The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-16
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
School Girl EIopes with Young Tusca-
 IoONa Man.

Tuscaloosa. Dec. 15.--(Special. "A very romantic marriage occurred here last evening, the contracting parties being Walter Foster and Miss Lucy Peterson. Immediately after the cere- mony. which occurred at the residence
 of Probate Judge James c. Brown, the young couple left for Sherman, Texas. where they are to reside in the future.
 So quietly had all plans been made
 that not even the most intimate friends
 of the young couple knew of their in- tentions. The bride is the daughter
 of II. C. Peterson. who resides a few
 miles from the city. She graduated at the Alabama Female College last year and was taking a post graduate course this year, making her home in the city with her aunt. Mrs. A. H. Far
 ish. The groom is the only son of | Mrs Sallie Foster and is d grandson of | the late J. Collier Foster.
 While driving down Greensboro ave- nue late yesterday afternoon with her mother. Mrs. w. r. Fitts, Miss Mary | Emily Fits happened to quite a painful though not serious accident. The ve- | hicle struck a water plug and Miss | Fitts. who was driving. was thrown violently to the ground and was rem dered unconscious for some while. She
 sustained bruises and sprains though
 1t Is not thought that any bones were
 broken. Mrs. Fitts was in the rear seat of the drag and was not thrown out.
 At the recent meeting of the Tusca-
 loosa Commandery Knights Templar, 1t was decided to hold the annual ban uuet in January and R. B. Nuzum
 Woolsey Finnell. Walter Smith. W. F.
 Bingham. w. NJ. Faulk, and W E
 Fitts were appointed committee to
 perfect arrangements. At these ban quets the wives. daughters and sweet hearts of the knights are guests of
 honor. besides several of the Grand Lodge officers, These banquets are al
 ways anticipated with much pleasure
 as they are brilliant mid-winter so- cial event.
 J. F. Bell and Miss Katie Barnes were quietly married last evening al the residence of the brides mother Mrs. Mary Barnes. on Twenty-sixth
 avenue. The bride is the youngest
 daughter of Mrs. Mary Barnes and was
 born and reared in Tuscaloosa. The
 groom ifs an efficient employe of the Strickland Machine shops.
 At the First Baptist Cchurch Sunday $2,50O was raised to liquidate the debt of the church. which was caused by the building of the new Sunday school rooms, which were recently completed During the past year this church has raised something like $12.00O.00 and the amount raised Sunday clears the church of all indebtedness until Jan uarv 1. 1905.
 It appears as if the matrimonial fe- yer has struck the vicinity around Tuscaloosa. as the following marriage licenses have been issued during the past two days by Judge J. C. Brown R. H. Montgomery and Miss NJ. L. King of Hughes. B. F Powell and Miss Nora Baker of Dunns. C. c. Absten and Miss Pearl Bonds of Coker. c. N. Fallir and Miss Nellie Spring of Reeces, J. l., Thomas and Miss Fannie Jennings of Fosters. w. A. Softia and Miss Rosa Lee Logan of Hughes. Robert Jones and Miss Fannie Robbins ]. E. Pugh and Miss Ollie MaYffield of Sipsey, J. B. Long and Miss Rosa West of Reeces, B. R. Hardin and Miss Emma Pearson w. J. Foster and Miss Lucv Peterson, I, F. Bell and Miss Katie Barnes