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                       Funeral Services at 
                          Grace Church
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                        Were Unusual and
                        Strikingly Sad.
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                  Two Victims of Last Saturday's
                       Railroad Accident
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                  Buried In Woodlawn Cemetery
                        Tuesday Morning.
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                  Two Processions Entered and
                   Left Church Together--One
                       Service at Graves,
                                                                                            Close Together.
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    From Wednesday's Daily.
         A very unusual and strikingly and funeral and one that rarely 
occurs, was held from Grace M. E. church yesterday morning over the remains 
of Mrs. J. D. Baker and Mrs. Henry Ebling, the victims of the railroad 
accident by which they were killed on the Ohio Southern road, south of the 
city last Saturday evening.  The people from the country and the city as 
well, began filling the church long before 10 o'clock, the time set for the
services to begin.  It was ascertained by actual count that 1315 persons were 
present.  It  was a sad sight to see the two hearses stop in from of the 
church, each followed by a funeral cortege, on preceding up the aisle to the 
left, the other to the right.  The caskets were deposited in front of the 
altar.  Rev. W. H. Leatherman officiated assisted by Evangelist E. T. Bowdle. 
 Rev. Leatherman chose two texts for his remarks, the one "Two Women Shall be 
Grinding at the Hill." and the "One Shall be Taken and the other Left," and 
the other the parable of the wise and foolish Virgins.  He drew some very
impressive lessons making pertinent remarks in reference to the biographies  
of the two desceased ladies, whose lives were so faithfully devoted to home 
and families.  The church choir furnished some very beautiful music during 
the services.

     The services over, the two women were carried from the church, the ef stricken husband with the five motherless children on the one side and the 
same scene in the other side with the father leading two motherless children. 
The caskets were deposited in a hearse and the cortege moved on to Woodlawn 
cemetery.  The two graves made ready  were bet twelve feet apart, the 
relatives of Mrs. Baker assembling around the one side of her last resting 
place and the group of Mrs. Ebling's relatives assuming in a similar position 
around her grave.  To the other side the  (_?_) took their places.  Rev. 
Leatherman read the church ceremonies and the coffins were lowered at the 
same time, after which the minister stepped between the two groups of
relatives and the (_?_) performed their impressive ceremonies.  Thus 
fittingly they were  buried side by side as they had lived as good friends.