The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-17

the Office or the west Side hcdl Estate
company. No. 3 Hartford avenue. Tele-
phone 40-West
Captain Rowes office at the Chaffee
Street police station had the appearance
of a school room late yesterday afternoon.
IL was fllod with boys who were wanted
for making an attempt to break open a
safe I'm the office OF Joseph Lavoir's
blacksmith shop at 632 Broadway, Sunday
afteroon. Among the boys were James
and Albion Kelley. Frank Buchanan, Ed
ward Brltton and Frank Mersch.
Sunday afternoon during the heavy rain
the lads broke into the office and with
heavy hammers made an effort to crack
open the safe. They managed TO break the
knob of the door. and then gave IL up as
a bad job Yesterday Detective Mcguire
and Patrolman Holland picked up the
suspected lads and went out on still
hunt for Charles Buchanan, who is said
to be one OF the gang who not many days
ago created excitement by tapping the
till OF the Banspsch Brothers. later going
TO the home of his aunt at New Haven.
Charles did not come home until a late
hour this morning and when he did his
father escorted him TO the station. The
ages az the boys ranged from IL to IA
years and they were held in the charge
OF breaking ma entering in the daytime
and attempting to commit larceny.
ELECTED OFFICERS.
The Church Of the Messiah held its an
nual meeting last evening when the fol-
lowing named officers were elected: Ves-
trymen, James A Pirce, william Y.
Sweet, Charles 4. Knutton, Walter 5.
Brownell f. III. Briggs, William S. steere.
r. r. Brown. +. NJ. Saunders; wardens.
James A. Plrce. +. F. Brown; clerk.
Charles A. KDutton: treasurer. William
T.. Sweet. delegates to the convention 10
be held at Bristol in May, James A.
Pirce, i. i. Brown f. NJ. Ball, John
Hurd. John Biltclffe; alternates, Ed
ward Wiiford. Frank III. Briggs, +. $.
Bainton, Charles A. Knutton, w. ]. An
near: delegates to Providence convoca-
tion, p. #. Brown. Alfred Butterworth.
Walter Hurst, Job Francis, John Bit.
cliffe alternates, Charles Haslam, Eu-
gene Burrell, Thomas Greasy, Frederick
Weatherbee; auditors John Il. Thompson.
Charles T.. Medbury.
A pleasing portion OF the report Of the
Rev r. /. Collins was that sufficient
amount OF money had been raised to pay
for the land in the rear OF the church on
Troy street recently purchased.
SPEAKERS FROM BOSTON.
At the meeting OF the Robert Emmett
Literary association last evening the COM
nual banquet and reunion 10 be held in
Irons han tomorrow evening reported
that among the speakers will be the Hon.
John ] Fitzgerald. mayor. and Alderman
McNally Of Boston. Mass. They will ar
rive about 6 O'Clock and will be met by
reception committee. which will enter
tain them until exercises nj the hall begin
about s o'clock.
WANTED TO CATCH HIS WIFE.
A man who works in the Atlantic mills
called AT the Chaffee street police station
Yesterday afternoon and asked for
patrnlman 10 accompany him through the
square He was accompanied by another
man who proved to be lawyer He
wanted he said to have a fellow work
man arrested who has run away with his
wife. The runaways passed through the
square about $3.50 but n they were caught
no report has been made OF II at the sta
tion.
LOOKING FOR HER son.
Mrs. Jane Hadfeld OF l7i Manton avenue
has requested the officers OF the Chaffce
street station TO assist her IN locating her
son Hubert 2O years old He left home
at Attleboro She has not heard from him
I'm three years but thinks he Is now In
North Adams
MIsCHIEvoUs BOYS.
Leon Lagennesse. Rowcll Dupies and
James Conley, all about ~ years old. were
arrested this morning Tor defac1nE
building owned by O.. l.. Gendreau In Rog
ers court. They did damage TO the amount
OF $3.50. The building is new one and
was plastered Saturday. The boys tore
lot Of the plaster OF with pieces OF board.
GENERAL MENTION.
John T.. Bagley. who for many years
was n tho employ OF the Riverside mile
In the capacity OF tcamster, died at his
home. 305 Amherst street. yesterday. His
funeral will be held at 81. Theresais
church tomorrow morning at o'clock.
An entertainment will be given IN Irons
hall Tuesday evening OF next week by the
young people OF the Plainfeld Street Bap-
list church. Breezy Point" IN the title OF
the play to be presented.
Patrolman George Irwin Of fhe Potter
avenue station. who has been confined To-
his home on Bancroft street for some
time. is able 20 be out.
Harold Hand In dangerously ill at the
residence of Thomas Cloxton on Laurel