MEETING AT GLADSTONE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1846, 22 November 1884, Page 2

MEETING AT GLADSTONE.

A number of settlers met in the school house, Gladstone, on Tuesday evening, to consider what steps should be taken toward getting a permanent postoffice and telephone established at Gladstone, the late postmaster having closed his premises. Mr H. R. Bunny presided. Mr W.O. Buchananan; M.F.R, who was present, expressed regret that Mr Rowe had been compelled to relinquish the position, owing- to removal, and after mentioning several sites, recommended that the building lately owned by the County Council should be moved to suit. He also: proposed, "That Mr MoLachlan be asked, in the meantime, to receive and deliver letters until permanent arrangements could be made; and that a a committee be appointed with power to act in shifting the building," Mr J. Strang seconded the motion.

Mr Hugh McMaster moved, as an amendment, "That the matter be allowed to take its course in the' hands of tho postal department." Ho disagreed with the proposal to leave the post and telephone office in their present position. By shifting the office to Waipopo, the requirements of the majority would be better suited, After some further conversation, the original motion was carried, and a committee, composed of Messrs H. R, Bunny, Hugh McMaster. J.Miller and J. Brown apnointed to make arrangements with Mrßowe's successor. Mr H. McMaster however, declined to act on the Committee,—Standard.

A FASHIONABLE WEDDING. A fashionable wedding took place at the Lower Hutfc yesterday which caused great excitement in that usually quiet suburb, in consequence of the bride and bridegroom representing two of the oldest families not only in the locality, but in Wellington. The bride was Miss Nina Olive Kelhani, only daughter ot the late Mr James Kelham, and the bridegroom Mr Daniel George Riddiford, youngest son of the late MiDaniel Riddiford. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. T. Fancourt, assisted by the Rev. S. Cross, present incumbent of St James', Lower Hutt, The service was full choral, the organ being ably presided at by Mrs Gross, who played the wedding march at the conclusion, The bride was given, away by the Hon, Sir William Fitz herberb, E.C.M.G., Speaker of the Legislative Council; Mr D, G. Arthur Cooper, Deputy Registrar was best man \ while the bridesmaids, who were all under eight years of age, were' Misses Alice Fitzherbert, Gladys Fitzherbert, Ping Wilford, Adele Jackson, Kathleen Humfreys, and Elsie Riddiford. A large crowd of residents and visitort> from Wellington witnessed the ceremony, at the conclusion of which the wedding party adjourned to the residence of the bride's mother, where a sumptuouß breakfast was served,' The wedding presents were very very numerous, and included many costly articles of an ornamental and costly character. The toast of the bride and bridegroom were proposed by Sir William Fitzherbert, and well responded to by .the bridegroom, After breakfast the happy pair left by the afternoon express for Masterton, Our lady readers would be disappointed if we did not say: something about the dresses, For their benefit we may mention that the bride wore a creamcolored Ottoman silk trimmed with the same-colored Spanish lace, Th e brides maids were dressed in crimson mer vileux satin, with polonaises over coffee-colored lace skirts, with crimson silk stockings and bonnets to match. They ako wore handsome brooches, which were presents from the bridegroom,—Post.

CURIOUS BEQUEST BY AN IRISH QUAKERESS The following is from the last will and testament of a Quaker lady, Miss Haughton, who recently died in Dublin ;—I give and bequeath after my death the sum of one thousand sterling to the National cause for the independence of Ireland-liberty for my country to rule her self. Being a Repealer in ray youth, I am unable to understand the political phases of latter days. I prefer the interest of the £IOOO, which I hope will be £SO per annum, to be given yearly to the highest and purest form of managing a National Government for my beloved country. I thank God for his mercies, and for permitting me the power of thus'testifying to my country the approval of every effort she makes to rise to freedom." Proceedings will be taken to give effect to Miss Haughton's intentions,