of Mr. W.S. LEIGH of a son.