This is a transcription of a column that appeared in South Africa magazine September 5, 1896. The column is titled "Domestic Announcements".

BIRTHS

SONS

HAMMOND - On August 26, at Boughton, Bickley, Kent, the wife of John Hays Hammond.

HEBERDEN, MRS. G. A., Barkly West, July 26.

KINGSBURY, MRS. N., Johannesburg, July 30

LOWE, MRS. E. C., Johannesburg, July 31.

SHAVE, MRS. G. C., Johannesburg, July 28.

TIERNAY, MRS. J. M., Kimberley, July 28.

WRIGHT, MRS. W. H., Kimberley, July 29.

DAUGHTERS

POLLOCK, MRS. D. S. H., Johannesburg, July 31.

SPOONER, MRS. F., Kimberley, July 29

TUNSTALL, MRS. J., Graaff-Reinet, July 30

WATSON, MRS. R. H., Kingwilliamstown, August 6.

MARRIAGES

CORNEILSON, W. - MCGREGOR, E., Johannesburg, July 27

HARRIS, G. H. - MORRIS, E. T., Uitenhage, July 27.

MASSEY, C. W. - TIER, L. M., Durban, July 28.

MEGLAUGHLIN - GREENACRE - On September 3, at Great Queens Street Wesleyan Church, by the Rev. C. Pettman, John Meglaughlin, Westbroke, Eccles, Manchester, and of Gortmerron, Dungannon, Ireland, to Mary Emma, elder daughter of B. W. Greenacre, M.L.A., of Durban, Natal, South Africa.

PERKS, E. C. - RAWLINGS, C. K., Kingwilliamstown, July 29.

RANDELL, G. J. - CONNELLAN, A. C., Kei Road, July 23.

DEATHS

BAIN, T., Pretoria, July 28, aged 42.

BARNETT, H., Garies, July 25.

BREMNER - On June 22, killed by Mashonas, at Maxandellas, Mashonaland, Lieutenant Henry Bremner, 20th Hussars, in his 26th year, fifth son of the late David Bremner, Glasgow.

HENMAN, R., Kimberley, August 3, aged 61.

LANGLEY, MISS F. M., Grahamstown, July 30, aged 16.

RUSHIN, MRS. C., Cape Town, August 5, aged 55.

SHISKIN, J., Bloemfontein, July 29, aged 28.

THOMAS, MRS. A., Queenstown, July 28, aged 47.

VAUGHAN - On August 26, Lieutenant-Colonel H. Vaughan, late Royal Artillery of Stanger's Hoek, Mooi River, Natal, South Africa.

WILSON - On July 12, at Hope Fountain, Matabeleland, South Africa, of fever, John Anton Campbell Wilson, of the Matabele Relief Force (Colonel Plumer's column), aged 28, younger son of the late Dr. George Wilson and Aphra Phyllis Wilson of Launceston, Cornwall.

Miscellaneous Articles on same page:

Last month the Orthodox Jews of Johannesburg met in solemn conclave at the Synagogue, Fox Street, to decide whether or not they should engage the services of a Rav. Mr. B. Wainstein presided, and the discussion was polyglot and entertaining. After sitting a couple of hours they decided that a Rav was necessary, and elected Mr. M. B. Dagudsky, late of Manchester, to fill the position.

Mr. Abe Bailey is said to have purchased the Ford and Jeppe Estate Company's property for L300,000.

An approximate estimate of the strength of the burgher yeomanry can be obtained from the fact that 29,000 guns have been distributed recently among the burghers, and there are yet 5000 applications for guns not met. This would place the extent of the adult burgher population at 34,000.

It is stated that a Company has been formed with a capital of L23,000 in L1 shares for the purpose of working limestone deposits on a portion of the farm known as Droocegond, adjoining the Irene Estate in the Transvaal. It is calculated that the plant to be produced by the capital of the Company will be capable of producing 6000 sacks of lime per month, which will readily find a market.

Regards,

Ellen Stanton

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