MARRIAGE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXI, Issue 12192, 13 June 1907, Page 7

MARRIAGE.

Roberts— Sparks.

V very pretty wedding took place at St. .John's Church/ Wanganui. on Wednesday. June 12th. the contracting parties being •ir George Boberts, second hon of Mr G. Pioberts. of Sydney (X.S.W.), and Mis-. Hosina (Ko~y) Sj"ii:s, the third daughter ot Mr T. Sparks, ol Wanganui. The Rev Ward ivib the officiating clergyman. Ihe nude, who was given away by her lather, was attired in a veiy pretty grey silk civponne, trimmed with silk and lace with ;-at to match. Misses May and Ivy >j'ark«s, lister-, of tiie bride, were bikit-fe-niaitls. The former wore a pretty dress ol pale green, trimmed with silk and lace, aid the latter cream voile. Mr J. Rob-e-Is filled the duties of beet man. Tlip gilt of the bridegroom to the bride was v lovely gold brooch, set with diamonds, nud to the bridesmaid as gold curb bangle. At the conclusion oi the cerctt ony the quests were onles Luiu'd at the re«i«Vn<-<> )i tlic bride's mother.

The Wanganui Tun-phone Exchange is duing g«-«.d iiusiiK<-> jusf iv.a, and new siib,ciibcis are constantly coming forward. S< veral aie awaiting ci-. 'icction, and th<line i-tafi' is bein^ lu'pt h.ud at work makiiij; new iiibtallalious. The contract lor the supply of «piralri\cited pijie.s from the local Pijie Uoikh tor the (iiAborne wat-er supply scheme i-, now almost competed. The coastal steamer I'utiki leH last evening tor liisborne with her len'lh load of pipe-, and iheic remains a);oiit another load yet <•- deliver. Tlic roads in and aiound the Hawera distiict are reported to be in a .shocking ■tafo jiiE-t now. Speaking to a settler from that district this morning, he informed v* that the caiicse ot the trouble wji*. Ihe heavy cost of road metal. 'Ihe traffic on the roads is enormous, inrlk vans, wagifoiis, and carls l»'-iij<j in great numbers, "\,m<r to tlie c\l elision ol tne dairying m-'iii-tiy. 'I hc&j cut the roads up veiy liadiy and ho 'mentioned that on the main it.ijl between ilawora and there vvvn- niim"rous hdcn over two k-et in depth, and a few day.s ago the mail coach gut ca].-i/ed in one of them. "It is bc(Hiiinga serious, problem," added our iniounant, "ami something must be done." W ith regard to the proposed electric r;>il>.iy to connect Hawera with other towns .m <!h> Waimate Plains, he it would im doubt b« a \rry good thing, and he '•lievid it would pa^ but -,o lar the idea i- only in an mtangMU" sta»o. 'Jhe people I here. !:<> =aid owinw to want <>1 njouey. were thinking s-ru-u-lv of jiulting toll <; ites (jii some oi the roads.