CARTERTON NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5003, 18 April 1895, Page 2

CARTERTON NEWS.

From Our Own Correspondent.

A wedding which created a good deal of local interest was celebrated at St. Mark's Church, Carterton yesterday, the contracting pauios being Mr G. Godfrey Taylor, accountant in charge of the local branch of tho W.F.C.A., and Miss Arabolla Brown, eldest daughter of Mr James Brown, of the Wairarapa Observer staff. The Bey. W. Eallachey officiated at the ceremony, the Church being well filled with visitors. The bride wore a cream silk (lowered epangalinc dvess, trimmed with lace, bridal veil, and orange sprays. The four sisters of the bride acted as her attendants, and were tastefully dressed two in green velvet trimmed with salmon pink silk and hats to match, the younger ones iu cream with pink silk bows, and each carrying baskets of flowers. The brido held a choice shower bouquet, kindly made and presented bv Miss Booth. The mother of the bride was dressed in black silk with a pretty bonnet of black and gold. Among the friends and relations were Mr and Mrs E. Brown of Masterton, aunt and uncle of the bride, Mrs D. E. ltobinson, cousin of the bride, and Mr and Mrs W, McKenzic, of Cartcrtß. Mr li. Foss carried out thedutiesof bestman. After breakfast at the residence of the bride's parents the young couple left by train for Welling, ton en route for SydLey, on their honeymoon trip. Harvest Festival was held in St. Marks Church last evening, the building being crowded. Tho Eer. W. Machoy officiated, assisted by the Rev A. C. Yorke. The iutcrior was beautifully decorated with flowers and evergreens, and a liberal display of foiits, vegetables and cereals. Tho Eov. Mr Yorke preached, the subject being the Parable of tho Sower, which he handled in a manner that kept his hearers in full tension. He said it was not the clergy, the Sunday school teaclior, or the biblereading in schools, but to parents at the homeside that the responsibility rested with of implanting seeds of GodliI ness and Christian tile.