WAIMATE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 6, 5 February 1903, Page 15

WAIMATE.

(From our own correspondent.) February 2. A severe storm of narrow compass passed over the district last Tuesday, destroying everything in its track. It was accompanied by loud peals of vhunder and vivid flashes of lightning. In a few minutes the ground was white with hail of considerable size. It lasted for about half an hour and left great havoc behind it. Gardens and orchards suffered severely. Iho grain crops also suffered, being battered down, and in one^or two places cut to pieces, and to all appearances not' worth harvesting. The Waimate Horticultural Soc'oty held t^.eir annual show on Thursday afternoon and evening and was a great success. Among the many exhibits was one of writing from Miss Mary Barton, of St. Patrick's school,

she h Ji: vi ? g g £r ined first P rize from fourteen entries, and J" S at^ Mls f *V Hu . u for o* l Painting (flowers), who also secured first place from ten entries, also taught by the bisters of St. Joseph's Convent. Sunday being the first Sunday of the month, there was exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from eleven o clock Mass until the evening devotions. The Rev. Father Le Menant des Chesnais celebrated the nine o clock Mass on Sunday. In the evening he preached an eloquent discourse on the Holy Eucharist to a large congregation. . ■i^ 9si iet £ ut P rett y wedding took place at St. Patr T lck . a 11 on , Wednesday, January 28, when Mr. John Matheson, of Waihao Downs, was joined in matrimony to Miss May McPherson, third daughter of Mr. Donald McPherson, of Waihao Forks. The Rev. Father Regnault celebrated the Nuptial Mass. Miss X McPherf?ll^,^ 18161 * of the bride « acted as bridesmaid, whilst Mr. McPhee acted as best man. The bride was given away by her father, and was attired in a beautiful cream dress trimmed with satin, and wore a hat trimmed with ostrich feathers to match. After the ceremony a large number of guests assembled at the residence of the bride s parents, where the wedding breakfast was laid Mr. and Mrs. Matheson left by the express for Christchurch, where their honeymoon is to be spent. The presents were numerous and costly, including a number of cheques.