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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1875, 3 October 1906, Page 2

The Sonoma arrived at San Francisco at 4 p.m, on the let inst,

A mail for Auckland, per Kumara, oloße at 3 p.m. to-day. The Waimata (outgoing) and Motu (incoming) mails were blocked yosterday owing to freshes in the rivers.

The San Franoisoo mail arrives this evening by the Maheno. The MahoDO, the first turbine steamer to visit Gisborne, arrives from Sydney via Auckland this afternoon. She left the latter port at 6 last evening.

11 One of the finest danoes I have ever seen in Gisborne—it was beautiful.” Thus spoke His Worship the Mayor at the Oook Memorial yesterday aiternoon, when recommeudiog the Hospital social of last week as a pattern for guidanoe in the festivities nest Monday evening. “Wo have a special objeot in view, said the Mayor at the Oook Memorial meeting yesterday afternoon. 11 We do not often gol visits from Ministers and numbers of Parliamen', and wo want them to soo as much of the country as possiblo while they are here.” Mr W. Rowell, Gladstone road, draws attention to his largo stock of goods and stationery. Post cards are made a speciality.

“ They are playing lovely now,” rhapsodised Mr Webb at the meeting yesterday afternoon when referring to the land offer of the City Band to help in any way they could towards the success of the Cook Memorial ceremony on Monday. The All Nation’s Fair at the Army Barracks this evening will bo opened by his Worship the Mayor. The Barracks is artistically decorated. The young ladies in charge of the stalls will wear suitable costumes representing different countries The Army Baud will give a special musical programme. There should be a large attendance of the public, with brisk business at the stalls.

A wedding of muoh looal interest was celebrated at St. Mary’s Churoh yesterday afternoon, the contracting parties being Mr Lawrence Anderson Ellerbeck, third son of the late John Henry Townsend Ellerbeok, of Liverpool, and Miss Margaret Mary Power, eldest daughter of Mrs E. M. Power. The Rev. Father Lane performed the marriage oeremony. Tho bride, who was given away by her unole, Mr Maynard, was beoomingly attired in a dress ol white embroidered muslin with French tuckiDgs and embroidered insertion, oorsclet skirt, and bolero bodies with Mechlin lace trimmings and front of Meohlin laoe. Sho was attended by three bridesmaids—Miss Lizzie Power, sister of tho bride, in pink muslin with ecru checked yoke, relieved with pink daisies and kiltings; Mies Luliie Power, dressed in white lawn with embroidery, and lace insertion ;

and Miss Alice Brown, in white silk trimmed with Valenciennes laoe. The bride’s mother was attired in a dress of black voile trimmed with merve, Mr Peroy Thode was best man, and the groomsmen were Messrs George Neill and Harry Maynard, The bridesgroom's present to the bride was a gold oable bangle, and to the bridesmaids gold neoklets with pearl and turquoise pendants, After the coremony the wedding party drove to the residence of the bride’s mother, Disraeli street, where tho wedding breßkiast was partaken of, the usual toasts being givon. The happy oouple were the recipients of many handsome and valuable presents; They leave on their honeymoon trip by this morning’s steamer, the bride’s going away dress being a pale grey tweed, bound with blue velvet strappings, and a bat of Tusoan straw, with pink roses and black plumes. Tho young people wi 1

carry with them the well wishes of a large circle of frionds,

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