Thank you Sue.  I'm sending you June. Tuesday, June 3, 1884   The Hon. GODLONTON died at Grahamstown at half-past one this morning.   DEATH OF HON- R. GODLONTON ANOTHER, and nearly the last, of the Settlers has passed away from our midst.  On the 30th ult. The Hon. Robert GODLONTON died at the good old age of 90.  Mr. GODLONTON reached these shores by the Chapman, in the year 1799, being then twenty-five years of age, and by trade a printer.  For several years, however, “the authorities that were: would permit no free newspaper to be established.  After several years struggle, however, the liberty of the press was conceded, and the Grahamstown Journal was started.  After many years connexion with this paper, Mr. GODLONTON obtained a seat in the Legislative Council, which he occupied until the infirmities of old age would no longer permit him to discharge his duties.  Mr. GODLONTON was by no means a brilliant man, but as a thoroughly earnest one, as a man always to the fore in defending the weak against the strong – in always upholding what was right against what was wrong – his name will always command the respect, nay, we might almost say the veneration, of every Colonist for many generations to come,   DEATH OF SIR BARTLE FRERE. The Right Hon. Sir Henry Bartle Edward FRERE, G.C.B. G.C.S.i., D.C.L. Oxon, L.L.D. Cam, and a member of Her Majesty’s Indian Council at home.  In 1872 Sir Bartle was appointed a special Commissioner to proceed to East Africa to investigate the Slave Trade, and in 1873 successfully negotiated a treaty with the Sultan of Zanzibar, abolishing that traffic.  For these services he was on his return sworn a member of the Privy Council and the City of London presented him with its freedom in a 100 guinea box.  It is however in connexion with this Colony that Sir Bartle will be here best known.  He was appointed Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner in January 1877, and the troublous events which immediately followed his accession to office must be so fresh in the minds of all, as to render it quite unnecessary to recapitulate them.  Suffice it to say that Sir Bartle found the natives in a discontented state all through the Colony and the first overt act of warfare occurred in August 1877.  The wars were concluded in June 1878.  How Sir Bartle dismissed the Molteno Ministry and called on Mr SPRIGG to form a Cabinet are matters of yesterday’s recollection.  The Basuto war then broke out and in 1880 Sir Bartle was recalled by the Imperial Government having incurred their displeasure on account of the course he pursued in connexion with the Zulu war.  In knowledge of the native character, and in his tact in dealing with them, no other Governor, except perhaps Sir Benjamin DURBAN, could approach Sir Bartle, but his hands, for reasons which it would be out of place here to comment upon, were tied;  had it been otherwise the firmness with which he ruled native races would have left us in a very different position to that in which we are to-day placed.  Sir Bartle FRERE was a member of many learned Societies and has written a number of works of scientific and philosophical interest.  In private life he was eminently courteous to all, kind hearted and most charitable, in every respect the Colony has to mourn the loss of a good man.   Tuesday, June 10, 1884   BIRTH,- On 7th June, the wife of Sir Drummond M. DUNBAR, Bart. – a Son.   DIED,- At Donnybrook on the 4th June, 1884, after three days illness, Matilda (born FYNN), the beloved wife of Donald WHITE. Mr. WHITE and family desire to tender their most sincere thanks to their lady friends and all others who were so kind and attentive in their time of trouble.   Friday, June 13, 1884   DIED,- At Salt Lake City, North America, on the 13th day of April, Eli WIGGILL, aged 72 years.  Deceased was born in Gloucestershire, England on the 5th of November, 1811;  emigrated to South Africa with his parents in 1820, and spent 40 years of his life in that country.  Emigrated to North America with his wife and family in 1861.  He leaves a large family to mourn his loss.  The funeral took place at Kaysville, where some of his children reside.   Friday, June 20, 1884   MARRIED,- At St. Michael’s Church, Qneenstown, on Monday, 16th instant, by Rev. C.S. VYVYAN, Thomas Alfred PELLOW, eldes surviving son of the late Mr. Richard PELLOW, of Bodmin, Cornwall, to Susan Jane Trise MAYTHAM, second daughter of Mr. Alfred MAYTHAM, of Queenstown, Cape of Good Hope.   WHITE.- Fell asleep in Jesus on the afternoon of Friday, the 13th Inst., at the residence of her son-in-law, the Rev. C. Fred. PATTEN, St. John Baptist Church of England mission, Tembu Location, near Queenstown, South Africa, - Amelia, the beloved wife of John G. WHITE, Esq., late of Liverpool, and Birkenhead, in her 79th year.- Liverpool papers please take over.   DEATH OF MRS. J.G. WHITE.- It is with sincere feelings of regret that we have to chronicle the death of this esteemed lady, in her 79th year, at the residence of her son-in-law, Rev. C. Fred. PATTEN St. John Baptist Church, Tembu Location, near Queenstown.  The deceased lady arrived here from Birkenhead in January, 1874, and during the ten years of her residence amongst the natives won from them their love and esteem by her large-hearted charity, unaffected piety, and the power which she possessed of making herself useful to them in many ways.  By all those who had the pleasure of her personal acquaintance, she was deeply beloved, and the large concourse of friends at the funeral, besides a great many strangers, testify to the regard in which she was held far and near.  To the bereaved widower, who is thus deprived of his partner after over fifty years of unalloyed conjugal happiness, we venture to offer our heartfelt sympathy.   Friday, June 27, 1884   DEATH,- On Thursday, the 12th inst, at the Vicar’s Close, Pretoria, George Dennis WEBSTER, BA, Vicar of St. Alban’s Cathedral, and Parish Priest of Pretoria.   We regret to record the death of Mrs. WIPER, for many years the head mistress of the Elementary aided school in Queenstown.  We believe Mrs. WIPER came to the Colony some 40 years ago as governess to Colonel SOMERSET’s family, and after passing through many vicissitudes, settled in Queenstown, and became the head teacher of the Elementary School, “Mrs. WIPER’s school” was a household word in many families in Queenstown, and how the committee will get an equally good successor we are at a loss to conceive.   DEATH OF THE REVD. G.D. WEBSTER.-  We regret to have to announce the death of the Revd. Mr. WEBSTER, which took place on Thursday last.  In the death of the Revd. Gentlemant the English Church, or Church of the Province of South Africa, as she is officially called, in this country, has lost a priest who well reflected her double title, her character, and her claims.  English by decent, and trained in England for her Ministry, South African by birth, and educated in the Colonies;  baptised at a Wesleyan Mission Station, and long a member of that body, exchanging the new for the old Communion, he strengthened under the Cathedral towers of the latter those convictions of manhood which, however, never, alienated him from the sympathies of his youth... Mr WEBSTER will be remembered by all the old inhabitants of Queens Town.  Coming as a lad, with his relatives, on the establishment of the town, he lived here for some time, and was accountant in the late agricultural Bank when in its prosperous state.  He was brother of commandant T. WEBSTER, of Free State Fame, and brother-in-law of our old townsman Mr. R. JEFFERSON, now in Aliwal North and nephew of Mr. TURVEY.  We believe the Bishop of Pretoria met the late Mr. WEBSTER, when in College, and taking a great fancy to him made him promise to come out to him in Pretoria which he did about two years ago, being a fellow passenger with our towns man Mr. G. PEACOCK.   ________________________________ From: Sue Mackay <[email protected]> To: Sunelia Heath <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2014 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [ZA-EC] [PRESS] Queenstown Free Press (December 1884) I received everything except June. I had presumed there was noting for that months but perhaps I was wrong? All the rest now on the eggsa website. Sue >________________________________ >From: Sunelia Heath <[email protected]> >To: Indexers <[email protected]>; Eastern Cape List <[email protected]>; Brittish Immigrants <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, 13 February 2014, 6:25 >Subject: [ZA-EC] [PRESS] Queenstown Free Press (December 1884) > > >Hallo :*) > >I suspect not all posts for 1884 went through to all lists.  Will you please let me know if you notice any of the months are missing? > >Warm regards >Sunelia Heath > > >