Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-14

of this city, secured a marriage li- cense in Little Rock yesterday. The bride gave her age to be 19 and the groom, 25.
 W. H. Langford, of this city, was reelected director of the Southern Trust Company m Little Rock, at a meeting held by the company a few days ago.
 The funeral of Eli Rosas, the two months old son of MT. and Mrs. J. Rosas, of this city, who died Wednes- day morning was conducted Thursday at the Catholic cemetery.
 Phil Carroll, division engineer of the Missouri division with headquar- ters at Pine Bluff was a visitor in the city yesterday. MT. Carroll for merly was located in this city on the Arkansas division of the Iron Noun tain.-Little Rock Gazette.
 On account of an injury to his right hand Charles L. Spence, demor.- strator for the Lion Collars, was un- able to give a demonstration in Drey- fus store window yesterday. His hand was dressed at the Florence Sanitarium.
 News was received here Thursday morning stating that Ford Hargroves. negro sawmill employe, had killed Arthur Joseph, negro farmer at Jefferson Springs. The killing is said to have occurred yesterday morning at about S30 o'clock. Con- stable Willis Hollis, of Jefferson township, was reported to be in pur- suit of the murderer.
 News has reached the city of the death of Mrs. J. B. Barber, which oc- cured Wednesday night at her home at Lewisville. MT. and Mrs. Barber are we'll known in this city, where they spent some time the past sum mer They formerly resided at Stuttgart. The funeral, which is in charge of Ralph Robinson, of this city, was conducted yesterday at Lew isville.
 A small fire occurred Thursday morning about 7:3O o'clock in a house being reconstructed at No. 1917 South Olive street. The fire, which is be1iev- ed to have resulted by one of the car penters throwing cigarette On the floor, burned small hole in the floor of one of the rooms. Mrs. J. R. Mar tin owns the property. The house is being rebuilt after recent fire, which partially destroyed it.
 After two weeks of illness of pneumonia R. c. McBryde, 63 years old, we'll known resident of Lincoln county, passed away Wednesday night at II o'clock. at his home near Star City. The funeral will be held from Newtcn's chapel, by Rev. Wilson, a! this city. The deceased was a valu- able member of the Presbyterian church. He is survived by widow and four children, among them being, W. c. McBryde, a we'll known young business man of this city.
 Owing to the prevalence of many cases of cerelbro spinal meningitis in the country districts surrounding Pine Bluff, the County and City Board of Health officials have an- mounced that if any cases develop here they will be immediately quar- antined It is an infectious disease and the health authorities believe in taking this precaution. There are at present no cases in Pine Bluff. Dr. B. H. Galligher, president of the county board of health, yesterday held a meeting with the other members of that body and discussed the matter.
 The annual meeting of stockhold- CTS of the Pine Bluff Mercantile con- pany held Thursday afternoon, result ed in the following elections: Direc- tors, Leo M. Andrews, P. P. Byrd, R. s. Cherry, H. B. Speers, and John F. Rutherford; Officers, P. P Byrd, president; Leo M Andrews, vice presi- dent; R. S. Cherry, secretary and Henry B. Speers, treasurer.