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Star - Christchurch - October
1888 - BMD
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Monday 1
October 1888
Fire at Chertsey - 001
CHILD - Mr
Child's
blacksmith shop and forge were totally destroyed by fire early this
morning. ------
Accident - 002
GOLDSTONE - on
Sat. evening, a child belonging to Mr Goldstone, of Lancaster Park
Hotel, was passing the stable -- she received a kick from a horse on
the back of her head
Funeral at Rangiora - 003
LUXTON - the funeral
of
Mr John Luxton, sen took place on Sunday----- the funeral was a very
long one ------
Tuesday 2
October 1888
Desertion - 006
CHRISTIE -
Maud, aged 3 and Lizzie aged 12mths ----
deserted by their parents.
Wednesday 3
October 1888
Desertion - 009
CHRISTIE - M and Lizzie
Christie, 2 infants, were charged on remand with having no visible
means of support ---- have been handed back to their
parents -----
Destitute person - 010
ROUNTREE -
Walter,
was charged that, being the son of John Rountree, a destitute
person,
he did fail to contribute towards his support ----
BRIGHT - William Richard
Bright
was charged ---- to his wife Elizabeth ------
Presentation - 011
HILL - Mr E.R.Hill, on
the eve of his departure to England by the Kaikoura -----
Thursday 4
October 1888
Accident - 014
COFFEY -
Michael,
---- was thrown from his horse, and fell heavily on his head.
-----
Found Drowned - Bluff - 015
JOHNSON - formerly a fireman
on
the ss Bayley, was found drowned this morning -----
Found Drowned - Dunedin - 016
McMILLAN - Rupert Robert
McMillan, has been missing -- since 8 Sept.body found in a
lagoon
on Sunday -- a native of Scotland -- a brother in the North
Island.
Friday 5
October 1888
Fatalities - 018
HORI - Tapera, at
Greytown, aged 14 was killed, the horses attached to a
roller bolted, and in attempting to stop them was knocked down ---
she
died -----
LIND - 5 yr
old son of P.Lind of Tapanui, died from injuries
------
Saturday 6
October 1888
Fatality - 021
GRANTHAM - Robert, of
High st, Kaiapoi an employee of the Kaiapoi Woollen Factory, was
found
dead ---- an inquest will be held.
Probates - 022
LUXTON - John, to
george
Alfred White and Solomon Stephens
BLATCHFORD -
Joseph Flower, to William Blatchford
Presentation - 023
WILLCOCKS - Mr
A.G.D.Willcocks, a son of Mr Willcocks, of the Supreme Court,
a
handsome binocular field glass good wishes for a safe trip to
Australia and Europe.
Monday 8
October 1888
Maintenance - 025
COLLINS - Albert,
--- towards the support of his father Wiiliam Collins, an
infirm
man. -----
Fatal Accident - Lake Ellesmere - 026
A fisherman named George Constantine,
called the Southbridge police station --- 2 men named Matthew
George, a Greek and
about 36
years of age, and Andrew Ruda,
went out on
Thursday morn. --- to lift their nets ----- missing
----
Tuesday 9
October 1888
Lake Ellesmere - 028
The fishermen's boat has been found ------- the police
are
still searching for bodies.
Wednesday 10
October 1888
Funeral - 030
EXALL - Joseph, --in the
Church
of England Cemetery, Barbadoes st. --- widow and 2
sons and a number of fellow workers from the Lyttelton Times
Office.
Probates - 031
BULWER -
George,
to Ruth Louisa Roberts ---
GEBBIE - John, to Ellen
Gebbie, David Gebbie and J.A.McIlwraith, ---
SHAW - George ---
WRIGHT - Fanny
Hester -----
Thursday 11
October 1888
Bankruptcy - 032
BEKER -
William
George, of Southbrook, a farmer.
Wedding at Hororata - 035
OLLIVER - GRAY -
yesterday,
Miss Olliver, dau of Mr William Olliver, to Andrew
Gray, son of James Gray, Hororata Downs.
Miss Olliver's sisters acted as bridesmaids and
Mr
B.Olliver and Mr E.Chapman were groomsmen. --- more ----
Friday 12
October 1888
Dissolution of Partnership - 036
WADE - FLETCHER -
Reginald Fairfax Wade, Lancelot Fletcher and John Lowther Fletcher,
sheep farmers in the Wair--, County of Selwyn, has this day
dissolved by -- consent, Reginald
Fairfax Wade retires from this partnership. ----
Rescue - 037
MOOR - A little girl
was
recently rescued from drowning --- by a boy named George
Moor, The girl's father Mr George Swindell, ----
has
just presented the
boy --- a very handsome gold maltese gold
cross ------
Saturday 13
October 1888
Accident in the CAUCASUS - 039
Mr Henry Fox , who
perished
on the Caucasus, was brother to Mr C.D.Fox of this district
Waikari, Letters from the deceased, written from
Trebizon,
Batoum
and Kutais, state that he and Donkin had 2 guides and they
started from Kutais all right at 6pm on 8 August.
Monday 15
October 1888
Rangiora - Death - HEATH -
Mr J.W.Heath, bootmaker, fell down in his shop and died
---- served for many years in the British Army, a
Sergeant of the 3rd Light Dragoons, and the holder of
4 medals for
bravery shown in the Afghan war of 1839. he came to NZ,
settled at Rangiora, about 26 years ago, opened a
school, ----- he was 70 years of age,
leaves an invalid
widow, a married daughter and 2 sons, -------
Tuesday 16
October 1888
Bankruptcies - 044
HENDERSON - John ----
WAITES - William, for
discharge ---
BRUCE - James, -----
landlord of the Horsshoe Lake Hotel, Little River, ----- lots
more
Chatham Islands - Fatalities - 045
HAY - Mr Osborne, a
sheep
farmer, well known at Lyttelton --
MURPHY - an old whaler, who
had been living at the Islands for over 25 years, also dided
recently.
Rangiora - Death - HEATH
- 046
Mr J.W.Heath, an old resident, ---- carrying on a bootmaking
business
for some years, yesterday entered into occupancy of a new shop
next to the saleyards ---
his
son and Mr Joseph Frost, were assisting
him -- long column, --- lots more ----
Wednesday 17
October 1888
Presentation - 048
POZZI - Mr V.L. who
has
filled the position of secretary and Treasurer to the Merivale
Football
Club for the last 6 years, left by the Manapouri , for
Melbourne
Death of Maori Chief - 049
TIKI - Nopera, a
well-known Maori Chief in the Wairarapa, ---- between 65 and
70
years of age -- held in great esteem by those who knew him ------
more
Thursday 18
October 1888
Dunedin - Deaths - - 051
SPARKS - at
Outram,
Samuel Shaw, was committed for trial -- Mrs Sparks had left
her
husband and had been living with Shaw, on her death, Shaw registered
her as his wife, hence
the proceedings
FAHEY - Mrs, sustained
severe injuries when escaping from the fire -- on Sunday
morning,
died in the hospital this morning.
Body Recovered - 052
GEORGE - Matthew, one
of
the missing fishermen, has been found at Irwell, there was no
sign of the other body.
Friday 19
October 1888
Inquest - 054
GEORGE - inquest
held at Irwell on Wed, aft. ---- after hearing evidence of
Hugh
Quigley, who found him, verdict, accidently drowned.
Kakahu Bush - Fire - 055
JONES - Mr J.W.
Jones, with his wife and 9 children were burned out of
house and home on Tuesday, only a chest of drawers and sewing
machine
saved, now
living under canvas ---- lots more ---
Probate - 056
KING - Elizabeth, to
John King ----
Monday 22
October 1888
Fires - 059
CASEY - the stables at
Archill, Auckland, belonging to Maurice Casey, a
city
night soil contractor, were destroyed by fire, ---- more
---
HEATH - the
building used as a classroom, detached from Mrs Heath's boarding
school
at Napier, was destroyed by fire -------
Tuesday 23
October 1888
Arrival of the ARAWA - from London, via
Teneriffe, Capetown, and Hobart. - 060
she left London on 8 September with 347 passengers, of
whom
110 were for Australian ports.
Passengers -
For Christchurch
Saloon - - Mr & Mrs J.S.White and 2
children; Miss Mortimer; Mr
Marshman;
2nd Saloon - Mrs Hall; Misses Hall (2);
Bradbury; Clarkson; Fletcher; Waterhouse;
Messrs J.Murgatroyd; C.T.Watkins; W.Bradbury;
Steerage - Mr & Mrs Baig; Mr and Mrs McMillan and 3
children; Mr and Mrs Levett and infant;
Misses
M.Ryan; E.Walker; Messrs
A.Bowden;
J.Cox; J.O.Davis;
D.Jones; W.P.Lockhart; H.A.Stephenson.
Wellington - GALBRAITH -
062
The police have received information from Tenui that the body of the
man James galbraith, drowned in the Ohanga river on 11
October,
has been recovered. It appears that the deceased
took
the wrong
ford and his horse got stuck in quicksand.
Dunedin - Death - 063
GILLIES - Mrs
Gillies,
the mother of Judge Gillies, died this morning, aged 87.
Ashburton - Fatality - 064
HORNE - William, of
Selwyn, was found near Rakaia, by a man
Malcolmson,
died last night, was rabbit shooting -----
Maintenance - 065
CLIFFE -
Elizabeth, sued for maintence of a child --- more
---
FRASER - Jane
&
Donald ----- deserted by her hus 12 years ago in Dunedin ----
Probate - 066
HUNTER -
William ---- to Elizabeth Keand.
Sutherland Waterfall -
Mr Adams is to determine the actual height of this grand fall --- Sutheralnd the explorer is to
form a
track and build a hut in the vicinity of the fall.
Wednesday 24
October 1888
Timaru - Fatality - 070
COULTER - 2yr old dau of
Henry
Coulter of South Rangitata, strayed away --- on a
visit to his father in law Mr William Ashley, of Upper Orari
----
lots more
Thursday 25
October 1888
Presentation - 071
CHILTON - Charles, on
leaving the position of tutor at Dunedin Normal School --- to
go
to Port Chalmers District High School ---- more
Inquest - Rakaia - 072
HORNE -
William, deceased, William Moncrieff
Horne, met with his death by a gun shot wound that was
accidental.
Friday 26
October 1888
Divorce - Wellington - 074
VINE - Edward, a
painter of Wellington, dissolution of marriage with Louisa
Vine,
nee Atkinson, married at Christchurch on 25 Dec. 1877,
----- lots more ----
Invercargill - 075
McFARLANE - Andrew, a
ploughing contractor --- loss of 5 lives at Mataura Island -- his
wife,
children, another lad, bodies not found yet,
--long
column ----
Saturday 27
October 1888
Death - 077
DREW - Henry,
seized with a fit in Salisbury st, -----
died last night.
Lyttelton - Fatality - 078
FARRELL - on the ship
Arawa, from Wellington to Lyttelton, a fireman Thomas Farrell fell
and
hurt his spine ------ died this morning.
Monday 29
October 1888
Inquest - 081
DEMICHELI -
Charles, stevedore, was killed by his fall in the
hold of the Arawa ------ accidental death -----
Napier - Death - 082
REIGNIER - Rev
Father, daied last night, aged 77 He arrived in
1842,
and was esteemed by protestants and Catholics alike.
Wednesday
31
October 1888
Inquest - 085
DRIVER -
young man Diver, dived into the saltwater baths at low
tide
-------
Beverley Evans
Christchurch NZ
24 October 2009
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