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