STRATFORD NEWS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 163, 9 January 1914, Page 3

STRATFORD NEWS.

BOWIING S'l'liAT.KO.iiD .v. ELZUAM. The Stratford and Klthani Clubs played their second banner match of tiie season at Stratford yesterday. In .tha Hirst match the .icams, drew, and played an '.extra head, wiiieli was won by Stratford. I Subsequently tile Association declared tlie result a draw. In the circumstances a close contest was expected yesterday, J>ut Stratford won all along the iine, (inishing with a lead of 23 points ill the three banner rinks, the scores being: Stratford !I-J, .Elthani 31, Four rinks competed., and the aggregates were: ,Stratford il-i, J-'ltlnun St. The visitors were entertained by the homo club jit afternoon tea. Tin: details of the scoring were as follow, Stratford being mentioned first in each rase:— Kdgwwnbc, Reeve, -I. Masters, .Morison (--kip), SO, v. Htanuors, Uow, .McKay, Frater (skip), 27. Porrilt, Jiickcrton, Skogluml, Stuart (skip). 20, v. liellingliam, Hcilly, (.looder, L-.'W.n (skip), 17.

K. Jackson, .Martin, McDonald. McMillan (skip), ;>!}, v. Fairhail, Murray, iiarnard, Do .l.aun.iy (skip), 13. Brake. Hawkins,'Dingle, Wright (skip) 28, v. Campbell, Carter, Maslin, Carman (skip), 27. I WEDDING BELLS ■ SUA 1! I'- CI."T lIBERT. A wedding in which was centred consjderable interest was celebrated in Stratford on Thursday afternoon at the Broadway Methodist Church, the contracting partiej being Miss Florence Cnthbert. until recently a popular member of Hie leaching stall' of the Stratford District lli>;h School, and the only daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. T. ('ntlibeit, (;? I'ciuhroke road, and Mr. Stanley Robert Fraser Sharp, of Stratford, second son of the l'ev. Sharp, lilufi'. The bride was attended by Miss Kthel. Sharp, the bridegroom's sister, as bridesmaid, and there were, two pretty little flower girls and two train-bearers, Misses llaztl Corkins and Kita Jleaiichamp, and Misses Mavis Beaucliamp and Kita Falgecumbe, respectively. The dressing effects were charming. The bride wore an elegant gown of shell-pink charnictise, draped with ninon, and trimmed with guipure hire, the court train being ornamented

with silver silk brocade and bordered in pale pink rucked ninon. She wore

beautiful veil over her wreath of crange blossoms, and carried a shower bouquet. Miss Sharp's dress was of pale blue satin euiirni: use. trimmed with white law and net: and slie wore

a white tagel straw hat. trimmed wills pale 1)1 lie \vii!;js. Tiis llowcr-girls wore white dresses of a pretty silk masquerette, witli pleated frills', and wore veils over coronet-; oi' white roses, whilst currying baskets of white blooms. The little train-bearers wcru also in white, of hailstone muslin, trimmed with vnloucieniies late t;nd insertion, and wore veils and while rose wreaths. Air. Jaci< Cuthbert. brother of the bridegroom, was best man. and her father fjavc the bride awav. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a pretty opera cloai* of .l-apane-te >ilk; to I'm bridesmaid a gold necklace mid p: ndant; to (he llower-pirls, gold neck chain's; and to the train-bearers, silver bangle*. The ' bride's present to (lie bridegroom was a set o! military brushes. The Rev. K. liamly was the oflriatnig minister. A reeeptiou was held suixeijueutly at the Foresters' Hall, attended by a large lr.nnber of friends of the parties. lire. C'uthbert received the quests in a dress of black silk voile over cerise, and a black tafrel straw bat; Afrs. Sharp, sen. (Bluff), wore black silk, trimmed.with boniton lace and jet, grey hat wlfci black plume; Airs. Lriteh ,«unt of bridegroom), of Dunedin, black and white silk, la;e over-all, cluijipagne Iml with black lancer plume; Airs. Hueston, black silk, trimmed with honiton lace, black hat and pluincs; Airs. (I. Sharp (Auckland), grey easlimere, braided, and hat to match: Aliss I'avjie (Aslibiirlon). cousin of, the bride, cream voile. Air. and Airs. Sharp left the same afternoon for north on a brief wedding' trip, 'ho In ide wearing a cootume of tussore silk mid a hat of the same tone. The wed-' din;/ presents were numerous, and included many cheque!.- ami articles of great intrinsic value. PERSONAL .Mr. A, 1). McDonald, of Hastings, for some time managing elerk for Messrs. Spenee and Stanford, and more recently

FROM OUR RESIDENT REPORTER. Office and Job Printing Works: York Chambers (upstairs) JehphoM No. 111.

i representing Messrs. Anderson, Rutherford and Macalister, at Whangamomona, has passed tSie linal section of the law examination. .Mr. A. L, Jones, managing clerk for Messrs. Spenee and Stanford, has returned to SI rat ford from three months' health-seeking furlough. STRAY PARAGRAPHS | Fruit of all kinds is rolling in now, and housewives arc preparing for the jam-making and preserving season. Messrs.. Masters and Son advertise that they have preserving pans, jam and jelly jars, and all the best labor-saving appliances .on sale now. Intending purchasers of motor cars are asked to read .Messrs. Mudford and Son's new advertisement on this page in reference to the favorite ''Overland" car. "liooks" is the title of the new advertisement in .Mr. H. J. Hopkins' space ; on this page. Mr. Hopkins ill,is one of I the lines), stocks of literature in the ' province, and can supply reading for all ' tastes, -I Have you your 11114 diary yet? II not Mr. C. JO. .lames' new notice on this page will interest you. ! Don't leave it too long. Get your j order in now for one of Dan Malonc and C'o.'s great value Christmas hampers. All liquors of the best brands. If delivery is required at flag station, phase add freight. It's time to have that long promised i portrait taken. Xo need to wait for a fine day. Fast lenses and fast plates make showery weather as good as sunshine. Make the opportunity to-ilay. McAllister's Studios will give you faithful and pleasing results. Warmer weather mkes neglige shirts more than ever desirable. "The Kash" has them in new patterns and various materials. Tennis shirts, light singlets and pants, new hosiery, new ties, new sox. new hats, are here: in fact, an entirely new stock of men's wearing apparel.—Mullen and Marsha" proprietors. * Give him a "ire. But let it l,c a good pipe. Handsome is as handsome docs, • and our handsome pipes provi-'e a delightful smoke, the nine with Stan. Sharp's special mixture, or any of the', regular brands, all of which are. stocked here, as well as dears, cigarettes, and cigarette holders, cases, nouehps. and so on. Stan. Sham's, next to B' 11- 5 ringer's. J