LATEST THAMES NEWS
Special to the Daily Telegraph. THAMES, this day, 1 ro»ret to record tlio death, which occurral on Saturday night, of Mr. Frank Allen, who was for many years in the employ of the Northern Steamship Company. The deceased loaves a , widov and rtowii-mp family and a broyf tbor (Mr. Richard Allen). Mr II H. Adams' oil launch Vim returned from Coromamlcl yesterday after putting up two tplcndid trips. The party visited the Royal Oak mine. The annual picnic of the employees of Messrs Price and Co. was held at Uinaliu on Saturday, and proved most successful. At an carlv hour on Saturday morning the marnage vas solemnised at iho local Wesley Church of Miss Laura N. Vcran, second daughter of Mi. «• W-, Veran, and Mr. Geo. A., youngest son ' of Mrs. Cordes, both of Thames. The bride was given away by Mr Granville, of Parawai, and was attired in a charming pale cremo semi-empire gown, the bodice being of guipure lace inlet with fine insertion over cremo satin or a slightly richer shade. She woro a cremo picture bat and carried a prayer book in her hand. Her only bridesmaid was Miss Lena Veran, who wore an empire robe of palo groen mousselino relieved with cremo tucked net and insertion, and a black picture hat. Mr H. Cordes supported the bndcA groom, and Rev. J. Blight \fas tlio officiating minister. The ceremony boing . concluded the party drove to the residence of tlio bride's parents, where tlio wedding breakfast was partaken of, the usual congratulatory speeches boing made, and toasts honoured. Tlio bridegroom's presont to tlio brido was a handsomo gold bangle, and to tlio bridesmaid a gold brooch sot witli sapphire and pearls. Mr and Mrs Cordes, who wore tlio recipients of many valu"X. able- presents, left, amid showers of rice and good wishes, by the morning's train for Te Arolia, where their honeymoon is boing spent. Tlio bride's travelling dress was a fawn tweed costumo trimmed with silk te match and isertion, and she wore a black picture hat,
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume VIII, Issue 2471, 8 February 1909, Page 3
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