This is a transcription of a column that appeared in South Africa magazine June 27, 1891. The column is titled "Domestic Announcements".

BIRTHS

ARNOLD—On May 17, the wife of Mr. John Arnold, Toise River, of a son.

COFFIN—On May 23, at Grahamstown, the wife of Mr. R. Coffin, of a daughter.

DEARE—On May 23, at Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope, the wife of Mr. Charles Russel Deare, of a daughter.

FERNEYHOUGH—On May 20, at 8, Church Street, Pietermaritzburg, the wife of Mr. Geo. T. Ferneyhough, F.R.G.S., of a son.

HADDOW—On May 28, at Grahamstown, the wife of Mr. A. Haddow, of a son.

NEWTON—On the 19^th inst., at Upton House, Hitchin, Herts, the wife of Mr. Francis Newton, of a son.

PRIOR—On May 25, at Mill House, Charles Street, Beaconsfield, the wife of Mr. Charles E. Prior, of a daughter.

SOLLY—On May 30, at Portsdown House, Havelock Square, Port Elizabeth, Mrs. H. Le G. Solly, of a son.

MARRIAGES

COLES-STEDMAN—On May 19, at the Dutch Reformed Church, Standerton, by the Rev. H. du Plessis, Harry Coles, of Witpoort, to Mary Stedman, nee Royston, Standerton.

SMART-EXTEEN—On May 18, at Dundee, Natal, Henry Smart, contractor, to Martha, youngest daughter of Milliam Martys Exteen.

WINDOW-JONES—On May 12, at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Maritzburg, by the Rev. A. K. D. Edwards, Samuel Window, to Annie Mary, eldest daughter of R. E. Jones, of Maritzburg.

WRIGHT-HODGKINSON—On May 6, at Welcome Wood, by the Rev. A. T. Rhodes, Alfred Newton, eldest son of Mr. James Wright, Chalumna Drift, to Amelia Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. Henry Hodgkinson, of Bird Fountain Farm, district of King Williamstown.

DEATHS

BOWKER—On May 24, at Grahamstown, Bourchier Bowker, of Signal Hill, North Fish River, aged 46 years, youngest son of the late J. M. Bowker.

CLARKE—On May 16, at King Williamstown, Ellen Jane Mary, only daughter of Walter and Jane Clarke, of Fort Beaufort, aged 2 years 9 months and 9 days.

DU SAUTOY—On June 10, at the Vicarage, Dudley, Louisa, widow of the Rev. W. Du Sautoy, and surviving daughter of the late Sir Robert Seppings, sometime Chief Constructor to the Navy.

GRANT—On June 13, at Ivy House, Sutton Valence, Kent, Miss Ann Grant, aged 63.

PAGE—On May 23, at Glen Craig, Grahamstown, Norman Edwin Page, aged 8 years and 4 months, second dearly loved son of A. C. and C. E. Page.

PATTISSON—On April 19, at Tonbridge Farm, Mashonaland, Arthur J. Pattisson in his 39^th year.

SMAILL—On May 23, at the Masonic Hotel, Port Elizabeth, William Reid SMAILL, of Edinburgh, Scotland, aged 39 years.

SMITH—Died suddenly on the 31^st of May, at his residence, Nocton Farm, Gamtoos River, George Dieppe Smith, in his 63^rd year.

VORSTER—On May 27, at Hammanskraal, district Pretoria whilst journeying to Pretoria, Pauline Diane de Mortarien, daughter of Barend Jacobus and Johanna Wilhelmina Christina Vorster, jun., M. V. of Zoutpansberg, aged 10 months.

Miscellaneous articles on same page:

William Thomas Thorne, Postmaster at Fourteen Streams, has been remanded on a charge of embezzling considerable sums of money.

A man, named James Jagone, committed suicide at Johannesburg by jumping off the Doornfontein Bridge on to the Spring tramline below. The cowcatcher carried him several yards, and his mangled body was discovered soon afterwards.

A force of police proceeded from Kimberley to Wesselton and arrested nine men, who were conveyed to the police station and charged with incitement of breach of the peace. Six were released on bail of £10 each, but three were refused bail, and were kept in custody. They were found guilty by the Resident Magistrate, but let off with a reprimand.

Regards,

Ellen Stanton

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