Taunton Courier 18 Jun 1919 North Petherton inc Wedding W. WAKELY of Cannington to Alice AISH of North Petherton Fire at Ashfield House CARRINGTON Lord PORTMAN

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Taunton Courier. Bristol and Exeter Journal, and Western Advertiser. Wednesday 18 Jun 1919

Page 5 Column 5


NORTH PETHERTON.

THE PEA-PICKING SEASON. - The pea-picking season is now in full swing. Owing to the continued dry weather the yield is not so great as in previous years. Several hundred pickers from all parts of the district are employed in picking the peas.

WEDDING. - A very pretty wedding took place at the Parish Church between Mr. W. WAKELEY, of Cannington, and Miss Alice AISH, of North Petherton. The service was conducted by the Vicar (the Rev. J. ADDY). The bride was given away by her father, Mr. J. AISH, of Clare-street, and she was attended by three bridesmaids – her sister (Miss F. M. AISH) and two cousins (the Misses HOBBS, of Barry, near Cardiff). The “best man” was Mr. W. AISH. The happy couple afterwards left for South Wales for the honeymoon. The presents were numerous and were useful and ornamental.

SUNDAY SCHOOL TREAT. - The Sunday School children of the Congregational Church, North Petherton, had their Sunday School treat on Thursday at Burnham. The children, accompanied by the Rev. David LLOYD, and the officers and teachers of the Sunday Schools, and a large number of parents and friends were driven in a dozen large conveyances to Bridgwater, where they entrained for Burnham by the 9.10 a.m-train. Arriving at Burnham the children made straight for the sands where they enjoyed themselves to their hearts' content, in bathing, paddling, boating, donkey rides, and cocoanut <sic> shies. A splendid tea was arranged for all in the afternoon, to which ample justice was done, the sea air, sharpening the children's appetites to a very large extent. The weather was, on the whole, fine, but a very high wind was blowing with a few slight shower. In spite of this all enjoyed themselves thoroughly.

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MANSION DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Ashfield House, the residence of Mrs. CARRINGTON, was on Thursday morning last entirely burnt down, with everything in it. About 11 o'clock the servants discovered smoke issuing from one part of the mansion, and they ran to fetch Mrs. CARRINGTON, who was in the garden giving directions to the gardener, Mr. BARTLETT. In a few minutes the fire spread all over the building, owing to the very high wind blowing, so that it was impossible to save any of the valuable furniture or any belongings of the household. Mrs. CARRINGTON, the gardener, and the servants tried to enter the house to save some of the things, but without success, so fast had the wind fanned the flames. In less than an hour the entire mansion was completely destroyed with all its contents. Unfortunately the district water was not available owing to the high situation of the house on Wardway Hill. The property belongs to Lord Portman, and previous to Mrs. CARRINGTON residing there it was the residence for a great number of years of the Hon. Mrs. M. B. PORTMAN. The cause of the fire is unknown.


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