Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-01-10


 Do you want some news29
 We answered him i'll the afiirma- ti1e.
 Well, I'll tell you. Miss seottie 1 Oliver and 1r 0. C. Hankison will be married tomorrow afternoon at 1:15 by Rev. Charles E. Cabaniss. .
 The reporter thanked the gentle man for the information, placed it ill his notebook and passed on. This morning as we were seated Ut our desk Writing up a notice of the mar riage of Miss Oliver and Dr. Hanki- son another gentleman stepped into the office and said:
 Dc you want some news?.
 Yes: what is it?" we replied.
 'Then you haven't heard of the elopenent?9
 sElopementl No. what elope- ment2'
 Why Miss Scottie Oliver and Mr. Jack O'kieFf eloped last night, took the Norfh-hound Cotton Belt at l 30 i q. m., and are to be married this morning sengAwhere up the road . l Ne the < out to learn the par tieulars ana found them as follows:
 Yesterday afternoon County Clerk
 Frank Flanders quietly issued amar riage license to Dr. o. C. Hankison, of New Gaseony, to wed Miss Seottie Oliver, of this city The lsarriage ceremony was to have been per I Iiofmed today at lsl3 ?. m, at the res fitienee of Mr and Mrs. Sam Roant, her uncle and aunt Dr. Hankison called on her last evening and every l thing went merry as q marriage i bell But the course of true love never runs smooth. Very soon after the Doctor had made his farewell speech another actor appeared, and one who was destined not only to play the leading role, but was to be the triumphant victor i'll q love af- fair. This was no less a person than AIr Jack O'kieff, our popular hotel man. He, in company with friend, called at the residence of Mir. Sam Roane. Mir. O'kieff asked d conver- sation with Miss Oliver.
 Miss Oliver, in company with her aunt, Mrs. Roane, informed Mr. O'Keiff that they would be pleased to meet him, but that the interview must be had across the street at the residence of MT. and Mrs Charles Bridges. All the parties mentioned forthwith met at Mr. Bridges res idence. What was said no one knows save the parties there assembled, but evidently the contract was made | and there signed and sealed that | they should be married
 Mr. O'keiff returned to the Metro- polit;n Hotel, telephoned his sister Miss Ollie O'l<eiff, who was attend ing s dance at the residence of Mr. | and Mrs. Murtaugh, to meet him at | the Metropolitan Hotel that he bad | something to tell her. Miss Ollie E was greatly surprised at this mes- sage. She could not understand | why her brother Jack should so unsl call her at that hour, < but she responded quickly. Jack I told her what was up and advised | her to get herself ready to accom- | pany him to BIinkley. About l2:30 a. III. Mr. 0 keiff and friend drove H to the residence of Mr Sam Roane | and softly and gently gave the signal [ to Miss Scottie, who promptly re- sponded. The party drove down to | the Metropolitan Hotel and when the nortllbopnd passenger on the Cotton Belt pulled ill Mr. Jack q, keiff. Miss Scottie Oliver and Miss Ollie o'keiff got aboard They ar rived at Blinkley early this morning, where they were married by the Catholic Priest. Father McGill.
 The bridal party left Brinkley to- day for Memphis, and are expected to return home Friday afternoon next,
 Miss Scottie Oliver k one of Pine Bluffs most popular young ladies, highly cultured and refined and Of most charming manners and of the yely best connection, being a relative If the Bells and Roanes, which antilles are among Pine Bluffs lead- ng and most highly respected citi- .ens.
 Mr. Jack o'keiff, is a young man who has, through indomitable will md perseverance, won for himself d / good name and reputation in this { 'ity. He has been a resident Of Pine { Bluff for q number of years, and while he has had many financial re TerseS, still he is. possessed of pluck :