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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1640, 21 March 1884, Page 2

_ A wedding took place near Platte Ciiv m the United States, on the 27th December, that excited more than usual interest owing to the presence at the ceremony of fifty men as witnesses, all armed with shot Runs, The bridegroom was Mr William Montgomery, the son of a wealthy farmer in the diiitriot, and the bride was Miss Alice Cooper, an orphan young lady of considerable personal attractions. The courtship had to all appearance gone on swimmingly for soma months, but the other day Mr Montgomery, for some unknown reason, announced his intention of breaking the engagement, Ho was subsequently arrested, gave bonds, and was released. On the following evening fifty of the neighbors, including Justice Day and Miss Cooper's uncle armed themselves with shot guns, and got a marriage license. They then proceeded to Montgomery's father's farm and surrounded the bouse. After a few minutes delay the door was opened by the young man who in a tone of sonio surprise and anoyance requested to be informed " what wao the matter. In reply he was given the option of occupying a lot in a neighboring graveyard, or of at once marrying Mies Cooper, He chose the latter alternative, and Justice Day immediately tied the knot at the lame .time delivering an address to the yonng people of so touching a character that there was hardly a dry eye among those present on the occasion, Suggestions' having been made in Auckland for the ereotion of an Anglican cathedral, a correspondent sends the Herald the following quotation from the letter of a friend InChristchorahThe Cathedral does not pay its way. ' Offertories amount to something like £6OO or a year, and its expenditure is something like £IBOO. In Synod it was admitted that there was a deficit ot something like £9oo' a year. The Sunday services are well attended, but at the expense of,the town and suborban parishes, which in more cases than one have suffered a loss olfrom £l5O to £lls in Iheir offertories; and some of the suburban parishes bare suffered extremely. The musio is good, but it it costly, costing over £IOOO a year, if the cost of the Cathedral school is included. The spiritual work of the Cathedral is, in the judgment of many, a failure. But those who think a high class musical service Everything regard the Cathedral as a great 'success. The general feeling among the clergy it that it is 50 years, too soon, and that aomethrogsimpler would be more elpful." . . .The War Cry, the official gazette of leneral Booth's Salvation Army, is mblished in English, French, Swedish, md several Otherdifferent languages, rhey Bent out last year 250,000,000 : iopies, and.£l7,ooo worth of musical instruments, uniforms, and badges. Ehe grand army comprises 630 corps, 130 of which are abroad. . Mrs Mackay and a Russian 'princess desired the same box at the Italian opera, Paris, forthe- season, and the the diplomatic ,facilities of the Bussian Embassy, was disappointed in securing