Fort Beaufort Advocate 1865 2 April - June
Saturday, April 8, 1865
MONSTER PUMPKINS. Mr. W. SOUTHEY has gathered from one of his vines three pumpkins weighing respectively 105, 106 and 130 pounds. The seeds were forwarded to this district by the Hon. R. SOUTHY, and were taken from a pumpkin weighing 180lbs. – Ibid.
Saturday, April 15, 1865
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
Arrival of the “Roman”.
ANNEXATION OF BRITISH KAFFRARIA.
CAPE TOWN, Monday, 10th April, 1865
Roman in 30 days 9 hours. Uitenhage in the docks still repairing. Kaffraria to sail on 9th March. Two new steamers for the Union Line building, 1,600 tons each. The Admirality have resolved upon building a fine line of steamers to bring home the military reliefs from India and elsewhere.
The following is a list of passengers:
Cape Town: – Mr. and Mrs. SALOMON and female servant, Col. THOMAS, Mr. and Mrs. MARTIN, Mr. J.C. DEMPSTER, Mr. JUTA, Mr. PRAIL, Mr. J.R. ROSS, Mrs. PETO and infant, and female servant, Mr. LANGON 6th Regt, Mr. and Mrs. De PASS, infant, three children and servant, Mrs. BENSUSAN, infant and female servant, Ass.-Com.-Gen. DALE, Dep..-As.-com,-Gen. BANES, Mr. and Mrs. YELLOWLEES.
Algoa Bay:- Mr. GROSMITH, Mr. and Mrs. JONES, Mr. CALQUHOUN, Miss BRANDT, Mr and Mrs. KNIGHT, Mr. McCARTHY, Mr. and Mrs. BROWNLEVY, and 3 children, Mr. STANFORD, Mr. BIRNE, Mr. BIRKEMAN, Mr. MORISON.
Natal: Mr. AKI, Mrs. CROOKS, Mr. BENNETT, Mr. BORBETAR, and Mrs. ASHBY.
Mauritius: Mr. Thomas BROWN, Mr. R. SOMERGARD.
Died at Kaal Hoek, on Sunday morning, April 9, at 7 a.m. Sarah Ann, the beloved daughter of George and Ellen FISHER, aged 4 years and 10 months.
Saturday, April 29, 1865
NOTICE
LISTS of Licences issued from this Office, from 1st January to 31st March, 1865
Retail Shop Licences.
NOTICE.
List of Licences issued from this Office, from 1st January to 31st March, 1865
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Retail Shop Licences |
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Wholesale & Retail Licences |
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W. YOUNG |
Fort Beaufort |
J. SHAW & Co. |
Fort Beaufort |
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D. McKAY |
Blinkwater |
A. McGILLEWIE |
do |
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J. WILLIAMS |
Fort Beaufort |
C. MALLETT |
do |
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Jno. CARNEY |
Weisa |
J. WILLIAMS |
do |
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Adam WRAGG |
Fort Beaufort |
A. STEWART |
Healdtown |
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Jno. HOLLIDAY |
Clifton |
W. TAYLOR |
do |
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C. STRANEY |
Winterberg |
W. ESTMENT |
Fort Beaufort |
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A.B. COHEN |
Fort Beaufort |
Wm. BROWNING |
do |
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J. SHAW & Co. |
do |
H.J. LOUW |
Adelaide |
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A. GILLEWIE |
do |
F. HOLLAND & Co. |
do |
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C. GUMPERT |
Post Retief |
C. LILFORD |
do |
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F. GARRETT |
Fort Beaufort |
W.R. LLOYD |
Fort Beaufort |
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J.N. HOLDEN |
do |
Butchers Licences |
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F. GODDARD |
do |
CAWOOD Brothers |
Fort Beaufort |
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J.W. DALTON |
do |
D. HUNTER |
do |
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H.E. McTAGGERT |
do |
James SPARKS |
Adelaide |
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Sarah CURDLE |
do |
W. TAYLOR |
Healdtown |
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Thomas HANLEY |
do |
M. SANDS |
Fort Beaufort |
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W.H. WARREN |
do |
Apothecarys Licence |
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W. EWING |
do |
Petrus LAWRIE |
Fort Beaufort |
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M. BAKER |
Healdtown |
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H.T. LLOYD |
Blinkwater |
Bakers Licence |
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J. PLANT |
Fort Beaufort |
Adam WRAGG |
Fort Beaufort |
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W.R. LLOYD |
do |
W. CARTWRIGHT |
do |
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N. ELLIOTT |
Fort Beaufort |
CAWOOD Brothers |
do |
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J. MOORCROFT |
Winterberg |
James SPARKS |
Adelaide |
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Jno. BEGBY |
Fort Beaufort |
Fred. GODDARD |
Fort Beaufort |
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S. HOWE |
do |
G. JUBBER |
do |
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M. BLOEMFIELD |
do |
S. HOWE |
do |
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Billiard Table Licence |
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Jno. MIDGLEY |
Adelaide |
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Hawkers Licence (for 1 wagon) |
Wholesale Spirit Licence |
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A.B. COHEN |
Fort Beaufort |
H.J. LOUW & Co. |
Adelaide |
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W. HARDING |
Adelaide |
Retail Wine & Spirit Licence |
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E. ORCHARD |
do |
N. ELLOITT |
Fort Beaufort |
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J.A. HARTMAN |
Fort Beaufort |
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Game Licences |
Joint Stock Companies |
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John PEDLAR |
Cottisbrooke |
Fort Beaufort & Victoria Bank |
Fort Beaufort |
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Martin NEL |
Koonap |
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G. WINGHAM |
Fort Beaufort |
Fort Beaufort Fire Insurance, Trust & Loan Investment Company |
Fort Beaufort |
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P. McKEON |
do |
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G. SUTTON |
Winterberg |
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W. GILBERT |
Koonap |
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G. NEL |
Waterkloof |
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C. POTE |
Fort Beaufort |
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Wm. PAXTON |
Winterberg |
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Jno. NEL |
Koonap |
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H. SIMPKINS |
Adelaide |
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E. NILAND |
do |
W.H. RAWSTORNE, Dis. Of Stamps
Stamp Office.
Fort Beaufort, 15 April, 1865
Saturday, May 6, 1865
THE UNDERSIGNED
Intends, weather permitting, to hold a Public Sale in front of his Office, ELAND’S POST, on the
24th of May, 1865, day of Muster of Grantees, when a great variety of Stock and Merchandize will be offered. This will be a good chance for parties having Stock or Merchandize to dispose of, as the Attendance will be good.
A.T. GOODCHILD, Auctioneer.
Eland’s Post, May 5, 1865
Saturday 27 May, 1865
NOTES
NATURALISATION – Mr. G. LELINFIELD of Hopetown, has taken the oath of allegiance prescribed by Act. No.37, of 1861
I, the undersigned, hereby give notice that I have this day cancelled all powers of Attorney passed by me at any time in favour of Nicholas MEYER Esq., J.P. Of Adelaide.
S.E.M. BOTHA
Fort Beaufort, 1st June, 1865
Widow of the late Johannes Hendrik BOTHA of Louws Kraal.
Witnesses,
T.E. BOTHA
W. STOKES
MARRIED, on the 31st May, Mr. James McCARTHY, Residential Surgeon, at the Katberg, to Victoria Fredrica BAIN, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Andrew Geddes BAIN.
DIED, at Kaalhoek, Winterberg on the 27th inst. Sarah Elizabeth Ann, the beloved daughter of Thomas and Sarah CUTTER, aged 8 years and eleven months.
May 31, 1865.
Saturday, June 10, 1865
DIED at fort Beaufort on Monday, June 5, at ¼ past 4 o’clock a.m., Edith Mary, the only child of Jesse and Mary Ann SHAW, aged 4 years, 11 months, and 21 days.
“Suffer little Children to come unto me,
for of such is the kingdom of Heaven. Christ’s sermon.
June 5, 1865
Saturday, June 17, 1865
NOTICES
WILD DOGS. We hear that at Van Staden’s Dam a few nights ago, out of a flock of 50 sheep, unavoidably left in the veldt by Mr. ERASMUS, 40 were killed by wild dogs. Mr. Stoffel SCHOEMAN, Zwager’s Hoek, has also suffered from the depredations of these animals, 8 of his lambs having been destroyed by them not long since.
Cradock Register.
A PROMISING YOUTH. An interesting event has lately taken place in this district; the wife of Mr. Adrian MARAIS, of Roodewal, having presented her liege lord with a fine boy, who has been measured and found to be exactly two feet high!
Cradock Register.
REPORTED SUICIDE OF ADMIRAL FITZROY.
Passengers by the Eastern Province state that upon their arrival at Madeira they found that a telegram had been received from London, date May 6th, to the effect that Admiral FITZROY had committed suicide.
NOTICE.
DIED, at Kaal Hoek, Winterberg on the 27th inst. Sarah Elizabeth Ann, the beloved daughter of Thomas and Sarah CUTTER – aged 8 years and eleven months.
May 31, 1865
DIED, at Fort Beaufort, on the 9 inst., William Ishmael, the beloved son of Thomas and Sarah CUTTER, - aged 4 years and 6 months.
June 12th, 1865
“They were lovely in their lives
In their death they were not divided.”
Saturday, June 24, 1865
MISCELLANEOUS
Capt. COBBE. Will leave Grahamstown in a day or two, to assist Sir Walter CURRIE, in locating the Fingoes, now on the move, in the Transkeian territory. We understand that this gallant gentleman has received the appointment of Special Magistrate.
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