WEDDING AT MASTERTON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4809, 27 August 1894, Page 3

WEDDING AT MASTERTON.

St. Matthew's Church, Masterton, was well-filled this morning, when the Rev. W. Ballachey, of Carterton, performed an interesting ceremony, uniting "for better or worse" two well-known and popular young residents of the Forty-mile Bush. The bridegroom was Mr Isaac Nation, late of Taunton, Somerset, Eng,, and brother of Mrs George Piatt, of Central Mangamahoe; and the bride was Miss Georgina Rossiter, eldest daughter of Mr J. Rossiter, a wellknown old settlerin tho Mauriceville district. The bride—who looked charming in cream cashmere trimmed with handsome cream lace and orange blossoms, with the usual bridal veil and wreath—was attended by her sister, dressed in pale green crepouno trimmed with cream lace. Ampngst the wedding guests were the bride's mother, dressed in darkgreen with coffee lace; Mm Worboys in a pretty black silk tiimmed with figured silk; Mrs Plait, in a handsome _ dark brown tweed, with marqno trimmings, and many others whose names we were unable to obtain. The duties of best mau were ably performed by Mr W, B, Abbott pf the firm of Piatt and Abbott, On leaving the Ojiurch showers of lico greeted the young couplo, who together with tho wedding guests, were driven to MrH, Phillips, Occidental Hotel, wherea very sumptuous breakfast I was i prepared, aud.the toasts and speeches usual on such occasions ivere indulged in, Mr and

h Mrs Nation leavo for thoir ful 0 homo at tho TawatiuVthis oyen: ), carrying with thorn many g wish'os'for their future hdp pi ness n connection with the wedding,a da >s will bo ii'eld'dt'Mr Cottiss' Chi 1 Hall, Manrigqyille, .thjs evening, FEATHERBWN NOTES. ~ (From Our Own Correspondent), Monday, A petition with ob' signatures h been presented to Mr Jas. Donal praying him to come forward at I next election of the Town Board,ai he has decided todo so. Tho bushfallers' camp at Pigci Bush broke up on Saturday, owii to some _ dispute re payments, ai all hands came into the township < Saturday. Our local shopkeepers have d cided to shut of an evening at o'clock,duringall the whiter month A drunk was brought before J Jas. Donald on Saturday, and fim £1 for being drunk and disorderly The frame of the new Tow Board's offices is up, so it won't I long ere tho building is finished,