Semi=weekly graphic., 1896-01-15

Attorney NJ. NJ. Cohn, of Little Rock, was in Pine Bluff Saturday.
 MT. J. NJ. Barrett, of Sherrill, was autographed at Hotel Trulock Sat urday.
 Attorney S. NJ. Taylor is at home again after a legal visit to Drew county.
 MT. T. F. Cranberry, a merchant oi Winchester, paid our city a business visit Saturday.
 Mrs. Edgar Brewster has returned from visit to relatives at Hawes- vile, Kentucky.
 Miss Sammie Sennett, daughter of Capt. NJ. G. Sennett, is the guest of Maj. II. A. Mccoy and family.
 Col. R. R. Adams, of Noble Lake, was among the prominent planters of the county who visited Pine Bluff Saturday.
 
 MT. John Rutherford has returned from Little Rock, where he attended a meeting of the Arkansas Lumber mems Association.
 Judge Elliott and Prosecuting At torney Martin will leave this morn ing for Arkansas City to convene the Desha Circuit Court.
 Mir. Fred Atwood has returned from Lexington, Ky, where he com pleted course in the Lexington Brsiness College.
 Mir. L. J Best, of Bearden, one of the most prominent lumber dealers in the State, was guest of the Arlington last night.
 Dr. c. U. Harrison and family are now .'at home" to their friends at the residence near the corner of Sixth avenue and Cherry street.
 The tax collectors for the year be- gan his duties Saturday, and on Monday morning deputy collector will begin his annual tour of the rural voting precincts.
 Last night English Council No. IA, Royal and select Masters conferred the Council Degree upon a class of ten. The degree was conferred by Grand Lecturer G. A. Danley.
 Quite nnmberof prominent lum- bermen were in the city last nighten- route home from the Arkansas Lum- hermen's Association which has boen in session in Little Rock.
 Saturday morning Mr. George Thomas received by telegraph the sad intelligence that his father was dangerously sick at Mt. Vernon, Ind. Mr. Thomas left for Mt. Vernon last night.
 Among the charming social events of the week was the meeting of the Fortnightly Club, which was en- tertained Thursday evening by Miss Ray Smart
 Eisenkramer, the tailor, has been awarded the contract for furnishing the police force with new and hand some uniforms. This is an achieve ment of which Mr Eisenkramer can be justly proud.
 Tine ladies of the Baptist Church will give a spelling bee at the Merrill Institute on Monday night, January % The entertainment will be nnder the management of Mesdames w. H. Parker and s. II. Campbell. l
 Saturday evening while at work in the store of Mir. Isaac Dreyfus Mir. Ed Schober was attacked by a severe case of eramp collie. A phy- sican was summoned immediately and the suffering man was soon re- ieged.
 Saturday afternoon Deputy Sheriff Robert Johnson brought to the city two prisoner. They were Dick Pay- lnr and Phil Johnson, of Noble Lake. Both are held on charge of assault to kiii Their 5ofiiis were fixed at $500, which they readily gave.
 A telephone message from Mr. G.. N. Hart at 2 o'clock this morning brought forth the gratifying intelli- gence that Mrs. Hart, who was pro nounced critically i'll yesterday, had rested quietly all night and was thought to be much better.
 The members of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, this city, have re- ceived an invitation to attend divine service at the Riverside Methodest Church this morning, at which time the pastor, the Rev. Saunders, will deliver sermon of peculiar interest to members of the order.
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