Western Mail Tuesday June 8th 1926.
WELSH WEDDINGS.
JONES - ANDERSON.- The wedding was solemnised at Llandaff Cathedral on Monday of Mr.
Edward David JONES, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J.A. JONES, The Nook, Llandaff, to Miss
Marjorie I.P. ANDERSON, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.G. ANDERSON, of Gileston-road,
Cardiff. The bridegroom's father, Mr. J.A. JONES, is a member of the Western Mail and
Evening Express.
The bride wore a gown of satin beaute embroidered in a design of pearl roses, with a tulle
veil and coronet of pearls and diamante. The bridemaids were Miss Olwen JONES (friend),
Miss Theresa JONES, (sister of the bridegroom), and Miss Freda CRUWYS, of London (friend
of the bride). Mr. McLAY (friend of bridegroom) was best man. The Rev. Canon Akrill JONES,
vicar of Llandaff, officiated. A reception was held at St. Andrew's-hall, Llandaff,
following which Mr. and Mrs. E.D. JONES left for Torquay.
MILLS - SLOGGETT.- The marriage was solemnised at Llandaff Cathedral on Monday of Mr.
Walter John Charles MILLS, secretary of the Cardiff Motor-cycle and Car Club, son of the
late Mr. Oscar MILLS and Mrs. MILLS, of London, and Palace-avenue, Cardiff, and Miss Irene
Hilda May SLOGGETT, of 40, Neville-street, Cardiff, daughter of the late Mr. George
SLOGGETT sand Mrs. SLOGGETT, of Pembroke Dock and Cardiff. The Rev. F. REES, vicar of St.
Catherine's, officiated. The bride's gown of ivory georgette was trimmed with
silver beads, and her veil of Brussels net was held in place with Grecian bands of orange
blossom. The bridemaids were Miss Phyllis BEVAN (cousin of the bridegroom) and Miss
Phyllis BRIDGE. The bride was given away by her mother, and Mr. R.S. BEVAN (cousin of the
bridegroom) was best man. A reception was held at COX'S Cafe. The honeymoon is being
spent in London and Brighton.
Slough Wedding- At the wedding of Sir William and Lady NICHOLL'S daughter at Slough,
Bucks, on Saturday, the whole of the arrangements, including a magnificent bridal cake,
were entrusted to the firm of STEVENS (Limited), (confectioners to H.M. the King),
Queen-street, Cardiff.
GOLDEN WEDDINGS.
On the occasion of their golden wedding which they have just celebrated, Mr. Sam FISHER,
J.P. the veteran secretary of the local Coaltrimmers' union, and Mrs. FISHER, of 62,
Claude-road, Cardiff, were the recipients of many messages of congratulations.
Mr. and Mrs. FISHER were married at Maindee Church, Newport, by the late Archdeacon
SLEEMAN on June 6, 1876, and they came to Cardiff 47 years ago.
A native of Oakfield Bridge, Bampton, Devonshire, Mr. FISHER is 76 years of age, while
Mrs. FISHER, who was born at Newport, is 74. Mr. FISHER went to Newport at the age of 22,
and for several years was employed at the carriage and wagon repairing shops of the Great
Western Railway, ultimately becoming a wagon builder, and receiving promotion to
superintendent of the rolling stock at Pontyclun. He later took charge of the Ely Valley
district and a portion of the the line from Pencoed to Peterston. In 1879 he was appointed
an inspector under Messrs. CORY Bros. and Co. (Limited), Cardiff, and when the local
branch of the Coaltrimmers' Union was formed in 1888 Mr. FISHER became the first
secretary, a position which he held with distinction ever since. As a Trade Union leader
he has built up an enviable reputation for his tact and ability. He was made a Justice of
the Peace for the city of Cardiff in 1913.
Mr. and Mrs. FISHER have three children-two sons and one daughter-and two grandchildren.
Mr. David DAVIES, bookseller and newsagent, Ferndale, and Mrs. DAVIES, who were the
recipients of many congratulations on Monday when they celebrated their golden wedding.
OBITUARY.
The death has occurred of Mr. W.A. THOMAS, of Tramroadside North, Merthyr, formerly head
weigher at Duffryn for Hill's Plymouth Colliery Company, whom he had served for over
half a century. Mr. THOMAS came to Merthyr from Cardiff in 1868 to become Messrs. W.H.
SMITH and Son's bookstall manager at the Merthyr railway station, and previous to this
he was a member of the literary staff of the old "Cardiff Guardian."
A lifelong Conservative, he was closely associated with the late Lord Merthyr (then Sir
W.T. LEWIS) in his Parliamentary election campaign of the early 'eighties and later
with the present Lord Merthyr (at that time Mr. Herbert C. LEWIS). He is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Charles WINTON (Merthyr).
Mr. H.G. PITCHER died on Monday at his residence, 29, Station-road, Penarth, at the age of
64 years. Mr. PITCHER established a decorating business in Penarth in 1895, prior to which
he had extensive experience with a leading London firm of decorators. He was a great lover
of flowers and competed in many flower shows in the Cardiff district. In 1913 he was
awarded the Sir Joseph BANKS medal by the Royal Horticultural Society on one of the few
occasions that it was given away for begonias. Although considerably over military age ,
he served in the Penarth Company of the Glamorgan Volunteers. He was a member of the
Penarth Bowling Club. He leaves a widow, two sons, and four daughters.
The death has taken place at the Cardiff Royal Infirmary, following an operation, which
was found to be necessary after nearly two years of indifferent health, of Mr.A.J.
HARWOOD, of Penarth Belle Vue bowling fame. In bowling circles Mr. HARWOOD was known as
the soubriquet as "Tich," but this was no reflection on his bowling ability, as
he was one of the most skilful of skips in Wales, winning international honours in 1919.
The death as occurred in his ninetieth year, on Monday, at his residence, Upper Perry
Hill, Bristol, of Mr. William LORD, the father of Mr. William LORD, 28,
Plasturton-gardens, Canton, manager of the Crown Preserved Coal Company, Cardiff, and of
Mr. Edward LORD, Bedford-street, Cardiff. Mr. LORD was for 50 years with Messrs. William
BUTLER and Co. (Limited), patent and fuel manufacturers, Bristol.
The death has taken place in the Bryngwyn Nursing Home, Newport, of Mrs. Amy Selina BREWER
67, widow of Dr. Reginald BREWER. She was a daughter of the late Mr. J.E. GETHING, of
Newport, and for many years was an active social worker in the town. She leaves four sons
and two daughters.
John Patrick