WEDDING BELLS

New Zealand Tablet, 20 August 1908, Page 19

WEDDING BELLS

KEAN— O'HALLORAN.

At the Catholic Church, Invercargill, on August $, Miss Bridget O'Halloran, fourth daughter of Mr. P. O'Halloran, who for the last twent3'-five years has been engaged in farming in the Wrey's Bush district, was married to Mr. John -Kean, third son of Mr. Jas. Kean, a well-known and highly esteemed resident of South Hillend. The ceremony was performed by the Very Rev. Dean . Burke. The bride, who was given away by her father, was prettily attired in a white silk dress and veil. The bridesmaid was Miss Margaret O'Halloran, sister of the bride. The bridegroom was attended by his brother, Mr. Jas. Kean, as best man, and his presents to the bride and bridesmaid were gold bangles set with rubies and diamonds. After the marriage ceremony the company adjourned to the residence of the bride's parents, where the \ved3ing breakfast was laid in a large marquee erected on the lawn in front of the house. The toast of the bride and • bridegroom was duly honored. By the middayexpress Mr. and Mrs. Kean left to spend their honeymoon in the north.- The bride' was made the recipient of several cheques for substantial amounts, as well as other valuable presents, which tend to show the esteem in which she is held by the residents of Southland.