(Note by Tony: According to an old map, the Newspaper Office was on the stand directly behind “Kenton Villa”, on Mare Street, on the other side of the stream)

The present owners are Johan and Tania Snyman. Tania said that they had moved into the house when it was 100 years old, 25 years ago. The old strip ceilings have been replaced. The strip ceilings were used for the cupboard doors in the bedroom and kitchen. The steel windows have been replaced with wooden window frames. The only original windows are the four facing the street. The front door was originally to the one side and was swopped with the one window. When they bought the property, it ran all the way to the stream and they sub-divided the property to put their children through university. Johan Snyman is the owner of Calypso Glass and Tania hosts a pop restaurant called “Tania’s Table” every now and again.    

Weakley, Harry. (1863-1943)
Harry Weakley was born in Queenstown on the 20th of June 1863 and his wife Annie Louisa Weakley nee King on Elizabeth Farm, Bedford in the Cape Colony, on the 28th August 1859, as per headstone. (Plaque in church says 1860)
Mr Weakley came from Colesberg, where he was editor of the “Colesberg Advertiser”. In Heidelberg, he was the founder of the “Heidelberg News”.
During the 2nd Anglo Boer War, at the age of 26, he left Heidelberg to join Col. French’s column as a Reuters War Correspondent.

Harry Weakley returned to Heidelberg and his newspaper, “The Heidelberg News”. He was a local preacher at the Methodist Church for almost half a century. His wife, Annie Louisa King, who was three years older died  on the 30th of November 1935. Harry Weakley died on the 3rd of November 1943, aged 80 years, a very much loved and venerated Heidelberger. (Source: Heidelbergers of the Boer War by Ian Uys)
Among others attracted to Heidelberg was Mr. H. Weakley, the Editor of the “Colesberg Advertiser”, who set up the first printing press in Heidelberg, and founded the “Heidelberg News” on September 21, 1895. During the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1901, Mr. Weakley left Heidelberg and joined French’s column as a Reuter’s War Correspondent. On his return to Heidelberg he found that his printing works had been commandeered by the military that were using it for the publication of Proclamations and other requirements.

(Source: Story of Heidelberg by Noel Roberts)

Harry Weakley was the Sunday school Superintendent during the time of Rev R.J. Moore (1934-1939). He was a self-taught artist and did several oil paintings of Heidelberg. 
Joy Brown recalls how Mr. Weakley travelled around the circuit, first on bicycle and later by “Horse and Trap”. Joy Brown was married to George Usher, who was Mr. Harry Weakley’s grandson.
Mr. Weakley had a natural artistic talent. He could pencil sketch and paint in watercolours, as well as oils. He enjoyed painting nature scenes and places in and around Heidelberg. The Kloof and the Blesbok spruit were of his favourites. He painted several scenes at the spruit depicting the various seasons and the colour changes of the poplar and willow trees. Three of these paintings were in the possession of Mrs. Joy Brown. One other of these paintings is owned by the retired Rev. R.H. Moore, living in Howick. Rev. R.H. Moore is the son of the late Rev. R.J. Moore, a former minister of the Heidelberg Methodist Church (1934-1939).
(Source: Heidelberg Methodist Archives compiled by Jeanette Westman)
Harry and Annie Weakley are buried on a farm outside of Balfour.