HUNTERVILLE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20105, 26 March 1928, Page 2

HUNTERVILLE

MAGISTRATE'S COURT L Special “ Chronicle ” Service ] The monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was held at Hunterville on Friday, Mr R. M. Watson, S.M., presiding. Judgment for plaintiff by default was given in the following undefended cases: A. D. Hunter v. A. McMillan, claim 12s 9d, costs Bs, T. G. Taylor v. G. B. Gibbs, claim £39 3s 7d, £4 paid judgment lor balance with costs £4 4s 7d; A. 11. Sutton Ltd., v. W. Scacklen, claim £8 3s Bd, &4 paid into Court. Judgment for balance with costs £1 13s firl.

J. Reid, who did not appear, wrote pleading guilty to a charge of negligently driving a motor car and also with failing to keep on. the left side of the road when meeting another vehicle. He was fined 40s and costs 19s on the first charge and ordered to pay costs 10s on the second. D. G. Short, was charged with wilful damage at liewa, to with breaking a window, with assaulting W. C. Watt, storekeeper, Rewa; and with using obscene language. Ho pleaded guilty and was fined, £3 and costs 15s, for obscene language, 20s for wilful damage and the charge of asasult was dismissed the latter being merely a technical assault. Defendant, who had never been in Court before, had been drinking and the charges were the result of a day out. A case of interest to shopkeepers resulted in a non-suit, J. Klue, a butcher of Hunterville, sued A. P. Stewart, of Bata, for £1 4s 3d for meat ordered by telephone and sent by rail to Rata railway station, which is a flag station where no receipt is taken for goods delivered by the railway. Defendant denied ordering or receiving the goods. The Magistrate, in non-suiting plaintiff, described the system of delivery as a bad one, as there was no evidence of the goods having passed to defendant. There were so many loopholes and possibility of goods going astray. WEDDING ENSOM—MOGRIDGE A pretty wedding took place at the Methodist Church, Marton, on March 14, when Miss Irene Frances Mogridge, daughter of Mr J. Mogridge, of Marton, was married to Mr Seymour E. G. Ensom, son of Mr and Mrs F. W. Ensom, formerly of Hunterville. The Rev. J. A. Jefferson, officiated and was assisted by the Rev. P. H. Leonard.

The bride who was given away by her father, was dressed in silver lame cloth with panel of palest pink georgette and tiny frills from hem to waistline, caught in front with a silver diamante buckle, silver shoes and stockings, the veil fastened with a coronet of orange blossom and silver leaves worked in pansies outlined in silver, which formed the train. She carrier! a bouquet of lilies, pink phlox and maiden hair fern.

Mrs W. H. Tyack, sister of the bridegroom was Matron of Honour, and Miss Marjorie Prince bridesmaid, while two small maids were Royce Mogridge anil Maureen Hamish, of New Plymouth, both neices of the bride. The matron of honour and brides* maid wore tight fitting bodices of gold brocade with skirts of pink and gold shot taffeta, made in two layers of petals each petal being picotedged, wide swathed sash of pink georgette gold georgette hats with a large pink flower on drooping brim, gold shoes and stockings. The small maids’ frocks were of pink and gold lace with trellis worked crown of gold ribbon. All the maids carried floral muffs of pink and gold roses edged with pink tulle. Mr M. A. Coleman, of Rata, was best man, and Mr J. T. Taylor, of Hunterville, groomsman. The honeymoon was spent in a motor tour of Hawke’s Bay, the bride”s travelling dress being a crepe de chcne frock of mushroom pink, coat of multi coloured silk and wool, with) white collar and cuffs and hat and shoes to tone. Mr and Mrs Ensom’s future home will be at Marton.