The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-01
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Impressive Funeral OF John r. Baxter
in Church OF The Holy Name.
THR NEWS BBReAu.
NORTH END. f2s BRANcH AVENUE.
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The funeral OF John +. Baxter, son OF
=. w. Baxter, took place from the Church
OF the Holy Name this morning and
was one OF the largest ever held IN North
End. The church was filled with
the sorrowing relatives and friends who
wished TO pay their last tribute of respect
TO one of the most popular young men in
the city. A high mass of requiem
was celebrated by Rev. j. C.
Pyne or st. Edwards Church acted as
deacon, and FIR. Hughes, curate, sub
deacon. The choir, assisted by
number of talent from other
churches in the city, rendered
appropriate vocal music, and the singing
OF "Rest, Spirit, Rest" brought the tears
to eyes OF many of the audience. Rev.
Father Walsh spoke for nearly half an hour
on the merits of the young man, and OF the
future Lille. The bearers were selected
from friends of the deceased who had
played with him when little boys and had
attended school together. They were j.
+. Hawkins, John Hennessey, Louis Lynch,
John McGrail, John +. Coleman and
James McGrail. The flowers were very
beautiful and included large pillow and
cross from Mr.. and Mrs. Baxter,
parents of the dead man, large
cluster OF pinks and tea roses with back
ground of roses from the McGough
Brothers, large crown of tea roses and
pinks from Mr.. and Mrs. Luther, and a
sheaf from Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j..
Johnston. There were so many they
filled hack. Mr.. Baxter wss only II
years old. The body was inferred in st.
Francis Cemetery. Mr.. p. w. Baxter and
family have the sympathy of many
friends.
Garfield Division, Uniform Rank, held
its semi-annual installation of officers In
In
was served.
Division 10, A. o. H held a special
meeting last evening in Concordia Hall,
President 4. II. Oates, presiding. There
were 20 propositions for mem bership, and
all were elected.
James Ward a weaver in the Wanskuck
Mill, had finger badly crushed between
the lay of the loom and temple yester-
day. He went to the hospital at the re-
quest Of overseer Healy where the wound
was dressed.
The grip is very prevalent in the North
End this week.
There is case OF dipht heria on Marietta
street, Tooleville, and two cases of scarlet
fever on Douglas avenue.
Michael Mcmahon is mourning the loss
OF $40 which were stolen from him last
night. Michael is machinist by trade
and formerly lived in Spring
field Mass. He struck Provi-
dence, last Monday ana went TO
board at a house on North Main street.
Like all strangers he wanted TO see some
thing of the city and visited several sa-
looms to see what they were like
and il they compared with those
of his native city. 1t was about 8 o'clock
that he left "A saloon and found Julia May,
a well known character about town, and
also well known to the police.
Mcmahon fell asleep, tired out from his
many potations. When he awoke about,
1890 a. m, he found that Julia
had disappeared. and also $40
from his inside pocket. This sobered
him up somewhat, and he made ibis way
to Station and told his story to Lieuten-
ant Horton. He said: 81 have travelled
from the rock bound coast of Maine
to the Golden Gates of California,
| have visited all the principal cities OF
the West. have been in Chicago, Gin
cinnati, Denver, Leadville, among the
highest and the lowest kind OF
people, and yet never was
robbed before" Lieutenant Horton
and the other officers present sympa-
thized with him. but that was all they
could do. Julia was arrested early this
morning by Officer Stone. In the dis
trict court she pleaded not guilty and was
bound over.