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“rove to be Skete Allen and Kiddy Murphy, Each With a Record—Crowd Attends Public Christmas Tree Exer- cises—Special Music in the Churcheo For Feast of the 5 Mativa: st was dark, the rain poured ud with conésions faver- | erprising burglars went Westerly. The Haswell sale street, Harry Burdick’s « .cach street, the Woolworth the saloon of Luigi Toscano reet. The sum of $3.60 was raswell's, §9 and cigarettes 5 cents at Woolworth's, The burglars s “Skeete,” Allen, and ‘widdy,” Murphy, beth of each has served terms oifenses committed in this was lodged in lon at 5 o'clooks Wednes- .2 and Kiddy Murphy was in tour hours later. L cuout 4 o'clock Wednesday morn- v nen Harry Williams was about wuzn: the Haswell store, he noticed a 1 iu the store, and immediately went lence of George H. Harper, of the store, who resides by, and reported the fact. Both men svent to the store cautiousiy in the hope of capturing the intruder in the store. He evidently heard them ‘oming, for he escaped through an open window, through which he had' made an entry to the store, and dashed away into the swamp and fields in the r2an, 0 followed 1 Willlams and Harper en hig pur: galned on h rocks, ist and fought Lhem b in the wi arged his revolver, reached the run- a close second. ihe fel- ered that thl_ prisoner was Bl\ep\c Al- len. Hardly had Alien been sea placed in a cell when word came in that the Burdick siore had been broken and entered, Then came con- vinelng proof that Alien was the guilty ore. Tu his possession was found the 32 and $1 bil and the half dollar taken from tire Haswell store and t ‘hed and ym the Burdi of made u, Yoy turning the In t'!w ind the c dum the lock was nol of that was searched there 1e had to do with or hi person. :e station When he was Christmas Festivals Planned for the Weelk—Ruth Chapter’'s Election— Exercises Held Wednesday in High Schoel Hall. Mr, and Mr snending the holids Mr, and Mrs. Willam H, daughter of BAnk squ relatives in Wate Mr. end Mrs. isiting Mr. (onstance of New parents York Garity is home for e Harrizon have Christmas Festivals, The Christmas festivals of the P tist, Coneregational and FEpiscc Sunday will be held Frida . and Mrs. Edwin Stark Stantor and children a £ the holida; returned Mr. % to Prov- idence after nd Mrs. Jo seph A. Vargas. Miss Harriet Mason of the New York Art school and Miss Blanche Mason nr Vassar are spending the Chrdstr holi@ays with their parents, Rev, and | Mrs; ( Mason. : Stripping City of Worcester, Ste&mn- City of Worcester is being siripped of her s copper under the direction of James Cleveland, _ Jerome S. Anderson, Jr., who ha been confined to his home, is impro ng; Miss Vera PRradley is nolidays in Newport, Vi. Baptist Church Interests. The monthly coven spending the nt meeting is to LUe held Saturday e ening at the First Baptist church .30 o'clock. There will be no meeting of the! Woman's Home Mission socicty today (Thureda; The Christmas festi of the Bible school will be held Fri The mem- bers of the Cradle Roll garten departments and th aré to meet at 2 o'clo pariors. The _main sc department in the lepmn special mus: hds been. provided. Officers of Ruth Chapter, Ruth chapter, O. . S, nuoal eiection at itg las following officers were ¢ mmtron \1'\ Mary Dally F.. Joseph: Charlotte Josepr Bradley; (reasurer, Theo- dore Dewnurst: conductor, Mrs. Mary Darran: associate conductor, ‘Mre, An- nie ' Jahnel Installation will be held the first meeting in January and there will be candidates for initiation. Af- ter the ceremonies a collation will be sarved, Christmas Exercises at High School Hall. The following Chrisimas exercise. were held in Assembly hall of Ston- ington high. school at 11 a. m. We nesday: Song, Shout the Glad Tid- ings, - school; reeitation, When Shen- lievds Watched Their I—‘lnnks by Nigh¢, Herman Penn, grade 7; piano duet, Anna Shackley, Mary Curt. grade T; recitation. A Christmas Acrostic, pu- pila. of grade 5: song. Little Town of Rethlehem. school recitation, The Two Little Stockings, Phebe Denison, grade violin solo, Minuet in G, Hope Ha- ‘grade 6; class exercise, Christmas Many Tands, pupils of grade 8; rec- itation, The Cross Examination, Gladys Morgan, grade T: song, Hark the Her- ald Angels Slng, nchool: recitation, hristmas Morning, Mary Garity, grade nd kinde room at p held ‘its an- secretary, recitation, The Little Christmas Tree, Catherine Powers, grade 6: :ongt = While Shepherds Watched, eral bottles of whiskey ! are | | | | | | | | | | Wiillams in (he leg. ! long and e ting one, relaxed his speed quite drunk. Entrance to the ‘Wool- worth store was made by breaking the plate glass in the door. The 25 cents ! taken was a dime and 15 pennies that | a clerk had placed in a box containing pins which was on the office desk. ‘When Murphy was searched some of the small black pins, such as were at ‘Woolworth’s, were found, as was also a bottle of whiskey of the kind taken ! from the Toscano saloon and the keys | of the cash register. The police believe that Allen and Murphy worked together, as they have been seen in each other’'s company re- cently. This opinion is strengthened by the fact that Lafavette F. Main of North Stoningion made a complaint to Deputy Sheriff William H. Casey of Pawcatuck Tuesday that Allen and Murphy, who had been about his place, had entered his house and had broken open the children’s banks and olen the pennies they had been sav- | ing for Christmas. Allen and Murphy, by the acts, can rightfully be placed in the criminal class and have probably gone beyond the reformatory period. Some years ago, as boys, ithey were convicted of breaking and entering the store of Andrew Tower in Pawcatuck. Allen, who was under 16 at the time, was sentenced to ‘the state school for bovs, and Murphy, who was oider than Allen, was given & jail sentence. Since then Murpny has served several terms for theft and breaking and entering. Allen | was released from the jail in New Lon- ¢ don about six months ago after serving a term of a year and a half for high- ay robbery, the holding up of an ice cream delivery wagon in Mechanic street and relieving the boy driver of his cash, At about the same time he ! committed several other robberies and i they will be held for the grand jury at | ! the January session of the superior court for Washington county. l'in the celebration od from The | | : was ahmost of the | sreatest a | that direction by Jan. 2 he will the equipment provided the will pay the exvense ding to law. inanaged to escape arrest. He was finally arrested at Watch Hill by Sheriff C: and lodged in the Paw- | catuck loc p. The sheriff plac d | Thomas Tot oner, with instructions to keep a sharp | lookout and to not unlock the cell door. Totten and Allen were well acquaint- ed. Allen comp '1ined of the condition of the soil bucket and asked Totten to ! remove it, wh Totten started to do. As he reached into the bucket Allen forced hi cell, asaulted Totten w after a the cells ¢ ape through a small window. n remained in this section for e time and was seen occasionally emerging from the woods between Westerly and Stoning- ton, occas 1ly doing some small h v]‘-upfi on theside. He finally dis- appeared. ' | Sheriff Casey continued on his trail ! and finally located him, about two after his escape from the tuck lockup, in a camp about 12 | Y The sheriff brought Allen back o the old lockup and took personal| ustody. of the young man until he was | taken to jail. Allen and Murphy in the Third" distr as the final disposi | beyond the jurisdiction will be arraigned | t court today, but | n ‘of their cases is of this ¢ uurt, At least 1,500 men, women and chil- dren gathered aiwund the brilliant! lighted Christmas tree in Wilcox parl Wednesday evening and rticipated of Chrl eve. Ther was a concert of especially se- lected music by the Westerly band un- der the direction of Leader Charles O. | Gayvitt, followed by the singing of | Christmas carols,led by a trained chor- | ed by Robert Val i instructor for We: kind for | s expected that it will | be an annual occurrence. The weather was excepiionally fine and moderate event of the for the season and in consequence the | exercises were carried out without the | slightest weather inconvenience. On Christmas eve a r ago a heavy snowstorm prevailed, bub last night midsummer variety. The customary Christmas services ! will be held at St. Michael’'s church today, with a sermon suitable to the of feast day by Rev. Dr. John Neale at the high | b The special musical programme will be as follow § o'clock ms —Ch from the Midn Venite in Bet Organ prelud Gloria, Cr 1dele~ chorus and Leo soloist- Sanctus, Agnue Dei, s and Joseph Lenihan.{ Gavitt’s orchesira. ! s £ | } Herbert O. Brigham, state records | commissioner, whose duties require | him to see that cities and towns in Rhode Island have roper fireproof equipment for the preservation of pub- lis records, has been for two years en- de: ring to have.the city of Provi- | dence provide suc uvipment, has de- clared that if there is not a move in Mr. Brigham re inspected the record room of the Westerly town hall and declared it to be one of the best équipped in the st The special musical programme for Christmas in the Church of the Im- maculate Corcepticn will be as fol- ows: 8 oclock Junior choir— Come All \'e Faithful: Hark! the Her- ald ‘Angels Sing: Christ is Born To- | day; In_Bethleh To; 10 o’clock | mass- ie. Gloria, redo, Ganns; ! offerto Adeste Fideles: Sanctum, | Agnus Dei, Ganns; Benediction, O Salutaris, Jordan; Tantum Ergo; Lau- date Dominum; ‘soloists, Martin H. | Spellman, Kenyon Doyle, V!rs. M. Dris- coll. At Christ Episcooal church the fol- | lowing musical programme will be: rendered at the Chr morning service: Processional hymn, Mendel- | ssohn; Veneti ex Gloria, Randall; Te | Deum. E flat, Clough-Leiter; Jubilate, | King Hall: Introit hymn, Redner; Ky- | rie. Barnby: Gloria Tibi, Dyke; Credo, Stanford; Sanctus, Stanford: com- munjon hymn 225, Hodges: Gloria in Excelsis, Stanford; Sevenfold Amen, Stanford; Recessional hymn, Smart. Local Laconics. Dr. Albert H. Spicer has returned to ‘Westerly from his southern and west- ern trip. George McBride, assistant manager of a local restaurant, is enjoying a vacation of two weeks. In appreciation of favors received, Steward Peckham of the Colonial club | , organist, ! A Pa precedent which | monize runs by its own w gave a dinner In tl)a elub dining room Tuesday evening to the board of gov- ernors, The Westerly banks were open “trom’ 9 to 10 o'clock Wednesday night for the accommodation of depositors. Skeete Allen was a former popular; baseball player and his crimanl career was a surprise to his former admirers. Lucius A, Whipple, for the past two years teacher of mathematics in the Pawtucket High school, has been ap- pointed superintendent of schools for the town of Linceln, succeeding €arl Holman, resigned. Mrs. John H. Swain, wife of a former principal of the Westerly High school, has been appointed teacher in the Providence schools. Swain, who was‘ superintendent of schools on Cape Cod, recently disappeared and it is said that ' he and the woman in the case went west. Many Mourners at Funeral of Miss Annie Donnelly—Christmas Musical Programme at St. Mary’s Chun:h. The funeral of Miss Annie Donne]ly was held Wednesday morning at nine o’clock, with a requiem high mass in St. Mary’s church, celebrated by Rev. U. O. Bellerose. The singing was by the choir. During the mass Pie Jseu was rendered in a most effective man- ner by Mrs. Virtune Quinn. The bear- ers re John and James Nolan of Norwich, William Nolan of Plainfleld, Louis Nolan of Hartford, James Mur- ray of Highland Park, South Manches- ter, and Frank Love of Pascoag, R. 1. Relatives and friends were present from# Warren, Mass., Willimantic, Plainfield, Taftville, South Manchester, Central Village, \mwxch Fitchville, Pascoag, R. I, and Worcester, Mass The beautiful floral forms contributed included a pillow inscribed Annie, fam- ily; pillow, At Rest, from drawin-in room, Baltic cotton mill; wreath, Friend, Frank and Marietta Love, Pascoag. R. wreath, Mrs. Sarah Harihy, Worcester: star, Myr. and Mrs. Samuel Butterworth, Plainfield; basket of beautiful pink and white roses, Rosary society of St. Mary’s church; crescent, Miss Eva Russell, Central shower bouquet of pink c: nations, Mr. and Mrs. James Andrews and family; 32 white carnations, John Nolan and family; bouquet of chrys anthemums, Mr. and Mrs. William Buckley i Mrs. Murray, South Manchester; Village; | quet of ds pink carnations and white, roses, Thomas Webster, James pence and L.« 3 r; bouquet of pink carnations, Leona Nolan and son; bouquet of white roses, Miss LEmma Dubbrow; casket bouquet, Mr. and” Mirs. vanph Stubbs, Plainfield; white hyacinths, Miss Lydia Johnson, Willimantic. | Holiday Notes. i Miss Anna M. Cahill of Asbury Park, N. J., is spending the holidays at her home on High street. Louis E. Nolan of Hartford is vis-| iting local relatives. John Macready left Wednesday for his home in Philadelphia, Pa. to pass the holidays. George Cooney of Palmer, Mass, is spending a week’s vacation at his home on High street. Christmas Music at St. Mary's. The following musical programme will be carried out in St. Maary’s church this (Thursday) morning: 6 o'clock mass—Opening hymn, Noel; mass, plain cl second tone ar- ranged in par he male choir nt 15 voice: Milner, organi § o'clock ma —Children’s choir, under the direction of . Sister Olivia. 10 o'clock mass—Prelude, proce nal march (Noel), Glory to God: mass in honor of St. Cecelia; Kyrie, Glo Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, Asnus Dei, William Mattfeld; offertory, Laeteutur Coeli; hymn, Adeste Fideles, by the full choir of 25 voices. Miss N. V. Milner, | organist. COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE CENTER OF GOOD FELLOWSHIP. . Over a Thousand Grouped Around the Sparkling Evergreen to Hear Carols. | Willimantic, Dec. 24.— An innovation which reflected nicely spirit of saciability and good fel- lowship so noticeable in this city was | the community Christmas tree, so- called, around which was held a cele- bration attended by considerably over a thousand residents of the city Thurs- day evening. The tree itself was a pine, standing on the Buck property, at the corner of North and Prospect streets, and it was handsomely illuminated with electric | lights, red, white and green. At the top was a large star, a mass of lights. The whole presented a very attractive appearance. Under the tree was a group consist- ing of Mayor Daniel P. Dunn, Jud William Arnold, Revs. William Beard; C. Adams, William F. Row- Nuzum, Charles H. Cas- well and John L. Leonard, Jr. There was also a lar number of ool children to lead in the singing, under the direction of Mr. Caswell and assisted by Mr. Leonard with his cor- | net. The ley and W. O. mme included O, Come, ! ul, Hark! the Herald An- oy to the World, the Lord | 1 He Came Upon the Mid- night Clear and, as a finale, America. The lights on the tree were turned on at 7.15 and the exercises began at | 7.30. Judge William A. Arnold an-| nounced the carols; The affair was very enjoyable and reflected great credit upon all who helped to make it a success, furnishing future years may well see become an established custom of the season. FEAST FOR HORSES. Evansville Phllankhreput Provides Them Merry Christmas. Dec. 24 —Christmas cheer and sloppy weather do not har- very well, but thousands of Indiana residents began tonight to take Indianapolis, { the Christmas spirit to their less for- tunate neighbors. Municipal trees, for the first time in the state, became a leading feature in the city. From some of the trees presents were distributed, while at others large choruses sanz‘ Christmas carols. Newspapers took the lead in sevr_ra.l cities and towns in providing toys for the children and Christmas dinners for | the poor. i Hungry horses will be given a| Christimas feast in Evansville at the | expense of Adolph Melzer, philanthro- pist and friend of dumb animais. OBITUARY | | | Charle: M. Travns. | Danville, Iil., Dec. 24.—Charles M ‘Travis, minister to Brazil under Pres- ident Grant and law pariner of General l.ew Wallace, died at the soldiers’ home | here today after a long illness. e was | 68 years old. Child Accidentally Shot. | Southbord, Mass., Dec. 24.—Alice, the | 11 year old daughter of C. W. Whitney, | | a publisher of Boston, was accidentally | shot and killed by her mother today. | Mrs. Whitney was extracting a nhelli from the magazine of the rifle when the weapon was discharged, the bullet | entering the child’'s hea\t i Christmas Dinner on Flagship. i Vera Cruz, Dec. 24.—Rear Admiral Fietcher returned to Vera Cruz today aboard - the United States bhattleship Rhode Island. John Lind, President ‘Wilgon's envoy, and the American con- sul, W. W. Canada, will join him for. Christmas dinner on/the flagship. A elock has been i;‘;vv;n‘te‘d. £33 The Business Center df Norwich Trolleys Lead A Merry Christmas To You All ‘And All Prosperity For the Coming Year UNABLE TO DECIDE |100000 UNEMPLOYED WHO FIRED SHOTS. | | | | Coroner’s Jury Fails to Solve Murder | Wave of Crime of Boer War Veteran. Fact. i Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 24.—Unable, San Francisco, Dec. 24.—Christmas to decide who fired the shots which |eve found 100,000 men out of work in Kkilled Daniel De Viiliers of San An- | the principal cities on the coast. In tonio, Tex., during his strugele Sun-|commenting today on the many rob- day evening with Roy L. Glover, hus- E beries, burglaries and crimes of vio- band of his former wife, the coroner’s j lente of the last fortnight, Captain jury returned a verdict today that the | Mooney, chief of the detective bureau, Boer war veleran met death at the | estimated 20,000 unemployed | Lands of a person unknown. This| ity * has mno con- verd i to officials, amply | s * he i and the wave of makes for Glover to pre- | is bound to rise higher unless | it provides work.” geles reported 00 unem- court, uniess the district attorney after and Portland and Seattle ac- an inv estigation declines to press the counted for the remainder. MARSHALL WOULD NOW CALL A HALT. Glover testified that De Vil- . a big, powerful man, had leaped upon her husband. She declared she saw him draw a pistol. After the shots were fired and De Villiers lay gasping | Vice President Does Not Favor Further upon the floor, she asserted, the dying Legislation at Present. man gave her his weapon, which she 2 laid on the floor. Afterward she gave | Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. him a drink of water bathed his | president Thomas R. M face, ¢ awaiting ythe arrival of a | arrived here for the holida doctor. : while expressing great nl Mrs. Glover sai married her| {he enactment of the tariff present husband last October, a vear| rency law & he @54 not beleve the after a final decree of divorce from De | Gemocratic party onght to undertake | Villiers had been granted her in San|any further legisiation at this time. Antonio on the ground of cruelty | He declared there was no need for any After the divorce she went to New York to the home of her father, H. G. | Campbell, a wealthy broker. She said | anti-trust legislation at present, in view of the enactment of the two im- portant measures. De Villiers followed her there and then —_— told her that he would kill any man! ‘State government annually costs | who presumed to merry her and that | New York $6.57 per capita. » chair had no terrors for 1e electric him. Rain at Detroit. » Dec. 24—Detroit’ Christn tree, i decorated with lights, tinsel and toy was the center of attrac 1 for tho sands of ¢ ns and children tonight. The* tree the city hall lawn and a large band and choir furnis music on the municipal building s We repair autos of all kinds in the proper manner. Latest Improved Facilities make our shop unexcelled in New England. We bake the paint on, which makes it wear better, keep its gloss longer, 0 The weather, however, was anytl ¥ & but agreeable for a Christmas demon- | and will not crac stration. Tho day was dark and rainy . Why not have yours done right? It | and threatening clouds hung over the city tonight. 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