The Irish standard., 1894-09-08

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fort being made to railroad the actor
through without due consideration.
i Patrick E. Carroll, an employe Of the
Pillsbury A. mill, was instantly killed
last Sunday morning, while at work, By
being caught in the betting. The un.
J fortunate man was frightfully mangled
every bone in his body being broken
The remains were taken to the family
} residence, 1926 Sixth street northeast
Mr.. Carroll was 80 years of age aud
married. The funeral was held on Tues
day morning at $50 o'clock, from the
Church OF st. Anthony of Padua, re
QUEEN mass being celebrated. The cor.
oner's jury hold the milling company
responsible for the accident, alleging
carelessness in providing suitable safe.
guards from becoming entangled in the
betting. ~
The marriage of Miss Catherine Flor.
ence Baxter. daughter of the late James
Baxter, and Francis J. McC Cam, of Brown,
Tracey & Co., Of st. Paul, was solemnlzed
Wednesday morning at $50 at the
Church OF the Immaculate Conception.
D 1ring the nuptial mass Miss Nellie
O'Brien and Prof. Baldwin furnished the
musical numbers. The ceremony was
performed by Father McIntyre The
chancel was effectively decorated with
palms, ferns and cut flowers. The bride
was attended by her sister, Miss B.
Agatha Baxter, and the best man was
VIM. @. Baxter, brother Of the bride.
The brides costume was white silk On
train, with long tulle veil. The. we'd
ding breakfast Was served by Dorsett to
company of %, at the lifelong home Of
the bride, 1916 Harmon Place. The
breakfast room and tables were charm
ing with palms, ferns and roses. After a
| short wedding trip the newly MARI led
couple will take up their residence at
2701 Portland avenue, where they will be
at home to friends after Nov. /.
William Grifs, who will be remem
bered in this city as the smooth oil
agent, who, under the name of Clifford
w. Roberts, deserted his wife and child
in this city after having victimized G. G
| Goodrich, W. H: Lynn and other we'll
known citizens, was on Aug. sentenced
to imprisonment for three years and six
months in London for obtaining money
and goods under. false pretenses. The
amount involved in Grif's last crime
was only about $65, and his long silence
is due to.his past criminal record He
travelled under score Of aliases, the best
known being Charles Bertrand, St.
Elmer Donaldson, Grifiths, and Lord
Ashburton. He was man of fine ad-
dress, a skiltul forger and high. toned
confidence man. His crooked work ex
tended from London to Shanghai, aud
nearly all the large cities OF England
and the United States have cause to re-
member him. He has been arrested in
New York,sSan Francisco and other Cit
les. The sbest game he played was to
pass himself off as An agent of the Stand
ard Oil Company. AS such he sought
the companionship of wealthy men and
found opportunities to fleece them.
The monthly report of Secretary Sny
der of the fire department show that
there were 50 box alarms turned IN dur
| ing the month OF August, and "a still
iaI V1Lo L,,,;i iAf frNr,o froo
not taking Unto account the largest fire
OF the month, was 81, ,451. .l3; ON contents,
| $8572 10: total loss, $13, ,023 %. The
amount OF insurance paid on buildings
was So, 1896; and on contents, S9,354.02;
making a total OF $11, 1929 The amount
of insurance involved on buildings was
S511 ,O52; on contents, $556, 6,0S0; total, ST.
67,132. The causalities for the month
were as follows: August l, J. L. Clarke
and Gus Tollernd, badly burned by
gasoline at 255 Second avenue South !;
August 6, Robert Pierce, both feet
burned; August 8, Miss. Minnie Lee,
both hands and face burned by gasoline;
August IA, Mrs. W. @. Lowery, 1913
Fifth avenue south, burned by gasoline;
August Is, P. G. Canterbury, John Nc
| Namars and L. d. Smith, members Of
the fire department, hurt in collision Of
apparatus; August 25, Chas Gunderson,
721 East Eighteenth street. arms and
ear burned by gasoline; Mrs. c. A. Marks,
3l14 Blaisdell avenue, both hands burned
by gasoline; August %, Thomas East
man, driver of Engine No. 4, left foot run
over by steamer.
The Peoples Theatre for the past week
has played to good business and is fast
becoming one Of the most popular places
of amusement in the city. Manager
Sterling in his selection of the plays is
endesvoring to please larger class of
theatre goers by selecting plays that
cater to the masses "a Mountain Pink"
which ends its engagement Friday night,