The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17
The Funeral Of Or|and FT0eborn Held
From the UuivarSaIist Church.
Funeral Of Myron J. Hopkins Also Held
To-day y-Oh0r Local Items.

The funeral OF orland Freeborn was
held from the First Universalist church
today at o'clock. Previous to the fu.
neral at the church. there was prayer at
his late residence at the corner OF Free
born avenue and Prospect street, after
which the remains were taken TO the
church and public funeral held.
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Allen Brown. pastor OF the church.
Before the hour at which II had been an
nounced that the services would be held
had arrived the church was thronged
with those who had known and esteemed
Mr. Freeborn In life. BY request there
were no foral tributes
Mr. Brown told OF the many good quail.
ties Of the deceased and of the enicient
manner In which he had discharged the
duties OF the numerous offices OF trust
and responsibility, which at times he had
been called upon 70 fill. and OF the high
esteem in which he was held by his tel-
low citizens.
Bucklin post and Rising Sun lodge at
tended In a body and after the services
in the church they went TO the cemetery
az Rumford In special car wnicn mao ,he
two CARNATIONS When the funeral cor
tege arrived at the Carpenter cemetery
in Rumford the Grand Army burial SER
vices were conducted at the grave. unp.r
the auspices OF Bucklin post. OF which
Mr.. Freeborn was past commander
The pallbearers were Past Department
Commander David S. Ray and Past Com
mander William McTwiggan from the
Grand Army and Henry Is. Simmons and
George II. Huston from Rising Sun lodge.
FUNERAL OF MYRON HOPKINS.
The funeral OF Myron Hopkins was held
at II o'clock this morning from the under
taking rooms of j. H. Williams at wal
nut street. The funeral was a private one
and none but the relatives of Mr.. Hop
kins were present.
The funeral service was conducted by
Rev. l.. H. Ferris of the Newman Con-
gregstional church at Rumford. Relatives
of the deceased ofricated as pail bearers.
Interment was at the North Burial
ground In Providence.
PERMANENT FORCE.
The Monroe psisode has revived uues-
ton which at former times has been more
or less freely discussed by the citizens
OF this town. That is the placing or the
police force of the town on a permanent
basis There are now quite number of
officers regularly employed as patrolmen
In the town. with a sufficient number OF
officers TO handle the business OF the de-
partment in good shape.
II has been suggester that II would be
a good idea OF making the force a perma-
nent one, as this would remove II from
any possibility OF political control and
give the men OF the force a feeling OF
assurance that as long as they performed
their duties in a proper manner they were
not liable to removal.
When the Good Government party got
into power two years ago. one of the pa
trolmen was removed, IL is said, for po-
litical reasons and the possibility of re-
petition still hangs over every member
of the force. II the department was
made permanent, instead of the men be-
ing appointed yearly by the town council
ihis contingency would be made impos-
sible and the men in the employ of the de-
partment would feel better assured OF
their positions and take greater interest
in the work OF the department
COUNTRY DANCE.
Last night very successful Country
Dance" was given in the Town hall for
the benefit OF the Trinity College Scholar
shin fund Previous to the dance an
excellent musical program was rendered
as follows:
March, Before the Mast, Clarke: over
ture. Popular Airs, Boyer: trombone solo.
Just Trife. Spary, Mr.. Claude W.
Spary: selection. From Nancy Brown:
contralto solo. May Song. Swift, Addie
lola Hicks-Spary: galop. The Bells. Hart
man. by Fay's orchestra. Mr.. Edward F.
Fay, leader.
There were is numbers on the dance