This is a transcription of a column that appeared in South Africa magazine May 2, 1891. The column is titled "Domestic Announcements".

BIRTHS

BROWN—On March 26, at Hankey, the wife of Mr. H. G. Brown, of a son.

GILES—On March 20, at Ladysmith, the wife of Mr. Douglas Giles, of a daughter.

HIGGINS—On March 22, at Qumatta Poort, the wife of Mr. A. W. Higgins, of a son.

STEPHENSON—On March 29, at Ladysmith, the wife of Mr. H. J. Stephenson, N.G.R., of a son.

THORNTON—On April 21 at Pietermaritzburg, Natal, the wife of Captain Spencer Thornton, D.A.A.G., of a daughter.

MARRIAGES

EATON-ELIOTT—On March 26, at Clumber, District of Bathurst, by the Rev. J. W. Thompson, John, third son of George Eaton, Esq., to Amy Caroline, fifth daughter of Henry Eliott, Esq., of Fish River, District Bathurst.

FORRESTER-SEAGER—On March 24, at Bluebank, Ladysmith, by the Rev. Mr. Thompson, Harry Agustus Forrester, of Durban, to Edith Grace Seager, eldest daughter of Mr. George Seager, of Ladysmith.

HENWOOD-HUNT—On March 25, at St. Paul’s Church, Durban, by the Rev. T. A. Lindon, M.A., John W. Henwood, to Laura, daughter of Jno. Hunt, Kings Norton, Birmingham.

LINTON-READING—On March 26, by special license, Henry Linton to Adeline Sophia Reading, both of Port Elizabeth.

MULLER-BULMER—On March 30, at Mowbray Villa, Berea, by the Rev. E. Nuttall, by special license, Rudolf Richard Muller, Education Department, H.M. Civil Service, to Frances Marguerite Bulmer, nee Collis.

PARKER-GILLMAN—On March 28, at Port Elizabeth, by the Rev. John Gifford, Baptist Minister, James Parker, of Guildford, Surrey, England, to Emily Alice, eldest daughter of the late William Gillman.

POLLANDS-RUSSELL—On March 25, at St. Thomas’, Berea, by the Rev. S. J. Clements, John Pollands, of Durban, to Charlotte Ann (Lottie), third daughter of Mr. George Russell, of Durban.

SOLOMON-CHRISTIAN—On March 31, at St. Mary’s, Port Elizabeth, by the Rev. Dr. Wirgman, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Hewitt, the Hon. Mr. Justine Solomon, to Maude Elizabeth, second daughter of H. B. Christian, Esq.

DEATHS

ARCHIBALD—On March 26, at his residence, Cape Road, Port Elizabeth, Thomas Archibald, aged 50 years and 3 months.

DALY—On March 29, at Zeerust, Sarah Jane Daly (born Sephton), aged 33 years and 9 months, wife of Jacob Daly.

HOADLEY—On March 20, at St. Mark’s Mission, Kaffraria, Arthur Hoadley, Missionary Priest, aged 37 years.

KIRKWOOD—On April 29, at Hampstead, N.W., aged 26, Edwin Howland, younger son of the late James Somers Kirkwood, Port Elizabeth.

HUDSON—On March 26, at George, James R. Hudson, aged 31 years, second son of the late J. F. Hudson, of Mossel Bay.

MACINTYRE—On March 28, at Avoca House, Victoria County, Natal, of acute meningitis, in her 16^th year, Janet McKinlay Kay, sixth daughter of John McIntyre, M.D., formerly of Rotherfield, Sussex, England.

MCNALLY—On April 2, at her residence, Bathurst, Margaret, the beloved wife of James McNally, aged 76 years.

SMITH—On March 21, at Witmos Station, W. F. Smith, aged 47 years.

STANSFIELD—On March 21, at her residence, near Lidgetton, Natal, aged 78 years, Ellen, widow of the late Hamer Stansfield, of Leeds

Miscellaneous article on same page:

Professor Octavius Charles Cogan, of Grahamstown, gave the last of a series of three performances on the slack wire at the Royal Victoria Hall, Waterloo Bridge Road, on Tuesday evening. The professor, who claims to be the champion balancer of the world, was loudly applauded for the skilful manner in which he went through the various feats. The principal one, a decided novelty in its way, was a tug-of-war between the performer and, failing a member of the audience, an employe. Cogan balanced himself on his airy pedestal, his opponent, who stood on the ground, doing his utmost, by means of a rope, to pull him off the wire, but without avail. Since leaving South Africa in May last, Cogan has been traveling through the provinces, Ireland, and America, and will return shortly to the latter country.

Regards,

Ellen Stanton

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