The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-01
The PAWTUXET VALLEY.
News Of Brisk and Busy Part Of
Rhode Island.
WHERE THE NEWS" is SOLD.
The Old Year Out and the New Year In
I'm Phenix - To-day's Happenings In
Fatick, Hope, Arkwright and Fiskviiie.

The New Year finds nothing so very
different in Phenix from what greeted the
one which "with his shoulders bent with
the burdens Of sin passes out OF sight into
the depths Of tho past"
A few more graves in the peaceful place
put to use as Goods acre." here we may
see the names familiar in village life, and
only an unkind heart could wish to waken
their slumber to begin again the mortal
battle.
There has been here an increased relig-
| ious interest manifest in the Protestant
churches, more especially among the
young, and as there have been no forced
! effort to create this state. it is especially
noteworthy and TO be rejoiced over.
The two Catholic churches here are
greatly prospered; the French Catholics,
have during the year bought land, and
erected a building, of which any society
might be proud: this is now in use as u
chapel, and on the lower floor for school
purposes. The French Canadian residents
! worship here, six hundred attending the
! Sunday services, while on week days over
one hundred children are in attendance at
| the school sessions.
SIS. Peter and Pauls Roman Catholic
Church Society have begun on the work
which, when completed, will give them
! fine commodious new church edifice.
There have been no new business firms
| settling here, although some firm names
have changed, new owners taking the
places of past proprietors.
The most important event here OF the
year 1891 was the opening OF the Paw
| tuxet Valley Amusement Park for a fair
known as the Kent county fair. which was
held three days in September, and at
which there were thousands in attend
10 fnir md. ha mn "a
ment of men who deserve great credit for
their pluck and judgment in making a
| hazardous initial meeting success.
What was another important matter be-
| fore the public was the consideration of
the building of an electric railro9d
| plan was feasible and sensible was proved
by the fact that professional electrician
| and financier offered To take up the stock
| and build the road if deemed desirable by
the promoters. The matter will come up
for consideration again after the winter
season has passed.
For minor matter none more essential
| TO the public convenience has come TO
| notice than the plan TO name the streets
| and number the houses here. Originally
| the few streets which the early plat of the
village showed were named, but it must
| be admitted not with such judgment as
| to foster the use of the names.
The attempt to have an interest created
| in the running over the Pawtuxet Valley
| Railroad of trains each evening was not
| successful, but doubtless IL is certain TO
| find favor and become a necessity at some
| time to compete with the traffic which the
| electric railroad company will attract
when in its completed state il furnishes
| line to the city limits.
Although there has been much sickness,
with the epidemics of scarlitina and la
grippe very prevalent. the death rate has
| been low
The public schools, both day and even
ing, have been in excellent condition, with
| the average of scholarship high.
There has been but one disastrous fire,
that at Clyde Dec. "a, at which time the
utility Of organized protection for tie
subduing of confagrations w~s empha-
sized by the splendid service of the River
Point, Arctic and Phenix fire depart
ments.
News was received here on Wednesday
of the death of Capt. George Taylor,
which occurred on Tuesday at his farm
near Apponaug. Capt; Taylor was the
son-in-iaw of Stephen Williams of this
place. Capt. Taylor was taken three
weeks ago suddenly insane, and since that
time two men have been constantly need
ed TO care for him. The captain was 65
years of age, and had been in command of
different ships during the most of his
adult life Afew years since he left the
Coweset Bay, just above the Nausauket
Farm. 1t was said by his friends that he
did not enjoy landsman's life, but
always fancied a sailors career, and was
most happy in it. The place where he re-
sided at the time of his death was
beautiful one, and had been In the family
for nearly a century.
Capt. Taylor had brother who was
taken with sudden insanity and who died
after three weeks suffering, just as did
this gentleman. His father was also in
sane.
The deceased was man of great integ-
rity of character, and was justly respected
by all. His second wife survives him.
That boundary Line.
The members of the Town Councils OF
Coventry and Warwick met on Thursday
afternoon 10 either accept or decline a
boundary line between the two townships.
The place of meeting was at the objective
point, on the Lanphear pastures, where
the starting point of the line is supposed
to exist.
As has been reported previously in these
columns, two commissioners were ap-
pointed TO lay out the line. They were
| VIM Is. Spencer for Warwick and David
Harris for Coventry. As the lines sur
veyed under the supervision OF these gen
tlemen differed by ninety-eight feet and as
the old or traditional line so long recog-
nized was midway between these two
| points Coventry's couucilmen agreed TO
accept the traditional line But at the
meeting at the point under discussion on
Thursday Warwick's representatives did
not acquiesce TO this concession. Presi-
dent Wood Of the Coventy council peril
nently gave as his towns ultimatum that
the Or ,dtional line could be accepted, or
that the matter could be left TO the courts
TO decide. Meanwhile the Warwick dele
cation will take time 10 reflect, and its
friends hope prove by graceful recognition
, of the cessions made by Coventry's men
that IL is willing TO prevent litigation
abouth n matter beneath the dignity of so
talented a body of men to quibble about.