The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-08

Officer Charles Cursor was sent for and after
a sharp tussle succeeded in arresting the man
and locked him up in the police station at
Lippitt. This morning he was taken 10 East
Greenwich, where he WAS arraigned before
Judge Tilley on the charge Of drunkenness
and fined So and costs.
Gibson Council No. lsl, Knights Of Cofum.
bus held it's annual election OF officers in its
hall at Arctic Centre last evening. There WAS
n large attendance and the election resulted
in the choice Of the following officers: Grand
knight, John II. Deering; deputy grand
knight, Thomas Sinnott; chancellor, John J.
Hughes =. financial secretary, Charles j. Nc
Niff recording secretary, Andrew McCusker; /;
treasurer, Rev. Thomas A. McGrath chaplain,
Rev. William Flynn; delegate TO State Coun-
Gil, James Il. McNeillis; warden, William Fin
ley; physician, DR.. Mack; lecturer. Z. III.
Quinn; advocate, Peter Nolan, :r. inside
guard, John Knox; outside guard, Thomas
Black; trustees, John J. Hughes, Andrew Mo
Cusker and Napoleon NJ. Brown. The degree
team from Leo Council Of Natick was present
and worked the first degree on one candidate.
An unsuccessful attempt at highway rob-
berry occurred on the old New London turn
pike between Natick and the Gorton Arnold
stand about q o'clock last evening. The in
tended victim was Max Herschel OF Olney-
vile, who had been looking for work in the
valley mills during the day. Being unsuc-
cessful in his search, he left Natick about 80
o'clock with the intention of walking home.
Soon after leaving the village he was over
taken by two men, one of whom asked him
for n match, which was given him. The three
men walked along together until they reached
the foot of the hill near the Gorton Arnold
stand, when the mon suddenly seized Hers
chel and threw him to the ground, where one
OF them held him while the other attempted
10 search his pockets. Hersche is n small man,
but he struggled fercely with his assailants,
shouting at the top OF his voice all OF the
time. His cries were heard by George VAL
lette, who was driving along the road behind
the men, and he whipped up his horse and
went TO the man. 3 assistance. The men did
not see his carriage until il was nearly upon
them, when they released their struggling
victim, and jumping over the fence made
their escape in the direction OF the track OF
the New York a. New England railroad.
Vallette took Herschel into his buggy and
carried him TO Cranston, where the affair was
reported TO the police.
Warwick Hose Company, No ]. held its an
nual election of officers in the fire station at
Arctic Centre last evening. Charles ii. Ellis
was elected captain; Simeon Peltier, record
ing secretary; Albert J. Beaud.tte, financial
secretary; Henry Bebsault, treasurer, and
George Sylvia. janitor. After the election
supper was served and the remainder of the
evening spent with vocal and instrumental
music by the membe of the organization.
The executive committee OF the Warwick
French Republican Club will hold a meeting
this evening for the purpose OF making ar
rangements for supper and reunion early
next month.
A movement is on foot in the valley to In
duce bu.iness men to close their stores on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings