PUNINO.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 228, 23 October 1903, Page 4

PUNINO.

(Fil-'M A COKUES 'ONDENT.) Would you alio?? me space in your valuable paper, as it has a great crculation amongst the farmers out this way, to say that yrsterday wnsa record day ill our neighbourhood, three marriages being celebrated by the Rev. Young, Anglican Vicar of St. Paul's, Okato. Thtt first mnrriago was at 9 a.m., Mr A. Adlau), son of Mr G. Adlam, o<kurn, !o a jourg lady at Pungarebu, daughter rfthe manager of the Cape figment Lith'housf . The next marriage was at 11.30 a.m. Mr A. W. Morton, of Kaponga, to Misa Maggie B-)!, seond daughter of the B.ll, J. 8., SescHff, Puniho. The wedding party drove from the residence of the bride's mother to the Okato church. The bride and groom, with the bridal party, drove down in a covered earrings with a team of four beautiful greys; th»n followed tha father and mother of the eroom, then ■he Mesrrs Ball (brothers of the bride), <iext came the Greenway Bros, and the Rutherford Bros, Mr and IV.irs A. Gray, Mr and Mrs Corbet,t, Mr and Mis D. F. Gremawcy, Mr and Mrs J, S.FijX,aLd the Rev. Mr and Mrs Young. Arriving at tfce Okito Church it was packed to t ; e door ard w is beautifully ic/cra e i for ho occasion. lam not vry irood a: deici-i-ii.- g Indies dresses, Sur-1 -Jin j-sy -.ha-. t!.« bride and her ii:i:ds \ k-i-j ch •rmirg. Ac o l-he ;i!e'ni;.iis ryre Miss Rutbevfovd

■ inj MUs A.;c H 5, :-i-ner of f i?« l-ride. Tift kiur v.i-.s ii o l»«rd and fast i i a to- -:fc s'. oc..ri ai.d impressive m-Kner. Siirabi.' hyiuiis w-r-i eu»s by the >;li -rch choir, raid the ceremony fc ing •n>.ed tie wedding party drove to the brid'.'s mother's read* nee, where a rei y arisndid breakf-st was in wai ing. The wedding or oHMt's caks was a viry *)".u:tiiai krff* ihreu decker. After full justice war, d«je to the good tl-iogs p ovidsd, «ho ilev. Youog made >■. few ar.i .liidresaed the J rang pc-'.pla jus* m-uried and also thos -'iho v.\ ce thinking about it. He called on ail those present to fiil up their gi .sses and drink the health and happiness of the bride and groom. The wedding protects were a targe collection, very useful and valuable, asd all well chosen, everything b-?ing of the very bos'; of its kind. I should say that the young couple won't have much to provide towards housekeeping. ' Amongst the goud presents were bank notes' and a good many cheques, Everyone seemed to erjoy themselves. Mr J." RuthJ ,r * escured some good <4Dapahots cf the party. Mr and Mrs Morton drove -N®w mouth, thence to Wanganui, who?? they aiII spend the honeymoon. The third wedding was Mr Porter, manager of the Crown Dairy Factory, Okato, to Miss M. McCullum, only ■laughter of Mr James McCullum, of Okato, which was celebrated at 2.30 p.m., of which I will give an account iater. 22nd October, 1903.