The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-24

at the branch or The NeWs-Democrdt az
Hartford avenue, room No. /. Telephone
20 West.
Last evening the police picked up
one more of the gang Of young men
who are supposed TO have held up and
robbed Eugene Rivers at the corner
OF Agnes and oak streets Saturday
morning. This young man, whose name
the police do not care to give out, adj
mits he was with the gang when the
plot was hatched to rob Rivers. He
claims his courage failed him before
the gang reached the spot designated
for the Job, and as the police have I'm
custody four Of the gang IL is prob
able the one arrested last evening
will be used as a witness against them.
There is still one more at large, and
he happens TO he the one who got the
money and watch. He is well known
to the police and has left the city. for
he cannot be found in any OF his old
haunts.
ELECTED OFFICERS
At the meeting of ST. Patricia'B
branch OF the Irish Catholic Benevo-
lent union, held in their hall on Put
nam street yesterday afternoon, the
following officers were elected for
19OT: President, Mary Giblin; vice
president. Catherine Campbell; record
ing secretary. Elizabeth Lane; financial
secretary, Florence McGarry; treas
urer, Emily German; delegates TO state
convention, Mary Giblin. Emily Cor
man, Mrs George Leonard. Florence
McGarry and Mrs. G.. w. Ward; physi-
clan, William III. Jordan, M. ID.
STORE GUTTED BY FIRE
While making his rounds at 1880
last evening Sergt. Potter of the Chat
fee street station discovered a fire I'm
the store of Patrick Rodgers at SO De-
laine street and he sent in an alarm
from box 6S. The contents OF the store
were badly damaged. The fire is sup
posed to have caught from spon-
taneous combustion.
CHEERFUL NEWS.
Some time ago Il was rumored that the
Atlantic mills, on or about Jan. 1, 1897,
would raise the wages OF their help, and
this was announced officially Saturday
forenoon, notices being posted I'm the diff
ferent departments that on and after Jan.
Is an Increase OF ~ TO 10 per cent. In
wages would be paid.
GENERAL MENTION.
At St Mary's Catholic church tomorrow
there will be services every hour. begin
ming on the half-hour at $50 until 1890,
with a special musical service at i'm the
afternoon.
Andrew Burns, a stranger, was taken
from a boarding house on Manton avenue
TO the Rhode Island hospital last evening.
lie is suffering with a severe attack Of
pneumonia.
All OF the mills In this section arc run
ming TO their fullest capacity today. None
of them, however, will run tonight
Joseph Cloutier was arrested at his
home on Mount Pleasant avenue this
morning by Patrolmen Hannah and Cole
man on a warrant charging him with
non-support
The funeral of Mrs Catherine NJ. liar-
ber was held at st. AIMS church at Gran
ston at O'clock this morning
Manufacturers lodge OF odd Fellows
and Perseverance lodge. *. OF r., will not
hold any session tomorrow evening.
John Smithcrs. private secretary To
Congressman ID. l.. D. Granger is spend
ing the holidays with his parents here
Christopher Farrell and family have
gone TO Pittsneld. Mass. where they will
spend the holidays with relatives
The larger stores Of this section will
not open for business tomorrow morning.
Delivery wagons from most OF the
downtown department stores were quite
common In the annexed district yester-
day.
Special musical programs were render
cd I'm all OF the churches In this vicinity
yesterday.
A watch meeting will be held by tho
Rroadvay Raptfst church this evening