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Show HAS MARRIED 4,000 COUPLES Tennessee Minister Builds Hotel Especially Es-pecially for Eloping Couples. Urlstol, Tenn. Iv. Alfrr-d Karrlson r.urrouKhs of Bristol, now iu his eightieth yr-sr. has nmrrled 4,003 rouples In tho lrst twenty three years. "1 laid no Ihoucht of inalclnc ti ls a business," aald the aped minister. "I was lleenaed to Hurry r""!1'" "inny years ao, and when tht first runnwny rouple roueht mo in lf9. I roiueiitej to niHrry them mors as a n.-alter ot accommodation th.'tn aiiythiig h. 'Toiup of my friends were pf'fl and witnessed thn marrlnRn. Tliey ecniil!tneiit d rne and told n I'mt 1 nucht to n -r.Vn msrryinK a busi!ieii. After timt I d'd not dn line to ir tny iiFrvis whenever a couple r-it ie rny way. .Month by iu"nh ths Inst-"ens Inst-"ens jrrew until I i cr.iet ii!i"s m"iI"J f i run tlir.c to w'k coii!eH a clny." Po rsridly Cil th minister's ri r-ry'ne r-ry'ne bunlnera 'lirr'SCfli t tin t 1,'i'Tt a hotI desined serially i accommodate accom-modate eloping couples. |