Children of William and Elizabeth Booker

"I have a vague recollection of my Godmother in a long skirted dress and shawl taking me on shopping expeditions to the village bow-windowed shop."

CHEVENING WEDDING.

The wedding took place at St. Botolph's, Chevening, on Saturday, of Miss Delia Maud Shoubridge, daughter of Mr. W.H. Shoubridge, of Riverhead, and Mr. George Booker, of Frognall Farm, Chipstead. The service was fully choral, and Mr. W.K. Duckett, was at the organ. The Rev. R.H. Streatfeild, Rector of Ightham (late of Chevening), officiated, and the hymns were "Lead us, Heavenly Father, lead us" and "The Voice that breathed o'er Eden."

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dress of ivory georgette and lace, with wreath and veil, and carried a bouquet of roses and white heather. She was attended by Miss Ivy Davis (a friend), who was attired in mauve crepe-de-chine, with hat to match, and carried a bouquet of pink carnations, her ornament being a gold and pearl pendant, the gift of the bridegroom. Mr. W.H. Booker, brother of the bridegroom, was best man.

A reception was held at Yew Tree Cottage, lent for the occasion by Mr. and Mrs. G. Pett. The happy couple left later for their honeymoon at Bishopstoke in Hampshire, the bride travelling in a brick red two-piece suit, with hat to match and furs (the gifts of bridegroom).

LIST OF PRESENTS.

Bride to Bridegroom, silver watch; Bridegroom to Bride, furs; Bridegroom's Father, cheque; Bride's Father, dinner and tea service, set of jugs, etc.; Mrs. W. Booker, blankets, cheese dish, etc.; [&c.]

CRUELTY TO A COW.

George Booker, Froghall Farm, Chipstead, near Sevenoaks, was summoned for causing unnecessary suffering to a cow at Tonbridge on October 6. Defendant, who was represented by Mr. W.L. Platts, pleaded not guilty.

Mr. F.B. Jevons, who appeared for the R.S.P.C.A., stated that about 11 a.m. Inspector Hayward, of the R.S.P.C.A., was at Tonbridge Market, when he saw a roan Shorthorn heifer in a pen with a calf tethered outside. The heifer was manifestly distressed and restless, and the Inspector caused it to be milked at once. on the following day he saw defendant, who said he could accept responsibility, but that he could not understand it, as the heifer had been milked about 5 p.m. on the day before the market.

"It is almost impossible for anyone who knows anything about stock to overlook the necessity of milking cows at regular intervals, but when one has an animal which has just calved, as this one had, it should be relieved of milk frequently," said Mr. Jevons.

Inspector R. Hayward, R.S.P.C.A., Sevenoaks, corroborated Mr. Jevons' statement, and, replying to Mr. Platts, stated that as the heifer had been milked on the ground he could not tell what the quantity of milk was. It was definitely the quantity of milk in the udder which was causing the animal distress, and not the fact that the calf was tethered outside.

Mr. Isherwood, a veterinary surgeon, gave similar evidence.

Booker stated that at 4.40 p.m., on the day before the market, he milked the heifer, and then let the calf go to it. Afterwards he could not obtain any milk from it. When it was put into the lorry on the following morning it seemed to be quite normal.

Mr. Platts submitted that while all the symptoms pointed to over-stocking the animal's distress might also have been due to the fact that the calf was tethered away from it.

Mr. Walters, stating that there would have to be a conviction, fined defendant £3 with 3 guineas costs.