LAKE COUNTY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2250, 15 April 1897, Page 25

LAKE COUNTY.

April 10 —There was a break in the fine we.ithcr last week, which will inteiferc a little with ihe late crops, but wind and sunshine succeeding made quick amends for the lemporaiy mischief. Snow is now decorating the higher mountain peaks, and which will not disappear till next summer, so that we may safely assume we arc upon the threshold of winter.

Wedding Bkils— The friends of Mr W. G. Moiiiit, whose name is legion, n ill be pleased to hear that he is fast recovering from his recent rather severe accident, by which he sustained a broken arm ami dislocated elbow and bioken iingsr bones. Tho recovery his progressed so far that ou Tue-iUy last he was able to go without a hitch through the marriaee ceremony iv the presence of a large gathering of friends. The bride was Miss Mary Foo:d, second daughter of Mr K. J. Foord, of Arrowtown, the ceremony taking place at the residence of the bride* paieuts, and being conducted by the Rev. II K. Blair, Presbyterian minister in chaige of the Wakatipu district. In the absence of the bride's father, she was given away by her coubin (Mr Arthur Foord), and looked v<:iy pretty in a handsome grey shot pink figured lustre trimmed with white corded silk and chiffon, veil, and myitle wreath, and carried :> shower bouquet and wore a handsome diamond lirooch, the gift of the bridegroom. Miss Ala Fuord, sister of the bride, was attired in a pretty bright green tweed trimmed with passementerie and *hot silk, and woie a grecu shot straw toque tastefully trimmed with pink roses .«nd shot libbons. Mrs Foord, the bride's niotbe-, wore a black cashmere costume trimmed with silk and jet trimmings. Miss Ethel Foord, sister of the bride, looked very handsome in a light gre3 r tweed with green velvet trimmings. Mr P. de la Peielle officiated as b^-st man. After the ceiemony a large 'party sat down to a well-arraiigfd and sumptuou- weddiog breakfast, at the finish of which the newly-made couple, accompanied by the bridal paity. s-et out amidst the hearty g iod wishes of a numerous party of friends and showers of rice for Queen&town to catch the steamer en route for Duuedin. The bride wore a brown tweed travelling dress trimmed with passementerie and velvet toque to match. At the end of the honeymoon trip th« newly-mado couple will settle at Bullendale, Mr Mouat being mine manager at the Achilles mine.

Serious Accident.— The daughter of Mr William Birth, of Macetown, who is a grown woman and is staying with her father, met with a very serious accident on Wednesday last. On her road home from a visit to some friend«, at about 10 o'clock on the evning in question. Miss Birth, who U very near-sighted. s'>t off her track anri fell ovdr a cliff about 80 *c high, and r<;m lined there all night, not being discovered till 11 o'clock next morning. The night unfortunately pioved veiy rough, wet, and cold, additjg to the injuries leceivod by the fall, which are very serious. Owing to the itjurcd parts being very much swollen the real extent of the injuries cannot yet be ascertained, but it is known that one of the legs is broken and it is feared it is also dislocated at the hip joint. Altogether the unfortunate young v. Oman is in a very bad plight. Mie was conveyed to the Arrow Hospital yesterday, where everything possible is being done done for her. No blame can" be attached to her father for not raising the alarm, as Mis* Birth, who is of weak intellect, is in the habit of staying out with friendly families at Macetown and neighbourhood, aud he had uo reasou to suspect that any ill had befallen his daughter; as she always turned up all right after such visits.