OUR KUMARA LETTER.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 5 August 1901, Page 2

OUR KUMARA LETTER.

(OUE OWN COEEESEONDENT.)

Eumour sayeth that as a sequel to the success of our local fanciers at the Hokitika Poultry Society’s Show, held during the week, a similar Society is about to be formed here. Doubtless such a course would stimulate many who now take but a cursory interest in such matters to become breeders too. Let us hope it will soon he called into being, and that it will he blessed with a long and prosperous existence. Knowledge that comes of participating in the scientific breeding and rearing of prize poultry will stand the bolded in good stead in many emergencies. From the practical and beneficial results that must ensue from the establishment of such a Society it deserves to be fostered. Seldom indeed have we been favoured with two weddings in one week that attracted so much attention as the two ' that were celebrated in our midst within the past few days. The high respect in which the contracting parties, in both cases, were held, coupled with the direct interest of a large circle of friends and acquaintences and the natural human sympathetic note sounded in all of usA£ such occasions contributed to enhance the public curiosity. First in the order of time comes that of Miss Hannah Fitzgerald of. the Wainihinihi, Christchurch Road,, to Mr Henry Campbell of Cobb and Co’s (Cassidy’s) Royal mail line of coaches. This wedding was celebrated at the home of the bride at picturesque Wainihinihi on Wednesday last. The Rev. Father O’Hallahan officiated. The bride was attended by her sister as bridesmaid and given away by her brother James. I cannot speak from personal observation, but judging by the enthusiastic, descriptive superlatives employed by those who did in reference to the bride’s appearance, I should say she must have borne out in a striking manner all one’s preconceived ideals of what a bride should look on her wedding day. Immediately after partaking of the sumptuous repast prepared and having received the congratulations of assembled friends, the happy couple left for their future home in wild Otira. Let us hope that it 1 will be peaceful and happy, and, a forc- | ible contrast to the savage wildness of its ( surroundings. Yesterday, at Holy Trinity Church, by i the Rev. E. Whitehouse, saw the second s wedding, above alluded to, celebrated, when Miss Jolia Henham of Tni street. 1 committed her future to the good office#' , of Mr McDonald (of M'Donald Bros,, . ’ builders of the Greeustone Gold pon--' [ toons) as her husband. The bride had grown with the growth of the town as it 1 were, being a native of the district. The ' expectations aroused in her case in the ( breasts of a very large circle of 'friends . and acquaintances were not disappointed- \ To the threatening gloom of a rather stormy outlook she lent a brilliant radir ance. So may it be with all brides. Her hatband, though only a few months in ' the district, has earned a reputation for honesty and industry and made a large number of friends, whose goedwish.es for 1 the future welfare of his and his bride go f with them to their future home in Dune- : din, for which place they left by the 3 afternoon train. One of those pleasant little functions 1 so forcibly reminding us that gratitude is 3 not a lost virtue, came off on Thursday • night at the Catholic bandroom, when the ■ bandmaster presented Mr John M'Keegan their oldest member, on behalf of lus j fellows, with a gold-mounted pendant in ■ recognition of his long connection with y the band. “Father John,” a member re- ■ marked, “had seen the band formed and : stuck to it ever since.’’ Seventeen or eighteen years’ unbroken service is certainly a very creditable record and fully merited the recognition bestowed.