Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-23
In CENTRAL FALLS.
The Town Council in
Session Today.
AN IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL.
Man Held Up and Robbed-Asleep
Near the Track.

have monkey ana parrot time over the
highway work. The vote OF last Monday
whereby the plan of Councilman Lock-
men Comstock and Jordan. These two
men will put In all the claims they can for
| highway funds and insist upon having
| them allowed or they will make trouble.
Lincoln IA fast drifting from the town
method of government. The Council
must certainly divide the town or abolish
the old highway districts.
There is no sense I'm having 20 or %
Highway Surveyors when one or at the
most two good Commissioners would be
competent to superintepd all the highway
work OF the town. One Commissioner IL
preferable TO two even, unless as matter
OF sentiment, but there should be no SEN
timent In the spending OF the money
raised by taxation.
Impressive Ceremony.
The funeral service OF the late Elisa
Bouchard, who died Saturday morning at
her mot hers residence, No. 13 Woodbine
street, was held this morning at the
Church of Our Lady OF the Sacred Heart.
The ceremonies were most impressive, the
church being Allied.
Rev. Father Beland officiated, assisted
by Rev. j. Grafton as deacon, and Rev.
Charles Beaudet as subdeacon. Prof.
Bourgeois acted as orgaDist.
A solemn high mass Of requiem was
sung. At the offertory Joseph Charter
sang q solo: "Jusques a Quandr which
he rendered with great effect.
The pail bearers were Messrs. Raymond
Savoie, J. A. 81. George, L. D. Paquin and
J. A. Desooteaux; aud Misses Albina La.
Doue, Anna Poliquin, Maria X. Riendeau
and Ida Bigonese. The Sodslity of the
Children OF Mary, OF which the deceased
was member, attended In . body Ia full
regalia, tho banner being covered with
black crepe rs token of mourning. They
filled tho pews on either side OF the prin.
cipal aisle. After the ceremony the body
was taken TO Arctic.
Numerous floral tributes had been sent
ny loving hands, among them being a
| splendid harp bearing the inscription
| "Vos ANTS les Cantres" given by the
choir of the Church ot Our Lady
OF the Sacred Heart, to which the
deceased belonged; a star, with the let
tors "Amie," from Miss Anna Poliquin;
q large wreath OF roses and ptnks, a pill
low and crown composed OF eighteen
roses-the age OF the deceased-from her
shopmates at Berry Il Bordon's, Proyi-
dence; cross OF white roses, from ISIS
jennie Bib.au; bouquet, from Miss
Rose Alma Sylyestro. and others.
When the body arrived at Arctic, eight
other pall- bearers were In readiness.
They were Messrs. Elzear Bouchard,
Henri Bibeau, Armand Vanssse and Ade-
lard Blanchette; and Misses Jennie BIZ
boau, Rose Guindon, Fiore st. German
and Amanda BertoD. The body was
taken to the Church OF st. John the Bap-
tist where Libera was sung, Rev. Father
Gaboury, officiating there and at the grave.
Among tho principal mourners were
Joseph Bouchard, Postmaster OF Arctic,
fathe Of tho deceased, Eugene her brot her;
Octave, Damate, Zephyr and Eusebe Bou-
chard OF Providence, her unclcs; Mrs. J.
NJ. Gaudette of New Bedford; Mrs. Joseph
Gladu Of Grosvenordalo, Ct.; Mrs. =. Bel
lerose ana family OF Woonsocket; Misses
Albina and Cora Lomoiue OF Providence.
The funeral ceremonies were under the
direction Messrs. Saillant II Dansereau.
Laid at Rest.
The funeral OF Miss Eliza beth A. Rey-
nOlds took place from her parents resi-
dence on Lonsdale avenue yesterday AZ.
ternoon. The remains were taken to the
Holy Trinity Church where services were
held, Rev. Father FaTrelly officiating.
Among the aoral tributes we're q large
pillow on which was the word "Eiiza,"
from her shopmates at Conant's, and
number Of bouquets.
lnterment was at old IT. Mary's ceme-
terry, the bearers being Thomas and Ed
ward Cook, John Hardy and William
Horan. A brother OF the deceased, who
Is a soldier in the United States Army
and who was In Chicago during the re-
cent trouble, arrived home Saturday af-
ternoon to attend the funeral. She was
Of a bright dIspotition and had hosts OF
friends who will mourn her death. What
makes the case more sad In the fact that
her sisters husband died Saturday In
Providence and a brother living In Wood
lawn is very Ill.
Held Up and FsobDed.
John Mitchell OF this place had queer
experience Saturday. tie went to Inter-
state park, South Attleboro, to gather
blueberries. While walking In the road,
he was waylaid by three men, one OF
whom asked him for some tobacco.
While John had his hand In his pocket
for the tobacco, he Was seized by the men,
who took all OF his money and valuables
Tbe affair was reported to the police and
Sheriff Brown OF North Attieboro, with
three officers, began a systematic search
for the highwaymen. A gang OF tramps
was found at Carpenters pond by the Of
ncers. They were stood up in line, but
Mitchell failed to identify any OF them as
his asssilants. The trsmps' retreat was
then visited. but no one was found there.
Turnout Found.
The horse and carriage hired from Bar
ber's stable last Monday by Albert Miller
was found Saturday In Swansea. Miller
attempted to sell the turnout to a man In
Swansea, who notified MIR. Bsrber and the
man and team were returned to town Sat
urday night.
A Dangerous Rcd.
AZ the midnight train Friday night was
running near Tin Bridge on the Lincoln
side, the engineer thought the engine
struck q man. The train was stopped and