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Monday 1
December 1884
Bankruptcy - 003
OLLIVER - Thomas
of Sydenham ----- brickmaker.
Coalgate - HORRELL - 005
Information received ------ on Saturday a young man named James
Horrell, employed as a ploughman on Mr J.P.Jameson's farm
was kicked by a horse
----- dying this morning.
Auckland - 006
HUMPHREYS - Mr J.
Humphreys, Secretary to the
Northern Shipping Co. died on Saturday from blood poisoning
----
BAKER -
William Baker had an arm fractured by a cricket ball in the domain on
Saturday.
O'BRIEN -
A fire this morning destroyed a
double shop at Parnell, occupied by Messrs O'Brien,
baker, and George, grocer.
Dunedin - ALLAN
- 007
The youngest son of Mr James Allan, of Hope Hill,
Taieri, when returning from rabbit shooting, attempted to
fire off his remaining cartridge --------
he received the charge in his left cheek, the bone being
broken, and the ear carried away.
Sheffield - PATTLE - 008
The friends of Mr Thomas Pattle met on Friday evening at Green's Hotel to wish him
success on the eve of his deoarture for the North Isalnd -----
Mr Pattle occupied the position of stationmaster at Sheffield for
some time ------
Tuesday 2
December 1884
Blenheim - 010
A boy, 5 years old, son of the master of the schooner
Onward,
loading at Kaituna, near Havelock was drowned
yesterday. he was last seen fishing
off a punt. The body has not yet been recovered.
Balclutha - MORTON -
011
Frank Morton, a carpenter from Dunedin, who has been
working here for some months, disappeared ---
suspicion he has been he drowned in the river.
Letters of Naturalisation
- all of Ashburton - 012
ZANDER -
David, clerk.
HAMBURGER -
Rudolph, clerk
HAMBURGER -
Ludwig, clerk
Bankruptcy - 013
RYAN - Josephina Julia
Ryan of Christchurch, Music Teacher ------
Wednesday
3 December 1884
In Bankruptcy - 014
BEAUCHAMP - Arthur ------
BROWN - John Thompson, ----- discharged
BILLENS - Henry --- discharged ---
CHAPMAN - Diedrich, discharge ----
PARKINSON - Arthur J. ----
McKENZIE - Donald, discharge ----
HULME - Ambrose Isiah ----
discharged ----
RAE - Charles Joseph ----
COOPER - Thomas ---- stood over
until 17 December ----
Invercargill - MILLER
- 015
John Miller, engineman at Tapper's
sawmill,
Longbush, was killed among the machinery there today.
----- Miller leaves a wife and 1 child ----
Bankruptcy - 016
WHITE - Thomas
Loynes, of Chester street, east,, builder. ------
Divorces - 106a
MONCKTON v Monckton
--- dissolution of marriage by Emma, wife of Charles
Henry Monckton, photographer, married in Auckland, 23
Nov. 1881, when I was 12 years and
2 mths old. Mrs LYNCH
lived with us after the marriage, I had been previously
living with Mrs Lynch and Monckton had been cohabitating
with her.
Mrs Lynch (sister) also persuaded me to marry him. I was
forced into marriage by threats and persuasion ------ My
sister passed for my mother at the
marriage and my age was stated to be 15 years. My mother
was dead at the time and my father imbecile. ------ lots
more ----
GREY v. Grey - 106a
Petitioner, Jane Mary Stanislaus O'Kearne,
marriage took place at Wellington in December 1881.
petitioner was 26 and the respondent was
James Gratton Grey, age 34
MORRIS v
Morris ------
Thursday 4
December 1884
Death at Sea -
WARREN - O'KEEFE - 018
The barque "Loch Fergus"
which arrived at Auckland -- from London after a passage of 121
days lost 2 apprentices during the voyage.
One Henry Percy Warren, sustained fatal injuries,
the other Patrick O'Keefe was lost overboard.
Sefton - ASHWORTH - 019
As Mr James Ashworth, of Sefton, was taking home a
horse-rake and a grassmower ------- the horses alarmed by a
thunderstorm, became unmanageable.
They kicked the machine into a complete wreck. -- Mr
Ashworth escaped so well ----
Friday 5 December 1884
Probates - 020
CLEARY - Willaim Stevens Cleary, deceased ---- to
Agnes Isabella Ulavaria Cleary -----
GRIMWOOD - Robert --- to Ann Grimwood --
WATSON - George --- letters of administration ----
BISHOP - George ----- register a copy of the will ----
STRANGMAN - John --- register a copy of the
will ----
BIDMEAD - Charles and Mary Ann Bidmead, -------
FORGAN - Isabella Stuart ---- to James
Forgan ---
FARQUHAR - Robert --- letters of administration with will
annexed to Jane Farquahar
FARQUAHAR - William --- letters of
administration to Jane widow of the deceased ---
BUTCHER - James --- to Mira Butcher and Thomas
Ebenezer Dearsley --
DALZIEL - James --- to Jane Dalziel --
POLE - William, deceased's will ---
OLDFIELD - William, to caroline Anne Oldfield
and Thomas M. marr ----
GREENAWAY - John --- a probate copy of deceased's
will
HIATT - Charles --- widow of deceased ----
Death - TREVOR - 021
Residents of Canterbury regret --the death of Mrs
Trevor, wife of Dr Trevor, of Ashburton ---- was an
old and much loved resident ---- she was very kind --
Saturday
6 December 1884
Bankruptcy - 023
SMITH - Joseph, of Little River,
labourer. ------
LECKIE - John, -----
SMITH - William Edmund Rose Smith, of
Christchurch, machinist and
WHITMORE - Tamerlane Vitruvios, of
Richmond, Christchurch, carpenter and machinist
----- firm Rose and Whitmore.
Monday
8 December 1884
Death - HEMPTON
- 025
On Saturday aft. Herman Hempton, --- was last year
convicted ---- sentenced to 4 years --- removed from
Lyttelton gaol on 25 Nov. suffering
from incessant vomiting. - an inquest will be held this
afternoon.
Accident - WELSH - 026
Mr H. Welsh, a farmer of Opaki, met with a serious accident
at Featherston on Sat. night. ----- fell off the train ---
very little hope of his recovery.
Inquest - HEMPTON
- 027
an inquest on the body of prisioner Herman Hempton, died in
Christchurch Hospital on Saturday ------ committed to
Lyttelton Gaol on 17 Jan. 1883 ----
on 25 Nov. sent to Christchurch Hospital --- died on 6 Dec.
--- death from heart disease ----
Accidents - 028
SCANDRETT, NEILSON -
A girl named
Scandrett, aged 7 years, narrowly escaped drowning at the
Montreal street bridge ---- her rescue was due to the
pluck and coolness of a lad named
Neilson, 14 years old, -------
SMITH - a lad
named F. Smith, -- laying wires of an
electric bell in the shop of Mr Bull at Waddington, ladder
on which he was standing slipped ------
Bankruptcy - 029
William Edward Smith
and Tamerlane Vitruvios Whitmore
-----
Tuesday 9
December 1884
Bankruptcy - 034
REID - Andrew
of St Martins, Opawa, labourer -----
Presentation - WRIGHT
- 035
--- Mr and Mrs Wright, teachers at the Templeton School,
who are about to leave the district, were presented with a large
handsome clock,
in black marble. -------
Death - BUTTON
- 036
A melancholy case of sudden death occurred at the East Christchurch
main school ---- a number of boys were bathing in the
swimming baths one of them
Sydney Button a lad aged 9 years, son of Mr Button,
painter, was taken with a fit, just after he came out of
the water ---- was dead when the doctor
arrived ------ more ----
HEMPTON - 037
As reported in our 2nd edition of yesterday, the inquest on the
body of -- Herman Hempton, who died ---- resulted in a
verdict of death from heart disease.
Wednesday
10 December 1884
Bankruptcy - 038
TAYLOR - John
of Christchurch, dyer, -------
Justices of Peace - 041
A new commission of Justices of the Peace added 77
names - the following are those from Canterbury -
Messrs Baynes,
Christchurch;
T.W.Bruce,
Selwyn;
E.Curry,
Selwyn;
H.Friedlander,
Ashburton;
J.Ivess,
Ashburton;
A. Parsons,
Kaiapoi;
A.C.Pearce, Mount
Somers;
A.C.Preston,
Lincoln;
W.T.Scrimgeour,
Aketerawa, Waimate;
J.H.Towend,
Christchurch;
Donald Williamson,
Ashburton;
J.B.Wilson, Fairlie
Creek, Geraldine.
Application for Patents
- 043
QUEENIN - William of
Parnell, settler, for transforming night soip into a
manure.
LEES - Edward Samuel, of
Oamaru, farmer, for a fencing brace or
suspender.
SIMPSON -
George, of Greymouth, draper, an improved hand hoe.
BODLEY -
George, of Dunedin, mechanic, for the Bodley
rotary reversible steam engine.
BUST -
William Burnley, of Dunedin, for automatic rotary
door hinges.
Benefit - DUFFIELD
- 044
Tomorrow evening an entertainment will be given at the Sunnyside
Lunatic Asylum for the benefit of the family of the lateJohn
Duffield,
the patient who --- drowned some 3 months ago. ----
Death - PLASKETT
- 046
A fatal accident occurred near Coalgate yesterday
afternoon, a man named Thomas Plaskett lost his life.
--- was employed by Mr Oliver, of Hororata,
was sent yesterday morning with his employers son to fetch 2 drayloads
of coal from Coalgate. ---- fell off the dray,
and the wheel passed over his body ---- more -----
Accident -
Milton - DEWAR - 047
-- accident occurred to David Dewar, of Milton,
proprietor of a traction engine and threshing mill. He was
camping for the night on Round Hill,
-------- being on an incline it started off with the mill behind
it, and soon got up great speed. A man named Kelly, also on board,
jumped off,
but Dewar stuck to it until it ran over an embankment and
capsized. He was severley crushed -------
Thursday
11 December 1884
Port Chalmers -
shipping - Death - SHIRLAND - 048
arrived, s.s. Kaikoura
from Plymouth ---- there was one death, a child of 3
years named Shirland ------
Bankruptcy - 049
NORRIS - Joseph Foxley, Law Stationer,
ANDERSON - Alexander, of Southbridge, farmer.
Inquest - OLIVER
- 051
--- Herbert Oliver, son of William Oliver, of
Hororata, employed by his father, who is a
carrier. --- fetch some coals from Glentunnel
station -----
George Plaskett, farmer at View Hill, deceased
was my brother, aged 40 years he was a widower
---- accidental death.
Neglected Child - HALL
- 052
-- little girl named Mary Jane Hall, aged
between 7-8 years, might be committed to the Industrial
School at Burnham. ------ more ---
Friday 12
December 1884
Bankruptcy - 053
MONKMAN - John, of Addington, labourer
------
Neglected Child -
GASKIN - 056
Jane Nelson Gaskin ----- neglected child and dwelling with an
habitual drunkard. ----- however the
child's mother came forward and undertook
to take charge of her and case was dismissed.
Saturday
13 December 1884
Bankruptcy - 059
CLARKE - George Taylor, of Lyttelton, -----
Monday 15
December 1884
Gisborne - Death
- SINCLAIR - 062
A man named Sinclair, in charge of Hannah's boot
warehouse, was drowned in the river Waimata ----
deceased leaves a wife and 4 children.
Wednesday
17 December 1884
Bankruptcy - 063
MITCHELL -
David, of Southbridge, hotelkeeper -----
Fatal Accident Rangiora
- 066 & 067
A shocking accident occurred at Rangiora yesterday morning, 2
persons lost their lives and 10 others were injured. the
party consisted of
Mr and Mrs Donald McKAY,
Misses H. & M. STAPLEFORTH,
A. and M. MORRALL,
J.McCRACKEN, J. KEIR, Messrs D.N.KEIR, C.I.JENNINGS, Thomas KEIR,
all young people were on their way to Waikuku beach in a covered
van driven by John HUGHEY. ------
hit a train
on the railway line. Mr D.M.Keir and Miss
Margaret Morrall --- died soon after, -----
Thomas Keir, who was riding on the step had a broken
arm
and a cut on the head, John Hughey, severe
wounds to the head, --- Mr and Mrs McKay each
had broken ribs, Miss Jane Keir, a bad cut on the
head, ---- the rest bruised and
shaken ------ a
very long column ------
Inquest - Rangiora
Accident - 068 & 069
-- touching the death of David Niven KEIR and Margaret MORRALL -----
----- 2 long columns --------
Fatal Accident -
Masterton - OSBORNE - 071
Charles Osborne was killed -- at Mungapakeha.
He fell off a shaft of a loaded dray, and a wheel passed over his
body. He leaves a wife and 3 children.
Friday 19
December 1884
Wellington -
Accidents - 072
LOVELACE -
Wm. broke both his legs while a case of
corrugated iron was being lowered into the hold of the
Hawea -- is not expected to recover.
HOBBS -
Thomas, fell down the hatchway of the ship Trevelyan --
sever injuries to the spine ----
Ashley - Accident
- ROBERTS - 072a
--- accident occurred to Mrs Roberts, of North
Downs, Ashley. fell from a dray loaded with hay,
sustained a fracture of the thigh ------
Rangiora Accident - 072b
--- the most badly hurt of the survivors of the Rangiora
accident are now in a fair way towards recovery. This
morning a decided improvement
in McKay's condition and Hughey was continuing to
progress favourably. ------ more.----
Funerals -
KEIR & MORRALL - 073
The funerals of the victims of the accident at Rangiora took
place yesterday afternoon and never before has such a sorrowful
scene been witnessed
in the place. All business premises were closed
during the afternoon ----- more -----
Obituary - Dr John Thomas
ROUSE M.R.C.S.E.
- 074
--- result from a fall from his horse ---- arrived in the
Colony in charge of the passengers on the ship Roman Emperor
in
1860. Settling in Lyttelton
and marrying there ---- he succeeded to the practice of the late
Dr Donald on his retirement ------ in June last year, he
went to England, returning as
medical officer on the s.s Ionic --- w occupied the civic
chair during 1875-7 ----- residing in London street at the time
of the great fire in 1870,
his house was burned to the ground, ----- was twice
married, leaves a widow and family -----
Saturday
20 December 1884
Death - ROUSE
- 077
On account of the death of Dr Rouse, Lodge Surgeon, the
Juvenile Oddfellows Brass Band did not perform the
program as announced for last
Thursday evening, but will do son on Christmas eve.
Rangiora Accident -
078
The more minute details of the Rangiora accident, so terribly
fatal in its results ---- lots more ------
Death - Ellesmere
- MARSHALL - 079
Mr Robert Marshall, an old and respected resident---- was
buried at Leeston, yesterday. Mr Marshall has been in the
district for over 20 years --
lived at Lakeside, ------
Death - GRIGG
- 080
----- Mrs John Grigg, of Longbeach. Mrs Grigg
had been ill for some days and died yesterday ---- Much
sympathy is felt for the respected
member for Wakanui in his bereavement.
Monday 22
December 1884
In Memoriam -
Rangiora Accident -
At the John Knox Presbyterian Church Rangiora
--------- a very long
column --------
Death - DUNCAN
- 083
--- the death of Mr T.S.Duncan, of Duncan, Cotterill and
Martin, who for many years held the office of Crown
Prosecutor in Christchurch. ---
was about 60 years of age, one of the earliest settlers in
Canterbury -----
Inquest -
LOVELACE - 084
Lovelace, who was injured on the steamer Hawea, died last
night. --------- more ----
Patents - 085
REED -
George, of Auckland, cabinetmaker, -- renovating
billiard cushions ---
HICKSON - Theodore
William, of Auckland,
surveyor, for an automatic multiplex registering machine
------
ATKINSON -
Edward, of Auckland, for patent slating
OSBORNE -
Job, of Doyleston, the duplex gorse-cutter
MALFROY - Jean
Michel Camille, of Ross, the railway rail patent
ripple
DANKS -
Samuel and John of Wellington,
securing the efficient working of water meters on all descriptions of
hydraulic motors.
Bankruptcy - 086
COOPER - Thomas ---
BEAUCHAMP - Arhur ---- applied for discharge
---- postponed for 4mths ---
RIDLEY - Thomas, jnr. left New
Zealand, now in NSW.
NANKIVELL - John --- applied for discharge ----
postponed for 6mths
PATTERSON - James ---
COWDERY - John James ---
BLAKE - Andrew Hope --
ELLIOTT - Margaret --
BENNETTS - Charlotte
TURTON - Agnes ---
HANCOCK - Edward Barnett
PARKINSON - Arthur John ----
MAHER - Daniel ---
Discharged - 086
Edward John HAWKEN,
John Robert COUZINS,
David GRANGE,
Robert SHARPE,
James ARMSTRONG,
Henry PIPER,
Public Examinations - 086
Frederick William PARKER,
James FROST,
John Thomas COWDERY,
Agenore DUPUIS,
Frederick Airton WEBSTER,
John
Audley WEBSTER,
Henry GLASSON,
Margaret ELLIOTT,
Agnes TURTON,
John DALZIELS,
Thomas FIRMAN,
Stephen
SIMPSON,
John YOUNG,
Charles HILL,
Archibald
McMILLAN,
Edward George JONES,
John RICKERBY,
Samuel THOMPSON,
Edward PREBBLE, jnr.
Thomas HART,
James KENNEDY,
Richard Thomas WEBB,
Alfred HODGKINSON,
Thomas OLIVER,
Josephina Julia RYAN,
Edward PERKINS,
Thomas Loftus WHITE,
John LECKIE,
William Edward Rose SMITH,
John TAYLOR,
John Johnson LOE,
Arthur John DAVEY
Tamerlane Vitruvius WHITMORE
Adjournments - 086
WANSEY - Oliver ------ postponed --
annulment apllied for.
PUSCHEL - John and Carl, ----
postponed
O'CONNEL - John --- postponed ----
SMITH - Joseph --- postponment ---
REID - Andrew --- adjourned ---
Death - Dunedin
- STEWART - 087
Isabella Stewart, who was burned at the Lower Harbour on
Thursday evening, died ealry this morning.
Funeral - Dr ROUSE
- 088
--- took place at Lyttelton yesterday, Church of
England Cemetery. ------ fully 400 persons took
part in the burial ceremony.
Tuesday
23 December 1884
Accident - Waikari
- McNAUGHT - 089
A serious accident happened this morning at Waikari to Mr
W. McNaught, son of Mr T. McNaught, of Amberley, --
was riding a horse ----
animal commenced to rear --- horse fell on him, breaking
one of his legs below the knee ----- he is progressing
favourably.
Bankruptcy - 090
GIBSON -
James, of Sydenham, -------
Bravery - WANSEY
- 092
A lad of 15 - Acland Wansey - son of Mr O.Wansey, of
New Brighton, bravely saved a little boy from drowning
--- little boy of 7 had slipped
into the river ---- Wamsey who was on the New Brighton
coach crossing the bridge at the time, caught sight of him
drowning. He sprang from the
coach and was soon in the river --- reached in time
-----
Obituary - DUNCAN
- 092a & 092b
Thomas Smith Duncan ------ passenger on Randolph ------ born 1821 at
Perth, North Britain, where his father was
Prosecutor-Fiscal ------ had
a rural section at Decanter Bay, Banks Peninsula ------
about 1856 he returned to Lyttelton, and resumed the
practice of his profession --- in 1857 or 8
he settled down in the house on Papanui road built for late
Sir Thomas Tancred -----
in 1858 took his seat as representative of Akaroa
----- took
active part in tunnel construction (Lyttelton) and
railway works ---- leaves a widow nee Hunter who came out with him
and 6 sons to deplore his loss,
his eldest son Clement C. Duncan, was
the 1st British Colonist born here. An only daughter died
when very young.
Wednesday
24 December 1890
Birth on 'Arawa"
- WATT - 093
The s.s. Arawa
arrived Port Chalmers 24 December --- no
deaths Mrs Watt, an immigrant, was confined of
a daughter.
The passage from Plymouth was 45 days --------
Bankruptcy - 094
YOUNG - John,
of Christchurch, cabinet-maker ---
FISHER - John
Charles and
WALLIS - Duncan
Beaumont, both of Christchurch,
Turkish Baths, proprietors ------- "Fisher &
Wallis"
Death - BULLER
- 097
---- widow of Rev James Buller ( who died on 6 Nov.)
----- more ----- had they both lived, next July
would have celebrated their Golden Wedding.
Death - MORICE
- 097a
The Rev George Morice, Presbyterian minister of
Balclutha, was drowned on the Ocean Beach, at
Port Molyneaux, where he was staying for the holidays.
--------- Mrs Morice was bathing --- Mr Morice went
to her assistance but lost his own life ----- 5 children.
Death - MORTON
- 097a
The body of Frank Morton, carpenter, ---
drowned himself at Balclutha 2 weeks ago was found today on
the beach at Port Molyneaux.
Death - KIDMAN
- 097-1
--- a man named William B. Kidman ----- deceased was
about 30 years of age ---- an inquest
will be held ----
Friday 26
December 1884
Accidents - 102
PASCOE -
Augustus, riding from Pigeon Bay to
Christchurch -- his horse got its foot in a hole at Port Levy ---
fracture of the thigh. Mr Le Fleming ------
SHIRLEY -
Edward, a lad of 13, riding his
father's horse at Hornby, was kicked by another horse, his
leg was broken ------
The Late Mr T.S.DUNCAN -
103
The funeral of the late Mr T.S.Duncan, Crown prosecutor,
took place on Wednesday ----- Mr C.C.C.Duncan and his
brothers Messrs T.R.
and H.Duncan, followed the hearse as chief mourners --- was
one of the pilgrims ------ more ------
Drowning -
MORICE - 104
----- sad accident to the Rev Mr Morice ----- Mr and
Mrs Morice went to bathe at the beach immediately south of
Kaka Point ----- lots more -----
Monday 29
December 1884
Death - PEARCY
- 108
A female child, daughter of Mr W. Pearcy, bricklayer,
Hill's road, Bingsland, died ---- suddenly it had
been born prematurely on the previous evening. -----
Tuesday
30 December 1884
Presentation -
SKELTON - 110
Last night at the Cafe de Paris,
a number of employees of the firm of Lightband,
Allan & Co --- say farewell to Mr Thomas
Skelton bon voyage
to England and a happy return. ------ presented with a gold
pencil case ------ gold locket ---- lots more
------
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
5 March 2009
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