Friday 2 October 1868

BIRTH at Port Elizabeth on the 28th Sept, Mrs. Thos. ARCHIBALD of a son.

BIRTH at Port Elizabeth on the 1st inst, Mrs. W.A. BUTLER of a daughter.

The Funeral of the late Mr. Thomas SHORT will proceed from his late residence, Main-street, to the place of interment this Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Friends are respectfully invited to attend.
Timothy LEE
Undertaker
Port Elizabeth Oct 2 1868

DIED at the Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital, on the 2nd inst, Mr. Henry HUTCHINGS, aged 45 years, native of Devon. The Funeral will take place next Sunday afternoon at half past 3 o'clock. Friends are respectfully invited to attend.
Timothy LEE
Undertaker
Port Elizabeth Oct 2 1868

We regret to hear that the Rev. Adam ROBSON, the respected and esteemed minister of Union Chapel, lies in a very precarious condition, from the effects of the injuries he sustained on the 14th ult.

Among the passengers to England per R.M.St. Norseman is Mr. GUTTERY, the managing partner of the firm POPPS, SCHUNHOFF & GUTTERY at this place. Mr. GUTTERY has been an invalid for some time, and, though he is now convalescent, is taking a trip home for the benefit of his health. We hope that relaxation from business duties and a change of air will fully re-invigorate him, and wish him a pleasant voyage.

THE LATE MR. CHARLES WEBB OF GRAHAM'S TOWN
Although the Journal was premature in its announcement of this venerable gentleman's demise, the inevitable event took place on Wednesday last. Mr. WEBB was in his seventy-sixth year and arrived in the colony with the "Pilgrim Fathers" on the 20th April 1820, in the party of whom Major PIGOT was the recognised head. He was located in Lower Albany, on a spot still known as Pigot Park, but eventually repaired to Graham's Town, where for the last forty years he has been well known and as generally respected. He leaves behind him numerous family connections and a still larger circle of friends - by whom he will be long remembered as one who was ever ready to assist the needy, and to aid, as far as he had the means, in the advancement of everything tending to the moral and social improvement of the community. The water supply to the city seems to have engaged of late years his special attention, and the advice he from time to time tendered through the press may be adverted to with advantage, serving at the same time as a memento of his endeavour to be of some service to the community up to the latest moment of his life. Though never occupying a public position, he will be ever remembered as a good citizen, a friendly neighbour and an honest man.
[Transcriber's note: His Death Notice  says he was aged 71 years and 5 months when he died on 30 September 1868. He was therefore older than 19 in 1820, the age given on PIGOT's Return.]

The RMS Norseman, Capt. W LADDS, left the Bay for Southampton, via Table Bay, on Wednesday afternoon. She took a cargo of wool, skins &c, valued at £15,682, and the following passengers. For England, Mr. and Mrs. HORWOOD, Miss JORDAN, Messrs. GUTTERY, WALLACH, SLATTERY and CALDECOTT.

Tuesday 6 October 1868

MARRIED at Uitenhage on the 4th inst, by the Rev. W. Llewellyn BA, John COOK of Uitenhage to Ada Eliza BIRD of Leicestershire, England.

NOTICE
Mr. Ernest R. MOSES, Dental Surgeon to the Provincial Hospital, Port Elizabeth, will be in Graham's Town on and after the 3rd November. Communications may be left at the Office of the 'Journal'. Mr. M's stay will not extend over 14 days.

We are glad to hear that the Rev. A. ROBSON is rapidly improving, a favourable change having taken place in his condition.

BRUTAL MURDER
Great excitement prevailed in the neighbourhood of Market-square on Saturday night, it having been bruited abroad that a butcher named John CURSON, in the employ of Mr. BISHOP, had been stabbed by a Greek sailor named Johannes CONTRADINO, alias John JACKSON. From the evidence, which will be found below, it appears that the prisoner, accompanied by a woman named Jane WELCH, went to a house in a lane running between Lanigan's Hotel and BISHOP's butcher's shop. After staying a few minutes, they came out; the woman eluded him, and he stood in the lane, cursing and swearing. The deceased, after serving a female customer, recommended her not to proceed up the lane, as there was a disturbance. She, however, went, and was interfered with by the prisoner, and the deceased came out and remonstrated with him. Prisoner struck him, and a struggle ensued, during which the prisoner drew a sheath-knife and inflicted a fatal wound in the region of the heart. The deceased, crying "He has stabbed me to the heart", fell to the ground and almost immediately expired. The assassin then ran away, but was ultimately captured. The murdered man leaves a wife and two children, and was buried yesterday afternoon, followed to the grave by the Foresters, of which body he was a member.
[Two columns of evidence and depositions]
The prisoner, having received the usual caution through his interpreter, said he knew nothing of what had occurred, as he was too drunk.
His Worship said he must commit him for trial on a charge of wilful murder, and the prisoner was removed.

Friday 9 October 1868

MARRIED by Special Licence at Port Elizabeth on the [..th] October 1868 by the Rev. […….]..
[Rest of notification totally illegible but may contain the name Caroline. In view of the BMDs listed in the issue of 30 October it is likely to be the marriage of Richard NEWCOMBE to Caroline Hayman SAUNDERS]

COMMANDER DANIELL R.N.
We regret to record the decease, on Tuesday last, of Commander R. DANIELL R.N., an old and highly respected colonist, who leaves a large circle of connections at the Cape, and died at the good old age of seventy-nine, deeply regretted by his many friends. The deceased gentleman retired from the naval service, and was one of the earliest settlers on the Frontier, where, with others, he for some years bore the brunt and privation of the Kafir wars. He afterwards went down to Cape Town and has since resided at Newlands.

Tuesday 13 October 1868

INTESTATE ESTATES
October 15 - At Peddie, next of kin and creditors of Margaretha Sybella NAUDE of the Peddie district, and surviving spouse Jacobus Francois NAUDE, to appoint Executors Dative &c.
October 16 - At Victoria West, next of kin and creditors of Guillaume Johannes VERMEULEN of the Victoria West district, and surviving spouse Anna Louisa Stella DROTSCHE, to appoint Executors Dative &c.
October 21 - At Middelburg, next of kin and creditors of Richard John King KNOWLES of the Middelburg district, and surviving spouse Lucy Louisa WHITE, to appoint Executors Dative &c.

Friday 16 October 1868

BIRTH at Rondebosch on the 9th instant, Mrs. Murdo MACDONALD of a son.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT FORT BEAUFORT
On Sunday evening last a wagon loaded with goods, while rounding the Tower, was capsized. The proprietor, a young man named A.S. REYNOLDS, and his wife, were in the wagon at the time of the accident, and both were crushed instantaneously to death. The unfortunate young couple had only been married three months.
[Transcriber's note: The marriage certificate  shows the young couple to be Alexander Sterley REYNOLDS and Elizabeth WICKS]

An old resident of King William's Town, Mr. George USHER, died on Sunday last. The deceased was proprietor of the well known D'Urban House, and one of the directors of the Kaffrarian Colonial Bank. The funeral took place on Monday afternoon, the body being followed to its last resting-place by a large concourse of the inhabitants. Most of the places of business were partially closed during the day.

AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH
Mr. J.R. BOARD, a farmer, has lately met his death in a very sudden manner. On Friday evening last, between five and six o'clock, deceased was riding, in company with Mr. Jan NIEKERK, of Hoenderkop, near Van Staden's River, when he was observed to fall suddenly from the saddle. Mr. NIEKERK promptly obtained assistance, and the unfortunate man was conveyed to Mr. NIEKERK's house, when it was found that life was extinct. Deceased was a hale hearty man of thirty years. Disease of the heart was the cause of death. We are requested to tender the thanks of the family to Messrs. J. NIEKERK, J. PARKIN, J. READ Gs. and others, for their kindness and assistance rendered in the hour of trouble. Mr. BOARD leaves a widow and a young family, who have our heartfelt sympathy for the sad loss they have sustained.

From the Natal Mercury:
According to a recent letter, Mr. HARTLEY's second son is not dead as reported. It appears that he and his companion, Mr. KITSON, were alarmed while hunting at being surrounded by a body of almost a thousand natives, who assumed a threatening attitude, but eventually escorted them to MOSELEKATSE, by whom they were ordered to quit the country. These are all the particulars that have reached us.

Friday 23 October 1868

UITENHAGE
On Sunday night the house on the back premises of the late Mr. F. HITZEROTH fell down. The bricks of the foundation were found to have completely rotted through. It was the same house in which Mr. ELSTER died a few months since.
A wedding on an unusually grand scale took place yesterday morning at the English Church; the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. LLEWELLYN MA. Th happy couple were Miss Martha Sophia FROST, third daughter of J.L. FROST Esq. of this Town, and Mr. John Henry BAILEY, of Port Elizabeth. The bridesmaids, who, with the bride, presented a most dainty appearance, were Miss Maria FROST, sister to the bride, Miss DAWSON, Miss Emily DAWSON of Port Elizabeth, and Miss DE KORTE. After the ceremony about fifty guests sat down to an excellent and tastefully arranged breakfast, and the happy couple then left for Walmer. The day was all sunshine - may their life be the same. - Uitenhage Times.

Tuesday 27 October 1868

SAD ACCIDENT
On Saturday week a little girl of Inspector EVANS, of Cape Town, met her death in the following manner. It appears that the parents together with the child, had been out spending the evening, and it being late, the servant was sent home to put the child to bed. Upon Mrs. EVANS going up to the room, some time after, she found the poor little thing covered up with pillows, and quite dead from the effects of suffocation. It is supposed that the girl, for the safety of the child, had piled a number of pillows around it, which by some means, were pulled down, and thus caused its death.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT
On Sunday evening the last train from Wynberg knocked down and went over a young lad named A. MOSTERT, who was killed upon the spot. It appears that, at about half past six o'clock, the deceased, together with his brother, were driving some cows through one of the crossings between the Salt River and Observatory Railway Stations, for which purpose they had opened the gates. After the cattle had got over, the deceased was told by his brother to go across and close one of the side gates. He had no sooner got over than the train was observed coming along, upon which the deceased was told to stop where he was until it had passed. He must either [have] misunderstood his brother or have done it from sheer foolishness, for just as the engine was about ten yards from the spot, he attempted to run across the line; but before he got over, the engine was up to him, and the front part knocked him down with violence between the two rails. The engine driver did all in his power to stop the train, but the distance was too short, and it passed over him. The ashpan beneath the furnace on all the Wynberg engines being but a very short distance from the ground, the poor fellow was pretty well smashed before the train could be stopped, and was, of course, taken up dead. We are happy to say that the officers in charge of the train are free from all blame. - Advertiser and Mail.

Friday 30 October 1868

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
BIRTHS
ARCHIBALD. Mrs. T., on the 29th ult, at Port Elizabeth, of a son.
BUTLER, Mrs. W.A., on the 1st inst, at Port Elizabeth, of a daughter.
MACDONALD, Mrs. M., on the 9th inst, at Rondebosch, of a son.
MARRIAGES
COOK, Mr. John, to Miss A.E. BIRD, on the 9th inst, at Uitenhage.
NEWCOMBE, Mr. Richard, to Miss C.H. SAUNDERS, on the 8th inst, at Port Elizabeth.
DEATHS
HUTCHINGS, Mr. H., on the 2nd inst, at Port Elizabeth, aged 45 years.
SHORT, Mr. T., on the 1st inst, at Port Elizabeth.
TRAILL, Mr. H.J., on the 30th inst, at Port Elizabeth.

Tuesday 3 November 1868

THE LATE DR. ADDEY
This venerable and respected gentleman died at Wellington last week, from the effects of a cold, in his seventy-fifth year. The deceased's licence to Cape practice was dated as long back as 1820.

DISTRESSING ACCIDENT
An accident happened on Sunday week through which a little girl, the daughter of Mr. B.N. VOLSTEEDT, of Cape Town, lost her life. The child, it appears, was playing about, and pulled down a box of matches from a shelf. The matches ignited, and before any assistance could be given, her clothes had caught fire, and she was seriously injured about the head, arms and breast. Mrs. VOLSTEEDT, in endeavouring to stop the flames, suffered injury to her hands. The child lingered in great pain through Sunday night and died on Monday.

Friday 6 November 1868

MARRIED at Burghersdorp on the 28th October 1868, by the Rev. William Cormack, Dutch Reformed Church, Godefrey SIEHEL Esq. to Charlotte Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Selkirk STUART Esq, of the Albert Bank.

DEATH OF CAPT. R.B. DAVIS
The sad intelligence that Capt. R.B. DAVIS, of the RMS Saxon, "died on the 18th September - two days previous to the ship's arrival ", was received here by telegram from Cape Town on Wednesday last, with unfeigned sorrow. The intelligence is not only sad but unexpected. He left Port Elizabeth in August last, in apparently good health. The Saxon made a fine run to Madeira, and letters dated 12th September, posted there by passengers, make no mention of any illness on board, nor express any apprehension whatever. We are informed that death resulted from congestion of the brain, but no particulars are yet to hand. Capt. R.B. DAVIS was well known to the Port Elizabeth public, and much respected. He was a smart officer, of gentlemanly bearing, courteous and obliging, and a credit to the service. On receipt of the mournful intelligence, the flags at the merchants' stores and boating companies were hoisted "half-mast", and expressions of sorrow and sympathy were heard on all sides. The captain of a mail steamer frequenting this port is looked upon as a public man, and the Port Elizabeth public feel the death of Capt. R.B. DAVIS as a public loss.

Tuesday 10 November 1868

MARRIAGE on the 7th inst at Uitenhage, by the Rev. T. Patterson, William LLOYD, of Port Elizabeth, to Annie Elliot, second daughter of Mr. James S. REED, of Uitenhage. No cards.

Friday 13 November 1868

BIRTH on the 10th inst, Mrs. [J.S. GIBSON] of a daughter.

We announce with much regret the decease of Mr. A.B. HARRIES, second son of the late W.M. HARRIES Esq., late of the firm of FAIRBRIDGE, PETTIT & HARRIES, which occurred in Cape Town on Friday last. Mr. HARRIES was well known in mercantile circles both in the Western Province and on the Frontier, and his death will be mourned by many friends and connections.

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE [some words obscured by ink blot]
We regret to have to state that Mr. John MURRAY, [obscured] of this city, has put an end to his existence whilst labouring under a fit of temporary insanity. He was found suspended by the [obscured] this morning in a building connected with the [tannery] in Queen-street, and medical aid was at once seen to be useless. Deceased was in good circumstances, and was much respected by a numerous circle of friends. A short time since he purchased the farm "[obscured] Drift near the Fish River. His father, Mr. MURRAY sen., with whom he was in partnership, is in Scotland. - Journal.

Friday 20 November 1868

DIED at Salem on Thursday the 19th inst, of Diphtheria, Henry Brooke, second son of Mr. W.H.D. MATTHEWS, aged 3 years.

DEATH OF MR. BURNETT
We regret to learn that intelligence has been received here of the sudden death of Mr. J. BURNETT, the respected Civil Commissioner of Aliwal North, on Saturday evening last. Our information is scanty but reliable. It appears that his illness was brief, though very serious. On Wednesday week the justices of the peace held a conference at Aliwal, and wisely decided upon requesting Mr. HEMMING, the Civil Commissioner of Albert, to come over and make arrangements regarding the office. Mr. HEMMING accordingly proceeded thither, and appointed Mr. J. AUSTIN to act temporarily as chief. This removal by death will necessitate further judicial changes. Deceased was much respected both in public and private life, and his name will be long remembered for the prominent part he took in matters connected with the Orange River Sovereignty.

Tuesday 24 November 1868

DIED at Port Elizabeth on the 23rd instant, Evalina Mary, infant daughter of Mr. Augustus Frederick TANCRED, aged 14 months and 18 days.

Friday 27 November 1868

BIRTH at Port Elizabeth on the 24th inst, the wife of John MURRAY of a son.

DIED at Burghersdorp on 21st November 1868, Elizabeth, the beloved wife of Matthew REED Sen., aged 70 years and 4 months. Friends at a distance will please accept this notice.

Friday 4 December 1868

BIRTH at Port Elizabeth on the 2nd inst, the wife of Mr. Bennet W. LLOYD of a son.

DIED at Uitenhage on the 4th December, Janet [Callata], infant daughter of Herbert and Janet I.S LONGLANDS.

Tuesday 8 December 1868

MARRIED this day, the 8th December 1868, at St.Paul's Church, by the Rev. Samuel Brook, Alphonzo, second son of Isaac TAYLOR Esq., Boston, Massachusetts, USA, to Alicia Frances Burleigh, second daughter of the late Mildmay William WOLFE Esq.

BIRTH at Nocton Farm on Sunday 6th instant, Mrs. George Dieppe SMITH of a son.

Friday 11 December 1868

BIRTH on the 5th inst. at Riversdale, at the residence of Dr. REID, the wife of A REID Esq. of a daughter.
Riversdale, 5th December 1868

BIRTH on Wednesday 9th December 1868, Mrs. W.C. ELLIOTT of a daughter.

Tuesday 15 December 1868

BIRTH on the [10th] instant, Mrs. James GORDON of a son.

SUICIDE
A young man named Robert RAPER has put period to his existence in Cape Town by shooting himself through the head. Deceased was very respectably connected.

DEATH BY DROWNING
On Sunday morning last a Hollander, named Lourens TILLSMANN, accompanied by two other men, went up the Baaken's River valley for the purpose of bathing. When they arrived in the vicinity of HANDFIELD's house the deceased took off his shirt and jacket and plunged into the water. As he did not return to the surface, his companions, who were unable to swim, called out for assistance, when two Kafirs came up, and after diving two or three times, brough the body of the deceased to the shore. Life was found to be extinct. It is supposed that decease was attacked with [cramp]

A young man named Jacobus HENDRIKSE, of Somerset, was killed by a fall from his horse on Monday week. It was found that his skull had been fractured, and medical skill of no avail. The funeral took place on Wednesday and the body was followed to the grave by a very large number of mourners, who deeply bewailed the accident which deprived a promising young man of his life, and a widowed mother of a kind, dutiful and loving son.

Tuesday 22 December 1868

MARRIAGE: JONES - PHILLIPSON
On Thursday the 17th instant at New Church, Port Elizabeth, by the Rev. J.C. Macintosh, W. Septimus JONES to Ellen Kate, daughter of Mr. W. PHILLIPSON, Port Elizabeth. No cards.

THE LATE MR. J.W. KEMP
This town has to lament, in the death of Mr. Joshua Williamson KEMP, the loss of one of its ablest and most respected ex-residents. Coming to this colony at an early age, Mr. KEMP laboured long, assiduously and with the greatest integrity, as a mercantile man, in the building up of that fortune which in the evening of his days he retired to the Mother Country to enjoy. Few men ever would move more unobtrusively in society than Mr. J.W. KEMP, and none with a more courteous and benevolent bearing towards the younger members of our community. It seems only the other day that, during a brief visit to this colony, the older residents of Port Elizabeth ha the pleasure of again meeting Mr. KEMP, after many years of separation, and it gave them much pleasure to remark that while his manner had lost none of that pleasant geniality which made his society always welcome to young and old, his natural vigour seemed to have remained unabated. It was therefore with some surprise, and the deepest and most universal regret, that, by the last mail from England, they read the announcement of his death, at his residence, Clapham, London, on the 9th November last. [The obituary continues for another column but gives no further biographical details].

Friday 25 December 1868

SUPPOSED MURDER
Last week the body of a white man, a brick maker, named O'NIEL, was found upon the farm at present occupied by Mr. CARLISLE. It appears that about ten days before the deceased had a disagreement with a native, and it was decided by them to go and fight the matter out. They left accordingly, and, up to the time of finding the body, nothing was heard of them. The Acting Resident Magistrate has since held a post-mortem examination of the body. - King William's Town Gazette.

Tuesday 29 December 1868

DIED at Port Elizabeth on the 26th instant, Captain D. CAPEL, late of the 15th Regiment, aged [65] years.