Country News. BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT ST. ANDREWS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 22, 21 July 1900, Page 2

Country News. BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT ST. ANDREWS.

A Tory pretty wedding took place in St, Andrews Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, 18th inst. 7 when Mr Geo. Wells was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Elian Adanison, the only daughter of Mr M. Adamson, " The Cray," Lower Otaio. The Rev. Mi* Mackie performed the ceremony. As both bride and bridegroom are old and wall-known residents in the distiict, a, great interest Was taken in the event, the church being fiilsd to overflowing. The church was prettily docoi!vtod for the occasion by the friends of the bride. The latter looked exceedingly wall in a becoming costume, and wore a handsome toque to match. Miss Keddis acted as bridesmaid, and was attired in a pretty dress of blue cloth, trimmed with white silk, a black velvet hat with white ostrich tips and chiffon completed this centum*. Pretty shower bouquets, gifts of the bridegroom, were carried by bride and maid, mid the latter wcim a beautiful brooch, also the gift of the bridegroom. After the ceremony, the guests, to the number of 70, drove to the residence of ths bride's parents, where an "At Home" was hold. During the afternoon, Mr and Mrs Wells left by the express en route for the North Inland, whore the honeymoon is to be »pent. The bride's going away dress wai a violet cloth coat and skirt and hat en suite.