The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-03

Elderly Man Arrested as a
lewd and Wanton Person.
Literary and Social Club Still
Lives. ..KswsieS Were Beaten

Henry " Babson, g. years old, was ar
rested near his home, 81 Wood street
SATURDAY evening by Lieutenant IyIer
and Detective Mcguire OF the Chauee
street station aud locked up on the chaTse
of being a lewd and wanton person. BAD
sons action had been noticed by the
neiehbors for some time. owing 10 the
fact that his sister. with whom he re-
sides. is in Florida for the winter. he has
had full charge of the house.
In the Sixth District court today Bah
son. with Vincent II. McLaren and Mark
Mills. each 10 years old. were arraigned
on the charge of being lewd and wanton
persons The young men pleaded guilty
and were placed on probation. Babson
pleaded not guilty and was held In $1,000
for trial Friday. McLaren resides on
Dean street and Mills belongs In Paw
tucket
WILL TRY AGAIN.
The Young Mems Literary and Social
club has deemed IL wise move 10 make
one more effort 10 hold the club together
At meeting held yesterday large COM
mttee OF the older members OF the club
was appointed to devise ways and means
10 infuse new life into the organization
and this from the fact that those pres
ent at the meeting yesterday promised
20 work with the committee in raising
funds and 10 arrange for concert or
come other sort OF public affair.
THE YOUNG ONES WON.
The Annex Juniors defeated the News
papers Boys i'm hot game Of ball. Satur-
day afternoon. the score being "a 10 s.
The feature OF the game was the pitching
OF Hall of the winning team. he striking
out nine in three innings. The Juniors
are much younger than the Newspaper
Boys. or as the press agent OF the win
ming team put IL: THE Annex Juniors
are most young and the Newsboys are
mostly large boys"
RUFE HARRIS DEAD.
Mr.. Rufe Harris. who has been chief
engineer at the Earnsclife mills for
number OF years died at his residence on
Valley street last eyning
About three weeks ago he was taken
sick with the grip. which later developed
into typhoid fever, and a day or so ago
into pertonitis. He leaves a widow and
four children.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.
Daniel Smith, who for many years has
been in the employ OF Thomas McNanus
as a teamster. was found dead I'm bed
yesterday morning by mis- son Daniel, al
years old.
Or Logan was called, and az he found
life extinct notified the police who called
Medical Examiner Pegram, who said death
was due to natural causes
GENERAL MENTION.
The funeral OF John McSorley was
from his late residence. Hannah street
yesterday afternoon at : O'Clock. and was
attended by n large delegation from the
Ancient order of Hibernians and the Bar
tenders union. OF which the deceased was
a very popular and hard working mem
ber
Miss Helen Buckley OF la Wallace
street reported TO the police yesterday
that she lost her gold watch between her
home and the Broadway Baptist church.
Rev. FIR Charles McKenna OF the order
Of Preachers OF Boston opened a mission |
for men at ST. Mary's Catholic church last |
evening and Il VIII be continued during |
the week.
James Mckenzie formerly well known |
about the city. was buried from St
Mary's church yesterday. lie died at the |,
Rhode Island hospital after a sickness of
but two days.
A special financial town meeting is be- |
Ing held AZ the Johnston Poor farm today, |
when action will be taken on the ques-
tion Of appropriating $4,000 for highway
purposes
Ella B.. wife OF John w. Auty. died
~ her home. lB Penn street yesterday.
Her funeral, which will be private, will
be "Wednesday afternoon at . o'clock
A Stearns bicycle was found In the rear
OF the voting booth on Broadway yes