The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-21
YOUTHFUL COUPLT.
Groom of 17 and Bride of 15 VIII still
 Attend School,

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 Attend School,
 Decatur, Feb. 2O.-(Special.)-A we'd ding of more than usual interest LOOK place in Pulaski, Tenn, last night on account of the youthfulness of the bride and groom. The contracting parties were Miss Mary Petty, aged 15, and Carl McGuire, aged IT, both of West Decatur.
 They ran away to Pulaski on account of the objections of their parents. They have returned home now and their parents received them with open arms.
 AS the couple were only school chill dren 1t is likely that they will attend school for a while yet before entering into the active duties of housekeeping.
 Davfe Chunn, an employe of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad shops, Is about to loose an eye on &C., count of a rabbit hunt the other day. While hunting rabbits in the "Black Bottoms" he shot and wounded large swamp rabbit and when he-~went to pick the rabbit up the rabbit kicked out.
 About an inch of snow fell yesterday but was soon melted by a heavy rain which followed. As result of the melting of the snow and the heavy fall of rain the Tennessee River Is rising rapidly at this point and heavy overflow Is expected. Three snows have fallen here within the last few weeks and the winter has been the coldest for six years Last fall Zenas Suleyman. of DeKalb County, who is known as the Prophet of Racoon Mountains" predicted that this would be a cold winter and he has cer- tainly hit the nail on the head. Suley- man foretells the weather by coons' tails, cats teeth and buckeyes. He says that when you see coon with large bushy tail 1t is the sign of hard winter ahead; that when cats teeth are yellow it is good sign also of a hard winter; that when buckeyes shrivel up is another good sign of hard winter ahead. He said to your correspondent last fall that all these signs prevailed and that he had never seen them fail He warned all the people of his neighborhood to Hay in good supply of wood and prepare to do some shovlin' of snow He says that when a coon turns in for the winter" he wraps his tail around him to keep him warm and the heavier the tail the warmer he will keep.
 Frank F.. Conway and s. Y Lock. of Mobile, State Councillor and vice-State Councillor, respectively. of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, will pay an official visit to the Coun- cils of this order tomorrow night. They are In Huntsville today and will visit the councils there tonight. Members of the following councils will be present at the meeting here tomorrow night; Decatur, New Decatur, Hartselle. Val hermoosa Springs, and Lacy Springs. Talks will be delivered by the State officers after which a banquet in their honor will be served.
 There will soon be erected at Austin vile, a suburb of this city. a plant for the manufacture of fire brick and fire clay products. The plant will be built by Northern and Eastern capitalists and will cost something like $10O,000. They are now negotiating for 500 acres of land, on which is some fine fire clay, and the deal is said to be almost closed.
 One of the largest funerals that has taken. place In this city for some time was that of Dr. c. L. Henkel, which took place at his late residence in New Decatur yesterday afternoon at o'clock. Dr. Henkel died Wednesday after a lingering illness with Bright's disease. He was, for many years, one of the most prominent druggists in North Alabama. He leaves a wife, two daughters and son.
 Fire at about 1 o'clock this morning damaged the confectionery stock of w. M. Chamblee, in the Penney block in New Decatur, to the extent of about $500, partially insured. The building was damaged to the extent of about $500, fully covered by insurance. The fire originated in the basement and burned through the floor. MT. Cham blee's stock of goods were damaged mostly by water. The origin of the fire Is unknown.
 Mrs. A. A. Hardage, wife of promi-