Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-12-03
Confederate Veteran, Great Jurist and Beloved Citi-
 zen Expires Yesterday.
FnNERAL HERE AT
 2::3O P. M. TODAY
sorices at Grave to Be Conducted by uasons. of Which He Was Past Grand Master-Had Long and
 Useful Career.

Judge A. B. Grace passed into the eternal sleep shortly b2fore l o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 Although the attending physicians and the members of the family had known since early Wednesday there was no hope, and the people general ly of the city and county had obtained the same sad news, the news of the death Of the distinguished jurist was received with unfeigned sorrow and general expression of regret.
 funeral services will be held at | 2.s0 o'clock this afternoon, from the First presbyterian church. services will be conducted by Rev. J. I. Norris, pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. | H. A. Stowell, rector of Trinity Epis-' copal church. Interment will be made in Bellwood cemetery, where Pine Bluff lodge NO. 69, Masons, will ' conduct the services.
 End Came Quietly. Since Wednesday morning early Judge Grace had been in a semi comatose condition most of the time until death came. Ossacionally, how ever, he would revive, and would rec ognize the relatives or intimate. friends who were in the room, but these periods were brief. Gradually the pulsebeats became slower and Feaker until finally the life giving park was extinguished, and quietly, with no apparent change, the spirit d the beloved man went No it's Maker. At the bedside were the members of the family and a very few intimate and lifelong friends. The news of lns end reached friends downtown, and through them reached friends in ether parts of the state, and in other states. Early in the afternoon. mes- sases Of condolence began arriving, Em friends at many points, all at estlng the love in which Judge grace was held, wherever he was hown,
 Vas III Many Months.
 Judge Grace had been i'll for many months, suffering with bowel trou- pN' Early in the summer, he. made sa M extensive stay in the North and l's(' put finally returned home, ap- graently no better. A stay at Hot springs gave him new strength and ''sor' however, and he felt himself ,ulclently strong to open and con- .ucl me present term of the circuit suurI nere. The work was too much Sl nm, however. Despite the urg- ass T his physicians, he continued ! ms duty, until Tuesday. when he '1s 2. unable to leave his bed. " sW very many years Judge Grace a"seu tne best of health. The de- sy,aO's ssas death of his son, Preston s'sse ~. about four years ago, caused
 snange. however. Preston Grace av an,, attending the University of Mis- su.. at Columbia, when he was saliy ,sy killed by an electric shock, nssa. nsssaaaoly while handling 'the light s,s ss'' m the bathroom of his quar- ..s., s. judge Grace was greatly af-
 s''u ,s U, oy the death of the youth. who snaa suown mental developments par-
 1su u. closely after that of the father,
 0n,s snoin the judge fondly expected
 ~ loiaow the fathers footsteps. U l,o, sorrow Is General.
 ai. vuao the courthouse, the one
 fn VT conversation was the death
 I.tis;a fe man who had presided over the
 ttssn es ef the circuit court the past \ S,s.u ue regular meeting of the 4s's N 5. last night, committee was
 s lo draft resolutions expressive