PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 12603, 7 September 1905, Page 4

PERSONAL

St. Matthew’s Church was the scene of a pretty wedding yesterday, when Mr C. A. Wilson, proprietor of the ‘Waamate Advertiser,' was united to Miss Edith Davies, youngest daughter of Mis R, Davies, of Momington. The Rev. W. Curaon-Siggets officiated, and the organist played wedding marches (Mendelssohn's ana ‘Lohengrin’). The bridesmaids were Misses Hardy (2), of Wellington, Mis Fairley, of Palme rat on North, and Miss Hardwick. The bridegroom was attended by his cousin, Mr Black. After the ceremony the company adjourned to St. Paul’s Schoolroom, where the weddmg breakfast was held. The officers and men of the Cavcreham Rifle Volunteers met on Tuesday evening in the Volunt.er Hall, Cave reborn, for the purpose of wishing good-bye to Captain Loasby, who is leaving Dunedin for Christchurch, and to present him with a slight token of their appreciation. The preterit took the form of a framed photograph of the officers, non-commissioned officers, and mm of the company, a travelling bag, and a piece of plate for Mrs Loasby. Chaplaineaptain Dutton, in making the presentation, referred to the many good qualities of Captain Loasby both as an officer and a citizen, and hoped he would not lose touch with the volunteers. Lieutenants Bremner and Bmmerson, Captain Randle (Cadets), Color-sergeant Searfe, and Sergeant Popteous also testified to Captain Loasby’a good qualities as an officer, wad the amount of work he has done for the Cavershrun Rifles. Captain Loasby, in respondmg, thanked the company specially on behalf of Mrs Loasby. Mr J. P. Mfitbeson, railway traffic inspector at Dunedin, will go to Camara to relieve the local station-master, Mr P. A. Duncan, who is leaving on a month's holiday. After being seven years in the third class of army chaplains, the Rev. CurzonSiggere has been promoted to fourth class. Mr Thomas Somerville, who was for a greet number of resident at Anderson Bay,'is dangerously ili at Auckland. By the retirement shortly on superannuation of Mr A, Fyfe, senior goods foreman at tie railway yards, a well-known figure will be removed from the service. Mr Fyfe hog been for thirty years ooanected with the railways.