The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-24

charge but rather IT was because Of con-
/ dltlons which should be changed.
PLAYED MANY TUNES.
The Italian proprietor of a regulation
/ hurdy- -gurdy made life miserable for those
! located In the stores and offices near the
( lower end of Broad street Yesterday at
| ternoon. He was accompanied by the reg
/ ulation Italian girl and she carried the
! regulation tombourine. the only use Cor
| which appeared 90 be as a receptacle for
! the few pennies which were given To her.
SO far as could he seen very few persons
| contributed in response TO the begging ap-
| peals, but still he turned the crank, and
as one round of tunes succeeded the other
those who were obliged 10 listen wond red
II he would ever get tired. OF course.
there was an end 10 the nuisance. but
IL didn't come til about everyone within
earshot was ready TO go out and do muir
der.
TO ERECT NEW CHAPEL.
The statement Is made that the sum OF
$90o0 has been raised for the erection I'm
Darlington OF a chapel for the branch IF
the Pawtuckct Congregational church.
which has been holding services there for
quite a number Of years This money has
for the most part been raised among the
people who attend the services OF this
branch. and they have grown I'm numbers
so within the past year or two that II is
believed they should have better and
permanent home.
II Is said that plans have already been
made for the proposed building. and tnat
work on it will be begun at a very cGrly
date. II Will he located on land watch
has been dona ted by Darius /. Goff his
land is on the south side OF Central ave
nue. near Newport avenue. and the lOca-
ton is believed TO be "A most satisfactory
one.
Rev. Gideon Burgess. whose home H. i'm
North Scituate, has been the acting pas
tor OF the chapel for some time, and II Is
expected that with the erection Of new
building and the broadening of the duties, |
he will come 10 Pawtuckct and locat, i'm |
that section OF the city. The chapel has |
not yet taken on itself the dignity Of "A
separate parish but without a doubt this /
viii be done very soon after the erection |
Of a new building.
PAWTuCkET DAY NURSERY.
There will he a meeting Of the~ Paw |
tucket Day Nursery association on Mon |
day afternoon i'm the rooms of tho Asso-
ciated Charities, and at this meeting IL |
Is believed that steps Will be taken TO
again take up the work for which the as
was originally organized.
Up 10 last May the Pawtucket Day
association was performing "a
most charitable work. but the owners of
he building In which this work was be.
ng carried on wanted IL for other pur-
,oses. and the members were unable 10
secure suitable quarters elsewhere. ON
his account the work was temporarily
discontinued, but now IL is believed tat
robably be a move for the purchase OF a
omc in which TO carry on the work.
AGED CITIZEN DEAD.
Atncr Crawford. n man who for many
ears has been a familiar figure on the
.rcets OF this city. died at his home, 40
cntral avenue. yesterday, the end com
1g rather suddenly
The wife Of the deceased died ON the
tn inst. and this proved great shock
. Mi Crawford. who had reached the
ge OF 81 years. Since then nc has not
,Ceu well and Yesterday morning II was
called that the end was near There
vas chill followed by "A sinked by "A
linking spcIl and in spite of every effort
made by his attendants he breathed his
ast shortly after II o'clock.
Abncr Crawford was a native OF Carver
Mass. In which town he lived till he was
Q years of age, ana then he went TO
Taunton and there entered the employ of
William Mason d Co. manufacturers Of
'otton machinery. At the end Of five
'ears he entered the employ of the Taun-
on Locomotive works and was with that
irm until 1858. when he became a part
Ter i'm a soap industry with j. O. Draper
Il that time located i'm Bedford Mass,
N 1862 the firm of Draper & Atwood came
o Pawtucket The business was con-
inued under this name for four years
md then Mr. Atwood became "A partner
n the firm OF r. q 6. Cushman. manu-
acturers of spools. In 1875 this firm was
under the name OF Atwood.
crawford & Co. and 1t was so continued
ill 1890. when il was Incorporated under
he firm name OF the Atwood era wford
with Mir Atwood as the presi-
lout. q position which he held at the
mc OF his death
The deceased was a member OF the Cen
raj Falls Congregational church aud for
many years had been one OF the deacons.
Ie was also member of the board of
directors of the Young Mems Christian
association and had served as member
4 the building committee. taking an act
We interes, In the erection ot the new
,uildng on Summer street lie had never
aiken any part I'm the political life Of the
ity and the only public office he ever
eld was 10 serve a three-year term on
he school committee,
A MINSTREL SHOW
The members of the Pawtucket aerie,